Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
465-03-010 ISMRM Abstract

Flexible Self-tuning Liquid-Metal Coil Array for Brachial Plexus MR Neurography (MRN)

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Neurography
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
465-03-010 · Neurography, Pain, and Spine · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Accepted
Rigoberto Vazquez Jr 1,2, Elizaveta Motovilova2, Jana Vincent3, Ek T Tan4, Allison S Lowe4, Yun Shang2, Jonathan P Dyke5, fraser robb3, Darryl Sneag4, Douglas Ballon2
1Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States of America
2Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
3GE HealthCare MR Coils, Aurora, United States of America
4Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America
5Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Rigoberto Vazquez Jr

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