Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
567-03-011 ISMRM Abstract

A new take on open-source pulse sequence development: graphical and modular development in mtrk

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design and Spatial Encoding Methods
567-03-011 · Standardizing MRI Through Data Formats and Phantoms · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Simulations Pulse Sequence Design Open-source software Mtrk Pulseq
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Anais Artiges 1,2, Amanpreet Singh Saimbhi1,2, Eros Montin1,2, Riccardo Lattanzi1,2, Kai Tobias Block1,2
1Department of Radiology, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI²R), New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Anais Artiges

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