Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
305-03-006 ISMRM Abstract

Intrinsic Poroviscoelastic MRE for Grading Inflammation in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Primary: Body - Liver
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
305-03-006 · Hybrid and Novel Systems · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:40 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Intrinsic MR elastography Poroviscoelastic non-linear inversion Liver inflammation Fluid permeability
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Amirhosein Baradaran Najar 1, Guillaume Gilbert2, Iman Rafati1, Anton Volniansky1,3, Bich N. N Nguyen4, Guy Cloutier3,5, An Tang1,3, Elijah Van Houten6
1Laboratoire clinique de traitement de l’image (LCTI), Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada
2Philips Healthcare, Mississauga, Canada
3Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
4Service of Pathology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Canada
5Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics (LBUM), Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada
6University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Inserm, ICube UMR 7357, Strasbourg, France
Presenting Author: Amirhosein Baradaran Najar

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