Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
567-06-010 ISMRM Abstract

Non-contrast MRI imaging of oxygen metabolism in human calf muscles using VSASL and ANN-based GESSE

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Oxygenation
567-06-010 · Novel Contrast Mechanisms II · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Oxygen extraction fraction Skeletal Muscle Non contrast Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling Gradient-Echo Sampling of Spin Echo
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Congcong Fu 1, Sedaghat Sam1, Hanyi Zhang1, Schmitz Fabian1, Strauss Dimitrios1, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor1, Ke Zhang1
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
Presenting Author: Congcong Fu

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