Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
466-03-003 ISMRM Abstract

Placental stiffness determined by virtual MR Elastography throughout gestation

Primary: Pediatrics - Fetal
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
466-03-003 · Pulse Sequences with a Focus on Quantitative Imaging · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: IVIM Virtual Magnetic Resonance Elastography Fetal MRI Placental MRI
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Kelly Payette 1,2, Ruth O'Gorman Tuura1,3, Raimund Kottke4,5,6, Andras Jakab1,7
1Center for MR Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2Department of Early Life Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
3Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
4Radiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
5University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
6Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
7Center for MR Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Kelly Payette

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