Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
507-03-006 ISMRM Abstract

3D EPTI-CEST: Snapshot and distortion-free whole-brain 3D CEST MRI

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - CEST / APT / NOE
507-03-006 · New Frontiers in CEST MRI · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Acquisition Methods CEST MRI 3D EPTI Whole-brain
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Jian Wu 1, Paul Weiser1, Ovidiu C Andronesi1, Zijing Dong1, Fuyixue Wang1
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Jian Wu

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