470-07-127 ISMRM Abstract

Sex Differences in Achilles Tendon Microstructure in Older Runners Assessed by Dual-Echo UTE-T2* Bi-Component Analysis

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Tendon/Ligament

Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: relaxometry, multi-parametric, MR Fingerprinting, and synthetic MRI

470-07-127 · From Zero to Short TE MSK MRI · Tuesday, 12 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Traditional Posters | Exhibition Hall

Keywords: Dual-exponential Model Dual echo Ageing T2 star mapping UTE-MRI

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Baisheng Fu ¹, Yuhang Nie¹, Junjie Fang², Stefan Sommer^3,4, Yunzhu Wu⁵, Xini Zhang^1,6

¹Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

²Department of Radiology, Ningbo Number 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

³Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Zurich, Switzerland

⁴Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Switzerland

⁵MR Research Collaboration Team, Shanghai, China

⁶Research Academy of Grand Health, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

Presenting Author: Baisheng Fu

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