Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
352-01-005 / 352-01-005 ISMRM Abstract

Highly Effective and Robust Direct Myelin Imaging using Inversion Time Resolved Interleaved Ultrashort Echo Time (TIRI-UTE)

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
Secondary: Neuro - Alzheimer's Disease
352-01-005 · New Methods: Acquisition and Reconstruction · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
352-01-005 · New Methods: Acquisition and Reconstruction · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: Myelin Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE) IR-UTE Inversion Recovery Direct Myelin Imaging
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Jinil Park 1, Sam Sedaghat2, Stefan Sommer3,4, Lumeng Cui5, Eddie Fu1, Youngkyoo Jung1, Kader K Oguz1, Hyungseok Jang1
1Department of Radiology, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
3Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Zurich, Switzerland
4Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Switzerland
5Siemens Healthcare Limited, Montreal, Canada
Presenting Author: Jinil Park

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