Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
605-02-003 ISMRM Abstract

Serial Acquisition of radiofrequency pulse MOdes (SAMO) to mitigate B1+ inhomogeneity in diffusion MRI at 7T

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Acquisition
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Artifacts and Correction Strategies
605-02-003 · Artifacts and Correction Strategies · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: 7T Ultra-high field Diffusion-Weighted Imaging SNR improvement B1 correction
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Yining Chen 1,2, Warda Syeda1,2, Remika Mito3, Rebecca Glarin2, Leigh Johnston2,4, Christopher C Rowe5, Jennie L Ponsford6, Bradford A Moffat1,2
1Department of Radiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
2Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
3Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
4Department of Biomedical Engineering and Graeme Clark Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
5Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
6Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre and Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Presenting Author: Yining Chen

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