Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-05-009 ISMRM Abstract

SpectroA: A Multi-Sequence MRS Package for Comprehensive MR-Detectable Neurochemical Profiling

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging
569-05-009 · Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging: Methods · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Pulse Sequence Design Open-source software In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy 31P-MRS MR Spectroscopy (MRS)
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Manoj Kumar Sarma1, Saipavitra Murali-Manohar2,3, Ioannis-Angelos Giapitzakis3, Johanna Dorst3, Bei Zhang 1, Anke Henning1
1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
3High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
Presenting Author: Bei Zhang

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