Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
560-02-005 ISMRM Abstract

Deep Learning QSM using xQSM with Squeeze-and-Excitation Networks in the Head and Neck

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Susceptibility/QSM
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: head and neck
560-02-005 · New Developments in QSM II · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row A
Keywords: Head & Neck/ENT Deep-learning Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Transfer learning
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Sergi Kavtaradze1, Karin Shmueli 1, Matthew T Cherukara1
1Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Karin Shmueli

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