Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
271-01-057 / 630-01-003 ISMRM Abstract

Multi-Compartment Relaxometry for myelin water imaging with magnetic susceptibility source separation (MCR-MWI-Chisep)

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Microstructure
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Electromagnetic Tissue Properties
271-01-057 · ISMRM AMPC Selected Posters · Sunday, 10 May, 7:00 AM–2:00 PM · Traditional Posters
630-01-003 · Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping: From Phase to Tissue Properties · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:20 AM · Meeting Room 2.60
Keywords: Microstructure Relaxometry Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Myelin water imaging Iron
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Kwok-Shing Chan 1, Yohan Jun1, Susie Huang1, Hong Hsi Lee1, Berkin Bilgic1,2, José P Marques3
1Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
3Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Kwok-Shing Chan

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