Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
470-05-111 ISMRM Abstract

Maximum‑Entropy Diffusion Tensor Distribution for Fiber Orientation and Microstructure Estimation

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
470-05-111 · Advanced Diffusion Modeling for Microstructure Mapping · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Traditional Posters | Exhibition Hall
Keywords: Microstructure Diffusion MRI Diffusion tensor distribution Maximum entropy
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Yiang Pan1,2, Yuanjing Feng1, Jianzhong He1, William Consagra3, Carl-Fredrik Westin2, Yogesh Rathi2, Lipeng Ning 2
1Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
2Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Lipeng Ning

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