Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-02-005 ISMRM Abstract

Intravoxel incoherent motion imaging of masticatory myofascial pain syndrome in the masseter muscle

Primary: Diffusion - IVIM
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
363-02-005 · All About Diffusion · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: Diffusion Acquisition IVIM Flow compensation Perfusion quantification Myofascial pain
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Thomas L Ruan1, Arianna Brenes1, Gabrielle Baxter 2, Elizabeth G Lane1, Santiago Coelho2, Sara Strauss1,3, Gwendolyn Reeve4, Dmitry S Novikov2, Els Fieremans2, Valentina Mazzoli2, Gene Kim1
1Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
3Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
4Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Gabrielle Baxter

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