Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
607-02-007 ISMRM Abstract

3D Quasi-static elastography on physiological timescales

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Elastography
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
607-02-007 · Quantitative and Multi-Contrast MRI: Methods and Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Motion Tissue Stiffness Quasi-static elastography Inverse modelling Quantitative MSK analysis
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David G.J. Heesterbeek 1, Max H.C. van Riel1, Ray Sheombarsing1, Tristan van Leeuwen2,3, Martijn Froeling4, Cornelis A van den Berg1, Alessandro A Sbrizzi1
1Computational Imaging Group for MRI Therapy & Diagnostics, Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2Mathematical Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
3Computational Imaging Group, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4Precision Imaging Group, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Presenting Author: David G.J. Heesterbeek

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