Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-05-015 ISMRM Abstract

Low-field elliptical Halbach magnet scanner for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound deep-brain therapies.

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
467-05-015 · Frontiers of System Design · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Focused Ultrasound Low-Field MRI New Devices Deep Brain Stimulation Transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation
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Pablo García-Cristóbal1, Eduardo Pallás1, José M Algarín 1, Fernando Alonso-Frech2, Alicia Carrión1, Alba Eroles-Simó, Noé Jiménez1, José Obeso2, Jose A. Pineda-Pardo2, Josep Rodríguez-Sendra1, Inés Trigo2, Victor Vegas-Luque, Lucas Swistunow1, José L Alonso-Ramos1, Juan J Rodríguez-García1, Joseba Alonso1, Francisco Camarena1
1Institute for Molecular Imaging and Instrumentation (i3M), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
2HM CINAC (Centro Integral de Neurociencias Abarca Campal), Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur, HM Hospitales, Madrid, Spain
Presenting Author: José M Algarín

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