Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
560-02-015 ISMRM Abstract

Realistic and Prior-Guided Background Field Removal in QSM with Variable Body Coverage Simulation

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Susceptibility/QSM
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
560-02-015 · New Developments in QSM II · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row A
Keywords: Simulations Quantitative Susceptibility mapping Deep learning Background Field Removal
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Xincheng Ye 1, Ashley W Stewart1, Frederik Testud2, Kieran R O'Brien3, Thomas L Andersen4, Steffen Bollmann1
1The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2Siemens Healthcare AB, Lund, Sweden
3Siemens Healthineers (ANZ), Bowen Hills, Australia
4Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenting Author: Xincheng Ye

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