Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-05-003 ISMRM Abstract

Imaging Near Spinal Fixation Hardware at 0.55T compared with 3T

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Other Musculoskeletal
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
566-05-003 · MSK: Clinical and Cutting-Edge · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Musculoskeletal MRI 0.55T Metallic Implants Diagnostic performance Spine
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Bahadir Alp Barlas 1, Kübra Keskin1, Bochao Li2, Jay Acharya3, Jordan S Gross3, Sophia X Cui4, Zorica Buser5, Jeffrey C Wang6, Brian A Hargreaves7,8,9, Krishna S Nayak1,2
1Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
3David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
4Siemens Medical Solutions, Los Angeles, United States of America
5Gerling Institute, New York, United States of America
6Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
7Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
8Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
9Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
Presenting Author: Bahadir Alp Barlas

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