Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
469-03-006 ISMRM Abstract

Deep Learning water-unsuppressed ultra-high field MRSI for simultaneous metabolic, susceptibility, and myelin water imaging

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Spectroscopy
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging
469-03-006 · Software and Analysis for MR Spectroscopy and Chemical Shift Imaging · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Deep learning Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging Myelin water fraction Water suppression
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Paul Weiser1, Jiye Kim2, Jongho Lee2, Amirmohammad Shamaei3, Gulnur S Ungan1, Malte Hoffmann1, Antoine Klauser4, Berkin Bilgic1, Ovidiu C Andronesi 1
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
3Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
4Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Lausanne, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Ovidiu C Andronesi

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