Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-02-012 ISMRM Abstract

Fat Saturation Methods for Diffusion-weighted EPI: A Quantitative Comparison in an Open-source Sequence

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Artifacts and Correction Strategies
363-02-012 · All About Diffusion · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: EPI Diffusion MRI Open-Source Fat saturation Quantitative evaluation
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Eric A Arbes1, Ariel J Hannum2, Simon Reiss1, Qingping Chen1, Maxim Zaitsev1, Michael Bock 1
1Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
Presenting Author: Michael Bock

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