Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
466-02-010 ISMRM Abstract

Accurate Quantification of Adipose Tissue at Both Morphological and Microscopic Levels Using DIXON Sequence

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Other Musculoskeletal
Secondary: Body - Body Composition
466-02-010 · Quantitative Applications in Body MRI: In Numbers We Trust · Tuesday, 12 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Dixon technique Proton density fat fraction (PDFF) Deep Learning Segmentation Fat-water separation Adipose tissue
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NA ZHU 1, Shaolong Chen2, Meimei Zhang1, Xiaodong Zhang1
1The Third Affiliated Hospital Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2School of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing, Shenzhen City Polytechnic, shenzhen, China
Presenting Author: NA ZHU

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