Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
669-01-012 ISMRM Abstract

Polyvinyl Alcohol Cryogels Doped with Mn²⁺/Ni²⁺: Phantom Study Towards a Multiple Sclerosis Brain Phantom

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Qizhe Xu 1,2, Florian Kehrein1,2, Frank G Zoellner1,2,3,4
1Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
2Mannheim Institute for Intelligent Systems in Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
3Cooperative Core Facility Animal Scanner ZI, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
4Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Presenting Author: Qizhe Xu

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