Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-03-008 ISMRM Abstract

Revolutionizing MRI Reformatting: ESRGAN Transfer Learning for Through-Plane Resolution Enhancement

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Image Reconstruction: AI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
569-03-008 · Super-Resolving MRI: Methods and Applications · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: MR Image Reformatting Spatial Resolution Enhancement Through-Plane Resolution Enhancement (T-PRE) MRI-ESRGAN Deep Learning Model
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YASHWANT K KURMI 1,2, Malvika Viswanathan1,3, Zhongliang Zu1,2,3
1Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, United States of America
2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, United States of America
3Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States of America
Presenting Author: YASHWANT K KURMI

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