Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
667-01-001 ISMRM Abstract

Mapping restriction and exchange in the healthy human brain using free gradient waveforms on the Cima.X

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Acquisition
667-01-001 · Innovations in Diffusion MRI: Systems, Sequences, and Protocol Design · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–9:25 AM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Water exchange Time-dependent microstructure diffusion MRI High-Performance Gradient MRI Restricted diffusion Free gradient waveforms
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Arthur Chakwizira 1, Filip Szczepankiewicz2, Markus Nilsson1
1Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
2Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Presenting Author: Arthur Chakwizira

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