Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
360-02-002 ISMRM Abstract

Optimizing EPI acquisition for super-resolution T2*-weighted imaging of the fetus

Primary: Body - Fetal
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Image Enhancement
360-02-002 · Machine Learning for Image Reconstruction · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row A
Keywords: Brain Fetal Super-resolution Echo-planar imaging T2-star
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Beata Bachrata 1, Sarah Peck1, Simon Robinson2, Guenther Grabner1, Thomas Kau3
1Department of Medical Engineering, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Klagenfurt, Austria
2Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
3Department of Radiology, Landeskrankenhaus Villach, Villach, Austria
Presenting Author: Beata Bachrata

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