Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
565-03-012 ISMRM Abstract

Cortical orientation and layer dependence of bSSFP profile asymmetries in gray matter at 9.4 T

Primary: Neuro - Gray Matter
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - In Silico
565-03-012 · Mesoscale Functional MRI and Acquisition Strategies · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: High-Field MRI Orientation dependence Asymmetric bSSFP signal profile MC simulations Cortical gray matter
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Florian Birk 1,2, Dana Ramadan1, Ali Aghaeifar1,3, Klaus Scheffler1,2, Rahel Heule1,2,4
1High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
2Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
3MR Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
4Center for MR Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Florian Birk

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