Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
302-03-003 ISMRM Abstract

Simultaneous 3D structural-functional assessment of pediatric lung at 0.55T using bSTAR

Primary: Body - Lung
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
302-03-003 · Next-Level Pediatric MRI: Technical Advances To Image Children Better · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:40 PM · Hall 1B
Keywords: Low-Field MRI Lung MRI 0.55T Pediatric lung imaging
Accepted
Xin Miao 1,2, Nam G Lee3, Eamon K Doyle1,2, Ziwei Zhao4, Sophia X Cui5, Narayan P Iyer2,6, Roberta Kato2,7, Krishna S Nayak3,8
1Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
3Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
4Vista AI, Inc., Palo Alto, United States of America
5Siemens Medical Solutions, Los Angeles, United States of America
6Neonatology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
7Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
8Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
Presenting Author: Xin Miao

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