Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
561-06-009 ISMRM Abstract

A variable flip angle optimization scheme for imaging of the peripheral nerves

Primary: Neuro - Peripheral Nerves
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
561-06-009 · New and Novel Acquisition and Reconstruction · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Neurography Peripheral Nerves Variable Flip Angles Contrast ratio
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Alexandra D van Dongen 1,2,3,4, Olivier Scheidegger1,2, Jessica Bastiaansen5,6, Ericky Caldas de Almeida Araujo3
1Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
2Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
3NMR Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation Center, Institute of Myology, Paris, France
4Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
5Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
6Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Alexandra D van Dongen

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