Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
365-05-013 ISMRM Abstract

Novel Echo-wise Weighting Deep Learning Physics-Informed Model for Fat-Water Quantification

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Image Reconstruction: AI
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: chest, abdomen, and pelvis
365-05-013 · Novel Acquisition Methods · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Fat and Fat/Water Separation Proton density fat fraction (PDFF) Physics-guided deep learning Magnetic field inhomogeneity Optimization reconstruction
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Moorthy Ganeshkumar1, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy2, Amit Mehndiratta1,3,4
1Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
2Department of Radio Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
4The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Presenting Author: Priyanka Bhat

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