Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
669-04-013 ISMRM Abstract

Thin-Slice Oblique Coronal Zoomed DWI on Ultra-High Gradient System: Improved Evaluation of Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

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Lingsong Zhou 1, Beixuan Zheng1, Xianling Qian1, Xuhao Song1, Jili Chen1, Caixia Fu2, Mengsu Zeng1, Ruofan Sheng1
1Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
2MR Application Development, Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Presenting Author: Lingsong Zhou

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