Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
564-02-015 ISMRM Abstract

Clinical Detectability of Radiotherapy Targets Using 0.5T and 1.5T MR Simulators: A Comparative Evaluation

Primary: Interventional - MR-Guided Radiotherapy
Secondary: Neuro - Tumors
564-02-015 · Interventional MRI: General · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Low-Field MRI MR-Guided Radiotherapy Contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Lesion detectability
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Brige P Chugh 1,2,3, Lori Holden2, Liam S.P. Lawrence2, Mark Chiew1,4, Arjun Sahgal2, Jay Detsky2, Angus Lau1,4
1Physical Science Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
2Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
3Department of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
4Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Presenting Author: Brige P Chugh

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