Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-02-014 ISMRM Abstract

Assessing the performance of on-scanner geometric distortion correction for whole-body diffusion weighted imaging

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Rodrigo T Massera 1, Stefan Sunaert1,2,3,4,5,6, Daan Christiaens4,6,7, Frederik De Keyzer5, Ronald Peeters5, Stefan Ghysels5, Kris Byloos5, Guido Putzeys5, Vincent Vandecaveye8, Ahmed M Radwan6,9,10
1Department of Imaging & Pathology, Radiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
3Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
4Medical Imaging Research Center, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
5Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
6Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
7Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT/PSI), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
8Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
9KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
10Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Presenting Author: Rodrigo T Massera

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