Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
607-03-004 ISMRM Abstract

Achieving Fast, High-Resolution Brain MR Elastography through Magnetization Preparation and Distributed Generalized Encoding

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Elastography
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design and Spatial Encoding Methods
607-03-004 · New Pulse Sequences and Signal Modeling Designs · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Parallel Imaging Motion encoding Accelerated Acquisition Brain Mechanics 3D Magnetic Resonance Elastography
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Nicholas J Pyontek 1, Alexa M Diano1, Mary K Kramer1,2, Alex M Cerjanic3, Curtis L Johnson1
1Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, United States of America
2University of Delaware, Newark, United States of America
3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Nicholas J Pyontek

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References

1. [1] Cerjanic AM, Diano AM, Johnson CL. Elastographic magnetization prepared imaging with rapid encoding. Magn Reson Med. 2025;1-12.doi:10.1002/mrm.30482 [doi]
2. [2] Kramer MK, Cerjanic AM, Johnson CL. Fast, motion-robust MR elastography with distributed, generalized encoding. Magn Reson Med. 2025;1-16. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30631 [doi]
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5. [5] S. F. Svensson et al., “Robustness of MR Elastography in the Healthy Brain: Repeatability, Reliability, and Effect of Different Reconstruction Methods,” J. Magn. Reson. Imaging, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1510–1521, May 2021, doi: 10.1002/jmri.27475. [doi]
6. [6] McIlvain G, Cerjanic AM, Christodoulou AG, McGarry MDJ, Johnson CL. OSCILLATE: A low-rank approach for accelerated magnetic resonance elastography. Magn Reson Med. 2022;88:1659-1672. doi: 10.1002/mrm.29308 [doi]

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