Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-01-013 ISMRM Abstract

Skeletal muscle characterisation with a diffusion-relaxation model, and implications for perfusion fraction estimation

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: spine, MSK, others
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
464-01-013 · Diffusion MRI Analysis · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: IVIM Diffusion-weighted MRI Skeletal Muscle Diffusion MRI modelling Diffusion-relaxation
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Matteo Figini 1, Paddy Slator2,3, Eleftheria Panagiotaki1, Giovanna Rizzo4, Alfonso Mastropietro4
1Hawkes Institute, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
2CUBRIC, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
3School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
4Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy
Presenting Author: Matteo Figini

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