Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
306-02-001 ISMRM Abstract

Validity of the Gaussian phase approximation (GPA): Analytical results for the constant gradient spin echo in one dimension

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
Secondary: Diffusion - Simulation/Validation
306-02-001 · From Theory to Clinic: Advances in Diffusion MRI Modeling and Analysis · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:40 PM · Auditorium 2
Keywords: Diffusion Modeling Non-Gaussian diffusion Temporal diffusion spectroscopy Diffusion Microstructure Phase kurtosis
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Teddy X Cai1, Nathan H Williamson 1,2,3, Peter J Basser1
1Section on Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences (SQITS), Eunice Kennedy Shriver - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Bethesda, United States of America
2The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, United States of America
3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
Presenting Author: Nathan H Williamson

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