Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-05-002 ISMRM Abstract

Gradient Insert for Microstructure Imaging at Short Diffusion Time

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Gradients
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
467-05-002 · Frontiers of System Design · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Microstructure Skeletal Muscle OGSE Strong gradients Gradient inserts
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Horace Z Zhang 1, Els Fieremans2, Dmitry S Novikov2, Albert J Sinusas1,3,4, Gigi Galiana1,4
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
2Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America
3Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
4Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
Presenting Author: Horace Z Zhang

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