Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-03-014 / 452-03-014 ISMRM Abstract

Improving Image Quality of Knee MRI at 0.05 Tesla with a Conditional Diffusion Model

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Image Reconstruction: AI
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - AI methods
452-03-014 · Next-Generation MRI Image Enhancement · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
452-03-014 · Next-Generation MRI Image Enhancement · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: AI/ML Image Reconstruction Knee imaging Conditional Diffusion model Super-resolution reconstruction Knee MRI
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Chaoyi Xing1,2, Vick Lau1,2, Zihao Jin1,2, Xuehong Lin1,2, Ye Ding1,2, Alex T. L. Leong 1,2, Yujiao Zhao1,2, Ed X Wu1,2
1Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Presenting Author: Alex T. L. Leong

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