Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
631-03-012 / 631-03-012 ISMRM Abstract

Whole-brain myelin water diffusion mapping using Short TR Adiabatic Inversion Recovery-prepared Spin Echo EPI (STAIR-SE-EPI)

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Acquisition
631-03-012 · Diffusion Acquisition and Reconstruction · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
631-03-012 · Diffusion Acquisition and Reconstruction · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Microstructure White Matter Myelin Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) STAIR
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Kwok-Shing Chan 1, Xingwang Yong1, Yohan Jun1, Aneri Bhatt1, Shohei Fujita1,2, Berkin Bilgic1,3, Susie Huang1, Hong Hsi Lee1
1Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
3Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Presenting Author: Kwok-Shing Chan

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