Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
469-04-013 ISMRM Abstract

MR Elastography-Based Slip Interface Imaging of Myofascial Mobility in Chronic Low Back Pain With/Without Fibromyalgia

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Other Musculoskeletal
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Elastography
469-04-013 · MRI and MRS in Muscle in Health and Disease · Tuesday, 12 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Muscle MRE Slip interface imaging Myofascial tissue Myofascial mobility
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Emi Hojo 1, Yi Sui1, Xiang Shan1, Daiki Ito1, Phillip Rossman1, Armando Manduca2, Garret M Powell1, Kai-Nan An3, Richard Ehman1, Sanjeev Nanda4, Brent A Bauer4, Ziying Yin1
1Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
2Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, United States of America
3Orthopedics Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, United States of America
4General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, United States of America
Presenting Author: Emi Hojo

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