Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
607-02-005 ISMRM Abstract

Real-time nonlinear inversion of magnetic resonance elastography with operator learning and spatially-adaptive normalization

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Elastography
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Image Synthesis and Translation
607-02-005 · Quantitative and Multi-Contrast MRI: Methods and Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Brain Contrast Mechanisms Elastography Physics-driven Deep Learning Magnetic Resonance Elastography
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Juampablo E Heras Rivera1, Caitlin M Neher 1, Mehmet Kurt1
1Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America
Presenting Author: Caitlin M Neher

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