Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-01-010 ISMRM Abstract

RF Pulse Optimization for Variable Flip Angle FLEET Segmented Spin-Echo EPI Using a Differentiable Extended Phase Graph Model

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Pulse Design & Fields
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
362-01-010 · Neuro Sequences, Applications, and Traveling Phantoms · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Optimization Extended Phase Graph Spin-Echo Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI
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Madison M Augelli 1, Zhangxuan Hu2,3, Mukund Balasubramanian4,5, Jonathan R Polimeni2,3, William A Grissom1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, United States of America
3Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
4Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
5Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Madison M Augelli

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