Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-02-011 ISMRM Abstract

Double the SNR of FSE: A Joint Design of K-space Filter and Variable Flip Angles Based on Point Spread Function

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Non-Neuro
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - RF Pulse Design & Fields
569-02-011 · Novel Pulse Sequences and Reconstruction Strategies · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Point Spread Function SNR improvement MRI sequence optimization Variable Flip Angles Fast spin echo
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Zhenyu Zhang 1, Weiying Dai2, Li Zhao1
1College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
2School of Computing, The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, United States of America
Presenting Author: Zhenyu Zhang

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