Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
667-02-015 ISMRM Abstract

NENSI: a new, clinically-feasible microstructure model of diffusion and relaxation in the brain tissue

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
667-02-015 · Diffusion Microstructure and Beyond · Thursday, 14 May, 9:25 AM–10:20 AM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Diffusion Modeling Microstructure Diffusion kurtosis imaging Diffusion Microstructure
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Marco Pizzolato 1,2, Thina Lundsgaard Thøgersen1,2, Mario Corral Bolaños1,2, Tim B Dyrby1,2
1Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
2Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine - Amager and Hvidovre, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenting Author: Marco Pizzolato

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