Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
503-02-005 ISMRM Abstract

Eddy Current Compensated Diffusion-Encoded Preparation Module for Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Primary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Myocardium
503-02-005 · Body Diffusion MRI · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Auditorium 1
Keywords: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Motion-Compensated Gradients Eddy Current Compensation Preparation Module
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Sandra Haltmeier 1, Maximilian Fuetterer1, Limin Zhou2, Christian T Stoeck1,3, Kevin Moulin4, Sebastian Kozerke1
1Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2Philips North America Clinical Science, Rochester, United States of America
3Center for Preclinical Development University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
4Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Sandra Haltmeier

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