Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
360-04-013 ISMRM Abstract

Variational Reconstruction Networks Preserving Phase-cycled bSSFP Signal Properties for T1 and T2 Mapping in the Brain

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Image Reconstruction: AI
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: relaxometry, multi-parametric, MR Fingerprinting, and synthetic MRI
360-04-013 · Quantitative Mapping: Acquisition and Reconstruction · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row A
Keywords: Relaxometry Machine learning Unrolled Networks and Reconstruction Undersampling Phase-cycled bSSFP
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David Sapienza 1,2,3,4, Nicholas Simic1,2,4, Sam Ruysseveldt1,2,4, Berk C Acikgoz1,2,5, Li Feng6,7, Gabriele Bonanno1,8,9, Kelvin Chow10, Jessica Bastiaansen1,2, Eva S Peper1,2,4
1Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland
2Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
3Department of Mathematics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
4Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CAIM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
5Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
6Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
7Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
8Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Lausanne, Switzerland
9Magnetic Resonance Methodology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
10Cardiovascular MR R&D, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Calgary, Canada
Presenting Author: David Sapienza

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