Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-02-012 ISMRM Abstract

Evaluating Phase Correction Methods for Complex Denoising of dMRI Data Across Vendors

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Analysis & Visualization
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
464-02-012 · Validating Diffusion MRI: Reproducibility, Simulations, and Phantoms · Tuesday, 12 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Diffusion-weighted MRI Denoising MP-PCA Phase correction
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Francesco D'Antonio 1,2, Olivier E Mougin3, Steen Moeller4, Essa Yacoub4, Shaun Warrington1,2, Paul S Morgan1,2,5, Stam Sotiropoulos1,2
1Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
2Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
3Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
4Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
5National Institute of Health & Care Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Francesco D'Antonio

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