Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-01-004 ISMRM Abstract

ODF-Guided Deep Learning for Super-Resolution of Diffusion MRI

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Joshua M Ametepe 1, James A Gholam1, Rui Pedro Teixeira2, Samuel A Oppong3, Yaw Mensah4, Moses T Narh4, Philip Schmid1, Eirini Messaritaki5, Leandro Beltrachini1,6, Mara Cercignani1, Derek K Jones1
1Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
2Hyperfine, Inc., Guilford, United States of America
3University of Ghana Medical Center, Accra, Ghana
4Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
5Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
6School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Joshua M Ametepe

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