Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
365-03-012 ISMRM Abstract

Highly Efficient Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging Using Interleaved Simultaneous Multi-Slice Motion-Compensated Spin-Echo

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Acquisition
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Myocardium
365-03-012 · Body Diffusion MRI Methods · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Heart Diffusion Tensor Imaging Cardiac diffusion MRI Simultaneous Multi-slice (SMS)
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Ke Wen1,2, Eun Ji Lim1,2, Yaqing Luo1,2, Pedro F Ferreira1,2, Alberto S di Biase1,2, Dudley J Pennell1,2, Andrew D Scott1,2, Sonia Nielles-Vallespin 1,2
1National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
2Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Sonia Nielles-Vallespin

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