Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
431-02-014 / 431-02-014 ISMRM Abstract

Investigating posture-induced changes in torso organ boundaries using Open 0.5T MRI: study towards optimising PPE coverage

Primary: Body - Whole Body Imaging
Secondary: Cross-Organ - Body Composition
431-02-014 · A Clearer View Within: Advances in Body Imaging · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Roof Terrace
431-02-014 · A Clearer View Within: Advances in Body Imaging · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Abdominal MRI Morphological features Upright MRI Body armour coverage Torso Organ Morphometry
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Rashed Sobhan1,2, Joaquin Madamba2, Alexandar Bartlett3, Ciara Barclay3, Olivier E Mougin1,2, Paul Glover2, Phoebe Thunder4, Rachel Short4, John Breeze5,6, Penny Gowland 1,2, Rob Fryer7
1NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
2Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
3School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
4Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
5University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
6Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
7Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Fareham, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Penny Gowland

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