Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
663-01-004 ISMRM Abstract

Evaluating 2D Flip Angle Modulated (FAM) MRI for Liver Proton Density Fat Fraction (PDFF) in Children and Young Adults

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Mishka G Hoo Kim 1, Tina Black2, Jonathan Dillman1, Diego Hernando3,4,5, Justine Kemp1, Mary Kate Manhard6, Yavuz Muslu2, Amol Pednekar1, Nathan T Roberts7, Jean A Tkach1, Cara Morin1
1Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America
2GE HealthCare, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
3Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
4Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
5Calimetrix, Madison, United States of America
6Department of Radiology - Imaging Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America
7GE HealthCare, Waukesha, United States of America
Presenting Author: Mishka G Hoo Kim

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