Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
608-01-007 ISMRM Abstract

Vessel wall imaging–dedicated rapid acquisition package (VWI-RAP) with physics-informed and region-refined deep learnin

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - AI methods
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Vascular and Vessel Wall
608-01-007 · Vessel Wall Imaging · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:20 AM · Meeting Room 1.60
Keywords: Vessel Wall Deep learning reconstruction High-resolution vessel wall imaging
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Pengcheng Wang1,2, Jiayu Xiao2, Qingle Kong2, Jingxiang Zhang1,2, William Mack3, Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei2, Zhaoyang Fan 1,2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
3Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
Presenting Author: Zhaoyang Fan

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