Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
530-03-005 ISMRM Abstract

Improved Catheter Localization using Coil Tracking in Tx-mode

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Felix Spreter 1, Kian Tadjalli Mehr1, Johannes Fischer1, Ali C Özen1, Michael Bock1, Simon Reiss1
1Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Presenting Author: Felix Spreter

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