Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
369-04-010 ISMRM Abstract

Accelerating Acquisition Time of 3D TOF-MR Angiogram Data Using Super-Resolution Convolutional Neural Networks

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - AI methods
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Flow
369-04-010 · Visualizing Intracranial and Carotid Arteries: MRA, VWI, and Beyond · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK 3D TOF-MRA Super Resolution LSRDN
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Abel W Tessema 1,2, HyungJoon Cho1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
2School of Biomedical Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Presenting Author: Abel W Tessema

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