Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
365-04-004 ISMRM Abstract

Towards fast uterine MRI to assess anatomy and peristalsis: a 0.55T study

Primary: Body - Uterus
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design and Spatial Encoding Methods
365-04-004 · Body MR: Potpourri of Techniques in Uterine, Cervical, Liver, and Kidney Imaging · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Real-time MRI 0.55T Spiral MRI UTERINE PERISTALSIS Fast Imaging
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Nyvenn J da Mota Alves de Castro 1,2,3, Smiti Tripathy1,2,3, Maria C Bustos-Vivas1,2,3,4, David Leitão5,6,7,8, Jordina Aviles Verdera1,3,9, Jana Hutter1,3,9,10
1Smart Imaging Lab, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
2Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
3Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
4Smart Imaging Lab, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Radiologie, Germany
5Imaging Physics and Engingeering Research Department, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
6Research Dept of Imaging, Physics & Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
7Imaging Physics and Engineering, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
8Research Dept of Early Life Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
9School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
10Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Presenting Author: Nyvenn J da Mota Alves de Castro

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