Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
607-02-001 ISMRM Abstract

Fat/water separation at 3 T and 7 T using a 3D radial sequence with quasi-continuous echo times

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Fat & Fat/Water Separation
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
607-02-001 · Quantitative and Multi-Contrast MRI: Methods and Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Quasi-continuous echo times Radial sequence Fat-water separation Ultra-high field (UHF) MRI Dixon MRI
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Matthias Rohe 1, Katharina Tkotz1, Armin M NAGEL1,2, Stefan Sommer3,4, Max Brockmüller5, Florian Knoll6, Michael Uder1, Nico Egger1, Frederik B Laun1, Tobias Wilferth7
1Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
2German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
3Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Zurich, Switzerland
4Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Switzerland
5Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
6FAU Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
7Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Presenting Author: Matthias Rohe

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