Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
562-05-012 ISMRM Abstract

First in-vivo brain MRI of an awake infant on a compact helium-free 1.5T pediatric scanner

Primary: Pediatrics - Neonatal
Secondary: Pediatrics - Neuro
562-05-012 · Fetal and Neonatal Imaging · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology 1.5T Paediatric Neonatal brain imaging Paediatric scanner
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Anne Slawig1,2, Peter Hömmen3, Alexander Gussew1,2, Stefan Röll 3, Roland Haase4, Walter A Wohlgemuth1,2
1Medical Physics Group, University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Germany
2Halle MR Imaging Core Facility, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
3Neoscan Solutions GmbH, Magdeburg, Germany
4Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Presenting Author: Stefan Röll

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