Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-03-002 / 452-03-002 ISMRM Abstract

Diffusion MRI-guided Infant Brain MRI Tissue Contrast Enhancement through Image Translation

Primary: Analysis Methods - Image Enhancement
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Multi-Contrast
452-03-002 · Next-Generation MRI Image Enhancement · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
452-03-002 · Next-Generation MRI Image Enhancement · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: Contrast-enhancement Image translation Infant brain MRI Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
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Yingqi Hao 1,2, Haoxiang Jiang3, Anqi Qiu1,4,5
1Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
3Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
4Mental Health Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
5Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
Presenting Author: Yingqi Hao

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