Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-06-006 ISMRM Abstract

Curved ZTE Spokes Enable Quiet and Efficient MT Ratio Imaging

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Magnetization Transfer
569-06-006 · Magnetization Transfer and Relaxometry · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis Trajectory Acoustic noise ZTE Magnetization transfer (MT)
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Oliver Pinna 1, Shreya Ramachandran2, Gareth J Barker1, Tobias Wood1
1Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
2Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
Presenting Author: Oliver Pinna

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