Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
368-03-007 ISMRM Abstract

Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging at 0.05 Tesla

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
Secondary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
368-03-007 · Low Field Systems and Applications · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: DWI/DTI/DKI Ultra-Low-Field MRI Low field mri
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Liubin Wu1,2, Ye Ding1,2, Xuehong Lin1,2, Xiang Li1,2, Shi Su1,2, Vick Lau 1,2, Alex T. L. Leong1,2, Yujiao Zhao1,2, Ed X Wu1,2
1Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Presenting Author: Vick Lau

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