Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
668-03-003 ISMRM Abstract

VASAL: A Vascular Substrate Algorithm to Generate Microvascular Network Phantoms

Primary: Diffusion - Simulation/Validation
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Software Tools
668-03-003 · Quantitative MRI Software: Tools and Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Simulations Blood vessels Diffusion Modeling IVIM Phantoms
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Elizabeth Powell 1,2, Geoff J Parker1,2,3, Marco Palombo4,5
1Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
2UCL Hawkes Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
4School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
5Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Elizabeth Powell

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