Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
366-06-007 ISMRM Abstract

UTE-DESS-based Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Detecting Degeneration in Meniscus: An Ex Vivo Study

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Secondary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
366-06-007 · Body Diffusion MRI Applications · Monday, 11 May, 5:05 PM–6:00 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Non cartesian MRI Diffusion Tensor Imaging Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE) Meniscus Double echo steady state
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Jinil Park 1, Sam Sedaghat2, Eddie Fu1, Stefan Sommer3,4, Lumeng Cui5, Youngkyoo Jung1, Abhijit Chaudhari1, Lorenzo Nardo1, Hyungseok Jang1
1Department of Radiology, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
3Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Zurich, Switzerland
4Swiss Innovation Hub, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Switzerland
5Siemens Healthcare Limited, Montreal, Canada
Presenting Author: Jinil Park

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