Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
361-05-012 ISMRM Abstract

Beyond Bulk Susceptibility: A Review of Intravoxel Source Separation Methods in QSM

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: relaxometry, multi-parametric, MR Fingerprinting, and synthetic MRI
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Quantitative Imaging: head and neck
361-05-012 · Quantitative Imaging: Head and Neck I · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Deep learning Susceptibility source separation Subvoxel quantitative susceptibility mapping Paramagnetic susceptibility Diamagnetic susceptibility
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Sadegh Ghaderi1,2,3, Sana Mohammadi 3,4,5
1Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
3Neuromuscular Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
4Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Presenting Author: Sana Mohammadi

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