Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
462-02-003 ISMRM Abstract

T1-weighting in steady-state FLASH MRI – diffusion is not only supportive, but mandatory for contrast

Primary: Physics & Engineering - In Silico
Secondary: Diffusion - Simulation/Validation
462-02-003 · Diffusion MRI Neuroscience · Tuesday, 12 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: In Silico T1-weighted Imaging Steady state FLASH
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Deepak Charles Chellapandian 1,2,3, Simon Weinmüller2, Jonathan Endres2, Jochen Leupold4, Fabian Wagner3, Rainer Schneider3, Moritz Zaiss1,2
1Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE), Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
2Institute of Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
3Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, Germany
4University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Presenting Author: Deepak Charles Chellapandian

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