Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition • 09-14 May 2026
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360-04-001.
Phase-cycled bSSFP-based relaxometry and susceptibility mapping with periodicity-informed parameter estimation (PIPE)
Impact: The PIPE method improved the robustness (~40%
RMSE reduction) of phase-cycled bSSFP–based quantitative mapping to SNR loss
from acceleration, enabling higher acceleration without compromising accuracy and precision, supporting clinical translation of bSSFP’s multiparametric capabilities for
practical quantitative imaging applications.
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360-04-002.
3D Mapping of Transverse Relaxation Parameters in the Human Brain With Self-Corrected AUSFIDE
Impact: Self-corrected
AUSFIDE, a calibration-free technique for mitigating errors from field drifts
and k-space trajectory mismatch in AUSFIDE, was evaluated via in vivo brain
scans. The new method achieves rapid and robust 3D quantification of the human
brain transverse relaxation parameters.
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360-04-003.
B1+ Insensitive Quantitative Multiparametric Mapping in the Human Brain at 7T Using Phase-Cycled bSSFP
Impact: With this novel approach,$B_1^+$-insensitive, quantitative, whole brain $T_1, T_2,$proton density and $\Delta{}B_0$ maps are
obtained with 1 mm3 isotropic resolution at 7T within 8 minutes,
easing the utilization of multiparametric imaging in clinical applications .
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360-04-004.
Physics-guided Neural Network for Quantitative Parameter Mapping using Balanced Steady State Free Precession MRI
Impact: This study improves quantitative bSSFP
mapping accuracy and efficiency with only simulated data, reducing cost. It
provides a framework for reliable parameter estimation and data synthesis,
enabling integration of advanced modeling methods and facilitating data
augmentation for developing MRI techniques.
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360-04-005.
Physics-reinforced Implicit Neural Representation for Scan-specific Multiparametric qMRI Reconstruction
Impact: The proposed method enables accurate and efficient
scan-specific multiparametric qMRI reconstruction by integrating implicit
neural representation, physics-based modeling, and model adaptation. The
framework requires no fully sampled data, improving the practicality of quantitative imaging for both research and clinical
applications.
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360-04-006.
Complex-Valued MR Fingerprinting (CV-MRF) for Simultaneous Estimation of R2*, Field Perturbations, and Transceive Phase
Impact: We propose a novel dictionary matching
method for field, transceive phase and $R_2^*$ mapping, validated using simulated multi-echo
gradient echo data and demonstrated in-vivo. This approach may help improve
precision in this pre-processing step fundamental for QSM, EPT, and beyond.
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360-04-007.
Accelerated High-Resolution T1-Mapping of Human Embryos: Validating Multicontrast-Recon Resolution and Accuracy
Impact: This work makes high-resolution T1 mapping
of human embryos practical (e.g., AF=8). Researchers can now move beyond
morphology to quantitatively analyze biophysical tissue development, enabling the
creation of new high-resolution quantitative atlases of human embryogenesis.
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360-04-008.
SSL-MIMOSA: Self-Supervised Learning for Fast Multiparameter Estimation Including T₂* Mapping in Quantitative MRI with MIMOSA
Impact: SSL-MIMOSA estimates five quantitative maps, including T₂*, from a single scan. It replaces large dictionary matching with a self-supervised learning framework, enables reconstruction within minutes through transfer learning, and generalizes to 7T, advancing practical, comprehensive qMRI toward routine clinical/research use.
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360-04-009.
Open-Source Quantitative MRI: Full Implementation of Acquisition and Reconstruction in BART
Impact: By providing open-source sequence definitions and reconstruction, advanced quantitative MRI methods can be fully reproduced. This opens the door for collaborative improvements and comparison of quantitative MRI techniques.
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360-04-010.
Different Optimal AI Acceleration Settings on Different Scanners for Quantitative Measurements Using 3D-QALAS
Impact: AI reconstruction algorithms
focus on image quality, not the reproducibility of quantitative measurements. Strategies
for accelerating 3D-QALAS acquisitions were investigated on two vendors. Different
optimal acceleration settings should be used to achieve the best quality,
depending on the vendor.
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360-04-011.
Synthetic Image and Multi-coil K-space Data Generation From Multi-parameter Maps
Impact: Physics-consistent synthesis of images and multi-coil k-space from MPMs in high-resolution ultra-high-field qMRI enables scalable dataset creation for machine learning applications, reducing the need for acquiring real data and providing ground-truth tailored to sequence parameters, sensitivity maps, and noise models.
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360-04-012.
Extending an MRI simulator for education (eduMRIsim) with realistically simulated artefacts
Impact: eduMRIsim enables students to interactively explore how scan parameters affect
image contrast, artefacts and SNR. This offers students the opportunity to put theory into
practice and gain a deeper understanding of MR physics without requiring clinical scanner access.
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360-04-013.
Variational Reconstruction Networks Preserving Phase-cycled bSSFP Signal Properties for T1 and T2 Mapping in the Brain
Impact: Phase-cycled bSSFP offers high SNR and simultaneous T1/T2 mapping. Reconstruction of accelerated data requires preserving the signal profile for quantitative mapping. The proposed variational networks enable fast reconstruction and accurate mapping by incorporating the phase-cycling dimension in their internal representation.
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360-04-014.
Fast, Differentiable Physics Models via Interpolation on Smoothed Manifolds: An Application to MRF
Impact: This study validates reformulating quantised physics models into fast, differentiable surrogates. This crucial step enables applying powerful gradient-based methods, like uncertainty quantification and physics-informed deep learning, to a broad new class of complex physics problems.
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360-04-015.
Phase-only, but not Complex or Magnitude Fitting, Provides Optimal Robustness for RF Phase-Modulated GRE T2 Mapping
Impact: Theoretical and experimental
analyses reveal that RF phase-modulated GRE T2 mapping using the phase-only
estimation provides rapid and accurate T2 measurements with robustness to T1
and B1+ variations.
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360-04-016.
Uncertainty Quantification in Dictionary Matching: an Efficient Framework for Statistically Interpretable Quantitative MRI
Impact: Dictionary
matching is ubiquitous in quantitative MRI but lacks robust uncertainty
quantification. We provide an efficient, validated framework to generate
confidence and/or credible intervals, enabling statistically robust and interpretable estimates
essential for clinical confidence.
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