Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition - Quantifying Iron Using Echoes: The Power of GRE Contrast

Quantifying Iron Using Echoes: The Power of GRE Contrast

Weekday Course

Contrast Mechanisms

Monday, 11 May 2026

Ballroom West

08:20 - 10:10

Moderators: Kirsten Donald & Mauro Costagli

Session Number: 305-02

CME/CE Credit Available

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By the end of this session, participants will understand the clinical importance, acquisition strategies, and analytical methods for quantifying iron using gradient-echo MRI techniques, including T2* mapping and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), and will be able to recognize and address key confounding factors in iron quantification.

Skill Level: Basic,Advanced

08:20		305-02-001. Clinical Needs for Iron Quantification Jessica Ringshaw University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
08:40		305-02-002. Fundamentals of Gradient-Echo Imaging for Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) and T2* Mapping Markus Barth The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
09:00		305-02-003. T2* Mapping in the Presence of Fat and Water Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja University of Houston, Houston, United States of America Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja University of Houston, Houston, United States of America
09:20		305-02-004. Quantifying Iron with QSM Ferdinand Schweser State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States of America
09:40		305-02-005. Confounds and Validation in Iron Quantification with QSM Christian Langkammer Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
10:00 - 10:20 — Break & Meet the teachers