Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition • 09-14 May 2026

Weekend Course

Diffusion and Microstructure Contrast

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Diffusion and Microstructure Contrast
Weekend Course
Contrast Mechanisms
Saturday, 09 May 2026
Ballroom West
08:00 - 12:00
Moderators: Julia Stabinska & Kevin Moulin
Session Number: 105-01
CME/CE Credit Available
This intermediate course explores advanced diffusion MRI techniques, covering low- to ultra-high diffusion-weighting, body imaging, metabolite diffusion, and ultra-high resolution modeling. Attendees will gain insights into perfusion, tractography, microstructure imaging, and clinical applications.
Skill Level: Intermediate

08:00   105-01-001.  Modeling Diffusion at Low Diffusion-Weighting: Perfusion and IVIM
Mami Iima
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
08:25   105-01-002.  Modeling Diffusion at Intermediate Diffusion-Weighting: ADC, DTI, and Tractography
Matteo Mancini
CREF - Enrico Fermi Research Center, Rome, Italy
08:50   105-01-003.  Modeling Diffusion at High- to Ultra-High Diffusion-Weighting: Microstructure Imaging
Ting Gong
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
09:15   105-01-004.  Modeling Diffusion in the Body
Eleftheria Panagiotaki
UCL, London, United Kingdom
09:40 - 10:10 — Break & Meet the Teachers
10:10   105-01-005.  Beyond Water: Metabolites Diffusion
Jessie Mosso
New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
10:35   105-01-006.  Modeling Diffusion at Ultra-High Resolution
An Vu
University Of California, San Francisco (UCSF), United States of America
11:00   105-01-007.  Clinical Use of Vendor/Product Diffusion
Marta Gaviraghi
University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
11:25   105-01-008.  Clinical Research Applications of Advanced Diffusion: Beyond the Tensor Model
Jennifer McNab
Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
11:50 - 12:00 — Meet the Teachers

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