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Abstract #3603

Quantitative Volumetrics of Multiple Sclerosis Brain from 7T MRI

Yosef A. Berlow1, Manoj K. Sammi1, Audrey H. Selzer1, Dennis Bourdette1, William D. Rooney1

1Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

High resolution tissue classification is achievable at high magnetic field strengths by a novel iterative bias field estimation and correction. An innovative approach is illustrated in a Multiple Sclerosis study for brain tissue volume measurements.

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