Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
531-03-013 / 531-03-013 ISMRM Abstract

Techniques for enhanced visualisation of the TRN

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Microstructure
Secondary: Neuro - White Matter
531-03-013 · Exploring Brain Microstructure Across White Matter, Gray Matter, and in TBI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
531-03-013 · Exploring Brain Microstructure Across White Matter, Gray Matter, and in TBI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Microstructure Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) T2-star 7T MRI Thalamic nuclei
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Ross Shaw 1, Olivier E Mougin1,2, Brandon Ingram3, Stephen Mayhew4, Andrew Bagshaw3, Karen J Mullinger1,3, Penny Gowland1,2
1Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
2NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
3Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
4School of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Ross Shaw

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