Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-06-016 ISMRM Abstract

Variable T1 in deep brain stimulation targets requires patient-specific optimization of inversion recovery protocols at 7T

Primary: Neuro - Aging
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Relaxometry
569-06-016 · Magnetization Transfer and Relaxometry · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Contrast Mechanisms Aging Deep Brain Stimulation Quantitative MRI
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Matthijs de Buck 1,2,3, Christian Vogel1,3, Myrte Strik1,3,4, P. Richard Schuurman2, Maarten Bot2, Wietske van der Zwaag1,3
1Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3Computational Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuroimaging, Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4Anatomy and Neurosciences, MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Matthijs de Buck

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