Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
562-05-007 ISMRM Abstract

White Matter Development Following Maternal Iron Supplementation: A Diffusion MRI Study of Intravenous versus Oral Iron

Primary: Pediatrics - Neuro
Secondary: Pediatrics - Normal Development
562-05-007 · Fetal and Neonatal Imaging · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Brain Development Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) White matter microstructure Iron supplementation
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Douglas C Dean 1, Virupaxi Hattiholi2,3, Mahesh Kamate2,4, Moriah E Thomason5,6, Kiran S Talekar7, Anmol Patted8, Simal Thind8, Jesse Bradford-Rogers8, Danielle M DeSantis8, Umesh Charantimath9, Manjunath Somannavar10, S Yogeshkumar9, Rebecca Hartman11, Benjamin Leiby11, Roopa Bellad12, Zubair Aghai13,14, Michael Georgieff15,16,17,18, Shivaprasad Goudar19, Mrutyunjaya Bellad20, Richard Derman8
1Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
2KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
3Department of Radiology, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
4Department of Pediatric Neurology, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
5New York University Langone Health, New York, United States of America
6Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Health, New York, United States of America
7Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States of America
8Department of Global Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States of America
9Department of Community Medicine, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
10Department of Biochemistry, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
11Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States of America
12Department of Paediatrics, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
13Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States of America
14Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States of America
15Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
16Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
17Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
18Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
19Department of Physiology, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
20Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, KAHER's J N Medical College, Belgaum, India
Presenting Author: Douglas C Dean

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