Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
662-02-002 ISMRM Abstract

Novel MR Imaging Methods for Quantification of Brain Lipids

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - CEST / APT / NOE
Secondary: Neuro - Aging
662-02-002 · Advances in Chemical Exchange MRI: CEST, APT, and NOE II · Thursday, 14 May, 9:25 AM–10:20 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Brain Myelin water fraction Myelination Lipid Imaging Transient NOE
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Sunil K Khokhar1, Anshuman Swain1, Narayan Datt Soni1, Halvor Juul1, Abeer Mathur1, Dipak Roy1, Blake A Benyard 1, Dushyant Kumar1, RAVI PRAKASH REDDY NANGA1, Mohammad Haris1, Ravinder Reddy1
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
Presenting Author: Blake A Benyard

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