Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
370-04-033 ISMRM Abstract

Pathway‐Anchored QSM Radiomics of an Iron‐Enriched Motor Circuit: Early, Sensitive Detection and Clinical Translation in ALS

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Tao Lu 1, Shan Wu2, Xinyi Yu1, Ningkui Hong2, Jia Zhe3, Weixia Mao3, bao qin guo4, Yi Zhu5, Qiuli Zhang2, Ming Zhang1
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
2Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
3Department of CT, Yulin Hospital The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
4Yulin Hospital The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
5Philips Healthcare (Beijing), Beijing, China
Presenting Author: Tao Lu

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