Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-01-011 ISMRM Abstract

Investigation of microstructural signatures of dementia subtypes.

Primary: Neuro - Dementia
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
566-01-011 · Detectable Changes in Dementia · Wednesday, 13 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Dementia Microstructure Quantitative MRI Diffusion-weighted MRI
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Ricardo Rios-Carrillo 1, Elizabeth Finger2,3, Ali Khan1,4, Kyeongrim Moon5, Rubina Malik6, Corey A Baron
1Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute - Western University, Canada
2Clinical neurological sciences, Western University, London, Canada
3Lawson Research Institute, London, Canada
4Deparment of medical biophysics, Western University, London, Canada
5Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
6Western University, London, Canada
Presenting Author: Ricardo Rios-Carrillo

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