Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-06-006 ISMRM Abstract

Quantitative muscle assessment in Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
Secondary: Musculoskeletal - Neurography
566-06-006 · Quantitative Outcome Measures in MSK MRI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Muscle Neurography Neuromuscular disease T2 mapping Diffusion MRI modelling
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Ek T Tan 1, Yenpo Lin1,2, Tim Y Li3, Gracyn J Campbell1, Michelle Akerman1, Shayna E Turbin1, Carlo J Milani4, Kiril Kiprovski5, Jospeh H Feinberg4, Darryl Sneag1
1Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America
2Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
3Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States of America
4Physiatry, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America
5Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Ek T Tan

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