Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
370-04-034 ISMRM Abstract

GluCEST MRI reveals glutamate as a biomarker for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

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Ongira Chowdhury1, Kasturee Chakraborty1, Ritambhar Burman1, Claire J Vania1, Puneet Bagga1
1Department of Radiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States of America
Presenting Author: Yuxi Pang

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