Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
605-03-009 ISMRM Abstract

Gradient Echo with Improved Microstructure-Informed Myelin, Iron and Water Mapping predicts Cognitive Decline in Aging and AD

Primary: Neuro - Alzheimer's Disease
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Susceptibility/QSM
605-03-009 · Next-Generation Neuroimaging for Alzheimer’s Disease: From Molecules to Networks · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease Microstructure White Matter Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Iron deposition
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MANXI XU1,2,3, Mert Sisman3,4, Aocai Yang5, Yian Gao1, Peiling Ou5, Pascal Spincemaille 6, Guolin Ma1, Yi Wang 6,7
1Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
2Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
3Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, United States of America
4Electrical & Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States of America
5China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
6Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
7Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States of America
Presenting Author: Yi Wang

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