469-01-009 ISMRM Abstract

From Structure to Function: Predicting Cognitive Risk using Ultra-Low-Field MRI Measured Brain Structure Volumes

Primary: Analysis Methods - Classification and Prediction

Secondary: Analysis Methods - Image Enhancement

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Keywords: Ultra-Low-Field MRI Cognitive assessment Volumetric segmentation Cognitive risk prediction model Demographics

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Kirsten A Donald^1,2, Victoria Nankabirwa³, Maclean Vokhiwa^4,5,6, Austin Tapp⁷, Rahimeh Rouhi^8,9, Jeffrey Tanedo^9,10, Lauryn Stafford¹¹, Jamie Steinmetz¹¹, Niall J Bourke¹², Laurel Gabard-Durnam¹³, Joshua L Proctor¹⁴, Emmanuela Gakidou¹¹, Steven C Williams¹², Sean Deoni¹⁴, Natasha Lepore^8,9, Marius Linguraru^7,15, Krithika Iyer ⁷

¹Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

²Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa

³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University and Vilirana Hospital, Uganda, Uganda

⁴Paediatrics, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

⁵Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi

⁶Neuroscience, Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi

⁷Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States of America

⁸Department of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America

⁹CIBORG Lab, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America

¹⁰Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America

¹¹Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America

¹²Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

¹³Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, United States of America

¹⁴Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition and Health (MNCH) Discovery and Translational (D&T) Sciences Program, Gates Foundation, Seattle, United States of America

¹⁵Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences,, George Washington University, Washington, United States of America

Presenting Author: Krithika Iyer

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