Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
531-03-005 / 531-03-005 ISMRM Abstract

Repeatability of Total Sodium Concentration in Brain White Matter Measured with 3D FLORET at 3T

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Non-Proton
Secondary: Neuro - White Matter
531-03-005 · Exploring Brain Microstructure Across White Matter, Gray Matter, and in TBI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
531-03-005 · Exploring Brain Microstructure Across White Matter, Gray Matter, and in TBI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: White Matter Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE) Tissue Sodium Concentration (TSC) Sodium MRI FLORET
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Erin L MacMillan1,2, Jason A Reich 3, Irene M Vavasour1,2,4, Alex Ensworth4,5, Marcus Vallescura3,4, Cornelia Laule1,2,4,5,6, Rebecca E Feldman3,7
1Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2UBC MRI Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
3Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
4International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada
5Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
6Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
7BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Jason A Reich

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