Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
460-06-012 Registered Abstract

Validation and comparison of experimental measures of glymphatic clearance in the rat brain

Primary: Preclinical Animal & in vitro MR - Biology, Models, Methods
Secondary: Neuro - Neurofluids
460-06-012 · Imaging the Brain’s Microenvironment: From Glymphatics to Cognition · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row A
Keywords: Diffusion Tensor Imaging DCE-MRI FEXI Brain clearance Glymphatic system (GS)
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Ben N Leverton 1, Yolanda Ohene2,3, William Morrey2,4, Ross A Little1, Juan Sebastian Bermudez2,4, Ben Dickie2,4,5
1Preclinical Imaging, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK., University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
2Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK., University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
3Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
4Division of Informatics Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
5Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, The University of Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Ben N Leverton

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