Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-03-001 ISMRM Abstract

Fiber-Selective Degeneration in Huntington’s Disease Revealed by Integrated NODDI and Fixel-Based Analyses

Primary: Neuro - Other Neurodegeneration
Secondary: Neuro - White Matter
464-03-001 · Neurodegenerative Diseases · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Fixel-based analysis Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging Huntingtons disease Selective Degeneration Crossing Fibers
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Zexi Wang1, Zheng Zhou1,2, Francesco Sanvito1, Jingwen Yao 1,3
1Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
2Department of Mathematics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
3UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Presenting Author: Jingwen Yao

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