Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
331-01-010 / 331-01-010 ISMRM Abstract

VBM reveals that electroconvulsive therapy increases brain volume linked with synaptic structural changes in depressive mice.

Primary: Neuro - Psychiatric Disorders
Secondary: Preclinical Animal & in vitro MR - Biology, Models, Methods
331-01-010 · Neuro Imaging and Metabolism · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Roof Terrace
331-01-010 · Neuro Imaging and Metabolism · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Depression Voxel-based morphometry Animal mouse model Ultra-high field (UHF) MRI Electroconvulsive therapy
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Mariateresa Merante 1, Yoshifumi Abe1, Kenji Tanaka1
1Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Presenting Author: Mariateresa Merante

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