Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
661-01-015 ISMRM Abstract

Laminar and Subfield-Specific Microvascular Pulsatility of the Human Hippocampus in 7T MRI

Primary: Neuro - Blood Vessels
Secondary: Neuro - Neurofluids
661-01-015 · Advances in ASL · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–9:25 AM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Hippocampus VASO Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) CSF pulsation
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Fanhua Guo 1, Chenyang Zhao1,2, Zixuan Liu2,3, Danny J Wang1,2,4
1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
3Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
4USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, United States of America
Presenting Author: Fanhua Guo

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