Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-06-001 ISMRM Abstract

Characterizing the relationship between cerebral perfusion and amyloid PET Centiloids in Alzheimer’s disease

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Yufei D Zhu1, Qinyang Shou1, Xinhui Wang2, Arthur W Toga1, Vasilis Z Marmarelis3, Meredith Braskie1,2, Helena Chui2, Danny J Wang 1,2
1USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Department of Neurology, 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
Presenting Author: Danny J Wang

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