Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-05-005 ISMRM Abstract

Elevated water mobility-not myelin loss-distinguishes diffusely abnormal from normal appearing white matter in MS brain

Primary: Neuro - Multiple Sclerosis
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Microstructure
367-05-005 · Neuroinflammation: Myelin and Iron · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Brain Multiple Sclerosis Myelin T2 relaxometry Myelin water imaging
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Tigris Joseph 1,2, Shannon Kolind1,2,3,4, Guojun Zhao4, Robert Carruthers4, Alice Schabas4, Ana-Luiza Sayao4, Virginia Devonshire4, Roger Tam3,5, G. R. Wayne Moore1,4,6, David Li3,4, Anthony Traboulsee4, Irene M Vavasour1,3, Cornelia Laule1,2,3,6
1International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
3Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
4Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
5School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
6Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Presenting Author: Tigris Joseph

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