Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-04-002 ISMRM Abstract

Heterogeneous Iron Dysregulation in Subcortical Nuclei of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A 7.0 Tesla QSM Study

Primary: Neuro - Head & Neck/ENT
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Susceptibility/QSM
363-04-002 · From Iron to Intelligence: Quantitative Imaging and AI in Brain Disorders · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Obstructive sleep apnea 7T MRI Subcortical gray nuclei
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Qiao Wen 1,2,3,4, Jing Zhou1, Huilou Liang5, Fei Zhu2,6, Tengfei Ma1, Haiyang Wang1, Jian Zou1, Su Lui2,6, Peilin Lu7
1West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
2Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
3Psychoradiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
4Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
5GE HealthCare MR Research, Beijing, China
6West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chendu, China
7Department of Anesthesiology, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Presenting Author: Qiao Wen

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