Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
271-01-042 / 404-04-003 ISMRM Abstract

Data-driven staging and subtyping reveal spatiotemporal trajectories of brain iron in Parkinson’s disease

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Jianmei Qin 1,2, Alain Dagher2, Xiaojun Guan3, Minming Zhang4
1Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
2Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
3Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
4Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Presenting Author: Jianmei Qin

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