Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
531-02-002 / 531-02-002 ISMRM Abstract

Temporal Dynamics of White Matter and Tau Pathology Across the Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis Using NODDI

Primary: Neuro - Alzheimer's Disease
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
531-02-002 · Imaging Neurodegeneration in Motion: Multimodal Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Roof Terrace
531-02-002 · Imaging Neurodegeneration in Motion: Multimodal Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Neurodegeneration Alzheimer's Disease Neuroinflammation Diffusion-weighted MRI Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging
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Takafumi Kitagawa 1, Kaito Takabayashi1, Wataru Uchida1,2, Christina Andica1,2, Koyo Mizuta3,4, Rui Zou1,4, Takuya Ozawa1, Akifumi Hagiwara1, Shigeki Aoki1,2,4, Koji Kamagata1,4
1Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2Juntendo University Faculty of Health Data Science, Chiba, Japan
3Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
4Data Science, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Presenting Author: Takafumi Kitagawa

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