Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-03-004 ISMRM Abstract

Probing altered cerebral 13C pyruvate metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Alixander S Khan 1, Mia Heintzelmann1,2, Esben S Hansen1, Nikolaj Bøgh1, Nichlas Vous Christensen1, Michael Væggemose1,3, Lotte Bonde Bertelsen1, Jakob U Bilcher4, Christoffer Laustsen1
1MR Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
2Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
3GE Healthcare, Munich, Germany
4Department of Neurology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
Presenting Author: Alixander S Khan

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