Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
463-04-012 ISMRM Abstract

Insights into brain energy-microstructure relationship through MRI-derived brain soma density maps

Primary: Neuro - Gray Matter
Secondary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Acquisition
463-04-012 · Advanced Microstructural Imaging of White Matter and Traumatic Brain Injury · Tuesday, 12 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: Brain Cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen Calibrated fMRI Grey matter Microstructural parameters
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Manuela Carriero 1,2, Alessandra Caporale1,2, Davide Di Censo1,2, Elizabeth J Fear1,2, Fabrizio Fasano3,4, DOMENICO ZACA'5, Ian D Driver6, Hannah L Chandler6, Carolyn McNabb6, Michael Germuska7, Emma Biondetti1,2, Antonio M Chiarelli1,2, Marco Palombo6, Richard G Wise1,2
1Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University 'G.d'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
2Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University 'G.d'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
3Siemens Healthcare Limited, Montreal, Canada
4Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, Germany
5Scientific Collaborations and Strategic Partnerships, Siemens Healthcare srl, Milano, Italy
6Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
7Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, United States of America, United States of America
Presenting Author: Manuela Carriero

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