Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
406-01-006 ISMRM Abstract

Mapping Glutamate Responses to Visual Stimulation with Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Acquisition
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Molecular Imaging
406-01-006 · fMRI: Acquisition and Preprocessing · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Auditorium 2
Keywords: Brain function Brain metabolism Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging Functional glutamate mapping Functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Zhiwei Huang 1, Andre Doring1, uzay emir2,3,4,5, Antonia Kaiser1, Martin Zach1, Penghui Du1, Michael Unser1,6, Dimitrios Karampinos1,7, Lijing Xin1
1CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
3Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
4Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
5Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
6Biomedical Imaging Group, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
7Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems and Methods, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Zhiwei Huang

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