Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
505-03-005 ISMRM Abstract

Modelling the impact of white matter hyperintensities on normal appearing white matter

Primary: Neuro - White Matter
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
505-03-005 · Teasing Out the Microstructure of the Brain and Nervous System · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Diffusion Modeling Microstructure White Matter Hyperintensities Normal Appearing White Matter
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Ethan C Draper 1,2,3, Hossein Rafipoor2, Michiel Cottaar2, Saad Jbabdi2, Karla Miller2, Udunna Anazodo1, Amy Howard2,3
1Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada
2University of Oxford — Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OXCIN); FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
3Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Ethan C Draper

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