Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
460-05-005 ISMRM Abstract

Multimodal MRI Evaluation of Glymphatic System Function in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Primary: Neuro - Epilepsy
Secondary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
460-05-005 · When Brain Clearance Fails: Glymphatic Dysfunction Across Disorders · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row A
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Zhuo Wang1, Guangxu Han2, Jinqin Li1, Dengyan Song1, Hao Ye1, Yuanyuan wei1, Bing Chen 3
1The First Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
2GE HealthCare MR Research, Beijing, China
3General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
Presenting Author: Bing Chen

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