Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
666-04-011 ISMRM Abstract

Cortical Brain in Utero Growth Among Fetuses with Germinal Matrix and Intraventricular Hemorrhage (GMH-IVH)

Primary: Pediatrics - Rare Disease
Secondary: Neuro - Gray Matter
666-04-011 · Neuroimaging of Brain Development from Fetal Life Through Adolescence: Structure, Function, and Prediction · Thursday, 14 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Fetal Rare disease Brain volume Brain Development Cortical surface reconstruction
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Mingxuan Liu1, Haoxiang Li 1, Hongjia Yang1, Yi Liao2, Juncheng Zhu2, Jialan Zheng1, Yingqi Hao1, Zihan Li1, Ziyu Li3, Ziang Wang1, YIJIN LI1, Junwei Huang4, Gang Ning2, Haibo Qu2, Qiyuan Tian1
1Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2Sichuan University, West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, China
3Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
4Weixian College, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Presenting Author: Haoxiang Li

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