Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
363-04-014 ISMRM Abstract

Study of brain iron content in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia(NHB) based on Quantitative susceptibility Mapping (QSM).

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Xing Li 1, Yi Zhu2
1Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China
2Philips Healthcare (Beijing), Beijing, China
Presenting Author: Xing Li

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