Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-03-008 ISMRM Abstract

Muscle Diffusion Tensor Imaging In Late-Onset Pompe Disease

Primary: Musculoskeletal - Muscle
Secondary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
367-03-008 · Muscle Microstructure and Deformation · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row H
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Giulia Guicciardi 1, Leonardo Barzaghi2, Matteo Paoletti2, Michele G Croce3, Thorsten Feiweier4, Francesco Santini5,6,7, Xeni Deligianni7,8, Niels Bergsland9, Chiara Bonizzoni2, Tiziana E Mongini10, Serena Gasperini11, Massimiliano Filosto12,13, Lorenzo Maggi14, Annalisa Sechi15, Marina Grandis16,17, Michele Sacchini18, Monica Sciacco19, Silvia Nicolosi2, Sabrina Ravaglia 20, Anna Pichiecchio2,3,21
1Department of Mathematics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
2Advanced Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Center, Department of Neuroradiology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
3Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
4MR Research and Clinical Translation, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
5University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
6Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
7Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
8Department of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
9University at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States of America
10Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
11Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
12Department Of Clinical And Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
13NeMO-Brescia Clinical Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Brescia, Italy
14Neuroimmunology And Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
15Regional Coordinating Center For Rare Diseases, University Hospital Of Udine, Udine, Italy
16Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
17IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
18Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Italy
19Neuromuscular and Rare Disease Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
20IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
21University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Presenting Author: Giulia Guicciardi

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