Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-01-011 / 452-01-011 ISMRM Abstract

New Age-Dependent Relaxation Times for Pediatric MRS at 3 T

Primary: Pediatrics - Normal Development
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Spectroscopy
452-01-011 · Pediatric Imaging Frontiers · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
452-01-011 · Pediatric Imaging Frontiers · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: Pediatric Relaxation times Brain Development Neurometabolites MR Spectroscopy (MRS)
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Saipavitra Murali-Manohar1, Abdelrahman Gad1, Zahra Shams1, Yulu Song1, Gizeaddis Simegn1, Aaron T Gudmundson1,2, Helge J Zöllner 1, Christopher W Davies-Jenkins1, Dunja Simicic1, Vivek Yedavalli1, Mary Beth Nebel3, Georg Oeltzschner1, Richard AE Edden1
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
2The Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
3Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States of America
Presenting Author: Helge J Zöllner

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