Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
131-01-038 ISMRT Abstract

Comparison of rAMIRA and MEDIC MR images in patients for the quantification of spinal cord atrophy in motor neuron diseases

131-01-038 · Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Tour · Saturday, 9 May, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Spinal cord atrophy Motor neuron diseases MEDIC RAMIRA
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Tanja Haas-Grabowski 1,2, Claudia Weidensteiner1,3, Simone Penker4,5,6, Matthias Weigel1,3,4,6,7, Marta B Maggioni1,3,8, Oliver Bieri1,3, Regina Schlaeger4,5,6
1Department of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
3Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
4Neurology Clinic and Policlinic, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
5Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
6Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
7Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
8Department of Biomedical Engineering, Basel Muscle MRI, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Tanja Haas-Grabowski

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