Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
605-03-007 ISMRM Abstract

Clinically feasible SANDI MRI for early identification of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

Primary: Neuro - Alzheimer's Disease
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
605-03-007 · Next-Generation Neuroimaging for Alzheimer’s Disease: From Molecules to Networks · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers Diffusion Modeling Gray Matter Microstructure
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Hansol Lee 1,2, Jeremy N Ford3,4, Kwok-Shing Chan1, Hong Hsi Lee1, Susie Huang1
1Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
3Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Hansol Lee

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