Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
504-02-001 ISMRM Abstract

Simultaneous real-time NMR and microscopy for validation of diffusion microstructure biomarkers

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Diffusion - Simulation/Validation
504-02-001 · Probing Brain Microstructure with Water: Applications · Wednesday, 13 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Ballroom East
Keywords: Double diffusion encoding DEXSY Vital signs monitoring Low-Field Portable Water exchange rate
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Nathan H Williamson 1,2,3, Rea Ravin2,4, Teddy X Cai2, Peter J Basser2
1The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, United States of America
2Section on Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences (SQITS), Eunice Kennedy Shriver - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Bethesda, United States of America
3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
4Celoptics, Rockville, United States of America
Presenting Author: Nathan H Williamson

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