Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
364-05-005 ISMRM Abstract

Time-Dependent Diffusion MRI Reveals Microstructural Predictors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Primary: Neuro - Head & Neck/ENT
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
364-05-005 · Classification in Diffusion MRI I · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Microstructure Lymph node metastasis Time-dependent diffusion MRI Papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Shuai Wang1,2, jiayue Dai1,3, Wenlei Guo4, Zhen Jia1,2, SHAOXIN xiang5,6, Tianjiao Chen1, Miaomiao Wang4, Yan Zhang1, Xianjun Li4, Ting Liang 1, jian Yang1
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
2School of Future Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
3School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi, China
4Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
5MR Scientific Collaboration, United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
6Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
Presenting Author: Ting Liang

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