Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
565-01-003 ISMRM Abstract

Filter exchange imaging (FEXI) reveals subtle normal-appearing tissue blood-brain barrier dysfunction in MS

Primary: Neuro - Multiple Sclerosis
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
565-01-003 · Neuroinflammation: Fluids and Flow · Wednesday, 13 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis DCE-MRI FEXI Blood-brain barrier Diffusion MRI modelling
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Elizabeth Powell 1,2, Jack J Allen2,3,4, Baris Kanber1,5, Ferran Prados Carrasco1,5, David M Higgins6, Valeria Pozzilli5, Marios Yiannakas5, Anestis Passalis5, Fatima Pansari5, Floriana De Angelis5,7, Geoff J Parker1,2,8
1Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
2Hawkes Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
4Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
5NMR Research unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
6Clinical Science, Philips Healthcare, Farnborough, United Kingdom
7NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
8Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Elizabeth Powell

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