Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
567-04-008 ISMRM Abstract

The changes in the gray matter volume of the thalamus, hippocampus and amygdala in classic trigeminal neuralgia.

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Danyang Wang1, jingqi Jiang1,2, Kai AI3, Jing Zhang 1,4
1Department of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou, China
2Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
3Department of Clinical and Technical Support, Philips Healthcare (Xi'an), Xi'an, China
4The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Presenting Author: Jing Zhang

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