Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
369-04-001 ISMRM Abstract

Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Characteristics in Post-Mortem Human Midbrain T2*w MRI

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Analysis
Secondary: Neuro - Blood Vessels
369-04-001 · Visualizing Intracranial and Carotid Arteries: MRA, VWI, and Beyond · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Analysis/Processing Ex-Vivo Applications Vessels
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Marshall Xu1, Kevin R Sitek2, Omer Faruk Gulban3,4, Saskia Bollmann 5
1School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queesland, Brisbane, Australia
2Communication Sciences & Disorders, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, United States of America
3Brain innovation B.V., Maastricht, Netherlands
4Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
5The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Presenting Author: Saskia Bollmann

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