Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
561-06-008 ISMRM Abstract

Assessing gravitational effects on facial morphology: comparison of upright and supine 3D imaging with MRI-based facial data

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
561-06-008 · New and Novel Acquisition and Reconstruction · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Data Analysis
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Anela Cengani1, Catherine Namayega1, Xoli Thusini1, Tinashe Mutsvangwa2, Jiu Chen3, Joseph Jacobson4, Sandra Jacobson4, Ernesta Meintjes1,5,6,7, Jia Fan 1
1University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
2IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire, France
3Nanjing University, Najing, China
4Wayne State University, Detroit, United States of America
5Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
6Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
7CUBIC, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Presenting Author: Jia Fan

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