Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
563-04-011 ISMRM Abstract

Study of the brainstem auditory nuclei in young and elderly subjects using magnetic resonance imaging and brainstem auditory

Primary: Neuro - Aging
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
563-04-011 · Diffusion MRI and Other Modalities · Wednesday, 13 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row D
Keywords: MRI Brainstem Auditory pathway Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
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Paola Ocampo Luna1, Merlin J Fair2, Alberto H Díaz Cambrón2, Vladimir A Espinosa Torrijos1, Cintli C Carbajal Valenzuela3, Ana P Escalante Ornelas4, Marco A Hernández Camacho4,5, María Guadalupe García-Gomar 1
1Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
2Instituto de Neurobiologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
3Facultad de Psicología y Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro, Mexico
4Neurofisiología Clínica Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
5Hospital General Celaya, Mexico
Presenting Author: María Guadalupe García-Gomar

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