Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
505-03-007 ISMRM Abstract

Visualization of the Extra-Foraminal Cadaveric Vagus Nerve on Submillimetric CISS MRI: SPARC-REVA Study

Primary: Neuro - Peripheral Nerves
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Whole Body
505-03-007 · Teasing Out the Microstructure of the Brain and Nervous System · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Peripheral Nerves Neuroanatomy 3T MRI Vagus nerve CISS (Constructive Interference in Steady State)
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Shruti Kumari 1, Mridhula Muthukumar2, Yilun Sun2,3, Chris Flask1,2,4, Andrew Crofton5, Andrew Shoffstall4, Daniel A Herzka1,6,7, Ari Blitz1
1Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
2Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
3Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
5Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States of America
6Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, United States of America
7Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, United States of America
Presenting Author: Shruti Kumari

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