Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
564-04-006 ISMRM Abstract

Brain Mechanical Properties of the Salience and Limbic Networks Reflect Mild Depressive Symptoms

Primary: Neuro - Psychiatric Disorders
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Elastography
564-04-006 · Imaging Depression · Wednesday, 13 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Biomarker MR elastography Brain networks Healthy Adults Depressive symptoms
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Louisa E Wood 1, Robert C Davis1, Iris Asllani2, Hugo D Critchley3, Derek K Jones1, Lucy V Hiscox1
1Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
2Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre (CISC), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
3Trafford Centre for Medical Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Louisa E Wood

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