Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-05-004 ISMRM Abstract

Longitudinal Tracking of Pulvinar Iron Trajectories with QSM Suggests Early Thalamic Aging in Multiple Sclerosis

Primary: Neuro - Multiple Sclerosis
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Susceptibility/QSM
367-05-004 · Neuroinflammation: Myelin and Iron · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Iron quantification Thalamic subregions Aging trajectories Multiple Sclerosis brain
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Fahad Salman1,2, Thomas Jochmann1,3, Joseph Boccardo4, Niels P Bergsland1, Michael G Dwyer1,5, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman6, Christian Riedl7, Simon Hametner7, Robert Zivadinov1,5, Gregory Wilding4, Ferdinand Schweser 1,5
1Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, United States of America
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, United States of America
3Insitute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Department of Computer Science and Automation, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
4Department of Biostatistics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, United States of America
5Center for Biomedical Imaging, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, United States of America
6Jacobs Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, United States of America
7Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Presenting Author: Ferdinand Schweser

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