Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
661-01-013 ISMRM Abstract

Contrast-free Imaging of Blood Brain Barrier Water Exchange in Depression

Primary: Neuro - Psychiatric Disorders
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Arterial Spin Labelling
661-01-013 · Advances in ASL · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–9:25 AM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Blood-brain barrier Major Depression Disorder Diffusion-weighted ASL Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) Water permeability
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Songsen Wang1, Julia Berman2, Xingfeng Shao3,4,5, Danny J Wang5, James Murrough2, Xiang Xu 1, Mina Rizk2
1BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
2Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
3Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
4Faculty of Medical Imaging Technology, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
5Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), USC Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
Presenting Author: Xiang Xu

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