Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
665-03-011 ISMRM Abstract

White Matter and Glymphatic Alterations in DoC: Links to Consciousness and Prognosis

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Xiaoyang Ma 1, Yuhui Xiong2, Jing Zhang3,4
1Department of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
2GE HealthCare MR Research, Beijing, China
3The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
4Department of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou, China
Presenting Author: Xiaoyang Ma

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