Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
651-02-010 / 651-02-010 ISMRM Abstract

When fiber bundles are not axially symmetric: 4-dimensional fiber distributions in the human brain

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
Secondary: Diffusion - Tractography
651-02-010 · Diffusion Modeling To Map Tissue Microstructure · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
651-02-010 · Diffusion Modeling To Map Tissue Microstructure · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Tractography & Fibre Modelling Diffusion Modeling Microstructure Microstructural imaging Fibre orientation
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Santiago Coelho 1, Els Fieremans1, Dmitry S Novikov1
1Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Santiago Coelho

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