Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
461-06-013 ISMRM Abstract

Assessing the Impact of Aerobic Exercise Capacity on Cerebral Metabolism and Glymphatic Function in Aging by PET-MRI

Primary: Neuro - Aging
Secondary: Neuro - Neurofluids
461-06-013 · Multimodal Acquisitions for Brain Function Studies · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Aging Neurofluids MRS DCE-MRI PET-MRI
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Anbang Chen1, Junqing Zhu2, Yuran Zhu2, Chunying Wu3, Chenxin Ni2, Darcy Chew2, Daniel Deng2, Steven L Britton4, Lijing Xin5, Lauren G Koch6, Xin Yu 2,3,7
1Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
3Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
4Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America
5CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
6Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, United States of America
7Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
Presenting Author: Xin Yu

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