Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-01-008 / 452-01-008 ISMRM Abstract

Charting brain physiological asymmetry during childhood with high-resolution pCASL perfusion MRI

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Wentao Wu1,2, Minhui Ouyang1,2, Ziqin Zhang1,2, Manuel Taso3, Marta Vidorreta4, John Detre2,5, Hao Huang1,2
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States of America
2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
3Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, United States of America
4Siemens Healthcare, Madrid, Spain
5Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
Presenting Author: Ruolin Li

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