Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-04-011 Registered Abstract

Exploring neurometabolic changes associated with chronic fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at 7T 1H MRS – 7T-FIB study

Primary: Neuro - Neuroinflammation
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Spectroscopy
362-04-011 · Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging: Neuro I · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: 7T Neuroimaging Inflammatory bowel disease Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Chronic fatigue
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Lieke van Dongen 1, Jack van Asten1, Evita C Wiegers2, Jannie Wijnen2,3, Tom Scheenen1,4, Marjolijn Duijvestein5, Esther Aarts6, Anja van der Kolk1,2, Irene van Kalleveen1
1Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2Department of Radiology, Center of Image Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
3Department of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Princes Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Netherlands
4Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
5Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
6Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Lieke van Dongen

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