Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-04-007 ISMRM Abstract

Normative pediatric brain maturation analyses with MPnRAGE qR1 measurements in typical development and perinatal brain injury

Primary: Pediatrics - Neonatal
Secondary: Neuro - Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders
566-04-007 · Predicting Neurologic Outcomes · Wednesday, 13 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Relaxometry Normative modeling Infant brain MRI Myelination Cerebral palsy
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Jose M Guerrero-Gonzalez1, John Podczerwinski2, Anna K Lowe2, Maren Schimek2, Cameron Casey2, Kellie Collins2, Arun Karumattu Manattu2, Veronika Mak2, Steven R Kecskemeti1,2, Douglas C Dean1,3,4, Bernadette Gillick5, Andrew L Alexander 1,2,6,7
1University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
2Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
3Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
4Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
5SMPH, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
6Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
7Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
Presenting Author: Andrew L Alexander

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