Abstracts for Posters - ISMRM 2025 Joint Study Group Workshop on Ultra-High Field MR & Brain Function Study Groups

Poster
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Title

Author

Functional Imaging of Hippocampal Layers Using VASO on the Next Generation (NexGen) 7T

Alexander Beckett, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA

Simulating the Impact of Vascular Draining Effects on Layer-Specific MVPA Using GE-BOLD

Jonas Karolis Degutis, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Quantitative T2* Mapping of Brain & CSF Oscillations at Ultra-High Field

Sara Pires Monteiro, M.Sc.
Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal

Towards Mapping CSF Volume Change at High Resolutions at 7T

Stephanie Swegle, B.Sc.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Neural Activity Induces Repeatable Subarachnoid CSF Flow Responses with Coherent Spatial Pathways: A Concurrent 4D CSF Flow & BOLD fMRI Study

Fuyixue Wang, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA

Fast Mesoscopic Vascular Imaging Utilizing a High-Performance Gradient & A Segmented 3D EPI Readout

Saskia Bollmann, Ph.D.
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Beyond Traditional Methods: Automatically Segment Cortical Structures at Ultra-High Resolution with FLEXseg

Julius Steiglechner, M.Sc.
Univerity Hospital of Tübingen
Tuebingen, Germany

A Fully Synthetic Three-Dimensional Human Cerebrovascular Model Based on Histological Characteristics To Investigate the Hemodynamic Fingerprint of the Layer-Dependent BOLD fMRI Signal Formation

Mario Gilberto Báez-Yáñez, Ph.D.
University of Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Whole-Brain Human Cerebral Blood Flow at Sub-Millimetre Resolution Using ASL at 7T

Sriranga Kashyap, Ph.D.
Krembil Brain Institute
Toronto, ON, Canada

Sequential Brain Activity Unveiled by Temporal High-Resolution fMRI at 9.4 Tesla

Nikolas P. Klein, M.Sc.
Max Planck for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Cylarim: A New Tool for Laminar-Specific fMRI Analysis

Gabriele Lohmann, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Amygdala Subnuclei & Emotional Face Processing Using 7T fMRI.

Marieke Martens, D.Phil.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK

Enhanced Signal in High Resolution Rest & Task fMRI with SLIce Dithered Enhanced Resolution (SLIDER)

Salvatore Torrisi, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Using 7T MRI Within a Longitudinal Clinical Trial in Patients with Depression

Jen Evans, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Development of a 3D GRASE Pulse Sequence with Larger Field of View for Mesoscale Functional MRI on the Next Generation (NexGen) 7T Scanner

Alexander Beckett, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA

Functional Connectivity of the Lateral Thalamic Nuclei During Sensorimotor Task-Based fMRI at 9.4 Tesla

Edyta Charyasz, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Depth-Connectome: Exploring Depth-Specific Functional Connectivity Across the Cortex at Rest & Visual Task

Vinod Kumar Jangir, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Characterization of Metabolic Profiles of Low & High Grade Gliomas by 1H FID MRSI at 7T

Mahrshi Jani, M.Sc.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, USA

Precision Noise Modeling for Subject-Level Multi-Echo fMRI at 7 Tesla

Prantik Kundu, Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA

Real-Time Tracking of Cardiac Cycle-Locked Rigid Head Motion Using Single-Slice Sagittal EPI at 7T

Amelia Strom, B.Sc.
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA

Initial Results of Population Receptive Field Mapping with bSSFP at 9.4 T

Dana Ramadan, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Investigating Physiological Hemodynamic Variability Effect on the Estimation of the Effective Temporal Resolution in a Task-Based fMRI: A Phantom Study

Guy Baz, M.Sc.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel

Precision Functional Mapping of the Frontoparietal Network at the Level of Cortical Layers

Maria-Aradia Wilms, B.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

A Robust & Reproducible Awake Mouse ZTE fMRI Protocol Using Controlled Motion Demonstrates the Efficacy of Reinforcement Learning.

Lauren Daley, B.Sc.
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA

Localized B0 Shimming Enhances 1H MRSI Spectral Quality & Cerebellar Connectivity at 7T

Mahrshi Jani, M.Sc.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, USA

Group Cohesive Parcellation Generates Optimal Parcel Parsimony for UHF rsfMRI

Ajay Nemani, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA

Ultra-High Field Multimodal Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy

Jitong Xian, Undergraduate
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

Contribution of Putative Inhibitory & Excitatory Cortical Neurons to Functional Connectivity

Daniel Zaldivar, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Dynamic Contrast Imaging Using Golden Angle Dual-Echo FAST-Flexible Contrast PETALU Acquisition

Uzay Emir, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Withdrawn

In Vivo Assessment of the Human Brain’s Microvasculature

Jonas Bause, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Comparison of Multi-Echo fMRI Denoising Techniques for Resting-State Temporal Signal-to-Noise Ratio & Connectivity at 3T & 7T

Avijit Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA

Using High-Resolution Laminar fMRI to Investigate Layer-Specific Repetition Suppression in Face Processing

Dace Apsvalka, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK

Manipulating Affective Predictions: An Ongoing 7T fMRI Study

Alexane Leclerc, M.Sc.
National Institute of Health & Medical Research
Paris, France

Investigating Working Memory Updating Processes of the Human Subcortex Using 7T fMRI

Anne Trutti, Ph.D.
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Disruption of Brainstem Functional Connectivity in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Using 7 Tesla Resting-State fMRI

Lin Hua, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA

Measuring Apparent Cortical Thickness Changes with T1234: A Dynamic EPI-Based Structural Scan Technique

Chung Kan, Undergraduate
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

EPI Versus bSSFP in Visual Cortex Layer-fMRI at 9.4T

Julius Steiglechner, M.Sc.
Univerity Hospital of Tübingen
Tuebingen, Germany

Associations of Geometry & Hemodynamics of Lenticulostriate Arteries with Age, Vascular Risks & Cognitive Decline: A 7T MRI Study

Jianing Tang, B.Sc.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA

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Author

Spinal Cord Imaging with a 32-Channel pTx Body Array at 7T

Christoph Aigner, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Berlin, Germany

Quasi-Instantaneous, Subject-Specific, Slice-by-Slice pTx Pulse Design with Deep Learning

Joseph Bartlett, B.Sc.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Liberating pTx from Vendor Lock-in: Open-Source Cross-Vendor Parallel Transmit MRI Sequences by extending pTx-Pulseq to Siemens UHF Scanners

Dario Bosch, M.Sc.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tuebingen, Germany

Volumetric Navigators for Prospective Motion Correction of 0.16-mm Isotropic Time-of-Flight Angiography at 7T

Daniel Haenelt, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA

7T 3D T2* Mapping of the Medial Meniscus Before & After Repair of the Posterior Root Tear: A Pilot Study

Abdul Wahen Kajabi, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA

A Probabilistic Atlas of Brainstem Nuclei in Elderly Living Humans Using In Vivo 7 Tesla Multi-Contrast MRI

Subhranil Koley, Ph.D.
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA, USA

Assessment of Endolymphatic Hydrops for Diagnosis of Menière’s Disease with pTx Based 3D FLAIR Sequence at 7 T: Proof of Feasibility

Claudius Mathy, M.D.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Germany

High Resolution 7T Multi-Echo T2* Mapping Using a Probabilistic Bayesian Model for Motion Correction with Undersampled Data

Yuguang Meng, Ph.D.
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA

3D Dynamic pTx Pulse Design for the SPACE Sequence Using Deep Learning

Sophia Nagelstraber, M.Sc.
University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany

Linking the Cerebellar Morphology & Vascularization with Cytoarchitecture Using Motion-Corrected, RF-Shimmed, 7T MRI

Nikos Priovoulos, Ph.D.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
Oxford, England, UK

Parallel Transmit 7T MRI for Detection of Lesions in Patients with Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy

Christopher Rodgers, D.Phil.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK

High-Resolution 7T Imaging of the Cerebellum in Multiple Sclerosis

Myrte Strik, Ph.D.
Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Improved Flip-Angle Uniformity in 0.35-mm Slices Using Asymmetric pTx Spoke Pulses

Chia-Yin Wu, Ph.D.
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

High Resolution Imaging of Intravenous Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent (GBCA) Distribution in the Dura & Subarachnoid Space (SAS) on 7T

Yinghao Li, B.Sc.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

Evaluating for Endolymphatic Hydrops in Meniere’s Disease Using In Vivo 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Advanced Post-Processing Techniques

Syed Ahmad, B.Sc.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

Liver & Renal T1 Relaxometry at 7T

Petr Bulanov, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany

Echo Planar Imaging with Trailing Navigators at 7 Tesla

Yulin Chang, Ph.D.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Malvern, PA, USA

Spectrum of Findings in Children with Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy on Ultra-High Field MRI at a Tertiary Pediatric Center: A Case Series

Jon Cleary, Ph.D., MBBS, FRCR
King's College London
London, England, UK

A Comparison of Eight pTx RF Body Coils for 7T Body Imaging with Regard to Their Rx Performance

Johannes Grimm, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany

Predicting RF Shim from Quadrature B1+ Maps at Ultrahigh Fields Using Deep Neural Networks

Xiaoxuan He, Ph.D.
GE HealthCare
Waukesha, WI, USA

Initial Results of Accelerated 3D Neuroimaging at 7T with SONIC DL & Parallel Transmission

Xiaoxuan He, Ph.D.
GE HealthCare
Waukesha, WI, USA

Quantifying the Inversion Efficiency in the Body at 7T & 10.5T using Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting

Niklas Himburg, M.Sc.
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Berlin, Germany

High-Resolution 7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Post-Processing for 3-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Membranous Labyrinth in Healthy Adults

Joon Soo Kim, B.Sc.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

Withdrawn

Depiction of the Locus Coeruleus 3D-Structures Using a 3D-CUBE Sequence at 7T.

Kazuiki Kunieda, Ph.D.
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Wako, Japan

Performance Parameter Testing of Ultra-High Field MR Imaging Console

Kaisheng Lin, B.Sc.
Peking University
Beijing, China

7T Knee Quantitative MRI in Hypermobility Patients & Healthy Controls: A Pilot Study

Carly Lockard, M.Sc.
Carle Health
Urbana, IL, USA

A New Compact Hexagonally-Structured Artificial Dielectric for Enhancing B1+ at 7T Especially for TIAMO-Like Acquisition

Santosh K. Maurya, Ph.D.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel

A 16-Channel Transmit, 64-Channel Receive RF Coil With Integrated Field Probes for High Resolution Functional & Quantitative MRI

Kerrin Pine, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences
Leipzig, Germany

Interactive Bloch-McConnell Simulator with Applications in gluCEST at 7T

Mara Quach, B.Sc.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Acoustic Spectrum & Ghosting in EPI: Timing Is Everything (& It Is Not Just Echo Spacing)

Amir Seginer, Ph.D.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel

Withdrawn

Subpopulation Universal Pulses: Practical Online Implementation

Igor Tyshchenko, M.Sc.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Time of Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography at 7T: A Comparison with 3T

Sergio Valencia, M.D.
Masschusettes General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA

Achieving a Greater SNR Enhancement of 7T by Integrating High Permittivity Ceramic Helmet with RF Head Array Coil

Qing X. Yang, Ph.D.
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA, USA

Boosting SNR of Deuterium MRI Acquired Using CSI

Muhammad Anjum, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

High-Resolution Visualization of the Trigeminal Nerve Using 7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Xihang Wang, B.Sc.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

Poster
No.

Title

Author

Relationship Between Cerebral Blood Flow & Resting-State Functional Connectivity: Cross-Validation in Two Different Datasets

Catarina Domingos, M.Sc.
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon, Portugal

Within-Subject Dynamics of Temporal Correlations Between fMRI Resting-State Networks & Concurrent EEG Spectral Power

Aviya Blumenfeld, M.Sc.
Lisbon University
Lisbon, Portugal

Data-Driven Cerebrovascular Reactivity & Vascular Lag Mapping in Gliomas with Multi-Echo BOLD fMRI

Cristina Comella-Luengo, M.Sc.
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language
San Sebastian-Donostia, Spain

Hemodynamic Delays in Grey & White Matter Are Correlated: Measurements Using BOLD & CBF fMRI

Nayana Menon, B.Sc.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Cerebrovascular Reactivity Amplitude & Delay in Young & Older Adults: Measurement Without CO2 Recordings

Nuwan Nanyakkara, Ph.D.
Baycrest Academy for Research & Education
Toronto, ON, Canada

Investigating the Effects of Prospective Motion Correction on Resting-State fMRI

Beatriz Vale, M.Sc.
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon, Portugal

Bridging Neurovascular Coupling Models

Linqing Li, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Ethical & Societal Implications of Neurotechnology: Navigating the Future of Brain Research

Saman Sargolzaei, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN, USA

Accurate Assessment of 11.7 T Head Coil Energy Deposition Using Field-Drift Tolerant Proton Resonance Frequency-Based MR Thermometry

Jacco de Zwart, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Normalized Cerebrovascular Reactivity Mapping Using Hypercapnia & Hyperoxia Challenges

Peiying Liu, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

Susceptibility-Weighted MRI with Optimized Phase Mask for Central Vein Sign Detection in the Spinal Cord at 7T

Aurelien Destruel, Ph.D.
Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology & Medicine
Marseille, France

Mapping Downfield Resonances in the Human Brain at 3 & 7 Tesla

İpek Özdemir, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

Relaxation-Exchange MRI (REXI): A Non-Invasive Imaging Method for Evaluating Trans-Barrier Water Exchange in the Choroid Plexus

Xuetao Wu, B.Sc.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China

Dual-Tune 16-Channel 2H High Impedance Coil Array Integrated with 16-Channel 1H Dual-Row Transceiver Array for Deuterium Metabolic Imaging at 7 Tesla

Bei Zhang, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, USA

Whole-Brain CMRO2 Mapping with a Novel Dual Acquisition pCASL & Multiecho BOLD Calibrated Functional MRI Sequence

Inés Chavarría, M.Sc.
The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language
Donostia, Spain