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Abstract #0965

Iron Quantification in the Putamen Using Susceptibility Maps

M. Ayaz Khan1, 2, Naveed Bawany3, Rosemary Parker2, Cynthia Tinajero2, Jaladhar Neelavalli4, E. Mark Haacke4, 5, Rong Zhang1, 2

1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States; 2Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States; 3Biomedical Engineering Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 4Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 5Biomedical Engineering Department , Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States


Iron accumulation is basal ganglia is associated with aging. In this study susceptibility maps were generated to quantify iron in brain structure in wide range (21-69) of subjects.