Department of Radiology

slide — Brain oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) map (A) and quantitative susceptibility mapping (B).

Quantitative susceptibility mapping as a non-invasive imaging biomarker for predicting neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

Active Research Project

Investigator(s):

Gloria Chiang, M.D.

Related Institute:

Brain Health Imaging Institute (BHII)

Last Updated:

April 21, 2022

This study will establish cellular sources of quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) signal in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain tissue, and establish QSM as a predictor of neurodegeneration, using structural and metabolic magnetic resonance (MR) metrics.