Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
561-05-007 ISMRM Abstract

Impact of tract-specific and gestational age-dependent fiber modelling on spherical deconvolution in fetal diffusion MRI

Primary: Diffusion - Diffusion Modeling
Secondary: Pediatrics - Fetal
561-05-007 · Advanced MR Techniques in Cervical, Genital, Placental, and Fetal Disorders · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Brain Development Diffusion MRI modelling Fetal dMRI
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Marina Di Stefano 1,2, Denis Peruzzo1, Alexander Leemans3, Sonja M de Zwarte4, Alberto De Luca2,3
1Neuroimaging Unit, Scientific Insitute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
2Image Sciences Institute, Division Imaging and Oncology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
3Brain Center, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
4Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Marina Di Stefano

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