Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-02-012 ISMRM Abstract

Individualized white matter mapping in pediatric drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy using one-vs-many diffusion MRI

Primary: Neuro - Epilepsy
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
362-02-012 · Clinical Diffusion Neuro · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Tract-based spatial statistics Pediatric brain MRI One-versus-many analysis Drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy
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Mary Aiesi 1, Kiran K Seunarine2,3,4,5, Yi Jie Li4, Emily R Drabek-Maunder4, Chris Clark2,4
1University College London, London, United Kingdom
2Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
4UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
5Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Mary Aiesi

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