Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
464-04-001 Registered Abstract

Clinical translation of the ROMER-EPTI technique for diffusion-MRI based detection of epileptogenic lesions: A pilot study

Primary: Neuro - Epilepsy
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
464-04-001 · Diffusion MRI: Registered and Clinical Abstracts · Tuesday, 12 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Epilepsy SANDI model EPTI Diffusion Microstructure ROMER EPTI
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Felix Zahnert 1, Peter Hadar2, Mingxiao Zhang1, Lawrence L Wald3,4,5, Susie Huang3,5, Zijing Dong6, Fuyixue Wang1
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
3Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
4Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
5Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
6Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Felix Zahnert

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