Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
660-01-006 ISMRM Abstract

Diffusion MRI Preprocessing Enhances quantitative features related to Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL v2)

Primary: Diffusion - DWI/DTI/DKI
Secondary: Body - Prostate
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Keywords: Prostate PI-QUAL V2 Image Quality Assessment Diffusion MRI Preprocessing
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Christos Kanakis 1,2, Mathias Perslev2, Silvia Ingala2,3,4, Dennis Klomp5, Akshay Pai2, Chantal Tax6,7
1Image Sciences Insitute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2Cerebriu A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
3department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
5Precision Imaging Group, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
6Center for Image Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
7Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Christos Kanakis

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