Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
364-05-001 ISMRM Abstract

White Matter Microstructure and Visual Function in NF1 and Non-NF1 Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Longitudinal Study

Primary: Pediatrics - Neuro
Secondary: Neuro - Tumors
364-05-001 · Classification in Diffusion MRI I · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Pediatric Brain Imaging Brain tumor Clinical outcome Neuroimaging Biomarkers Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
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Emily R Drabek-Maunder 1,2,3,4, Darren R Hargrave1,5, Kshitij Mankad6, Andrew Nisbet7, Jonathan D Clayden1, Dorothy Thompson1,5, Kristian Aquilina8, Jamie A Dean9, Chris A Clark1
1UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
2Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
4Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
5Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
6Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
7Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
8Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
9Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Emily R Drabek-Maunder

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