Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
465-05-008 ISMRM Abstract

A Novel Deep Learning Approach for Mapping White Matter Fiber Pathways in Stroke Patients from Routine Clinical CT

Primary: Diffusion - Tractography
Secondary: Neuro - White Matter
465-05-008 · Tractography Applications · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Tractography Diffusion MRI Generative adversarial network White matter tracts
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Guanlin Huang 1, Guoqiang Xie2, Yijie Li1, Dian Sheng1, Lauren J O’Donnell3, Alexandra J Golby3, Fan Zhang1
1University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
2Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xianyang, China
3Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Guanlin Huang

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