Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
303-01-004 ISMRM Abstract

Enhancement Margin Detection in Glioma Patients using Non-Contrast MRI. Human versus artificial intelligence

Primary: Neuro - Tumors
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Segmentation and Detection
303-01-004 · AI Methods Beyond Reconstruction · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Auditorium 1
Keywords: Brain Tumor Segmentation Artificial Intelligence Contrast enhanced MRI Glioblastoma Multiforme Contrast Enhancement Detection
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Ivar Wamelink 1,2,3, Aynur Azizova1,2, Elif Kaya4, João N Ramos1,2,5, Aziz A Tan6, Norman Kornemann1,7, Frederik Barkhof1,2,8, Alle Meije Wink1,3, Vera C Keil1,2,3
1Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2Imaging and Biomarkers, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3Brain Imaging, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
5Imaging, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia Espinho, Portugal
6Radiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
7Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
8Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Ivar Wamelink

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