Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
662-01-014 ISMRM Abstract

Microstructural Imaging for Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Epilepsy – an Ultra-High Gradient Diffusion MRI Study

Primary: Neuro - Epilepsy
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
662-01-014 · Advanced Quantitative and Diffusion MRI for Epilepsy: From Lesion Detection to Clinical Translation · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–9:25 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Epilepsy Microstructure Diffusion MRI Epilepsy Surgery SANDI model
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Felix Zahnert 1,2, Peter Hadar3, Kwok-Shing Chan4, Hansol Lee4,5,6,7,8,9, Aneri Bhatt4, Yixin Ma4, Susanne Knake2, Elizabeth A Thiele10, Sydney Cash3, Steven Stufflebeam11, Lawrence L Wald1,4,6,12, Susie Huang4
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Epilepsy Center Hesse, Department of Neurology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
3Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
4Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
5Deaprtment of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
6Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
7Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
8Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
9Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
10Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
11Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
12Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Presenting Author: Felix Zahnert

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