Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
668-03-012 ISMRM Abstract

An automated pipeline to verify electrode positions in concurrent tDCS-MRI studies

Primary: Neuro - Neuromodulation
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Software Tools
668-03-012 · Quantitative MRI Software: Tools and Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Transcranial direct current stimulation Electrode positions Auomated electrode position identification Concurrent tDCS-MRI
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Sina Straub 1,2, Raphaela Schöpfer1,2,3, Sarah Godehardt1,2,3, Florian Wüthrich1, Jessica Peter1,2
1Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
2Translational Imaging Center, Bern, Switzerland
3Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Sina Straub

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