Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
651-02-002 / 651-02-002 ISMRM Abstract

Harmonization of NODDI parameters improves brain tumor characterization across scanners at a single site

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Neuro - Tumors
651-02-002 · Diffusion Modeling To Map Tissue Microstructure · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
651-02-002 · Diffusion Modeling To Map Tissue Microstructure · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Tissue Characterization Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging Brain Tumor classification Cross-scanner generalizability MRI harmonization
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Melanie Bauer1, Stephanie Mangesius1, Michaela Wagner1, Johannes Kerschbaumer2, Daniel Pinggera2, Julian Mangesius3, Astrid Grams1, Elke Gizewski1, Christoph Birkl1
1Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
2Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
3Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Presenting Author: Alexander Stürz

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