Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
469-01-002 ISMRM Abstract

Practice Variability and Emerging Consensus in Glioma MRI Protocols In Africa: A Supplementary Report from the ABTIP Project

Primary: Neuro - Tumors
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms
469-01-002 · MRI in Africa: Advancing Neuroimaging Research, Capacity, and Equity in African Populations · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Harmonisation Adult Diffuse Gliomas Low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) Protocol Standardization Consensus in glioma study
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Ugumba M Kwikima 1, Sekinat M Zurakat-Aderibigbe 2,3,4, Juhi Tulsi5, Adaobi Emegoakor6,7, Nourou Dine A Bankole8, Marion Smits9,10,11,12, Jeannette Parkes13, Mariam Aboian14, Jeff Rudie15, Vera Keil16,17,18,19,20,21,22, Gabriel Babatunde23, Nancy Ojo24,25, Omolola M Atalabi26, Olubukola A Omidiji27, Fatade Abiodun28, Marina Fernández-García29,30,31,32,33,34,35, Udunna Anazodo4,32,36,37
1Radiology & Imaging, Muhimbili Orthopedic & Neursurgery Institute, Dar es salaam, Tanzania
2Department of Radiography, College Of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria
3Department of Radiography, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
4Medical Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MAI Lab), Lagos, Nigeria
5Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
6Radiology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
7Radiology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
8Université de Tours, INSERM, Imaging Brain & Neuropsychiatry iBraiN U1253, Tours, France
9Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
10Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands
11Medical Delta, Delft, Netherlands
12Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
13University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
14Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America
15Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
16MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17Amsterdam Neuroscience, Brain Imaging, MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18Cancer Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
19Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20Imaging and Biomarkers, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
21Brain Imaging, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
22Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
23University of Lagos, Idi-araba, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
24Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria
25Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
26Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
27University Hospitals, Plymouth, United Kingdom
28Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Crestview Radiology Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria
29MRILab, Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging (i3M) CSIC-UPV, Valencia, Spain
30Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging (i3M) CSIC-UPV, Valencia, Spain
31Institute for Molecular Imaging and Instrumentation (i3M), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
32Consortium for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa, Canada
33MRILab, Institute for Molecular Imaging and Instrumentation (i3M), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
34Institute for Molecular Imaging and Instrumentation (i3M), Valencia, Spain
35CAMERA, Canada
36McGill University, Montreal, Canada
37Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada
Presenting Author: Ugumba M Kwikima

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