Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-02-008 ISMRM Abstract

FLAIR-less white-matter hyperintensity segmentation using YODA

Primary: Analysis Methods - Image Synthesis and Translation
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Segmentation and Detection
566-02-008 · MRI Markers of Dementia · Wednesday, 13 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Neurodegeneration White Matter Hyperintensities Image translation Automated segmentation Generative AI
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Sebastian Rassmann 1, David Kügler1, Christian Ewert1, Martin Reuter1,2,3
1German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
2Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
3Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
Presenting Author: Sebastian Rassmann

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