Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
131-01-025 ISMRT Abstract

Promoting MRI Education in Nepal

131-01-025 · Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Tour · Saturday, 9 May, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: Education Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Nepal Radiography Webinars
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Usha Poudel Lamgade 1,2, Yashawant K YADAV2,3, Renuka Gurung2,4, Shristi Subedi2,5, Utsav Shrestha6, Pradeepa Ruwan Wanni Arachchige2,7, Surendra Maharjan8
1Digital Technology, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology, Makwanpur, Nepal
2Center for Medical Imaging Research (CMIR), Kathmandu, Nepal
3Department of Radiology, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
4Department of Radiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
5Department of Radiology and Imaging, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Pokhara, Nepal
6Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
7Medical Imaging, Department of Health and Care Professions, The University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
8Brain Health Imaging Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Usha Poudel Lamgade

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