Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
402-02-009 ISMRM Abstract

Cross-validation of intravoxel incoherent motion metrics with quantitative and qualitative histology in excised kidney tumors

Primary: Analysis Methods - Radiomics
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
402-02-009 · Inside the Bean: Advances in Renal MRI · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Hall 1B
Keywords: Histology IVIM-DWI Kidney cancer Partial nephrectomy Kidney microstructure
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Nima Gilani1,2, Deepesh Goel1,2, Valeria Mezzano3, Gyles Ward3, Fang-Ming Deng4, Dibash Basukala1,2, Nalini Jeet1,2, Artem Mikheev1,2, Mary T Bruno1,2, William C Huang5, Vasishta S Tatapudi6, Seon-Hi Shin1,2, Hersh Chandarana1,2, Eric Sigmund 1,2
1Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI²R), New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
2Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
3Experimental Pathology Research Laboratory, Division of Advanced Research Technologies, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
4Department of Urology, New York University Langone Health, New York, United States of America
5Department of Urology and Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
6NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, United States of America
Presenting Author: Eric Sigmund

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