Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
564-06-004 ISMRM Abstract

nnU-Net for automatic segmentation of the parasagittal dura in autistic children using 3D T2-FLAIR

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Francesca Castellotti 1, Nivedita Agarwal1, Ruth O'Gorman Tuura2,3, Raimund Kottke4, Chiara Girardi1, Tommaso Ciceri5
1Neuroradiology Unit, Scientific Insitute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
2Center for MR Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
3Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
4Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
5Neuroimaging Unit, Scientific Insitute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
Presenting Author: Francesca Castellotti

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