Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
651-02-003 / 651-02-003 ISMRM Abstract

SANDI diffusion imaging for brain tumor microstructure: clinical feasibility and initial histopathological validation

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Giovanni Savini 1,2, Luca A Cappellini1,2, Nadia Milanesi1,3, Francesca Geroli2, Luca Raspagliesi1,2, gaia ressa1,2, Riccardo Levi1,2, Alessia Lindemann1, Thorsten Feiweier4, DOMENICO ZACA'5, Matteo Battocchio6,7, Clorindo Notte6, Pietro Bontempi6,7, Marco Riva1,2, Federico Pessina1,2, Letterio S Politi1,2
1Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
2IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
3Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy
4MR Research and Clinical Translation, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
5Scientific Collaborations and Strategic Partnerships, Siemens Healthcare srl, Milano, Italy
6DICEtech Srl, Verona, Italy
7University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Presenting Author: Giovanni Savini

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