Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Pediatric MR Imaging in Practice

Traditional Poster

Pediatrics

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Traditional Posters | Exhibition Hall

16:55 - 17:50

Session Number: 570-11

No CME/CE Credit

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This poster session provides an opportunity to discuss MRI in pediatrics from clinical use to research applications.

		570-11-244. Feasibility and Acceptability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for child neurodevelopmental research in rural Ethiopia Firehiwot Abate Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Impact: This study provides the first evidence on the feasibility and acceptability of MRI-based child development research in rural Ethiopia, highlighting community enthusiasm and key sociocultural and logistical considerations to guide ethical and sustainable expansion of MRI studies in low-resource settings.
		570-11-245. Characterizing Microstructural Heterogeneity in Pediatric Leukodystrophies Using Multi-Compartment Diffusion MRI Valentina Bordin, Francesco Pacchiano, Cecilia Parazzini, Chiara Doneda, Giana Izzo, Denis Peruzzo, Ylenia Vaia, Fabio Bruschi, Davide Tonduti, Andrea Righini, Giuseppe Baselli, FIlippo Arrigoni Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Impact: This study demonstrates distinct white matter damage patterns in pediatric leukodystrophies using advanced diffusion MRI. Expanding and translating these findings into clinical practice could enable earlier diagnoses, improve disease monitoring, and clarify the underlying pathological mechanisms of these devastating diseases.
		570-11-246. Exploring sources of variability in 1.5T and 3T T2-weighted 3D fetal brain MRI reconstructions Daniel Cromb, Alena Uus, Irina Grigorescu, David Lloyd, Kuberan Pushparajah, Jo Hajnal, MARY RUTHERFORD, Serena Counsell King's College London, London, United Kingdom Impact: Differences in MRI scanner field strength, acquisition protocols and design, and post-processing reconstruction and analysis techniques contribute to subtle variations in image quality, contrast and morphology that can be difficult to account for, but which warrant further investigation.
		570-11-247. DTI-ALPS Reveals Growth Hormone Therapy Modulates Glymphatic System Function in Short Stature Children: A Longitudinal Study Yi Lu, Lu Han, Zhihan Yan Impact: This study suggests a novel role for growth hormone in neurodevelopmental pathways with potential implications for neuroprotective strategies, particularly in those with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders.
		570-11-248. DTI tractography reveals HIV exposure-related changes in microstructural integrity detectable at birth Praise Matsekete, Ndivhuwo Magondo, Barbara Laughton, Andre van der Kouwe, Ernesta Meintjes, Fleur Warton University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Impact: Prenatal exposure to HIV/ART appears to affect white matter microstructure in neonates without HIV infection. Differences in microstructure observed in projection fibres to the motor cortex improve our understanding of how in-utero exposure to HIV/ART may affect visual motor integration.
		570-11-249. Utilization of Data-Driven Multivariate Decision Tree Age-Sex Stratification of Pediatric Spinal Cord MR Images Zahra Sadeghi Adl, Devon Middleton, Laura Krisa, Sara Naghizadehkashani, Mary Jane Mulcahey, Feroze Mohamed Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Impact: This work offers ready-to-adopt grouping rules for pediatric spinal cord MRI in ages 6-17, improving statistical power, fairness of case-control comparisons, and reproducibility in normative and disease studies.
		570-11-250. TWIST Quantitative Analysis for Differentiating Pediatric Neuroblastoma from Nephroblastoma Federico Mollica, Matthias Anders, Hendrik Laue, Corona Metz, Simon Veldhoen Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany Impact: This TWIST MRI-based analysis may help differentiate neuroblastoma from nephroblastoma, enhancing diagnostic accuracy in pediatric oncology, enabling earlier targeted interventions, optimizing treatment planning, and reducing the need for invasive biopsies and associated risks in young patients.
		570-11-251. Cerebrospinal fluid stroke volume is decreased in pediatric Chiari 1 subjects Brice Williams, Bliss Uribe, Joshua Chern, John Oshinski Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America Impact: This study investigates a large pediatric cohort and establishes stroke volume as an important metric in this disease group. Further research using this metric may allow clinicians to better differentiate who will benefit from corrective surgery.
		570-11-252. Evaluating Demographic Bias and Data Reliability Across Multi-Site Pediatric MRI Cohorts Arshin Soltan Bayazidi, Mariana Bento University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Impact: This study demonstrates how demographic disparities and site-level imbalances in pediatric MRI influence data quality and reliability by identifying biases that must be addressed to achieve fair, reproducible, and generalizable pipelines in neuroimaging research with AI and statistical modelling.