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Deep Neural Patchworks Predict Renal Imaging Biomarkers from Non-Contrast MRI via Knowledge Transfer from Arterial-Phase Contrast-Enhanced MRI

2026-02-26 radiology and imaging Title + abstract only
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Rationale and ObjectivesContrast-enhanced (CE) MRI provides clear corticomedullary contrast for renal compartment delineation but may be contraindicated or undesirable in routine practice. We aimed to enable automated extraction of renal imaging biomarkers from routine non-contrast-enhanced (NCE) T1-weighted MRI by transferring CE-derived compartment labels. Materials and MethodsThis retrospective single-center study (January 2017 to December 2021) included 200 participants with paired arterial...

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