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The results revealed contrasting quality of masks obtained for control (mean DSC \u00b1 SEM = 0.75 \u00b1 0.03) and PWA data (0.43 \u00b1 0.8, few-corrected <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04). The fact that the CNN recognition of the optic chiasm fails for chiasm abnormalities in PWA underlines the fundamental differences in their spatial features. 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