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However, clinical translation is hindered by methodological heterogeneity and inconsistent anatomical coverage. Double inversion recovery (DIR) \u2013 a sequence providing dual-tissue suppression \u2013 is a promising candidate to improve CP segmentation.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    The dataset included 93 scans across healthy subjects and individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), divided into a training set (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 63), an internal test set (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 20), and an external test set (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 10). First, relative CP signal intensity and tissue contrast ratios on DIR were compared against fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T1-weighted (T1w) sequences (pre- and post-contrast). Reproducibility of manual CP segmentations was assessed via intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Subsequently, we developed a 3D nnU-Net model for CP segmentation based on manually labeled DIR masks. Model performance was evaluated against manual segmentation using spatial overlap and volumetric error metrics. Finally, we compared our DIR-based model against three publicly available T1w- or FLAIR-based tools by assessing slice-wise volume distributions and voxel-wise density maps.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    DIR demonstrated the highest CP signal intensity and most consistent tissue contrast among evaluated MRI sequences (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001). Intra- and inter-rater agreement for manual CP segmentations was robust (ICC = 0.92 and 0.83, respectively). The trained nnU-Net achieved high internal accuracy (Dice = 0.82) independent of scanner, diagnosis, or absolute CP volume, and generalized well to the external test set (Dice = 0.75). Compared to public T1w- and FLAIR-based models, DIR-based approaches (nnU-Net and manual) yielded significantly larger CP volumes (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.01). Axial volume distribution analysis attributed this difference to a distinct bimodal profile in DIR segmentations, more fully capturing the CP inside the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001 against T1w- and FLAIR-based models).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>By leveraging the superior tissue contrast of DIR, our nnU-Net model achieves highly accurate CP segmentation that generalizes across scanners and captures the inferior extent of the C-shaped structure often missed by conventional models. This may improve standardization of CP volumetry and allow for more reliable studies in CNS disorders.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.08.13.26360360","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]],"date-time":"2026-08-14T20:35:18Z","timestamp":1786739718000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Improved visualization and segmentation of the choroid plexus using double inversion recovery MRI"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5711-0054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Markus","family":"Lauerer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany"},{"name":"TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, 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