Original Research Papers
Submissions presenting novel methodological innovations and rigorous quantitative evaluations in computational neuroimaging for abnormal brains.
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BrainWorks 2026
The Brain Abnormality Workshop at MICCAI 2026
BrainWorks 2026 is a workshop affiliated with MICCAI 2026 that focuses on advancing computational neuroimaging and neuropathology methods robust to brain abnormalities such as tumors, traumatic brain injury, infection, diffuse pathology, and imaging artifacts. It promotes methodological innovation, reproducibility, and clinical integration while explicitly welcoming studies on failure modes, negative results, and cross-pathology generalization.
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Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Dataset and Benchmark Submissions
Contributions introducing publicly available datasets, benchmarks, or robustness studies.
Failure Mode and Negative Result Studies
Work highlighting limitations, bias, failure cases, and gaps between benchmarks and real-world deployment.
Research areas in scope
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Methodological Focus Areas
Computational neuroimagingComputational neuropathologyLesion segmentationRegistrationClassificationHarmonizationMultimodal fusionRobustness analysisExplainable AIUncertainty-aware approachesBiomarker development
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Clinical and Pathological Contexts
TumorsTraumatic brain injuryInfectionDiffuse pathologyImaging artifactsEnlarged perivascular spaces
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Evaluation and Infrastructure
Publicly available datasetsBenchmarksRobustness studiesChallenge-based comparisonsReproducibilityEvaluation protocols
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Application Goals
DiagnosisPrognosisTreatment planningDecision-making support
Policies worth checking twice
- All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.
- Papers must be fully anonymized; non-compliant submissions will be desk rejected.
- Dual submission to other venues is not permitted, except for MICCAI 2026 Challenges without proceedings (e.g., SELMA3D, TopBrain, DoseRAD2026, FOMO26).
- Authors must declare if their work is also submitted to a MICCAI 2026 Challenge.
- Accepted papers will be made openly accessible on the MICCAI Society website one week before the conference.
- Authors intending to file patents must complete filings before the open-access release.
- Camera-ready versions may update challenge leaderboard results if no other substantive changes are made.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026