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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Editorial

The long and winding road to translation for imaging biomarker development: the case for arterial spin labelling (ASL)

Author: Xavier Golay

Published in: European Radiology Experimental | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Radiology is facing many challenges nowadays, and certainly needs to keep up with the fast pace of developments taking place in this field. This editorial aims at drawing the attention of the reader to the current establishment of quantitative imaging biomarkers, in particular through the efforts of the Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA) from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), as well as the European Imaging Biomarker Alliance (EIBALL) from the European Society of Radiology (ESR). The case of arterial spin labelling (ASL) is used as an example of the long and winding road to translate a good imaging technique into a clinically relevant imaging biomarker.

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Title: The long and winding road to translation for imaging biomarker development: the case for arterial spin labelling (ASL)
Author: Xavier Golay
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: European Radiology Experimental / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2509-9280
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-017-0004-7

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