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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2014; 6(8): 519-522
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.519
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.519
Radiogenomic imaging-linking diagnostic imaging and molecular diagnostics
Mathias Goyen, UKE Consult und Management GmbH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
Author contributions: Goyen M wrote and edited the entire manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mathias Goyen, MD, UKE Consult und Management GmbH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany. mathias@goyen.de
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Received: December 30, 2013
Revised: June 5, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Revised: June 5, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Radiogenomic imaging has the potential to catalyze the health system by creating imaging biomarkers that identify the genomics of a disease. The use of noninvasive imaging for gene expression profiling is a fast and reliable technique which has the potential to replace high-risk invasive biopsy procedures.