Quantitative Imaging: A Revolution in Evolution

Thursday, Nov. 29, 8:30-10:00 a.m.| N229

This session explores quantitative imaging and how it might revolutionize the practice of radiology. Speakers review research advances and current clinical applications and discuss challenges of quantitative imaging.

Speaker Information:

  • Luciano Monte Serrat Prevedello, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston  
  • Adam E. Flanders, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
  • Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
  • Daniel L. Rubin, MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
  • Eliot L. Siegel, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore

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