Progress and Challenges in Biomedical Image Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

We are currently seeing a growing interest in the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of biomedical image analysis, which plays a vital role in a wide range of healthcare applications, ranging from diagnostics to identifying individualized health trends or treatment. With the development and progress that have been made in biomedical imaging technology, biomedical imaging has become an essential tool in daily medical diagnostics. In addition, transformational analytics tools, especially artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and capabilities, are being made more accessible to researchers and healthcare. This has led to medical image analysis becoming more and more important for both research and clinical medicine/healthcare communities. From traditional radiological imaging to cutting-edge techniques, this Special Issue seeks to create a platform for researchers to not only showcase their latest advancements but also share invaluable insights and collectively address challenges in biomedical image analysis through review papers. Beyond individual contributions, this Special Issue aspires to catalyze a transformative impact on digitization (including AI) in healthcare, with a particular focus on personalized medicine. 

By inviting authors to share their expertise and research findings, the initiative aims to shape the future landscape of biomedical image applications. The overarching goal is to create a knowledge-sharing hub that accelerates progress, fostering innovation in biomedical image analysis and ensuring its continued relevance in the broader context of the evolution of healthcare.

Dr. Lei Li
Dr. Zehor Belkhatir
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Imaging is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• foundation models in medical imaging
• digital twins
• image-based personalized medicine
• integration of imaging and non-imaging data (multi-modal analysis)
• explainable and interpretable AI
• radiomics analysis
• image segmentation
• image registration
• image classification
• advances in machine/deep learning (e.g., federated learning)
• computer-aided diagnosis and surgery