Role of Imaging in the Era of Precision Medicine.

Publication Type	Review
Authors	Giardino A, Gupta S, Olson E, Sepulveda K, Lenchik L, Ivanidze J, Rakow-Penner R, Patel M, Subramaniam R, Ganeshan D
Journal	Acad Radiol
Volume	24
Issue	5
Pagination	639-649
Date Published	01/25/2017
ISSN	1878-4046
Keywords	Medical Oncology, Precision Medicine, Radiology
Abstract	Precision medicine is an emerging approach for treating medical disorders, which takes into account individual variability in genetic and environmental factors. Preventive or therapeutic interventions can then be directed to those who will benefit most from targeted interventions, thereby maximizing benefits and minimizing costs and complications. Precision medicine is gaining increasing recognition by clinicians, healthcare systems, pharmaceutical companies, patients, and the government. Imaging plays a critical role in precision medicine including screening, early diagnosis, guiding treatment, evaluating response to therapy, and assessing likelihood of disease recurrence. The Association of University Radiologists Radiology Research Alliance Precision Imaging Task Force convened to explore the current and future role of imaging in the era of precision medicine and summarized its finding in this article. We review the increasingly important role of imaging in various oncological and non-oncological disorders. We also highlight the challenges for radiology in the era of precision medicine.
DOI	10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.021
PubMed ID	28131497