Advanced Imaging Techniques for Nephrology and Urology

Dear Colleagues,

In the era of precision medicine, technological advancement plays a major role in diagnosis and patient care. New advanced imaging techniques, which have been developed in the last years, have allowed for the acquisition of a multitude of data, thus contributing to more targeted treatments for patients. These new imaging techniques, widely applied in the field of nephrology and urology, include artificial intelligence, radiomics, radiogenomics and body composition imaging. From this perspective, it has become possible to acquire data not visible to the naked eye (such as gene expression and mutation) on the entire tumor volume by capturing the whole heterogeneity of the lesion via a noninvasive approach. Moreover, it has also become possible to quantify the composition of individual tissues and predict responses to therapy, thus obtaining patient-specific prognostic data. Artificial intelligence, radiomics, radiogenomics and body composition can be applied with both diagnostic and interventional purposes to imaging techniques such as ultrasound imaging, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Aim and the Scope of the Special Issue:

This Special Issue aims to provide new information on advanced imaging techniques and applications for nephrology and urology, focusing on the use of artificial intelligence, radiomics, radiogenomics and body composition.

Dr. Federico Greco
Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Scardapane
Guest Editors

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• artificial intelligence
• radiomics
• radiogenomics
• body composition
• computed tomography
• magnetic resonance imaging
• nephrologic disease
• urologic disease