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Editorial
. 2021 Jan;31(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07108-w. Epub 2020 Aug 7.

A decade of radiomics research: are images really data or just patterns in the noise?

Daniel Pinto Dos Santos  1 , Matthias Dietzel  2 , Bettina Baessler  3
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Editorial

A decade of radiomics research: are images really data or just patterns in the noise?

Daniel Pinto Dos Santos et al. Eur Radiol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

• Although radiomics is potentially a promising approach to analyze medical image data, many pitfalls need to be considered to avoid a reproducibility crisis.• There is a translation gap in radiomics research, with many studies being published but so far little to no translation into clinical practice.• Going forward, more studies with higher levels of evidence are needed, ideally also focusing on prospective studies with relevant clinical impact.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

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Number of articles published (until 2019–2020 was excluded at the time of writing due to incomplete data) matching the search term “radiomics” on PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=radiomics)
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