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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for the upcoming Special Section in JMI on Radiomics and Deep Learning<span style="color:#1F497D">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://spie.org/publications/journals/journal-of-medical-imaging/jmi-editorial-schedule#Radiomics">http://spie.org/publications/journals/journal-of-medical-imaging/jmi-editorial-schedule#Radiomics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The fields of Radiomics and Deep Learning are rapidly evolving, often synergistically, with the potential to revolutionize medical imaging applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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We are planning to publish articles that will represent the latest developments in the field, in what promises to be a high-impact Special Session.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>The deadline for submissions is May 1<sup>st</sup>, 2017</u>. For details on the submission process, please also visit the journal website at
<a href="http://spie.org/JMIauthorinfo">http://spie.org/JMIauthorinfo</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Despina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><img border="0" width="89" height="31" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D277F0.B3AD2150" alt="Description: Description: cid:image003.png@01CC8E55.98997560"><span style="color:#215868"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Despina Kontos, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Assistant Professor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Computational Breast Imaging Group (CBIG)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Center for Biomedical Image Computing and Analytics (CBICA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Fellow, Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Bioengineering, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Graduate Groups<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rm D702 Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia PA 19104<br>
ph: 215-746-4064 // fx: <span style="color:black">215-573-1811 // </span>em: <a href="blocked::mailto:Despina.Kontos@uphs.upenn.edu">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Despina.Kontos@uphs.upenn.edu</span></a><span style="color:#17365D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/radiology/research/labs/cbig/">http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/radiology/research/labs/cbig/</a><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cbica.upenn.edu/">http://www.cbica.upenn.edu/</a>
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