Whitney Palmer

Radiology and Pathology: Time to Integrate

Published on the Jan. 12, 2015 DiagnosticImaging.com website

By Whitney L.J. Howell

CHICAGO — For several years, there’s been a push in health care – particularly in pharmaceuticals – toward personalized medicine. By using a patient’s genetics to better target their medications and therapies, the medical industry has achieved improved patient outcomes.

But, what if you could launch individualized care at an earlier stage – at the point of pathological diagnosis? According to radiology and pathology experts at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, this could be the next wave that takes personalized medicine to the next level.

“The idea is to personalize how we treat patients based on their unique characteristics,” said Mitch Schnall, MD, PhD, radiology department chair, University of Pennsylvania. “The idea of developing data that characterizes someone really gets to the heart of what diagnosis is about. It’s crucial to realizing any benefit.”

To read the article in its entirety at its original location: http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/rsna-2014/radiology-and-pathology-time-integrate

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