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Aims and scope

Aims and scope

BMC Medical Imaging is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the development, evaluation, and use of imaging techniques and image processing tools to diagnose and manage disease.

Our journal considers submissions that describe the use of imaging techniques or processing tools in the diagnosis and management of diseases, covering the imaging of organs, tissues, and the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. We also consider manuscripts on the development and evaluation of new techniques and processing tools, including advances in molecular imaging. 

BMC Medical Imaging does not make editorial decisions on the basis of the interest of a study or its likely impact. Studies must be scientifically valid; for research articles this includes a scientifically sound research question, the use of suitable methods and analysis, and following community-agreed standards relevant to the research field. Specific criteria for other article types can be found in the submission guidelines.