Valentina Pedoia, PhD
Associate Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

415-514-9242

Valentina Pedoia, PhD, holds a double appointment as Associate Professor in the Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Department at UCSF and Leader of Image Analysis at the Altos Labs. She is a Computer Scientists by training with more than 15 years of experience in Biomedical Imaging. Her primary interest is in developing Computer Vision and Machine Learning algorithms to transform biomedical imaging into knowledge.

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Her research spans imaging scale and modalities: from understanding fundamental mechanistic phenomena with microscopy to in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging, with the common aim of exploring imaging biomarkers of aging. She has great interest in the clinical translation of novel technology, as such she is invested in making all imaging modalities more efficient and effective by boosting speed in acquisition and processing.

Awards

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  • Magna Cum Lode Abstract; ISMRM 23th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, International Society of Magn. Reson. in Medicine, 2015
  • Best Poster at the Musculoskeletal MR study group, ISMRM 23th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, International Society of Magn. Reson. in Medicine, 2015
  • Highly ranked abstract at the ISMRM 8th International Workshop on imaging based measures of OA, International Society of Magn. Reson. in Medicine, 2015
  • Travel Stipend Award at the ISMRM 8th International Workshop on imaging based measures of OA, International Society of Magn. Reson. in Medicine, 2015
  • 9th Annual Surbeck Young Investigator's Award, Margaret Hart Surbeck Laboratory of Advanced Imaging, 2015
  • Bruce Hasegawa Award, UCSF, 2015
  • Research Grants in Women’s Health, SCOR (Principal Investigator), UCSF and UC Davis, 2015

Education & Training

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  • Ph.D Medical Computer Science Insubria University, Italy 2013
  • M.Sc Telecommunication Engineering, Signal Processing Division Politecnico of Milano, Italy 2008
  • B.S Telecommunication Engineering, Signal Processing Division Politecnico of Milano, Italy 2005

Interests

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  • big data analysis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • computer vision
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning
  • cartilage degeneration
  • Medical imaging
  • MRI
  • big data
  • data science
  • acute injury
  • clinically-oriented quantitative imaging
  • osteoarthritis
  • clinical decision support
  • imaging informatics

Grants and Projects

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Publications (130)

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesMeniscusPattern Recognition, AutomatedKnee InjuriesAnterior Cruciate LigamentFemurPatellofemoral JointOsteoarthritis, HipKnee JointCartilage, ArticularOsteoarthritis, KneeImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionCartilage

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