Back in 2013, as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI), I penned my first JMI editorial, “Welcome to the Journal of Medical Imaging,” which was published in Volume 1, Issue 1, in 2014. Due to the great vision and effort of the medical imaging community, JMI was successfully launched.

JMI flourished over the next ten years, with its scope including the fields of physics of medical imaging, tomographic reconstruction algorithms, image processing, computer-aided diagnosis/machine intelligence of images (AI), visualization and modeling, PACS and imaging informatics, image perception and observer performance, technology assessment, ultrasonic imaging, image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, digital pathology, and biomedical applications in molecular, structural, and functional imaging. As the field of medical imaging expanded, so did JMI as it encompassed such emerging topics as AR/VR in medical imaging.

JMI draws readers, authors, and associate editors from academia, industry, government labs, and medical institutions, including more and more scientists, engineers, and clinicians from around the world, serving as a resource for the community.

A hallmark of JMI is its special sections. Over the years, JMI has published more than 30 special sections, with 3 currently in progress. These special sections have spanned from anniversary sections on landmark medical imaging innovations to focused special sections on emerging technologies, as well as sections honoring pioneers in our field, and sections on global health, equity, bias, and diversity in AI in medical imaging (Table 1).

Table 1

JMI special sections/issues and editors.

JMI continued to grow even through the COVID-19 pandemic and has now amassed the publication of 1191 journal papers, with a steady acceptance rate of 40% and a current Impact Factor of 2.4.

I am appreciative of my two advisory editors, Harrison Barrett and Norbert Pelc, especially when Norbert graciously took over as Editor-in-Chief during 2018, while I served as the President of SPIE.

I would especially like to thank the more than 50 medical imaging experts from around the world who have served JMI as editorial board members (Table 2) – with their service to the journal ranging from several months to nearly a decade. Some of my most enjoyable JMI memories are when the JMI editorial board would gather for a meal and brainstorm special section topics for the upcoming year – the enthusiasm and innovation of these individuals were contagious.

Table 2

JMI editorial board members, current and former.

I am also grateful to the SPIE staff who have diligently worked with me and the AEs to make JMI a premier medical imaging journal. I have been impressed with everyone’s dedicated efforts and interactions, and also their creative JMI covers featuring innovative medical imaging technologies.

I now turn over this fulfilling role as JMI’s Editor-in-Chief to Bennett Landman of Vanderbilt University. I have great confidence in him and, with excitement, look forward to the future growth of JMI. I thank all of you for giving me the honor and privilege of serving as your Editor-in-Chief of JMI for the past decade.