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=Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Imaging Consortium Workspace=
 
=Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Imaging Consortium Workspace=
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Welcome to this on-line archive of current and past HMS affiliated medical imaging activity! The original intent of these wiki pages was to encourage quick and efficient communication among the Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium and the broader Harvard Catalyst community.  However, changes in the structure of support for imaging in the Harvard Catalyst has resulted in new leadership and new offerings.  Please visit the main web page for the current organization: [http://catalyst.harvard.edu/ Harvard Catalyst].  This site is being maintained for archival purposes and also for support of the still active [[CTSC:ARRA_supplement| '''(mi2b2)''']] project.
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Image:Catalyst_logo_final.jpg|[http://catalyst.harvard.edu Harvard CTSC]
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Image:Catalyst_logo_final.jpg
Image:NCRR-logo.jpg| [http://www.ncrr.nih.gov NCRR]
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Image:Harvard shield.jpg|[http://www.harvard.edu Harvard University]
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=Mission Statement=
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== Mission statement==
*Provide expert [http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/imagingconsulting.html '''consultation'''] and guidance to the CTSC participants in the use of imaging as part of clinical translational research.
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*Educate and advise about available imaging and image processing capabilities in the Harvard environment.
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The [http://catalyst.harvard.edu/programs/imaging/ '''Imaging Consortium''']:
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* provides expert [http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/imagingconsult/ '''consultation'''] to assist clinical and translational investigators in the planning and design of medical imaging research.  
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* [[CTSC:education| '''educates''']] about both general and current state of the art medical imaging and image processing capabilities. The courses are designed to better acquaint clinicians and scientists with the tools and technologies available in this important field.
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* guides the CTSC participants about available [[CTSC:resources| '''resources''']] in the use of imaging as part of clinical translational research.
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* develops, through the Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics Bench to Bedside Initiative [[CTSC:ARRA_supplement| '''(mi2b2)''']] and cross-institutional harmonization efforts, medical imaging informatics to support the clinical and translational research community and enable current and future large-scale medical image data exploration.
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=Key Personnel and Resources=
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==Key Personnel==
{| class="wikitable2" border="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="left"
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{| class="wikitable1" border="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center"
| style="width:20%" | '''Sites'''
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| style="width:30%" | '''Sites'''
| style="width:50%" | '''Imaging Consortium Role'''
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| style="width:70%" | '''Imaging Consortium Personnel'''  
| style="width:30%" | '''Medical Image Acquisition,<br> Analysis and Visualization'''  
 
 
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|[[Image:MGH.png|160px]]
 
|[[Image:MGH.png|160px]]
|'''[http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/people/showPerson.php?people_id=141 Bruce Rosen]''', Director <br>[[User:Randy |'''Randy Gollub''']], Co-Director <br>'''[http://www2.massgeneral.org/cancer-research/profiles.aspx?id=139 Gordon J. Harris]''', Consultant <br> '''William Hanlon''', Consultant
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|'''[http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/people/showPerson.php?people_id=141 Bruce Rosen]''', Director <br>[[User:Randy |'''Randy Gollub''']], Co-Director <br>'''[http://www2.massgeneral.org/radiology/index.asp?page=staff&subpage=harris Gordon J. Harris]''', Consultant <br> '''[http://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/profiles/profile/person/73215 William Hanlon]''', Consultant
| [[CTSC:MGHresources|MGH Imaging Resources]]
 
 
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|[[Image:BIDMC.png|160px]]
 
|[[Image:BIDMC.png|160px]]
|'''[http://www.bidmc.org/CentersandDepartments/Departments/Radiology/Data/ClinicalFaculty/Neuroradiology/RobertLenkinski.aspx Robert Lenkinski]''', Consultant <br>'''[http://www.bidmc.org/CentersandDepartments/Departments/Radiology/Data/ClinicalFaculty/MRI/NeilRofsky.aspx Neil Rofsky]''', Consultant
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|'''Valerie Humblet''', Medical Imaging Liaison<br>
| [[CTSC:BIDresources|BIDMC Imaging Resources]]
 
 
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|[[Image:BWH.png‎|160px]]
 
|[[Image:BWH.png‎|160px]]
|'''[http://www.spl.harvard.edu/~ctempany Clare Tempany]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://spl.harvard.edu/~kikinis Ron Kikinis]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://cni.bwh.harvard.edu/personnel/charles.html Charles Guttmann]''', Consultant <br>'''Todd Perlstein''', Consultant <br>  '''[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/endocrine/Research/Gordon_Williams.aspx Gordon Williams]''', PI for CTSC Translational Technologies
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|'''[http://www.spl.harvard.edu/~ctempany Clare Tempany]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://spl.harvard.edu/~kikinis Ron Kikinis]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://cni.bwh.harvard.edu/personnel/charles.html Charles Guttmann]''', Consultant <br>'''[http://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/profiles/profile/person/21262 Todd Perlstein]''', Consultant <br>  '''[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/endocrine/Research/Gordon_Williams.aspx Gordon Williams]''', PI for CTSC Translational Technologies
| [[CTSC:BWHresources|BWH Imaging Resources]]
 
 
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|[[Image:Children's.png|160px]]
 
|[[Image:Children's.png|160px]]
 
|'''[http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site190/mainpageS190P0.html Stephan Voss]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://www.crl.med.harvard.edu/people/warfield/ Simon Warfield]''', Consultant
 
|'''[http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site190/mainpageS190P0.html Stephan Voss]''', Consultant<br>'''[http://www.crl.med.harvard.edu/people/warfield/ Simon Warfield]''', Consultant
| [[CTSC:CHBresources|CHB Imaging Resources]]
 
 
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|[[Image:DFCI.png‎|160px]]
 
|[[Image:DFCI.png‎|160px]]
 
|'''[http://physicians.dana-farber.org/directory/profile.asp?dbase=main&setsize=10&last=Van+Den+Abbeele&grouptype_typeid=1&display=Y&nxtfmt=pc&pgt=Annick+D.+Van+den+Abbeele%2C+MD&gs=pc&pict_id=8172418 Annick D. Van den Abbeele]''',Consultant<br>'''[http://www.jpnm.org/faculty/yap.html Jeffrey Yap]''', Consultant and Director of Education
 
|'''[http://physicians.dana-farber.org/directory/profile.asp?dbase=main&setsize=10&last=Van+Den+Abbeele&grouptype_typeid=1&display=Y&nxtfmt=pc&pgt=Annick+D.+Van+den+Abbeele%2C+MD&gs=pc&pict_id=8172418 Annick D. Van den Abbeele]''',Consultant<br>'''[http://www.jpnm.org/faculty/yap.html Jeffrey Yap]''', Consultant and Director of Education
| [[CTSC:DFCIresources|DFCI Imaging Resources]]
 
 
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|align="center"|[[Image:Catalyst_logo_final.jpg|160px]]
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|'''Valerie Humblet''', Medical Imaging Liaison<br>'''Yong Gao''', Imaging Informatics Architect
 
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==Upcoming Events==
  
=Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics ARRA Administrative Supplement=
 
On September 24, 2009, Harvard Catalyst was awarded an [[CTSC:ARRA_supplement|ARRA administrative supplement]] to to enable clinical imaging data to be used for secondary research purposes.
 
  
=Medical Imaging Education and Training=
 
  
==Modality-Based Education Modules==
 
* [[CTSC:education_MRI|MRI]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_CT|CT]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_PET|PET/CT and Nuclear Medicine]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Radiation Safety|Radiation risks and dosimetry]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Ultrasound|Ultrasound]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers|Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Image Processing|Image Processing]]
 
  
==Discipline-Based Education Modules==
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* [[CTSC:education_Oncology|Oncology]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Neuroscience|Neuroscience]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Cardiology|Cardiology]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Surgery|Surgery]]
 
* [[CTSC:education_Interventional|Interventional Radiology]]
 
  
==Future lectures and training==
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== Multicenter Clinical Trial working group==
  
==Education resources==
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The objective of this group is the establishment of an infrastructure to support multi-center imaging projects.
  
* [[CTSC:education_library|Publications repository]] on major imaging topics
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*[[CTSC:multicenter101410| October 14, 2010]]
* Here you can find a list of [[CTSC:education_training|education resources]] available at the different participating institutions.
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*[[CTSC:multicenter061510| June 15, 2010]]
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*[[CTSC:multicenter042110| April 21, 2010]]
  
==Previous Lectures and Trainings==
 
  
* Tuesday December 1, 2009 [[CTSC:RSNA 12/01/09| Quantitative Medical Imaging for Clinical Research and Practice]] RSNA 2009 meeting (11/29-12/04/09), Chicago, IL. Workshop in collaboration with Johns Hopkins.
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* Monday November 30, 2009 [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Events:RSNA_2009 3D Interactive Visualization of DICOM Images with Slicer], RSNA 2009 meeting (11/29-12/04/09), Chicago, IL
 
* Monday November 23, 2009  [[CTSC:Slicer_handson.112309| 3D Slicer Medical Image Data Visualization Hands-On Workshop]], Countway room 403, 12-1pm
 
* Tuesday November 10, 2009 Radiology Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital. Jeffrey Yap
 
* Thursday November 5, 2009 [[media: medicalimaging101.pdf | Medical Imaging 101]], [http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/clinicalInvestigationcrs.html Introduction to Clinical Investigation], Harvard Medical School. Randy Gollub and the Imaging Consortium
 
* Wednesday September 30, 2009 [[CTSC:ACRIN 09/30/09| Quantitative imaging workshop]] ACRIN fall meeting, Arlington, VA. Randy Gollub, Jeffrey Yap, Kasia Macura (Johns Hopkins University).
 
* Monday July 20, 2009  3D Slicer 3.2 Hands-On Workshop, BWH Statistics and Research Lecture Series (Radiology residency program)
 
* Wednesday July 16, 2009. Functional Imaging in Oncology Clinical Trials. 2009 AACR Cancer Biostatistics Workshop, Sonoma, CA. Jeffrey Yap.
 
* Wednesday June 3, 2009 Training on MRI compatible physiological monitoring system and Labchart Software. CHB
 
* Thursday May 21, 2009. Image Analysis and Imaging Biomarkers in Oncology. Annual Dinner Workshop of the Biostatistics Program of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA. Jeffrey Yap, Armin Schwartzman, Andrew Kung.
 
* Thursday May 14, 2009 [[CTSC:Slicer cma.051409| 3D Slicer 3.2 Hands-On Workshop, MGH CMA Thursday May 14, 2009]]. This training has been canceled.
 
* Tuesday and Wednesday March 4-5, 2009 Training on MRI compatible physiological monitoring system and Labchart Software. MIT, BWH, BIDMC, MGH
 
  
=Upcoming Events=
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==Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics mi2b2 initiative==
==Deadlines for the Imaging Consortium==
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On September 24, 2009, Harvard Catalyst was awarded an [[CTSC:ARRA_supplement|ARRA administrative supplement]] to enable clinical imaging data to be used for secondary research purposes.
* Monday, November 16, 2009 Draft budget deadline
 
* Monday, December 21, 2009 First draft of internal evaluation report
 
* Monday, December 21, 2009 Program narratives for Harvard Catalyst's Annual Progress Report to the NIH
 
* Thursday, January 21-22, 2010 External Advisory Board meeting
 
* Monday, March 1, 2010 NIH Progress Report due to NIH
 
  
==Weekly Teleconference Calls==
 
Tuesday (9:00- 10:00 AM), call: 1-866-890-3820
 
  
*[[CTSC:TTIC.011210| January 12, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.011910| January 19, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.012610| January 26, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.020210| February 2, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.020910| February 9, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.021610| February 16, 2010]]
 
*[[CTSC:TTIC.022310| February 23, 2010]]
 
  
=Progress Report Y2=
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==Image data analysis and visualization tools==
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== Medical Imaging Informatics and Data Management==
  
3D Slicer technologies particularly appropriate for dissemination to the clinical community were identified by CTSC Imaging Core investigators (Ron Kikinis, Clare Tempany, Randy Gollub, Jeffrey Yap, Wendy Plesniak). A new Slicer software module for computing the Standardized Uptake Value in PET imaging, and tools to visualize PET/CT studies were also specifically designed and developed. A stable software binary was built and tested with extensive expertise and support from Kathryn Hayes, so that this module could be made rapidly accessible to the broader clinical translational community.<br>
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[[CTSC:CrossSiteImagingIdeas|Use Cases and Development of Goals]]
  
Two tutorials have been developed and tested for the CTSC community demonstrating how to use this version of 3D Slicer to: a) perform standard RECIST analysis to assess tumor response to therapy in MRI Volumetric studies, and b) perform SUV analysis to assess tumor response to therapy in PET/CT studies. (Delivered on 11/23/09, and delivered to RSNA 2009 on 12/01/09). <br>
 
  
We also continue ongoing work to build 3D Slicer’s functionality, focusing on delivering cutting edge analysis techniques and algorithms to clinician investigators interested in experimenting with them. Currently, an implementation of DCE-MRI analysis using the Tofts Kinetic Model to assess tumor response to therapy in perfusion studies is being developed by Junichi Tokuda, and is being modified to be more user-friendly and extended to function across all platforms by Wendy Plesniak. <br>
 
  
3D Slicer’s Extension Manager is another newly developed mechanism for allowing external software modules to be compiled into and disseminated with the 3D Slicer platform. This mechanism allows algorithm developers to more rapidly introduce new functionality into the Slicer platform, and permits individual clinician scientists to “tailor” their individual Slicer build to include only the functionality that supports their workflows. Kathryn Hayes continues to work with numerous investigators, helping them to integrate their new developments (e.g. algorithms for segmentation, skull stripping, cortical thickness measurement) into 3D Slicer.  <br>
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==Data management tools==
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==MRI Compatible Physiological Monitoring System ==
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Here you can find [[CTSC:monitoring.system|Information for users]] about the specifications of a monitoring system supported by Harvard Catalyst. There is also information about the LabChart software.
  
An set of initial XNAT Enterprise use-case assessments were conducted in the biomedical research community to determine if their local data handling needs could be appropriately handled by XNAT’s technical capabilities, and if so, to determine how best to support their workflows. This work was conducted by Wendy Plesniak, along with Yong Gao and Mark Anderson. Four research groups with large retrospective studies to manage were identified: Ellen Grant’s and Rudolph Piennar’s laboratory at Children’s Hospital Boston; Brad Dickerson’s laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, Simon Warfield’s Laboratory at Children’s Hospital Boston, and several projects within the National Center for Image Guided Therapy (NCIGT) (PI Ferenc Jolesz) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Interviews were conducted with each of these groups, requirements for data management, and descriptions of their workflow were captured in a report on our wiki to guide our approach: (links for each group can be found here: [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:UIDesign#Working_problem:_Slicer_.26_XNAT_Informatics]). <br>
 
  
To develop our understanding of XNAT, three available approaches for anonymizing, bulk uploading and applying metadata to large retrospective studies were explored.  These three approaches included a) using XNAT-provided desktop GUI-based tools, b) using XNAT-provided batch scripts, and c) using XNAT’s REST-ful web services interface. Each approach requires a significantly different workflow, has different benefits and limitations, and offers a different user experience. Two were found to be most appropriate for our selected use-cases. The command line scripts, which have been used to store data for the Dickerson and Grant/Piennar lab, have also been used for four projects within NCIGT: Functional Data for Neurosurgical Planning; NCIGT Intra-operative MRT Glioma Resection; NCIGT-Harvard-BWH Neurosurgical Intraoperative Image Database GENESIS format data; and the Prostate MRI Database. These uploads have been tested using XNAT instances at CHB, at central.xnat.org, and most recently at BWH (described below). Finally, these original XNAT command-line scripts were consolidated into a single master script by Yong Gao to simplify the bulk upload of large data collections. This consolidated script is currently being tested on data from the Warfield lab.  Additionally a set of scripts designed to use XNAT’s web services interface were highly tailored to the individual use case for upload and query, and these are being tested in the Grant/Piennar lab. This work has also been the collaborative focus of Anderson, Plesniak and Gao, working closely with investigators from each use-case. <br>
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In the interest of integrating XNAT Enterprise and 3D Slicer, Wendy Plesniak worked with NA-MIC colleague Curtis Lisle to plan the architecture and user experience for Slicer’s integration with XNAT Enterprise REST-ful web services. (Plesniak has already developed the Fetch Medical Informatics (FetchMI) module that interfaces Slicer to an extensible suite of web services.) <br>
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==Past Events ==
  
An installation of XNAT server was recently set up for use within the Surgical Planning Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s by Mark Anderson. In order to install this instance, Java, Tomcat and psql were installed, and the server was configured to store DICOM data (similar to the configuration at central.xnat.org) on host gridftp.bwh.harvard.edu. This instance and is currently being tested (with some of the data from the NCIGT Prostate MRI Database.) <br>
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===2011 meetings===
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* [[CTSC:TTiC.092711| September 27, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.091311| September 13, 2011]] face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.0802311| August 23, 2011]] meeting canceled
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.080911| August 09, 2011]] face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.072611| July 26, 2011]] t-con
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.071211| July 12, 2011]] face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.062811| June 28, 2011]] t-con
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.061411| June 14, 2011]] face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.052411| May 24, 2011]] face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.051011| May 10, 2011]] Meeting canceled
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.042611| April 26, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTiC.041211| April 12, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.032211| March 22, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.030811| March 8, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.022211| February 22, 2011]]
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.020811| February 08, 2011]] Face-to-face
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.012511| January 25, 2011]] t-con
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.011111| January 11, 2011]] Face-to-face
  
=Past Events =
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===2010 ===
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.01to05| t-con 2010]]
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*[[CTSC:TTIC.RSNA2010| RSNA 2010]]
  
==2009 ==
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===2009 ===
 
* [[CTSC:TTIC.2009|t-con, meetings and presentations 2009]]
 
* [[CTSC:TTIC.2009|t-con, meetings and presentations 2009]]
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* [[CTSC:TTIC.progress|Progress Report Y2]]
  
==2008==
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===2008===
 
* [[CTSC:TTIC.2008|t-con and meetings 2008]]
 
* [[CTSC:TTIC.2008|t-con and meetings 2008]]
  
= JIRA system=
 
Here is a link to the [[media:JIRA_user.ppt |user guide]], [[media: JIRA_screens shots.ppt |screenshots]] and the [https://jira.cbmi.med.harvard.edu/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa website]
 
  
=MRI Compatible Physiological Monitoring System =
 
Here you can find [[CTSC:monitoring.system|Information for users]] about the specifications of the monitoring system. There are also informations about the LabChart software.
 
  
= Planning our Harvard-wide Medical Imaging Acquisition, Analysis, Visualization and Sharing =
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[[CTSC:CrossSiteImagingIdeas|Use Cases and Development of Goals]]
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== JIRA system==
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We use JIRA to monitor our consultation requests. Here are some information for our consultants: links to the [[media:JIRA_user.ppt |user guide]], [[media: JIRA_screens shots.ppt |screenshots]] and the [https://jira.cbmi.med.harvard.edu/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa website]
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== External imaging core collaborative efforts ==
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The Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium integrates with national clinical and translational efforts through the CTSA Imaging Working Group and Steering Committee
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*[http://wiki.ctsa-imaging.org/index.php?title=Main_Page CTSA Imaging Working Group wiki]
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== Additional Resources ==
  
= External imaging core collaborative efforts =
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*[[CTSC:RSNA| Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) led CTSC Imaging Core Activities]]
 
*[http://www.rsna.org/Research/ctsa.cfm RSNA CTSA webpresence]
 
*[http://wiki.ctsa-imaging.org/index.php?title=CTSA_-_Imaging_Informatics_Subgroup CTSA Imaging Informatics group wiki]
 
= Additional Resources =
 
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|[[Image:BIRN-logo.jpg|160px]]
 
|[[Image:BIRN-logo.jpg|160px]]
 
|'''Biomedical Informatics Research Network'''<br>BIRN
 
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The Harvard CTSC Imaging Consortium would like to thank its gracious host NA-MIC for providing communication tools to facilitate the rapid deployment of expertise in medical imaging acquisition, analysis and visualization to clinical translational investigators.
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Home < Collaboration:Harvard CTSC

Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Imaging Consortium Workspace

Welcome to this on-line archive of current and past HMS affiliated medical imaging activity! The original intent of these wiki pages was to encourage quick and efficient communication among the Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium and the broader Harvard Catalyst community. However, changes in the structure of support for imaging in the Harvard Catalyst has resulted in new leadership and new offerings. Please visit the main web page for the current organization: Harvard Catalyst. This site is being maintained for archival purposes and also for support of the still active (mi2b2) project.

Mission statement

The Imaging Consortium:

  • provides expert consultation to assist clinical and translational investigators in the planning and design of medical imaging research.
  • educates about both general and current state of the art medical imaging and image processing capabilities. The courses are designed to better acquaint clinicians and scientists with the tools and technologies available in this important field.
  • guides the CTSC participants about available resources in the use of imaging as part of clinical translational research.
  • develops, through the Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics Bench to Bedside Initiative (mi2b2) and cross-institutional harmonization efforts, medical imaging informatics to support the clinical and translational research community and enable current and future large-scale medical image data exploration.



Key Personnel

Sites Imaging Consortium Personnel
MGH.png Bruce Rosen, Director
Randy Gollub, Co-Director
Gordon J. Harris, Consultant
William Hanlon, Consultant
BIDMC.png Valerie Humblet, Medical Imaging Liaison
BWH.png Clare Tempany, Consultant
Ron Kikinis, Consultant
Charles Guttmann, Consultant
Todd Perlstein, Consultant
Gordon Williams, PI for CTSC Translational Technologies
Children's.png Stephan Voss, Consultant
Simon Warfield, Consultant
DFCI.png Annick D. Van den Abbeele,Consultant
Jeffrey Yap, Consultant and Director of Education



Upcoming Events


Multicenter Clinical Trial working group

The objective of this group is the establishment of an infrastructure to support multi-center imaging projects.



Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics mi2b2 initiative

On September 24, 2009, Harvard Catalyst was awarded an ARRA administrative supplement to enable clinical imaging data to be used for secondary research purposes.



Medical Imaging Informatics and Data Management

Use Cases and Development of Goals



MRI Compatible Physiological Monitoring System

Here you can find Information for users about the specifications of a monitoring system supported by Harvard Catalyst. There is also information about the LabChart software.



Past Events

2011 meetings

2010

2009

2008



JIRA system

We use JIRA to monitor our consultation requests. Here are some information for our consultants: links to the user guide, screenshots and the website



External imaging core collaborative efforts

The Harvard Catalyst Imaging Consortium integrates with national clinical and translational efforts through the CTSA Imaging Working Group and Steering Committee



Additional Resources

BIRN-logo.jpg Biomedical Informatics Research Network
BIRN
BIRN Imaging Resources BIRN Training Resources
NAMIC 380x463.jpg National Alliance for Medical Image Computing
NA-MIC
NA-MIC Resources NA-MIC Training Resources
Logo nac.gif Neuroimage Analysis Center
NAC
Resources Training Resources



The Harvard CTSC Imaging Consortium would like to thank its gracious host NA-MIC for providing communication tools to facilitate the rapid deployment of expertise in medical imaging acquisition, analysis and visualization to clinical translational investigators.


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