Projects:ARRA:SlicerWF

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Aim

Supplement 3D Slicer and Extensible Neuroimaging Archive Toolkit (XNAT) with workflow management system. Provide integration and interoperability between 3D Slicer, XNAT Services and 3-rd party image processing applications and high performance computing systems. Implement it as within currently developed Structural Planning and Implementation in Neurological Exploration (SPINE) System.

SPINE Project Documentation

SPINE Docs

Research Plan

• Create a stand-alone SPINE desktop agent with fully functional data exchange and communication mechanisms towards 3D Slicer and XNAT.
• Develop Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) SPINE System that will include 3D Slicer image processing modules deployed as web services as well as a workflow management system to orchestrate interaction between 3D Slicer, XNAT, and 3-rd party tools.
• Implement two-way control and communications between 3D Slicer and SPINE modules.
• Adapt SPINE System for cluster and grid computing scenarios.
• Provide with workflow and 3D Slicer web service wrappers editing tools.

Key Personnel

• Charles Gutmann, MD., 4%, 9-17-2009 through 9-16-2011
• Alexander Zaitsev, Ph.D., 75%, 9-17-2009 through 9-16-2011

Progress

• October 16, 2009

- Lung CT Scans Processing. Pilot project emerged. GenerateEmphysemaMeasurements module deployed as a webservice that submits jobs to computational cluster.

- EM Segmentation. Familiarized with GUI steps. Started working on automation steps outlining

- 3D Slicer and XNat interaction. Got an overview from Wendy Plesniak.

• October 1 - 7, 2009

- Selected two first priority Projects: EM Segmentation of brain MRI images; Lung CT Scans Processing

- Got initial outline of user requirements and design specs