CTSC:TTIC.050509

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Agenda

1. Update of the consultation requests: (Dr MacCabe, pediatric fMRI, Dr Halberg, cardiovascular MRI, Dr Dodson, lingual nerve imaging, Dr Buijze, Orthopaedic 3D project)
2. Procedure when several groups offer their expertise for a consultation request.
3. Feedback on the evaluation plan
4. Use of TMIC software for COG project

Harvard Translational Imaging Consortium Meeting Minutes May 5, 2009

In attendance:

• Gordon Williams
• Randy Gollub
• Valerie Humblet
• Clare Tempany
• Simon Warfield
• Laura Alice
• Bob Lenkinski
• Bill Hanlon
• Stephan Voss
• Gordon Harris
• Jeff Yapp
• Annick Van den Abbeelle

1. Update on imaging consultation requests

• Valerie gave an update on the ongoing consultation requests. All the investigators have been contacted by at least one imaging expert and the collaborative work is in process.

2. Procedure when several groups offer their expertise for a consultation request

• Until the web-based consultation tracking tool JIRA is up and running, all members working on a consultation request should e-mail the rest of the group via the listserv whenever they contact and investigator.

3. Feedback on the evaluation plan

• Randy sent a copy of the evaluation plan last week and reminded all the members to have a look at it and get back to her with comments.

4. Use of TIMC software for COG project

• The BIRN project proposed the use of XNAT to provide COG with an informatics tool to help with data visualization and data management/transfer.
  • This project is viewed by the consortium as a good test case for XNAT integration.
• In the mean time, Bill and Gordon Harris proposed to give Valerie, Yong, Stephan and Simon a demo of the TIMC software to evaluate if it could fits COG needs.
  • As a multi-institution informatics tool for image analysis and data management/transfer, the software created by TIMC could be used as a model for what COG is trying to build.
  • Annick reminded that TMIC works on a fee-for-service structure and NCI guidelines and grant rules must be followed. It might not be possible for TIMC to share the software and waived the fee-for-service if they don't provide software support. TIMC could definitively and easily add another site and helping support COG but first the regulations attached to TIMC must be reviewed by Annick, Gordon and Bill.
• Randy gave an overview of BIRN mission: provide tools for the medical community, open source software anybody can use if they have the IT people to support it. She will be circulating BIRN grant aim to the group