Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 22, 2026
10:17
Guidelines and Experience Using Imaging Biomarker Explorer (IBEX) for Radiomics
Published on: January 8, 2018
Informatics in radiology: An open-source and open-access cancer biomedical informatics grid annotation and image
Pattanasak Mongkolwat1, David S Channin, Vladimir Kleper
1Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 737 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. p-mongkolwat@northwestern.edu
Summary
Annotation and Image Markup (AIM) facilitates consistent clinical reporting by integrating image data, calculations, and supplemental information. An AIM template schema and application enhance accessibility for clinicians and researchers.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Medical Imaging
- Clinical Data Management
Background:
- Standardized reporting is crucial in clinical settings and trials.
- Existing methods for collecting clinical data can be inconsistent.
- The National Cancer Institute's cancer biomedical informatics grid supports data standardization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce Annotation and Image Markup (AIM) as a tool for structured reporting.
- To describe the design of AIM for comprehensive data collection.
- To present a novel AIM template schema and creation application.
Main Methods:
- AIM integrates pixel data descriptions with image markups.
- AIM stores calculation results and supplemental information.
- Development of an AIM template schema and an open-source application.
Main Results:
- AIM provides a unified source for diverse data types.
- The developed tools facilitate rapid creation of data collection templates.
- AIM enhances the accessibility of image-related information.
Conclusions:
- AIM offers a robust solution for consistent and accessible clinical image reporting.
- The AIM template schema and application streamline data collection for research and clinical trials.
- This approach improves the utility of image data in biomedical research.
Related Concept Videos
01:29Positron Emission Tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a medical imaging technique involving radiopharmaceuticals — substances that emit short-lived radiation. Although the first PET scanner was introduced in 1961, it took 15 more years before radiopharmaceuticals were combined with the technique and revolutionized its potential.
One of the main requirements of a PET scan is a positron-emitting radioisotope, which is produced in a cyclotron and then attached to a substance used by the part of the body being...
One of the main requirements of a PET scan is a positron-emitting radioisotope, which is produced in a cyclotron and then attached to a substance used by the part of the body being...
01:10Computed Tomography
Tomography refers to imaging by sections. Computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses computers to analyze several cross-sectional X-rays to reveal minute details about structures in the body.
The technique was invented in the 1970s and is based on the principle that as X-rays pass through the body, they are absorbed or reflected at different levels. In the technique, a patient lies on a motorized platform while a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner rotates...
The technique was invented in the 1970s and is based on the principle that as X-rays pass through the body, they are absorbed or reflected at different levels. In the technique, a patient lies on a motorized platform while a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner rotates...