NA-MICNational Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org

Discussion:NA-MIC toolkit

Guido Gerig and AHM participants

National Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org

Discussion I

• Are we on track given the 2.5yrs of progress?• Do we meet expectations of the RFA:

– NIH NCBCs: Networked national effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation

• Outreach beyond NA-MIC partners even in this very early phase

• Role of NA-MIC toolkit in relation to other NIH-sponsored efforts: BIRN etc.

• Visibility of NA-MIC toolkit: Success / PR

National Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org

Discussion II

• Core 1 interaction with Core 2:– Cutting-edge methods and workflows to be integrated

into toolkit– Validation/testing on clinical data– Training of students/developers

• Core 3 use of NA-MIC toolkit:– Use of prototypes while constantly in development?– At what stage are clinical researcher ready to adopt

new technology? – Feedback if encountering problems

• Core 5 training and education

National Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org

Points raised

• Core 3 researchers should participate in “programming weeks”, maybe redesigned as “NA-MIC activity weeks” where researchers can learn to apply tools to data (M. Shenton)

• Tools should be paralleled by clinically significant sets of test data to a) reproduce and b) test improved versions of the tool (S. Bouix)

• Core 3 1st-generation DBPs get tools at the end of their termed participation -> Find efficient ways to apply NA-MIC tools during the last few months or in non NA-MIC funded future period, supported by alternative funding