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Grant Number:	1R43LM007067-01
Project Title:	KNOWLEDGE SHARING FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH

PI Information:	Name	Email	Title
	CHIAO, PING-CHUN	chiao@umich.edu

Abstract: This is an unprecedented time in the history of communications. Electronic resources such as the World Wide Web form a common ground upon which diverse disciplines can exchange digital data and knowledge at previously unheard of rates. Coincidently perhaps, there is a critical need at this time for an infrastructure in the medical imaging research community where image data and, more importantly, knowledge about that data can be shared. The immediate needs for such a system stem from the fact that a better system for evaluation of new image processing methods and new imaging devices is necessary to keep pace with the rapidly advancing technology. The ultimate use of a framework for knowledge sharing, however, rests only on the ingenuity of its users. The overall goal for Phases I and II is to put a prototype Web-based, knowledge sharing framework into place. The framework is designed upon the XML and RDF standards gaining momentum in communities ranging from digital libraries to electronic commerce. Key features of the framework are (1) its ability to search with high accuracy for desired image data, (2) its ability to automatically process data (e.g., co-registration of datasets), and (3) its ability to link ancillary resources such as atlases, literature databases, and NIH's developing E-biomed system. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE

Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.

Thesaurus Terms:
Internet, computer system design /evaluation, data management, image processing, informatics
data collection methodology /evaluation
bioimaging /biomedical imaging

Institution:	FRONTIER MEDICAL, LLC
	320 MILLER ST
	ANN ARBOR, MI 48103
Fiscal Year:	2000
Department:
Project Start:	01-SEP-2000
Project End:	31-AUG-2001
ICD:	NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
IRG:	ZRG1

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