Imaging Vocabulary and Common Data Elements (VCDE) SIG

This SIG is now inactive, and will not be holding teleconferences after 2007.

The goals of the Imaging Vocabulary and Common Data Elements (VCDE) SIG are to:

• Promote, support, develop, and evaluate standards-based vocabularies, ontologies, and CDEs for radiology and allied imaging fields.
• Participate in the design of the testbed and provide the vocabulary-related elements required by the testbed..
• Help develop the standards for creating, storing, and retrieving image metadata and image annotations.
• Harmonize VCDEs developed in the VCDE SIG with those being created by the VCDE workspace, and will develop VCDE-specific tools and resources that can be deployed on the grid to help realize the strategic vision of the caBIG effort.

The Imaging VCDE SIG is part of the In Vivo Imaging Workspace.

Who should get involved?

The Imaging VCDE SIG is intended for imagers who are involved in clinical trials, any type of cancer research involving imaging, as well as imagers who treat patients directly in any clinical setting. This includes government, industry, academia, and direct care providers. This SIG is also relevant for administrative staff from any of the previously mentioned settings who are involved in decision making with regard to medical imaging equipment

Individuals interested in participating are invited to join the Imaging VCDE SIG Listserv. The Listserv serves as the primary means of communication for the SIG. Meeting announcements are posted to the Listserv prior to the meeting.

Contact Information

Imaging VCDE SIG Lead: Daniel Rubin, MD, Stanford University
Email: rubin@smi.stanford.edu

Imaging VCDE SIG Lead: Curt Langlotz, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Email: Curtis.Langlotz@uphs.upenn.edu

In Vivo Imaging Workspace lead: Paul Mulhern, Booz Allen Hamilton
Email: mulhern_paul@bah.com

Meeting Schedule

Starting in August 2007, all SIGs will meet the first Monday of each month, from 12pm - 2pm ET, on the Deliverable Review and Strategic Planning teleconference.

Specific dates and teleconference access information are available on the Imaging Home on GForge (GForge is separate colloborative working area utilized by many caBIG™ workspaces to collect and organize additional materials).

You can review prior meeting records to see what they have been working on: Meeting Notes & Agendas.

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