Imaging Workspace Meetings

January 5, 2009 - The 01/05/09 Imaging Community Teleconference began with an announcement that tools landing pages are now available on the caBIG^® website for the Imaging product line and for caMicroscope. A National Cancer Imaging Archive (NCIA) project update was then provided by the project team, with the call concluding with a presentation of the Algorithm Validation Tools (AVT) Phase II Business Use Case Model – for which an update will be provided during an early February 2009 caBIG^® Imaging Community Teleconference.

December 15, 2008 - The 12/15 Imaging Workspace Teleconference began with a discussion led by Mukesh Sharma of Washington University. After providing the group with an introduction to the CDE Leadership Group, Mukesh led the group in a discussion around imaging harmonization. This discussion resulted in the decision to include Imaging WS SMEs in Imaging harmonization discussions going forward, and the conclusion that Imaging harmonization efforts will now take into account the Imaging WS projects currently planned or underway. The group then discussed submitting a proposal against a solicitation recently released by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) for the development of an image sharing infrastructure. The result of this discussion was a decision to pursue this solicitation, and to finalize within the next week the aims of the proposal along with the roles & responsibilities group members will assume to complete the proposal.

November 17, 2008 - This call was dedicated to preparations for the Imaging WS’ presence at the upcoming RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) 2008 Annual Meeting. An AVT (Algorithm Validation Tools) II project update was also provided by Bob Schwanke of Siemens Corporate Research, in which recent accomplishments and near term challenges were discussed. Discussed in detail was the status of AVT’s involvement with its initial user community, which will progress in the coming months.

October 20, 2008 - During the opening of the call, attendees were informed that going forward the Imaging WS’ activities will be a component of the CTMS (Clinical Trials Management Systems) WS. The details of this move are currently being worked out. The group was also informed that Imaging WS Leadership is working on finalizing the tool landing pages for all Imaging tools. After the opening a short planning session was conducted for the RSNA 2008 caBIG^® Imaging Demo. Attendees were then pointed to the minutes and next steps documents from the September 2008 Imaging WS Face-to-Face Meeting, with the call concluding with an AVT Phase II Project Update.

October 6, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning - A status update was provided on the Algorithm Validation Tools (AVT) Phase II Project, and a debrief was provided on the recent American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) meeting that was attended by several Imaging Workspace participants. A discussion was also held around the details of the Imaging Workspace's demo at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2008 Annual Meeting. Lastly, the group discussed the implications of the caBIG® program's move towards service oriented architecture for the Imaging Workspace.

August 25, 2008 - Project Engineering Teleconference - The 8/25/08 caBIG® Imaging Workspace "Project Engineering" Call opened with the community being provided updates and reminders for the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2008 Annual Symposium and the AMIA 2009 Summit on Translational Bioinformatics. The workspace was then presented with the caBIG® enterprise use cases, which have been defined by caBIG® leadership and are intended to be used as a harmonization model across all caBIG® workspaces to describe how caBIG® tools, applications and infrastructure may support real-world workflows. It was decided that the workspace will resume discussion around these use cases on the 9/15/08 caBIG® Imaging "All Hands" Teleconference. Another important discussion was held around the National Cancer Imaging Archive (NCIA) DICOM Object Model changes, with a decision made that a sub-committee will be convened during the September 9th & 10th Imaging Face-to-Face Meeting in Stanford University to review these object model changes. The entire Imaging community was invited to send their feedback to Vikram Purohit (purohit_vikram@bah.com) before this meeting, to ensure that the community's feedback is represented in the sub-committee's discussions.

August 18, 2008 - The caBIG® Imaging Workspace was informed during the opening of the call that the NCI has stated that an Imaging Knowledge Center is a priority for the next fiscal year. The latest draft agenda for the September 2008 Imaging Face-to-Face Meeting was then presented to the community, after which project updates were provided for NIVIS, the NCIA, and XIP. An update was also provided on NCIA adoption efforts currently underway with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the UK's University of Leeds, as well as for the VirtualPACS installation underway for the Cardiovascular Research Grid (CVRG) project. A brief discussion was also held around external collaborations the Imaging Workspace could help caBIG® forge, specifically with the DICOM, IHE, CTSA, and UPICT initiatives.

August 4, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - During the opening of this call, participants were updated on the preparations that are underway for the Imaging Face-to-Face Meeting and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2008 Annual Meeting. Additionally, the community was also informed about the "Biomedical Informatics Without Borders" NCI - NCRI Meeting to be held on September 2nd & 3rd in Bethesda, Maryland. The bulk of the meeting was dedicated to discussions around the NIVIS Project, with the community deciding that this topic will be taken up for discussion at the Imaging Face-to-Face Meeting after a white paper that defines use cases to feed into the NIVIS requirements has been circulated to the community, and after clarifications have been provided on the solicitation preparation timeline and proposed project length.

July 21, 2008 - Imaging All Hands Teleconference - caBIG Imaging Workspace community members were informed that the NCI will determine the workspace's budget for the next fiscal year by early September 2008. The workspace was also reminded that in the coming fiscal year, Booz Allen Hamilton will be managing workgroup contracts while SAIC-Frederick will manage developer and adopter projects. The NIVIS project is a high priority item for the next fiscal year, and the NCI would like the workspace to continue defining requirements for the project. Teleconference attendees also discussed meeting planning, in which it was noted that caBIG Imaging's presence at the RSNA 2008 Annual Meeting will consist only of demos. Also discussed were layout details for the September 2008 Imaging Face-to-Face Meeting.

July 7, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - This teleconference began with a discussion about the NIVIS RFP, in which the caBIG Imaging community was informed that no awards have been made based on this solicitation. It was also reported that a revised NIVIS RFP will likely be released in September 2008. Additionally, Stanford University Project Lead Daniel Rubin provided updates for the DICOM Ontology and Query Formulation Phase II Projects, informing the workspace that the scope and deliverables for both projects are currently being crafted by the Stanford University project teams.

June 16, 2008 - Project Engineering Teleconference - Discussion about general workspace updates, Modeling Units of Measure Guidance, and caBIGTM Annual Meeting Planning.

June 2, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Discussion about the Annual Meeting technical Demo planning, project updates, and AIM update/deliverable review.

May 19, 2008 meeting was cancelled

May 5, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Discussion about the SIIM 2008 Technical Demo.

April 21, 2008 - Topics for the monthly Imaging All Hands Meeting included a summary of projects currently in the pipeline, updates on current projects, a discussion about the use of imaging workspace tools in clinical trials, and reminders for the workspace's upcoming meetings.

April 7, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Discussion items included the Imaging Bundle, the SIIM 2008 Use Case, and Case Studies and World’s Fair at the caBIG™ Annual Meeting.

March 17, 2008 - Imaging All Hands Meeting - Project Pipeline Update; Cooperative Groups Discussion; Updates on caImaging Integrator and CITI.

March 3, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Discussion around integration management and future face-to-face meetings.

February 18, 2008 - XIP Maintenance and Support Requirements; AIM Update.

February 4, 2008 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Status Summaries on RADLEX Research Playbook, XIP and XIP Clinical Research Host; discussion of Open Source Viewer and Acrin Use Case requirements, and also Clinical Trial Tool Integration requirements.

Note: The January 7 & 21, 2008 Imaging Meetings were cancelled.

December 17, 2007 - Discussion items for the Imaging WS All Hands Meeting included the XIP References Workstation and the Imaging Clinical Trial Tools Integration.

December 3, 2007 - Review of RSNA 2007 Conference and requirements gathering for the XIP Reference Workstation and the Imaging Tools Clinical Trial Integration Projects.

November 19, 2007 - Imaging WS All Hands Meeting - Joel Saltz led the Cooperative Groups discussion; Project Updates were received regarding XIP, NCIA, Middleware, AIM, and AVT.

November 5, 2007 - Deliverable Review & Strategic Planning Teleconference - Project updates were received regarding AIM, RadLex, XIP, Middleware Phase II, and NCIA. There was also discussion around Image Based Clinical Trials, and requirements gathering for XIP Translational Work Station, and a 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Gap Analysis.

October 1, 2007 - Cooperative Groups Database Interoperability and Central Review Update; Face–to–Face Meeting Planning.

September 17, 2007 - The Imaging Workspace’s new Patient Advocate, Kate Murphy, was introduced. Discussion regarding the upcoming Face-to-Face meeting. Project updates were given on the status of XIP, DICOM Ontology, Query Formulation, and NCIA.

August 20, 2007 - Project updates on gACRIN, AIM, and XIP. In the Testbed SIG Update, an update was provided regarding cooperative groups and middleware.

July 24, 2007 - Paul Mulhern gave the imaging workspace update, in which he discussed the status of recently initiated and proposed projects; Daniel Rubin and Curt Langlotz provided a VCDE SIG update.

June 26, 2007 - Paul Mulhern and Eliot Siegel summarized caBIG Imaging participation in the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting, held June 7 – 10. Eliot lead a discussion regarding other key stakeholders who the Imaging Workspace should reach out to, as well as planning to have similar tours of the caBIG Imaging Demo Area at the RSNA Annual Meeting in November 2007.

May 29, 2007 – Paul Mulhern gave the imaging workspace update, in which he discussed the status of recently initiated and proposed projects.

April 24, 2007 - Paul Mulhern announced that the date of the next Imaging Face to Face Meeting will be October 11-12 2007, and asked the group for feedback regarding Imaging WS involvement in the upcoming SIIM meeting. The group received project updates on XIP, AIM, and Middleware.

March 27, 2007 - Review of Draft Face-to-Face Agenda; Project Updates: DICOM, ACRIN, RadLEX, AIM, XIP, Middleware Project.

February 27, 2007 - Larry Clarke gave a summary of the talk he gave on the last SW SIG call (Feb 28). This included and explanation of synergies of the validation tools work that his group is doing with the validation tools requirements being discussed for a potential project out of the Imaging WS. The group also received project updates.

January 23, 2007 - Review of the Imaging schedule for the caBIG™ Annual Meeting; Next Phase Projects; SIG/Project Updates.

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