Collaboration:Harvard CTSC

Harvard CTSC Translational Technologies Imaging Consortium Workspace

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  Harvard CTSC

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  NCRR

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  Harvard University

Mission Statement

• Provide expert consultation and guidance to the CTSC participants in the use of imaging as part of clinical translational research.
• Educate and advise about available imaging and image processing capabilities in the Harvard environment.

Key Personnel and Resources

Sites	Imaging Consortium Role	Medical Image Acquisition, Analysis and Visualization
	Bruce Rosen, Director Randy Gollub, Co-Director Gordon J. Harris, Consultant William Hanlon, Consultant	MGH Imaging Resources
	Robert Lenkinski, Consultant Neil Rofsky, Consultant	BIDMC Imaging Resources
	Clare Tempany, Consultant Ron Kikinis, Consultant Charles Guttmann, Consultant Todd Perlstein, Consultant Gordon Williams, PI for CTSC Translational Technologies	BWH Imaging Resources
	Stephan Voss, Consultant Simon Warfield, Consultant	CHB Imaging Resources
	Annick D. Van den Abbeele,Consultant Jeffrey Yap, Consultant and Director of Education	DFCI Imaging Resources
	Valerie Humblet, Medical Imaging Liaison Yong Gao, Imaging Informatics Architect

Harvard Catalyst Medical Imaging Informatics ARRA Administrative Supplement

On September 24, 2009, The Catalyst was awarded an ARRA administrative supplement to to enable clinical imaging data to be used for secondary research purposes.

Medical Imaging Education and Training

Modality-Based Education Modules

• MRI
• CT
• PET/CT and Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation risks and dosimetry
• Ultrasound
• Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers
• Image Processing

Discipline-Based Education Modules

• Oncology
• Neuroscience
• Cardiology
• Pediatrics
• Surgery
• Interventional Radiology

Education resources

• Publications repository on major imaging topics
• Here you can find a list of education resources available at the different participating institutions.

Previous Lectures and Trainings

• Tuesday December 1, 2009 Quantitative Medical Imaging for Clinical Research and Practice RSNA 2009 meeting (11/29-12/04/09), Chicago, IL. Workshop in collaboration with Johns Hopkins.
• Monday November 30, 2009 3D Interactive Visualization of DICOM Images with Slicer, RSNA 2009 meeting (11/29-12/04/09), Chicago, IL
• Monday November 23, 2009 3D Slicer Medical Image Data Visualization Hands-On Workshop, Countway room 403, 12-1pm
• Tuesday November 10, 2009 Radiology Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital. Jeffrey Yapp
• Thursday November 5, 2009 Medical Imaging 101, Introduction to Clinical Investigation, Harvard Medical School. Randy Gollub and the Imaging Consortium
• Wednesday September 30, 2009 Quantitative imaging workshop ACRIN fall meeting, Arlington, VA. Randy Gollub, Jeffrey Yap, Kasia Macura (Johns Hopkins University).
• Monday July 20, 2009 3D Slicer 3.2 Hands-On Workshop, BWH Statistics and Research Lecture Series (Radiology residency program)
• Wednesday July 16, 2009. Functional Imaging in Oncology Clinical Trials. 2009 AACR Cancer Biostatistics Workshop, Sonoma, CA. Jeffrey Yap.
• Wednesday June 3, 2009 Training on MRI compatible physiological monitoring system and Labchart Software. CHB
• Thursday May 21, 2009. Image Analysis and Imaging Biomarkers in Oncology. Annual Dinner Workshop of the Biostatistics Program of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA. Jeffrey Yap, Armin Schwartzman, Andrew Kung.
• Thursday May 14, 2009 3D Slicer 3.2 Hands-On Workshop, MGH CMA Thursday May 14, 2009. This training has been canceled.
• Tuesday and Wednesday March 4-5, 2009 Training on MRI compatible physiological monitoring system and Labchart Software. MIT, BWH, BIDMC, MGH

Upcoming Events

Deadlines for the Imaging Consortium

• Monday, November 16, 2009 Draft budget deadline
• Monday, December 21, 2009 First draft of internal evaluation report
• Thursday, January 21-22, 2010 External Advisory Board meeting
• Monday, March 1, 2010 NIH Progress Report due to NIH

Weekly Teleconference Calls

Tuesday (9:00- 10:00 AM), call: 1-866-890-3820

• December 08, 2009
• December 15, 2009
• December 22, 2009
• December 29, 2009

Past Events

2009 presentations

• November 4, 2009 MGH Martinos Brain Mapping Seminar
• July 20, 2009: BWH BRI Research Connection LIVE lunch
• June 2, 2009: BIDMC Radiology Staff Meeting
• May 19, 2009: MGH Martinos Center Staff Meeting
• April 28, 2009: MGH Pediatric Unit Chiefs Meeting
• April 14, 2009: BWH Clinical Investigation Committee
• April 9, 2009: BWH Radiology Section Heads (abdominal)
• April 9, 2009: MGH Radiology Staff Meeting
• April 6, 2009: MGH Research Council
• February 27, 2009: Radiology Staff Meeting, BWH
• February 2009: Radiology Staff Meeting, Children's Hospital

2009 t-con

• December 01, 2009 Meeting cancelled, RSNA meeting
• November 24, 2009
• November 17, 2009
• November 10, 2009
• November 3, 2009
• t-con January to October

2009 meetings

• XNAT strategy meetings, July 23
• JIRA harmonization meetings 4 of 4, June 11
• Harvard Catalyst Deputies Meeting, May 29
• JIRA harmonization meetings 3 of 4, May 11
• JIRA harmonization meetings 1 and 2 of 4, April 28 and May 5
• Harvard Catalyst Deputies Meeting, April 29
• IRAT/CTSA Joint workshop, March 29-31 (Baltimore)
• Creation of a web-based tracking tool for consultation requests, March 27
• PACS-i2b2-XNAT integration project, March 27
• Inaugural Harvard Catalyst Deputies Meeting, March 24
• BWH imaging CTSA core meeting, March 12

2008

• t-con and meetings 2008

JIRA system

Here is a link to the user guide, screenshots and the website

MRI Compatible Physiological Monitoring System

Here you can find Information for users about the specifications of the monitoring system. There are also informations about the LabChart software.

Planning our Harvard-wide Medical Imaging Acquisition, Analysis, Visualization and Sharing

Use Cases and Development of Goals

External imaging core collaborative efforts

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) led CTSC Imaging Core Activities
• RSNA CTSA webpresence
• CTSA Imaging Informatics group wiki

Additional Resources

	Biomedical Informatics Research Network	BIRN Imaging Resources	BIRN Training Resources
	National Alliance for Medical Image Computing NA-MIC	NA-MIC Resources	NA-MIC Training Resources
	Neuroimage Analysis Center NAC	Resources	Training Resources