CTSC:TTIC.060909

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Agenda

8:30-8:40: PCIR review and new request for consultation
8:40-9:00: Presentation of SPINE (Charles)
9:00-9:45: Education program
9:45-10:00: Coffee break
10:00-11:30: Evaluation plan

Harvard Translational Imaging Consortium Meeting Minutes June 9, 2009

In attendance:

• Randy Gollub
• Valerie Humblet
• Clare Tempany
• Simon Warfield
• Bruce Rosen
• Gordon Harris
• Annick Vand den Abbeele
• Jeff Yap
• Charles Guttmann
• Bill Hanlon
• Yong Gao
• Laura Alice
• Neil Rofsky

1. PCIR reviews and Update on imaging consultation requests

• Simon and Stephan will be tasked to review the new PCIR protocols with pediatric studies. The rest of the consortium will review the adult studies.
• Discussion of new consultations (Dr Cypess, imaging of brown fat, Dr Chitnis, data transfer)
  
  • Charles will work with Bill and Yong on Dr Chitnis request.
  • Charles will contact Dr Cypess regarding the use of Slicer to image brown fat. If more clinical expertise is needed, Jeff and Annick will help.

2. Presentation of SPINE

• Charles gave a demonstration of his SPINE system, a data and workflow management system.

3. Education program

• Access to education material.
  • The members agreed that slides will be made available to the public after it has been presented. The last slide will include an acknowledgment of Catalyst support.
  • The group will work to the informatics department to track the number of downloads.
• Current lectures available.
  • Several members have a lecture on MRI and other modalities safety. Valerie will collect them and come with a best practice training. The target audience will be the physicians but also the technologists. In the long term the goal is to have this training accredited for CME or other credits specific for technologists.
  • Hands-on training on Slicer (and eventually other software) will be offered at each institution.
  • A link to more specialized courses will be posted on the Catalyst website. Valerie will compile them first.
• Long-term view
  • The goal of the consortium is to enforce the use of imaging in research and in clinical trials. A course such as "What are the steps to integrate imaging in a clinical trial" would be very valuable.