The oncology medical image database (OMI-DB)

Mark D. Halling-Brown; P. T. Looney; M. N. Patel; L. M. Warren; A. Mackenzie; K. C. Young

doi:10.1117/12.2041674

19 March 2014 The oncology medical image database (OMI-DB)

Mark D. Halling-Brown, P. T. Looney, M. N. Patel, L. M. Warren, A. Mackenzie, K. C. Young

Proceedings Volume 9039, Medical Imaging 2014: PACS and Imaging Informatics: Next Generation and Innovations; 903906 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041674
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Many projects to evaluate or conduct research in medical imaging require the large-scale collection of images (both unprocessed and processed) and associated data. This demand has led us to design and implement a flexible oncology image repository, which prospectively collects images and data from multiple sites throughout the UK. This Oncology Medical Image Database (OMI-DB) has been created to support research involving medical imaging and contains unprocessed and processed medical images, associated annotations and data, and where applicable expert-determined ground truths describing features of interest. The process of collection, annotation and storage is almost fully automated and is extremely adaptable, allowing for quick and easy expansion to disparate imaging sites and situations. Initially the database was developed as part of a large research project in digital mammography (OPTIMAM). Hence the initial focus has been digital mammography; as a result, much of the work described will focus on this field. However, the OMI -DB has been designed to support multiple modalities and is extensible and expandable to store any associated data with full anonymisation. Currently, the majority of associated data is made up of radiological, clinical and pathological annotations extracted from the UK’s National Breast Screening System (NBSS). In addition to the data, software and systems have been created to allow expert radiologists to annotate the images with interesting clinical features and provide descriptors of these features. The data from OMI-DB has been used in several observer studies and more are planned. To date we have collected 34,104 2D mammography images from 2,623 individuals.

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Mark D. Halling-Brown, P. T. Looney, M. N. Patel, L. M. Warren, A. Mackenzie, and K. C. Young "The oncology medical image database (OMI-DB)", Proc. SPIE 9039, Medical Imaging 2014: PACS and Imaging Informatics: Next Generation and Innovations, 903906 (19 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041674

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