Director’s Note
This issue of caBIG™ Links highlights the importance of increased collaboration and connectivity across cancer centers, research labs, and hospitals, and the steps caBIG™ is taking to establish a true cancer research network as we move into the Enterprise Phase. Read More
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The National Cancer Imaging Archive and caIMAGE: Enabling Standardization and Collaboration
Imaging technologies—such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron-emission tomography (PET)—play a vital role in better detection, diagnosis, staging, and grading of cancer. More than 300 million medical imaging procedures are performed each year in the United States alone, and the demand for, and dependence on, diagnostic imaging for cancer research and treatment has exploded over the last few years.
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Getting Connected with caBIG™
In the world of cancer research, the imperative of “connectivity” is gaining ground. In the genomic age, laboratory and clinical information is being generated, in vast quantities, at an ever-increasing pace. To transform all of those data into useful knowledge to improve patient outcomes requires that the informatics systems of the nation’s cancer research enterprise be truly interoperable, and that a cultural shift towards collaboration evolves within all sectors of the cancer community.
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