THE XNAT IMAGING INFORMATICS PLATFORM

描述（由申请人提供）：成像已经成为生物医学研究人员用来进一步了解人类健康和疾病生物学的关键工具之一。为了支持这项研究，XNAT已经成为使用最广泛的成像信息学。我们将开发下一代XNAT技术，以支持成像研究的不断发展。开发将集中在四个关键用例上：机构存储库、临床成像研究、多中心试验和数据共享。将实现各种新功能，包括与临床信息系统的深度集成、可扩展性服务（包括与云的集成）、对统计和其他计算平台的按需访问、基于gui的表单构建界面、可配置的数据馈送、质量保证和通信工具。这些能力将在现实世界的科学项目中得到发展和评估。许多针对XNAT用户和开发人员的扩展和支持活动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Imaging has emerged as one of the key tools used by biomedical investigators to further our understanding of human biology in health and disease. XNAT has emerged as the most widely used imaging informatics for supporting this research. We will develop the next generation of XNAT technology to support the ongoing evolution of imaging research. Development will focus on four key use cases: institutional repositories, clinical imaging research, multi-center trials, and data sharing. A variety of new capabilities wil be implemented, including deeper integration with clinical information systems, scalability services including integration with the cloud, on- demand access to statistical and other computational platforms, a GUI-based form building interface, configurable data feeds, and quality assurance and communications tools. These capabilities will be developed and evaluated in the context of real world scientific programs. A number of outreach and support activities targeted at XNAT users and developers.