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Review
. 2015 Jul;11(7):832-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.004.

The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative informatics core: A decade in review

Arthur W Toga  1 , Karen L Crawford  2
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Review

The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative informatics core: A decade in review

Arthur W Toga et al. Alzheimers Dement. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

The Informatics Core of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative has coordinated data integration and dissemination for a continually growing and complex data set in which both data contributors and recipients span institutions, scientific disciplines, and geographic boundaries. This article provides an update on the accomplishments and future plans.

Keywords: ADNI; Alzheimer's disease; Data management; Informatics.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. ADNI Data Flow
Data flows from the participating sites and between the ADNI cores is carefully choreographed.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Distribution of ADNI data use applicants
Investigators requesting access to the ADNI data are located in 80 countries and represent research institutions, pharmaceutical, biotech, government, and other sectors.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Download activity and data use application 2006 – 2014
The number of investigators requesting access to ADNI data and the quantity of data downloads has increased consistently and sharply.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Visual Explorer
Subject cohorts are defined using the left portion of the visual explorer interface. The right portion displays plots comparing selected attributes.
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