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. 2021 Nov 23:7:20552076211048654.
doi: 10.1177/20552076211048654. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Towards nationally curated data archives for clinical radiology image analysis at scale: Learnings from national data collection in response to a pandemic

Dominic Cushnan  1 , Rosalind Berka  2 , Ottavia Bertolli  2 , Peter Williams  1 , Daniel Schofield  1 , Indra Joshi  1 , Alberto Favaro  2 , Mark Halling-Brown  3   4 , Gergely Imreh  2 , Emily Jefferson  5   6 , Neil J Sebire  5 , Gerry Reilly  5 , Jonathan C L Rodrigues  7 , Graham Robinson  7 , Susan Copley  8 , Rizwan Malik  9 , Claire Bloomfield  10   11 , Fergus Gleeson  10   11 , Moira Crotty  12 , Erika Denton  13 , Jeanette Dickson  14 , Gary Leeming  15 , Hayley E Hardwick  16 , Kenneth Baillie  17 , Peter Jm Openshaw  18 , Malcolm G Semple  19 , Caroline Rubin  20 , Andy Howlett  12 , Andrea G Rockall  8   21 , Ayub Bhayat  22 , Daniel Fascia  23 , Cathie Sudlow  24 ; NCCID Collaborative; Joseph Jacob  25   26
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Towards nationally curated data archives for clinical radiology image analysis at scale: Learnings from national data collection in response to a pandemic

Dominic Cushnan et al. Digit Health. .

Abstract

The prevalence of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease has resulted in the unprecedented collection of health data to support research. Historically, coordinating the collation of such datasets on a national scale has been challenging to execute for several reasons, including issues with data privacy, the lack of data reporting standards, interoperable technologies, and distribution methods. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease pandemic has highlighted the importance of collaboration between government bodies, healthcare institutions, academic researchers and commercial companies in overcoming these issues during times of urgency. The National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database, led by NHSX, British Society of Thoracic Imaging, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty, is an example of such a national initiative. Here, we summarise the experiences and challenges of setting up the National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database, and the implications for future ambitions of national data curation in medical imaging to advance the safe adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Keywords: Imaging; artificial intelligence; coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease; general; machine learning; medicine; radiology; respiratory.

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National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID) infrastructure and explanation.
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