Purpose of the biobank | Number (percentage) |
---|---|
Research | 14 (82.4) |
Clinical reference | 12 (70.6) |
e-learning | 9 (52.9) |
Other | 1 (5.9) |
Types of cases available | |
Oncologic | 13 (76.5) |
Cardiovascular | 8 (47.1) |
Healthy volunteers | 7 (41.2) |
Rare diseases | 6 (35.3) |
Other | 6 (35.3) |
Number of cases available | |
Less than 300 | 5 (29.4) |
300–500 | 3 (17.6) |
500–1000 | 3 (17.6) |
1000–2000 | 1 (5.9) |
More than 2000 | 5 (29.4) |
Kind of imaging data available | |
Computed tomography | 14 (82.4) |
Magnetic resonance | 15 (88.2) |
Hybrid imaging | 5 (29.4) |
Ultrasound | 9 (52.9) |
Other | 5 (29.4) |
Availability of follow-up image examinations | |
Not available | 5 (29.4) |
Available | 12 (70.6) |
Availability of publications based in the image biobank | |
Not available | 12 (70.6) |
Available | 5 (29.4) |
Accessibility to the biobank | |
Fully open on the Internet | 1 (6.3) |
Open to any registered user (free registration) | 2 (12.5) |
Restricted to users involved in predefined projects | 5 (31.3) |
Restricted to the personnel of the local department/hospital | 8 (50.0) |
Imaging data supported | |
Strictly limited to acquired images | 5 (31.3) |
Also contains processed images (segmentation, registration, etc.) | 8 (50.0) |
Also contains imaging biomarkers | 3 (18.8) |
Image formats | |
Strictly limited to DICOM | 13 (81.3) |
DICOM and other common formats used in research (such as NIFTI, Analyze) | 1 (6.3) |
Also contains imaging biomarkers | 2 (12.5) |