The Virtual Skeleton Database: An open access repository for biomedical research and collaboration

Submitted by mrkistler on Mon, 2013-03-04 19:06
Author(s)
First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Kistler
Affiliation: 
Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanic, University of Bern, Switzerland
First Name: 
Marcel
Last Name: 
Pfahrer
Affiliation: 
Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
First Name: 
Roman
Last Name: 
Niklaus
Affiliation: 
Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
First Name: 
Viktor
Last Name: 
Tomas
Affiliation: 
Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
First Name: 
Philippe
Last Name: 
Büchler
Affiliation: 
Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanic, University
Keywords: 
medical imaging;statistical model;collaboration;anatomy;data collection;
Track: 
General conference
24x7
Abstract: 

The access to the largest source, the images stored by clinical institutions in their PACS, is for scientific researches rarely possible due to technical and legal restrictions. Even after this time consuming process, collections of datasets are often lost or mishandled resulting in replication of work, frequently within the same institution or network. To solve these problems, we proposed a centralized storage system called the Virtual Skeleton Database (VSD).The VSD provides a system tailored to the needs of the medical image analysis community. The VSD offers generic tools to store, exchange and collaborate on virtually any digital format. The hosted data is accessible for the community while collaboration and access tools catalyze their productivity.

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