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Cushnan D, Berka R, Bertolli O, Williams P, Schofield D, Joshi I, Favaro A, Halling-Brown M, Imreh G, Jefferson E, Sebire NJ, Reilly G, Rodrigues JCL, Robinson G, Copley S, Malik R, Bloomfield C, Gleeson F, Crotty M, Denton E, Dickson J, Leeming G, Hardwick HE, Baillie K, Openshaw PJ, Semple MG, Rubin C, Howlett A, Rockall AG, Bhayat A, Fascia D, Sudlow C, Jacob J. Towards nationally curated data archives for clinical radiology image analysis at scale: Learnings from national data collection in response to a pandemic. Digit Health 2021; 7:20552076211048654. [PMID: 34868617 PMCID: PMC8637703 DOI: 10.1177/20552076211048654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Scientific Computing, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, UK.,CVSSP, University of Surrey, UK
| | | | - Emily Jefferson
- Health Data Research UK, UK.,Health Informatics Centre (HIC), School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | - Susan Copley
- Imaging Department, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, UK
| | - Rizwan Malik
- Department of Radiology, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | - Claire Bloomfield
- National Consortium of Intelligent Medical Imaging (NCIMI), The Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, UK.,Dept of Oncology, University of Oxford, UK
| | - Fergus Gleeson
- National Consortium of Intelligent Medical Imaging (NCIMI), The Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, UK.,Dept of Oncology, University of Oxford, UK
| | | | - Erika Denton
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Foundation Trust, UK
| | | | - Gary Leeming
- Institute of Population Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
| | - Hayley E Hardwick
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, UK
| | | | | | - Malcolm G Semple
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
| | - Caroline Rubin
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | | | - Andrea G Rockall
- Imaging Department, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
| | - Ayub Bhayat
- NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, UK
| | | | - Cathie Sudlow
- British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre Led by Health Data Research UK, UK
| | | | - Joseph Jacob
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University College London, UK.,Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, UK
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