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Behnam F, Khajouei R, Ahmadian L. The retention duration of digital images in picture archiving and communication systems. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27847. [PMID: 38524536 PMCID: PMC10958697 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Introduction Every year, a large number of medical images such as MRIs, CT scans, and radiographs are prepared in hospitals, and a lot of money is spent on their preparation. Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is an integrated image management system for maintaining and storing digital images. The objective of this study was to determine the storage duration of digital images in PACS. Methods This was a scoping review study in which we searched the PubMed and Embase databases using a combination of terms related to radiography, storage, and duration. The reference lists of included articles were checked to identify other relevant articles. Moreover, we searched Google to retrieve relevant gray literature and other information sources including guidelines. The selection process was carried out in three stages and was reported based on the PRISMA flowchart and the data were extracted using the data collection form. Results Based on the database search 2867 articles were identified, of which 13 articles were eligible for inclusion. Searching for gray literature identified 7 relevant sources. The results showed that based on the institutions' plans and regulations, different countries have different storage policies. In general, to store images between 6 and 240 months for short-term storage and between 0 and 240 months for long-term storage were considered. Conclusion Due to financial constraints and storage space requirements, healthcare organizations can provide a solution by drafting guidelines on the appropriate storage duration for medical images. The findings of this study can assist healthcare authorities and healthcare centers in employing PACS systems to manage and minimize storage space for medical images, thereby reducing storage costs.
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- Farzaneh Behnam
- Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Sciences, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Eccher A, Scarpa A, Dei Tos AP. Impact of a centralized archive for pathology laboratories on the health system. Pathol Res Pract 2023; 245:154488. [PMID: 37116365 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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The pathology archive of any hospital is likely to contain tens of thousands of slides and formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) blocks, with their number constantly increasing. As a result, serious space and management issues are created. There has always been a favorable location for the pathology laboratory to rapidly and efficiently collect specimens and to meet the different service requirements of clinicians and patients. However, archiving may be one of the most neglected issues in the planning of spaces and activities, so much so that many laboratories are currently in trouble and looking for space inside and outside their hospitals. Another crucial issue is related to the environmental conditions of the identified preservation place, which, based on their characteristics, probably provide suboptimal habitats in most cases. For FFPE blocks, controlled temperature (<27 °C) and humidity (>30% and <70%) are recommended, with control systems for parasite infestation. For glass slides, systems suitable for guaranteeing their safety, traceability and conservation suitable for possible revision are recommended. The aim of this position paper is to outline the issues that currently exist in archives and to suggest a rational health policy solution to overcome the problems raised.
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- Albino Eccher
- Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Kresovich A, Noar SM, Gvino E, Prentice-Dunn H, Ribisl KM. A Review of Web-Based Tobacco Control Media Archives for Researchers and Practitioners. J Cancer Educ 2022; 37:1454-1459. [PMID: 33651307 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-021-01983-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Web-based resources for tobacco use prevention and control provide valuable tools for cancer education. This study sought to (a) identify existing websites that archive prevention and cessation media content and (b) characterize the content and features of those websites. We used a comprehensive search strategy to identify web-based resources. Websites were included if (1) the content was focused on tobacco; (2) a primary purpose of the website was to house a national or international historical archive of anti- or pro-tobacco media or communication content; and (3) the website was designed for researchers or practitioners. Of the 55 websites initially identified, N = 9 met criteria. All websites contained anti-tobacco media content (100%), although 56% also contained pro-tobacco content. Most websites focused on multiple tobacco products (89%), while 11% focused solely on cigarettes. The most common media content in the archives were print ads (67%), warning labels (56%), and video ads (33%). Most archives contained a search function or content filters (67%). While most websites provided free media content with no restrictions (78%), 22% contained paid or restricted content. Other website material included research reports (89%), newsfeeds (89%), fact sheets (67%), advocacy information (56%), and tools for practitioners (44%). This study provides a systematic summary of web-based tobacco prevention and control resources that archive communication and media content. The identified websites can assist researchers and practitioners in their tobacco control efforts, although additional archives focused specifically on vaping media and communication content are needed as the vaping epidemic among youth continues to intensify.
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- Alex Kresovich
- Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 364 Carroll Hall (CB 3365), Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3365, USA.
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- Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 364 Carroll Hall (CB 3365), Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3365, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Geretti AM, Blanco JL, Marcelin AG, Perno CF, Stellbrink HJ, Turner D, Zengin T. HIV DNA Sequencing to Detect Archived Antiretroviral Drug Resistance. Infect Dis Ther 2022; 11:1793-1803. [PMID: 35915392 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-022-00676-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Proviral HIV DNA integrated within CD4 T-cells maintains an archive of viral variants that replicate during the course of the infection, including variants with reduced drug susceptibility. We considered studies that investigated archived drug resistance, with a focus on virologically suppressed patients and highlighted interpretative caveats and gaps in knowledge. RESULTS Either Sanger or deep sequencing can be used to investigate resistance-associated mutations (RAMs) in HIV DNA recovered from peripheral blood. Neither technique is free of limitations. Furthermore, evidence regarding the establishment, maintenance, expression and clinical significance of archived drug-resistant variants is conflicting. This in part reflects the complexity of the HIV proviral landscape and its dynamics during therapy. Clinically, detection of RAMs in cellular HIV DNA has a variable impact on treatment outcomes, modulated by the drugs affected, treatment duration and additional determinants of virological failure, including those leading to suboptimal drug exposure. CONCLUSIONS Sequencing cellular HIV DNA can provide helpful complementary information in treatment-experienced patients with suppressed plasma HIV RNA who require a change of regimen. However, care should be taken when interpreting the results. Presence of RAMs is not necessarily a barrier to treatment success. Conversely, even the most sensitive sequencing techniques will fail to provide a comprehensive view of the HIV DNA archive. To inform treatment decisions appropriately, the overall clinical and treatment history of a patient must always be considered alongside the results of resistance testing. Prospective controlled studies are needed to validate the utility of drug resistance testing using cellular HIV DNA.
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- Anna Maria Geretti
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Fondazione PTV and University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy. .,School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Infectious Diseases & AIDS Unit Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Virologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- Multimodal Medicine Research Area, Children Hospital IRCCS Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Crusaid Kobler AIDS Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Global Medical Affairs HIV, Gilead Sciences, London, UK
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Bekker GJ, Kawabata T, Kurisu G. The Biological Structure Model Archive (BSM-Arc): an archive for in silico models and simulations. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:371-375. [PMID: 32026396 PMCID: PMC7242595 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00632-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We present the Biological Structure Model Archive (BSM-Arc, https://bsma.pdbj.org), which aims to collect raw data obtained via in silico methods related to structural biology, such as computationally modeled 3D structures and molecular dynamics trajectories. Since BSM-Arc does not enforce a specific data format for the raw data, depositors are free to upload their data without any prior conversion. Besides uploading raw data, BSM-Arc enables depositors to annotate their data with additional explanations and figures. Furthermore, via our WebGL-based molecular viewer Molmil, it is possible to recreate 3D scenes as shown in the corresponding scientific article in an interactive manner. To submit a new entry, depositors require an ORCID ID to login, and to finally publish the data, an accompanying peer-reviewed paper describing the work must be associated with the entry. Submitting their data enables researchers to not only have an external backup but also provide an opportunity to promote their work via an interactive platform and to provide third-party researchers access to their raw data.
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- Gert-Jan Bekker
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Forsberg D, Sjöblom E, Sunshine JL. Detection and Labeling of Vertebrae in MR Images Using Deep Learning with Clinical Annotations as Training Data. J Digit Imaging 2018; 30:406-412. [PMID: 28083827 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-017-9945-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of using clinically provided spine label annotations stored in a single institution image archive as training data for deep learning-based vertebral detection and labeling pipelines. Lumbar and cervical magnetic resonance imaging cases with annotated spine labels were identified and exported from an image archive. Two separate pipelines were configured and trained for lumbar and cervical cases respectively, using the same setup with convolutional neural networks for detection and parts-based graphical models to label the vertebrae. The detection sensitivity, precision and accuracy rates ranged between 99.1-99.8, 99.6-100, and 98.8-99.8% respectively, the average localization error ranges were 1.18-1.24 and 2.38-2.60 mm for cervical and lumbar cases respectively, and with a labeling accuracy of 96.0-97.0%. Failed labeling results typically involved failed S1 detections or missed vertebrae that were not fully visible on the image. These results show that clinically annotated image data from one image archive is sufficient to train a deep learning-based pipeline for accurate detection and labeling of MR images depicting the spine. Further, these results support using deep learning to assist radiologists in their work by providing highly accurate labels that only require rapid confirmation.
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- Daniel Forsberg
- Sectra, Teknikringen 20, 583 30, Linköping, SE, Sweden. .,Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Sectra, Teknikringen 20, 583 30, Linköping, SE, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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Care providers today routinely obtain valuable clinical multimedia with mobile devices, scope cameras, ultrasound, and many other modalities at the point of care. Image capture and storage workflows may be heterogeneous across an enterprise, and as a result, they often are not well incorporated in the electronic health record. Enterprise Imaging refers to a set of strategies, initiatives, and workflows implemented across a healthcare enterprise to consistently and optimally capture, index, manage, store, distribute, view, exchange, and analyze all clinical imaging and multimedia content to enhance the electronic health record. This paper is intended to introduce Enterprise Imaging as an important initiative to clinical and informatics leadership, and outline its key elements of governance, strategy, infrastructure, common multimedia content, acquisition workflows, enterprise image viewers, and image exchange services.
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Čavčić M, Oschlies I, Fuchs M, Engert A, Klapper W. [Recovery of paraffin blocks and central archiving : Experiences of the Kiel lymph node registry and the German study group for Hodgkin lymphoma]. Pathologe 2017; 38:529-34. [PMID: 28676898 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-017-0321-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Central collection of tissue blocks for pathological and translational research is particularly important in rare diseases. Transfer of tissue blocks from primary to central pathology is of crucial importance. OBJECTIVES We aimed to answer the following questions: Has the transfer of tissue blocks sent for consultation or within clinical trials changed over the last 20 years? What are the reasons for reclaiming tissue blocks by the primary pathology and what actions would convince primary pathologists to leave the blocks in the reference pathology? MATERIAL AND METHODS The first 100 biopsies of each year between 1995 and 2015 (n = 2100), as well as all tissue transfers within therapeutic studies (n = 1405, German Hodgkin Study Group, GHSG) between 1998 and 2015, were analyzed separately for block reclaims using the Department of Pathology database. A questionnaire evaluated the reasons for block reclaiming by the peripheral pathologists. RESULTS There is a significant increase in block reclaims during the period analyzed among submissions for consultation as well as in clinical trials (linear regression, p = 0.0195 and p = 0.0107). The percentage of block reclaims does not differ between consultations and cases submitted upon request within clinical trials (p = 0.2404, t-test). A survey among pathologies that reclaim the block showed that their willingness to leave the block at the reference center would increase if the compatibility with accreditation guidelines (39.3%), a positive statement from professional associations (25%), or a formal confirmation of availability (53.6%) is provided. DISCUSSION In particular, to improve research on rare diseases, it is desirable to point out the compatibility of central archiving in a designated center with accreditation guidelines.
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Zheng H, Porebski PJ, Grabowski M, Cooper DR, Minor W. Databases, Repositories, and Other Data Resources in Structural Biology. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1607:643-665. [PMID: 28573593 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7000-1_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Structural biology, like many other areas of modern science, produces an enormous amount of primary, derived, and "meta" data with a high demand on data storage and manipulations. Primary data come from various steps of sample preparation, diffraction experiments, and functional studies. These data are not only used to obtain tangible results, like macromolecular structural models, but also to enrich and guide our analysis and interpretation of various biomedical problems. Herein we define several categories of data resources, (a) Archives, (b) Repositories, (c) Databases, and (d) Advanced Information Systems, that can accommodate primary, derived, or reference data. Data resources may be used either as web portals or internally by structural biology software. To be useful, each resource must be maintained, curated, as well as integrated with other resources. Ideally, the system of interconnected resources should evolve toward comprehensive "hubs", or Advanced Information Systems. Such systems, encompassing the PDB and UniProt, are indispensable not only for structural biology, but for many related fields of science. The categories of data resources described herein are applicable well beyond our usual scientific endeavors.
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- Heping Zheng
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, Room 4223, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, Room 4223, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, Room 4223, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, Room 4223, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Jordan Hall, Room 4223, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
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This white paper explores the technical challenges and solutions for acquiring (capturing) and managing enterprise images, particularly those involving visible light applications. The types of acquisition devices used for various general-purpose photography and specialized applications including dermatology, endoscopy, and anatomic pathology are reviewed. The formats and standards used, and the associated metadata requirements and communication protocols for transfer and workflow are considered. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of metadata capture in both order- and encounter-based workflow. The benefits of using DICOM to provide a standard means of recording and accessing both metadata and image and video data are considered, as is the role of IHE and FHIR.
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- David A Clunie
- Pixelmed Publishing LLC., 943 Heiden Rd, Bangor, PA, 18013, USA.
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- Don K Dennison Solutions Inc., 205 Fern Cres, Waterloo, ON, N2V 2P9, Canada
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- Department of Information Technology, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 200 First St. SW, Pb 2-58, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Merge Healthcare, 900 Walnut Ridge Drive, Hartland, WI, 53029, USA
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- Digital Health Services, Siemens Healthineers, 65 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA, 19355, USA
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Borrego S, Perdomo I. Airborne microorganisms cultivable on naturally ventilated document repositories of the National Archive of Cuba. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:3747-3757. [PMID: 26498813 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5585-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The quality of the indoor air can provide very useful information for the artwork conservation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the microbial concentration inside six document repositories of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba in two months of 1 year. The repositories are large, high, and have a natural cross-ventilation system. The microbial sampling was done in July 2010 (summer or rainy month) and February 2011 (winter or dry month) using the SAS Super 100 biocollector at 100 L/min. An appropriate selective culture media were used to isolate fungi and bacteria. A high total microbial concentration on the north side of the building in two studied months was observed. The fungal concentrations were significantly higher in July 2010 in all repositories, while the bacterial concentrations were significantly higher mostly in February 2011 only in repositories located on the first and second floor of the building. Eight fungal genera in the indoor air of all environments were isolated. Regardless of the side of the analyzed building, Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Cladosporium were the predominant genera. Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger were the species isolated in almost all of the analyzed repositories in the studied months. Gram-positive bacteria prevailed among bacterial groups isolated from indoor air repositories, and some percentages corresponded to the genera Bacillus and Streptomyces. In Cuba, the temperature and relative humidity are high during the whole year but the natural ventilation plays an important role in retarding microbial growth on materials.
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- Sofía Borrego
- Laboratory of Preventive Conservation, National Archive of the Republic of Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
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- Laboratory of Preventive Conservation, National Archive of the Republic of Cuba, Havana, Cuba
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Saito K, Nakamura K, Ueta M, Kurosawa R, Fujiwara A, Kobayashi HH, Nakayama M, Toko A, Nagahama K. Utilizing the Cyberforest live sound system with social media to remotely conduct woodland bird censuses in Central Japan. Ambio 2015; 44 Suppl 4:572-83. [PMID: 26508345 PMCID: PMC4623865 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0708-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We have developed a system that streams and archives live sound from remote areas across Japan via an unmanned automatic camera. The system was used to carry out pilot bird censuses in woodland; this allowed us to examine the use of live sound transmission and the role of social media as a mediator in remote scientific monitoring. The system has been streaming sounds 8 h per day for more than five years. We demonstrated that: (1) the transmission of live sound from a remote woodland could be used effectively to monitor birds in a remote location; (2) the simultaneous involvement of several participants via Internet Relay Chat to listen to live sound transmissions could enhance the accuracy of census data collection; and (3) interactions through Twitter allowed members of the public to engage or help with the remote monitoring of birds and experience inaccessible nature through the use of novel technologies.
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- Kaoru Saito
- Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan.
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- Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8568, Japan.
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- Japan Bird Research Association, 1-29-9 Sumiyoshi-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo, 183-0034, Japan.
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- Japan Bird Research Association, 1-29-9 Sumiyoshi-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo, 183-0034, Japan.
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- Fuji Iyashinomori Woodland Study Center, University of Tokyo, 341-2 Yamanaka, Yamanakako-mura, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, 401-0501, Japan.
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- Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8568, Japan.
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- Information Technology Center, University of Tokyo, 2-11-16, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University, 5-28-20, Hakusan, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo, 1123-8606, Japan.
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- Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan.
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Gurney J, Olsen T, Flavin J, Ramaratnam M, Archie K, Ransford J, Herrick R, Wallace L, Cline J, Horton W, Marcus DS. The Washington University Central Neuroimaging Data Archive. Neuroimage 2015; 144:287-293. [PMID: 26439514 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Since the early 2000's, much of the neuroimaging work at Washington University (WU) has been facilitated by the Central Neuroimaging Data Archive (CNDA), an XNAT-based imaging informatics system. The CNDA is uniquely related to XNAT, as it served as the original codebase for the XNAT open source platform. The CNDA hosts data acquired in over 1000 research studies, encompassing 36,000 subjects and more than 60,000 imaging sessions. Most imaging modalities used in modern human research are represented in the CNDA, including magnetic resonance (MR), positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine (NM), computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DX), and ultrasound (US). However, the majority of the imaging data in the CNDA are MR and PET of the human brain. Currently, about 20% of the total imaging data in the CNDA is available by request to external researchers. CNDA's available data includes large sets of imaging sessions and in some cases clinical, psychometric, tissue, or genetic data acquired in the study of Alzheimer's disease, brain metabolism, cancer, HIV, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome.
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- Jenny Gurney
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Skóra J, Gutarowska B, Pielech-Przybylska K, Stępień Ł, Pietrzak K, Piotrowska M, Pietrowski P. Assessment of microbiological contamination in the work environments of museums, archives and libraries. Aerobiologia (Bologna) 2015; 31:389-401. [PMID: 26346115 PMCID: PMC4556743 DOI: 10.1007/s10453-015-9372-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Museums, archives and libraries have large working environments. The goal of this study was to determine microbial contamination in these work places and estimate the influence of microclimatic parameters and total dust content on microbial contamination. In addition, research included evaluation of ergosterol concentration and fungal bioaerosol particle size distribution. Numbers of micro-organisms in the air and on the surfaces in museums were higher (2.1 × 102-7.0 × 103 cfu/m3 and 1.4 × 102-1.7 × 104 cfu/100 cm2, respectively) than in archives and libraries (3.2 × 102-7.2 × 102 cfu/m3 and 8.4 × 102-8.8 × 102 cfu/100 cm2, respectively). The numbers of micro-organisms detected in the tested museums, archives and libraries did not exceed occupational exposure limits proposed by Polish Committee for the Highest Permissible Concentrations and Intensities of Noxious Agents at the Workplace. The concentrations of respirable and suspended dust in museum storerooms were 2-4 times higher than the WHO-recommended limits. We found a correlation between microclimatic conditions and numbers of micro-organisms in the air in the tested working environments. In addition, a correlation was also found between ergosterol concentration and the number of fungi in the air. Fungi were the dominant micro-organisms in the working environments tested. Particles within the dominant fractions of culturable fungal aerosols sampled from museum storerooms had aerodynamic diameters between 1.1 and 2.1 µm.
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- Justyna Skóra
- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska St, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska St, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska St, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 Strzeszyńska St, 60-479 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska St, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska St, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, 48 Wierzbowa St, 90-133 Lodz, Poland
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Oertelt-Prigione S, Gohlke BO, Dunkel M, Preissner R, Regitz-Zagrosek V. GenderMedDB: an interactive database of sex and gender-specific medical literature. Biol Sex Differ 2014; 5:7. [PMID: 24904731 PMCID: PMC4047004 DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-5-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Searches for sex and gender-specific publications are complicated by the absence of a specific algorithm within search engines and by the lack of adequate archives to collect the retrieved results. We previously addressed this issue by initiating the first systematic archive of medical literature containing sex and/or gender-specific analyses. This initial collection has now been greatly enlarged and re-organized as a free user-friendly database with multiple functions: GenderMedDB (http://gendermeddb.charite.de). DESCRIPTION GenderMedDB retrieves the included publications from the PubMed database. Manuscripts containing sex and/or gender-specific analysis are continuously screened and the relevant findings organized systematically into disciplines and diseases. Publications are furthermore classified by research type, subject and participant numbers. More than 11,000 abstracts are currently included in the database, after screening more than 40,000 publications. The main functions of the database include searches by publication data or content analysis based on pre-defined classifications. In addition, registrants are enabled to upload relevant publications, access descriptive publication statistics and interact in an open user forum. CONCLUSIONS Overall, GenderMedDB offers the advantages of a discipline-specific search engine as well as the functions of a participative tool for the gender medicine community.
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- Sabine Oertelt-Prigione
- Institute of Gender in Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hessische Str. 3/4, Berlin 10117, Germany ; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics Group, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 13125, Germany ; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics Group, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 13125, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics Group, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 13125, Germany
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- Institute of Gender in Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hessische Str. 3/4, Berlin 10117, Germany ; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany ; Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 10115, Germany
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Borrego Alonso S, Perdomo Amistad I. [Characterization of air mycobiota in two repositories of the National Archives of the Republic of Cuba]. Rev Iberoam Micol 2013; 31:182-7. [PMID: 24071642 DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The high relative humidity and temperatures in tropical countries create favorable conditions for development of fungi that are not only a risk to human health but they can also colonize documentary support. AIMS To study the concentration of the airborne fungi in two repositories of the National Archives of the Republic of Cuba, the mycobiota deposited on different photographic supports and maps preserved in these repositories, and to determine the taxonomic characterization of the fungi isolated. METHODS The air sampling was performed using a sedimentation method, and the supports (6 pictures and 7 maps) were analyzed using moistened sterile swabs. RESULTS The Cladosporium genus was predominant, followed by Aspergillus and Penicillium genera. Filamentous fungi were isolated in all the photos and maps, and yeasts were only isolated from a photographic supports and a map. We identified several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium genera, but Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus predominated. Candida and Rhodotorula were the yeast genera isolated. CONCLUSIONS The fungal concentration of the air demonstrated that the environments were not contaminated. From the 26 species of filamentous fungi isolated only 5 were detected in the indoor air of the repositories and on one or more of the document supports analyzed (representing a 19.3%). This shows that there is a low ecological relationship between the fungi detected in the indoor air and those that were isolated from the supports studied.
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- Sofía Borrego Alonso
- Laboratorio de Conservación Preventiva, Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba.
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- Laboratorio de Conservación Preventiva, Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
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An archive is a location containing a collection of records, documents, or other materials of historical importance. An integral part of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is archiving. When a hospital needs to migrate a PACS vendor, the complete earlier data need to be migrated in the format of the newly procured PACS. It is both time and money consuming. To address this issue, the new concept of vendor neutral archive (VNA) has emerged. A VNA simply decouples the PACS and workstations at the archival layer. This is achieved by developing an application engine that receives, integrates, and transmits the data using the different syntax of a Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) format. Transferring the data belonging to the old PACS to a new one is performed by a process called migration of data. In VNA, a number of different data migration techniques are available to facilitate transfer from the old PACS to the new one, the choice depending on the speed of migration and the importance of data. The techniques include simple DICOM migration, prefetch-based DICOM migration, medium migration, and the expensive non-DICOM migration. “Vendor neutral” may not be a suitable term, and “architecture neutral,” “PACS neutral,” “content neutral,” or “third-party neutral” are probably better and preferred terms. Notwithstanding this, the VNA acronym has come to stay in both the medical IT user terminology and in vendor nomenclature, and radiologists need to be aware of its impact in PACS across the globe.
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