Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center

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The Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC) is a collaboration of leading medical imaging organizations launched in August 2020 as part of NIBIB's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  MIDRC aims to develop a high-quality repository for medical images related to COVID-19 and associated clinical data, and develop and foster medical image-based artificial intelligence (AI) for use in the detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of COVID-19.  

NIBIB joined with the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and the University of Chicago to create this free resource for researchers to use in the development of AI and deep learning tools and serve as a reference to enhance clinical recognition of COVID-19. Imaging data is contributed to MIDRC from multiple clinical sites throughout the country.  

Learn more about MIDRC.

Access to the MIDRC data commons is now open. 

    Partners

    • International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
    • America Society for Neuroradiology (ASNR)
    • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
    • Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research
    • Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)

    Outcomes

    • >150,000 imaging studies collected 
    • >105,000 imaging studies released to the public
    • 24 algorithms in development
    • 234 data users

    Funding Opportunity

    RSNA is inviting proposals for funding to help researchers gather and submit data to MIDRC. This funding opportunity if open to all levels of U.S.-based investigators and will support recipients in selecting, processing, and submitting data to MIDRC. Awards may be up to $38,000 for one to two-year projects. Applications are being excepted until all available funds are awarded. 

    Publications

    Find publications on the MIDRC website.

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    Virtual event: February 21, 2023 speaker: Dr. Paul Kinahan, University of Washington, on Curating the MIDRC collection of DICOM images for use in AI research.
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    Participants wll gain a thorough understanding of accessing and using MIDRC's imaging studies, meta data, and resources.