Digital Health (Nov 2021)
Towards nationally curated data archives for clinical radiology image analysis at scale: Learnings from national data collection in response to a pandemic
- Dominic Cushnan,
- Rosalind Berka,
- Ottavia Bertolli,
- Peter Williams,
- Daniel Schofield,
- Indra Joshi,
- Alberto Favaro,
- Mark Halling-Brown,
- Gergely Imreh,
- Emily Jefferson,
- Neil J Sebire,
- Gerry Reilly,
- Jonathan C L Rodrigues,
- Graham Robinson,
- Susan Copley,
- Rizwan Malik,
- Claire Bloomfield,
- Fergus Gleeson,
- Moira Crotty,
- Erika Denton,
- Jeanette Dickson,
- Gary Leeming,
- Hayley E Hardwick,
- Kenneth Baillie,
- Peter JM Openshaw,
- Malcolm G Semple,
- Caroline Rubin,
- Andy Howlett,
- Andrea G Rockall,
- Ayub Bhayat,
- Daniel Fascia,
- Cathie Sudlow,
- ,
- Joseph Jacob
Affiliations
- Dominic Cushnan
- NHSX, UK
- Rosalind Berka
- Faculty, UK
- Ottavia Bertolli
- Faculty, UK
- Peter Williams
- NHSX, UK
- Daniel Schofield
- NHSX, UK
- Indra Joshi
- NHSX, UK
- Alberto Favaro
- Faculty, UK
- Mark Halling-Brown
- CVSSP, , UK
- Gergely Imreh
- Faculty, UK
- Emily Jefferson
- Health Informatics Centre (HIC), School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK
- Neil J Sebire
- , UK
- Gerry Reilly
- , UK
- Jonathan C L Rodrigues
- Department of Radiology, , UK
- Graham Robinson
- Department of Radiology, , UK
- Susan Copley
- Imaging Department, Hammersmith Hospital, , UK
- Rizwan Malik
- Department of Radiology, , UK
- Claire Bloomfield
- Dept of Oncology, , UK
- Fergus Gleeson
- Dept of Oncology, , UK
- Moira Crotty
- , UK
- Erika Denton
- , UK
- Jeanette Dickson
- , UK
- Gary Leeming
- Institute of Population Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, , UK
- Hayley E Hardwick
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, UK
- Kenneth Baillie
- Roslin Institute, , UK
- Peter JM Openshaw
- National Heart and Lung Institute, , UK
- Malcolm G Semple
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, , UK
- Caroline Rubin
- Department of Radiology, , UK
- Andy Howlett
- , UK
- Andrea G Rockall
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
- Ayub Bhayat
- NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, UK
- Daniel Fascia
- , UK
- Cathie Sudlow
- British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre Led by Health Data Research UK, UK
- NCCID Collaborative, UK
- Joseph Jacob
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, , UK
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076211048654
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7
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.
