Wang Ximing, Liu Brent J, Martinez Clarisa, Zhang Xuejun, Winstein Carolee J
Image Processing and Informatics Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Image Processing and Informatics Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Comput Biol Med. 2016 Feb 1;69:261-9. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.03.024. Epub 2015 Mar 28.
Imaging based clinical trials can benefit from a solution to efficiently collect, analyze, and distribute multimedia data at various stages within the workflow. Currently, the data management needs of these trials are typically addressed with custom-built systems. However, software development of the custom-built systems for versatile workflows can be resource-consuming. To address these challenges, we present a system with a workflow engine for imaging based clinical trials. The system enables a project coordinator to build a data collection and management system specifically related to study protocol workflow without programming. Web Access to DICOM Objects (WADO) module with novel features is integrated to further facilitate imaging related study. The system was initially evaluated by an imaging based rehabilitation clinical trial. The evaluation shows that the cost of the development of system can be much reduced compared to the custom-built system. By providing a solution to customize a system and automate the workflow, the system will save on development time and reduce errors especially for imaging clinical trials.
基于成像的临床试验可以受益于一种能够在工作流程的各个阶段高效收集、分析和分发多媒体数据的解决方案。目前，这些试验的数据管理需求通常通过定制系统来解决。然而，为通用工作流程开发定制系统可能会消耗资源。为应对这些挑战，我们提出了一种用于基于成像的临床试验的带有工作流引擎的系统。该系统使项目协调员无需编程就能构建一个与研究方案工作流程专门相关的数据收集和管理系统。集成了具有新颖功能的网络访问DICOM对象（WADO）模块，以进一步促进与成像相关的研究。该系统最初通过一项基于成像的康复临床试验进行了评估。评估表明，与定制系统相比，该系统的开发成本可以大幅降低。通过提供一种定制系统和自动化工作流程的解决方案，该系统将节省开发时间并减少错误，特别是对于成像临床试验。
