Title
Digital Imaging and Electronic Data Capture in Multi-Center Clinical Trials.
Abstract
While medical image data is managed in picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) via the digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) protocol, electronic data capture systems (EDCS) in clinical trials lack PACS interfacing. This complicates the trial workflow and increases errors, time, and costs. In this work, four system architectures of image integration for multi-center trials are analyzed with respect to data, function, visual, and context integration levels. We propose an open source-based architecture composed of OpenClinica, DCM4CHE, and Weasis for EDCS, PACS, and Viewer, respectively.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-930
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Clinical Trials,Clinical Research,Imaging Biomarkers,Image-based Surrogates,Image Management System Integration,Workflow Integration
Data mining,DICOM,Computer science,Interfacing,Clinical trial,Communications system,Digital imaging,Health informatics,Workflow,Electronic data capture
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
216
0926-9630
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.46
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thomas Martin Deserno153067.07
Verena Deserno240.85
Daniel Haak3406.52
K. Kabino431.54