OBJECTIVES: In this paper we study the impact of executing a medical image database query application on the grid...
Keywords: Medical images, content-based retrieval, databases search, Grid computing
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: eDiaMoND is a next generation Internet (Grid) multidisciplinary research project funded by the UK e-Science Programme with the following objectives; the development of a next generation Internet enabled prototype to demonstrate the potential benefits of a national infrastructure to support digital mammography; the exploration of potential benefits for digital mammography systems, with particular emphasis being placed on selected applications, namely, screening, training, computer-aided detection and appropriate support for epidemiological studies. METHODS: EDiaMoND has worked in conjunction with selected clinical partners to enable the collection of valuable mammography information and the design of applications based upon extensive requirements gathering exercises...
Keywords: e-Science, digital mammography, NHS Breast Screening Programme, Grid computing
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: CLEF is an MRC sponsored project in the E-Science programme that aims to establish methodologies and a technical infrastructure for the next generation of integrated clinical and bioscience research. METHODS: The heart of the CLEF approach to this challenge is to design and develop a pseudonymised repository of histories of cancer patients that can be accessed by researchers...
Keywords: Electronic Health Records, data repository, pseudonymisation, Grid computing, access control
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: To propose a novel approach of incorporating ambient intelligence in the health grid security architecture. METHODS: Security concerns are severely impeding the grid community effort in spreading its wings in health applications...
Keywords: Grid computing, Ambient Intelligence, bioinformatics applications, security architecture
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: The principal aim of the eDiaMoND project is to develop a prototype Grid infrastructure to support the needs of the breast care community...
Keywords: digital mammography, Computer Security, Grid computing, e-Science
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: Hospitals and medical centers are producing more and more data that need to be processed...
Keywords: Medical Imaging, Grid computing, breast cancer, mammographic indexation, multiresolution
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVE: The development of computational Grids is making huge amounts of computing power and data storage available for a lot of scientific applications...
Keywords: Grid computing, Grid portals, problem-solving environments, bio-informatics
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: The technology of grid services is developing fast. This paper presents an approach to the implementation of an intelligent grid service that configures a hospital taking advantage of the knowledge logistics idea. METHODS: The presented approach is based on synergistic integration of knowledge acquired from distributed sources in order to obtain new or complement insufficient knowledge...
Keywords: Knowledge integration, heterogeneous knowledge sources, Decision Support Systems, Grid computing
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer