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NA-MICNational Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org
The NA-MIC Kit
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing http://na-mic.org
NA-MIC and NIH Roadmap
• National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC) is a National Center for Biomedical Computing (NCBC) under the NIH Roadmap Initiative
• The NA-MIC Kit is a Collection of Software and Methodology to Support Image Computing Innovation and Reproducibility
• Builds on existing initiatives
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NA-MIC Sites
• Leadership: – BWH: Ron Kikinis, (Overall PI)– Steve Wong
• Core 1 Algorithms– Utah: Ross Whitaker (Core 1 PI)– MIT: Eric Grimson– UNC: Guido Gerig– MGH: Bruce Fischl, Dave Kennedy– GaTech: Allen Tannenbaum
• Core 2 Engineering– GE: Bill Lorensen (Core 2 PI)– Kitware: Will Schroeder– Isomics: Steve Pieper– UCSD: Mark Ellisman– UCLA: Art Toga
• Core 3 DBP– BWH: Martha Shenton– Dartmouth: Andy Saykin– UCI: Steve Potkin– UofT: Jim Kennedy
• Core 4 Service– Kitware: Will Schroeder
• Core 5 Training– MGH: Randy Gollub
• Core 6 Dissemination– Isomics: Steve Pieper, Tina Kapur
• Core 7 Management– BWH: Steve Wong
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NIH NCBC Goals
• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-04-003.html
• …NIH does have goals for software dissemination…
• …software should be freely available…• …permit the commercialization of
enhanced or customized versions…• …include the ability of researchers outside
the center and its collaborating projects to modify the source code and to share modifications…
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NA-MIC Kit – A Public Highway…
• NA-MIC, as a Taxpayer Funded Activity is Like a Public Road System– Provides Infrastructure for a
Variety of Uses– Driveways can Lead to
Anything• a Coop Grocery Store• a Factory• a Park• a Gated Community
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Translational Medicine Platform
Industry
GPL
NA-MIC Kit
ResearchOnly
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NA-MIC Kit is…
• Open Source Software • Targeted for Research in Medical Image Analysis
and Data Management• Distributed Under BSD-style License• Supporting Documentation and Training for End-
Users and Developers• NA-MIC Development/Testing Methodology• Ongoing Maintenance through NIH NCBC
• Conduit for Technology to Flow from Algorithm Developers to Clinicians
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NA-MIC Kit Functionality
• First Driving Biological Project
– Schizophrenia Research
• Quantify Structural and Functional Relationships to Disease and Symptoms
• Integrated Software Tools
– Morphometric MRI, DTI, and fMRI
– Segmentation and Registration
• Kit will Evolve with New DBPs and Community Uses
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NA-MIC Kit Components
• Software Engineering Tools– CMake, Dart, CTest
• Image Analysis, Visualization, and GUI libraries– ITK, VTK, KWWidgets
• End User Application– 3D Slicer
• Large Scale Data Processing Tools – LONI Pipeline, GRID tools
http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/SoftwareInventory
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NA-MIC Kit Licensing Policies
• Technology Base for Research and Commercialization– Okay to build GPL or Closed SW on top of NA-MIC Kit– But no GPL or Closed SW in NA-MIC Kit
• NA-MIC Provides “Reference Standard Distribution”– Maintain Official Releases– Avoid Code Forking, Non-Free Code Creeping into Core
• No “Knowing” Addition of Patented Techniques into NA-MIC Kit
• Copyright to Substantive Works Remains with Creators– Available under NA-MIC Approved Licenses for Distribution
with Kit– Insight Journal is Example of this Process
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NA-MIC Kit Architecture
UserDesktopAlgorithms ITK VTK Slicer
Modules
VTK AppsUsing ITK
Scripts ofSlicer Mods
BatchPrograms
Non-NAMICCmd tools
LONIPipeline
BIRN GridData/Compute
Slicer 3.0
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Development Methodology
6 months
4 months
2 months
Release Patch Nightly Continuous
Release X.Y
Release X.Y.1
Release X.Y.2
Release X.Y.3
Extreme lifecycle PrivateSandbox
NA-MICSandbox
Slicer
ITK
Dashboard
CMakeCTestCPack
Testing
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Dissemination and Training
• National and International Events– MIT, MGH, UNC,
EPFL, NIH, UNM, UCSD…
• All Materials on Wiki• Project Weeks
– Full Week Each Summer
– ½ Week at Winter AHM
• Workshops– MICCAI 2005, 2006– Others Planned
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Practical Implications
• NA-MIC Kit is Available Now– Ready-Made Infrastructure for Medical
Image Computing Development
• NA-MIC Kit is Usable– Many Examples, Tutorials, Mailing
Lists…
• NA-MIC Kit Will Continue to Improve– Multi-Year NIH Effort and Community of
Users
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More Information
• Project Overviewhttp://www.na-mic.org
• Day-to-Day Organization, Project Plans, Event Information, Reference Materials, etc, etc.http://wiki.na-mic.org
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