title: MIPortal: a high capacity server for molecular imaging research.
abstract: The introduction of novel molecular tools in research and clinical medicine has created a need for more refined information management systems. This article describes the design and implementation of such a new information platform: the Molecular Imaging Portal (MIPortal). The platform was created to organize, archive, and rapidly retrieve large datasets using Web-based browsers as access points. The system has been implemented in a heterogeneous, academic research environment serving Macintosh, Unix, and Microsoft Windows clients and has been shown to be extraordinarily robust and versatile. In addition, it has served as a useful tool for clinical trials and collaborative multi-institutional small-animal imaging research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 02129, USA.
authors.forename: Misha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pivovarov
authors.forename: Gokul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhandary
authors.forename: Umar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zahlmann
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naraghi
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weissleder
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016494:Computer Security; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software