Provenance in neuroimaging.
Provenance, the description of the history of a set of data, has grown more important with the proliferation of research consortia-related efforts in neuroimaging. Knowledge about the origin and history of an image is crucial for establishing data and results quality; detailed information about how it was processed, including the specific software routines and operating systems that were used, is necessary for proper interpretation, high fidelity replication and re-use. We have drafted a mechanism for describing provenance in a simple and easy to use environment, alleviating the burden of documentation from the user while still providing a rich description of an image's provenance. This combination of ease of use and highly descriptive metadata should greatly facilitate the collection of provenance and subsequent sharing of data.
Mackenzie-Graham
Allan J
AJ
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI), Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Suite 225, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7334, USA.
Van Horn
John D
JD
Woods
Roger P
RP
Crawford
Karen L
KL
Toga
Arthur W
AW
D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000379:methods*; D010067:Ownership; D009626:Terminology as Topic