title: MRIdb: medical image management for biobank research.
abstract: Clinical picture archiving and communications systems provide convenient, efficient access to digital medical images from multiple modalities but can prove challenging to deploy, configure and use. MRIdb is a self-contained image database, particularly suited to the storage and management of magnetic resonance imaging data sets for population phenotyping. It integrates a mature image archival system with an intuitive web-based user interface that provides visualisation and export functionality. In addition, utilities for auditing, data migration and system monitoring are included in a virtual machine image that is easily deployed with minimal configuration. The result is a freely available turnkey solution, designed to support epidemiological and imaging genetics research. It allows the management of patient data sets in a secure, scalable manner without requiring the installation of any bespoke software on end users' workstations. MRIdb is an open-source software, available for download at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioinfsupport/resources/software/mridb .
authors.affiliation: Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK, m.woodbridge@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodbridge
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fagiolo
authors.forename: Declan P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: O'Regan
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface