title: Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science Center for Computational Imaging XNAT: A multimodal data archive and processing environment.
abstract: The Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science (VUIIS) Center for Computational Imaging (CCI) has developed a database built on XNAT housing over a quarter of a million scans. The database provides framework for (1) rapid prototyping, (2) large scale batch processing of images and (3) scalable project management. The system uses the web-based interfaces of XNAT and REDCap to allow for graphical interaction. A python middleware layer, the Distributed Automation for XNAT (DAX) package, distributes computation across the Vanderbilt Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education high performance computing center. All software are made available in open source for use in combining portable batch scripting (PBS) grids and XNAT servers.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA. Electronic address: rob.l.harrigan@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Harrigan
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yvernault
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Damon
authors.affiliation: Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Kyla David
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Gibney
authors.affiliation: Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.affiliation: Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Baxter P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Yurui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
authors.forename: Bennett A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Landman
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D016208:Databases, Factual; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011786:Quality Control; D012984:Software