Summary

Download on NBIA by searching Collection name: LIDC

The Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) image collection consists of diagnostic and lung cancer screening thoracic CT scans with marked-up annotated lesions. It is a web-accessible international resource for development, training, and evaluation of computer-assisted diagnostic (CAD) methods for lung cancer detection and diagnosis. 

For more information about the LIDC program please visit: http://imaging.cancer.gov/programsandresources/InformationSystems/LIDC

Data Access

You can view and download these images on NBIA. You do not need to log in unless you want access to advanced features in the site. Simply follow these steps:

• Navigate to http://imaging.nci.nih.gov
• Click the "Search Images" link in the center of the page
• Scroll down through the search criteria until you see the "Collections" section
• Select the "LIDC" check box
• Press "Submit"

This will return the full list of cases included in the collection. To download the associated DICOM images:

• Press the "Check All" button and then "Add to Basket"
• Press the "View My Basket" button at the bottom of the page (or "View Contents" in the left menu bar)
• Press the "Download Manager" button to open a Java applet and specify where you'd like to save your images

Supporting Documentation

Reader Annotation and Markup

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Download the distro (max-V107.tgz); view/download ReadMe.txt (a text file that is also included in the distro).

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Collection Statistics

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Modalities

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CT

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Number of Patients

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399

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Number of Studies

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400

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Number of Series

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400

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Number of Images

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