- Current Release of NBIA: 7.1 GA, January 2020, NBIA 7.1 Community Version Release Notes, NBIA 7.1 GA Community Version Release Announcement
- Current Release of NBIA Data Retriever: 3.5, January 2020
- Primary audience: Investigators and Researchers
- Installation Level: Intermediate - technical assistance may be required; download may require supporting infrastructure or software.
- System Requirements: Provides web-based access to de-identified DICOM images, markups, and annotations using role-based security. The NBIA download package is a ZIP package that includes the NBIA application, supporting libraries, RSNA Clinical Trial Processor (CTP) submission client/server (with NBIA modifications), and associated documentation.
Tool Overview
The National Biomedical Imaging Archive (available both in the classic search interface and new search interface) is a free and open-source service and a software application that enables users to securely store, search, and download diagnostic medical images, providing a searchable national repository integrating in vivo cancer images with clinical data. Using role-based security, NBIA provides web-based access to de-identified DICOM images, image markup, annotations, and rich metadata. The NBIA download package is a ZIP package that includes the NBIA application, supporting libraries, the RSNA MIRC application (with NBIA modifications), documentation, and a sample NBIA database.Along with the Clinical Trial Processor software from the Radiological Society of North America, NBIA supports customized de-identification of images. NBIA is able to integrate with other applications through a set of APIs. For more information, see the NBIA REST API User Guide, NBIA DICOM API User Guide, and NBIA WADO API User Guide.
NCI's hosted instance of NBIA provides researchers and clinicians with a demonstration of a robust DICOM archive that can securely share and access images to enhance scientific research and support clinical decision making. Anyone can deploy a local instance of NBIA, which you can customize to your organization's branding.
Installation and Downloads
Before installing NBIA, you must download and install Java SE Development Kit 8, Apache Ant, MySQL, and Tomcat, and set environmental variables. You must also specify the parameters in the properties file to customize NBIA. Refer to Chapters 3 and 4 of the NBIA Classic Installation Guide for details.
After installing all pre-requisite software and setting the properties, you can install NBIA by typing the single command ant. The NBIA installation configures Tomcat for running NBIA and the optional NBIA REST API, and creates an NBIA-specific schema within a pre-existing database on a pre-installed MySQL server. Refer to Chapter 5 of the National Biomedical Imaging Archive Installation Guide for NBIA installation details.
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| NBIA 7.1 GA Artifacts (Current Release) | File | Size |
|---|---|---|
| NBIA Distribution Package | nbia-install_7.1_GA.zip | 335 MB |
| CTP Client Package (including FileSender) | CTP_Client.zip | 22.9 MB |
| NBIA Release Notes | N/A |
NBIA Data Retriever 3.5 (Current Release)
The NBIA Data Retriever is an application that allows you to download the images you have . More information on how to use the NBIA Data Retriever is at .
| Platform | File | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | 100.32 MB | |
| Mac | ||
| Linux (tested on CentOS) | NBIADataRetriever-3.5-1.x86_64.rpm To run this file, type the following at the command prompt: | 91.15 MB |
| Linux (tested on Ubuntu) | To run this file, type the following at the command prompt: | 82.8 MB |
Support and Documentation
- NCI CBIIT Application Support Email
- (requires login)
Defects and Feature Requests
Open-Source Development
Contact for information about open-source development and NBIA.
Refer to the latest , , and .
Presentations, Demos and Other Materials
- TCIA Data Portal four-video YouTube
