This is the home page for the Medical Imaging De-Identification Initiative (MIDI) Task Group.
MIDI Mission
The mission of MIDI is to document strategies and best practices in medical image de-ID for secondary sharing of imaging data with an emphasis on DICOM.
MIDI Task Group
The MIDI Task Group, chaired by David Clunie, M.B.B.S, is charged with:
- Reaching consensus-based guidelines on best practices in medical image de-identification for secondary sharing of imaging data with emphasis on DICOM
- Making recommendations on criteria and resources for performance evaluation of image de-identification tools
- Providing guidelines for image de-ID using automated vs. manual, cloud-based vs. local approaches, portability, interoperability, scalability
- Recommending mitigation measures in case of privacy breach
MIDI Task Group Members
- David Clunie, MBBS, PixelMed, Inc., Chair
- Kathy Andriole, PhD, Mass General Brigham
- Brian Bialecki, ACR Data Science Institute
- Brad Erickson, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
- TJ Fitzgerald, MD, UMass
- Adam Flanders, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
- Luke Geneslaw, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Judy Gichoya, MD, Emory University (Radiology)
- David Gutman, MD, PhD, Emory University (Psychiatry, Digital Pathology)Â
- Justin Kirby, BS, Frederick National Lab
- Steve Moore, Washington University
- John Perry, former RSNA contractor
- Fred Prior, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Tony Seibert, PhD, UC Davis
- Adam Taylor, Sagebase
- Wyatt Tellis, PhD, UCSF
- Ying Xiao, PhD, UPenn
MIDI Steering Committee
The MIDI Steering Committee provides oversight to the MIDI TG, provides input on the alignment with CBIIT/NCI and other NIH IC interests in image de-ID, and considers related activities such as a workshop, a challenge, or engagement of stakeholders.
MIDI Steering Committee Members
- Keyvan Farahani (NCI)
- Debra Babcock (NINDS)
- Valerie Cotton (NICHD)
- Kerry Goetz (NEI)
- John Hsiao (NIA)
- Kris Kandarpa (NIBIB)
- James Luo (NHLBI)
- Alex Rosenthal (NIAID)
- Ben Xu (NIAAA)
