Summary

VASARI currently consists of image data  from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) and Henry Ford, as well as some annotations performed by 3 of TJU's radiologists while reviewing the TJU images. This 130 case MR multi-sequence image collection of pre-surgical brain tumor patients can be matched by each unique case identifier with the extensive gene and expression data of the same case available from the REMBRANDT Data Portal to research the link between radiological phenotype and tissue genotype. This genetically profiled MRI collection contains numerous cases of glioblastoma, astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas.

• VASARI_MR_featurekey4.pdf - This document is a "key" for understanding and interpreting the annotation spreadsheet
• VASARI_MRI_features (gmdi - wiki).xls - This document is the actual annotations spreadsheet generated at TJU

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 "VASARI" 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