Agenda/Notes:

• Qinyan demo'd tool for converting LIDC to AIM
  • Notes on LIDC conversion process:
    • Run LIDC --> AIM conversion against the NCIA downloaded XML
    • Run MAX against the NCIA downloaded XML
    • Run LIDC --> AIM conversation against the MAX'd XML to create annotation of annotation
• Discussed significance of "DateRequest" and "TimeRequest" fields in original XML
  • convert this to something in AIM?  or just scrap it?
  • Sam: there was also a "DateService" field but this is not in every XML
  • the most important of any of this is the DateRequest - this is the time that the XML was completed by the LIDC group
  • This information will be stored in the datetime element of the ? class (Qinyan will find out).
• AIM requires a study date field
  • this information is not in the original XMLs
  • since we don't have this information our options are to use an obviously false date or pull it from the dicom
  • consensus on the call was to use a reference date
  • if possible can we use a format like "99-99-9999" to satisfy the format but have it clearly show it's not a real date?
  • Is the Study Date in the AIM annotation required to accurately represent the image with its annotation in an AIM-enabled browser like IPAD/Osirix or AIM-ClearCanvas?
• Prioritization of remaining tasks
  • NCIA team has put together a tentative project plan
  • John/Justin will review with Qinyan to help prioritize tasks and ensure plan makes sense
• Validating the conversion upon completion
  • we could use some of these AIM compliant viewers to visualize the AIM and see if the markup is redrawn properly
  • John mentioned the possibility of using Northwestern's ClearCanvas plugin once it's ready
  • Mike mentioned we might even be able to do this with AVT - should coordinate with Bob Schwanke
  • for validating the other information (not drawn marks) Sam has a lot of additional information about the cases in batch 1 that might help us confirm accuracy
  • Mike said that visualizing side-by-side the original in QIWS and the AIM versions in an AIM-enabled browser would be necessary