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The IPASC data format: a consensus data format for photoacoustic imaging

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging modality that has shown promise for improving patient management in a range of applications. Unfortunately, the current lack of uniformity in PAI data formats compromises inter-user data exchange and comparison, which impedes: technological progress; effect...

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Main Authors: Gröhl, Janek (Author) , Hacker, Lina (Author) , Cox, Ben T. (Author) , Dreher, Kris (Author) , Morscher, Stefan (Author) , Rakotondrainibe, Avotra (Author) , Varray, François (Author) , Yip, Lawrence C. M. (Author) , Vogt, William C. (Author) , Bohndiek, Sarah E. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 26 February 2022
In: Photoacoustics
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:2213-5979
DOI:10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100339
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100339
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213597922000106
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Author Notes:Janek Gröhl, Lina Hacker, Ben T. Cox, Kris K. Dreher, Stefan Morscher, Avotra Rakotondrainibe, François Varray, Lawrence C.M. Yip, William C. Vogt, Sarah E. Bohndiek, members of the International Photoacoustic Standardisation Consortium (IPASC)
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Summary:Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging modality that has shown promise for improving patient management in a range of applications. Unfortunately, the current lack of uniformity in PAI data formats compromises inter-user data exchange and comparison, which impedes: technological progress; effective research collaboration; and efforts to deliver multi-centre clinical trials. To overcome this challenge, the International Photoacoustic Standardisation Consortium (IPASC) has established a data format with a defined consensus metadata structure and developed an open-source software application programming interface (API) to enable conversion from proprietary file formats into the IPASC format. The format is based on Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) and designed to store photoacoustic raw time series data. Internal quality control mechanisms are included to ensure completeness and consistency of the converted data. By unifying the variety of proprietary data and metadata definitions into a consensus format, IPASC hopes to facilitate the exchange and comparison of PAI data.
Item Description:Gesehen am 18.05.2022
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:2213-5979
DOI:10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100339

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