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A Database of Brains

Posted by Soulskill on from the quickly-DDOSed-by-zombie-botnet dept.

aarondubrow writes "Researchers recently created OpenfMRI, a web-based, supercomputer-powered tool that makes it easier for researchers to process, share, compare and rapidly analyze fMRI brain scans from many different studies. Applying supercomputing to the fMRI analysis allows researchers to conduct larger studies, test more hypotheses, and accommodate the growing spatial and time resolution of brain scans. The ultimate goal is to collect enough brain data to develop a bottom-up understanding of brain function."

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  1. In other words: by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    A restaurant locator for zombies

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    Table-ized A.I.
  2. Re:First Row in the Database by Tablizer · · Score: 2

    It's good to know your database is in Abbie Normal Form.

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    Table-ized A.I.
  3. Re:How easy will this be? by neurogeneticist · · Score: 5, Informative

    Images are collected in DICOM format (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), which is an ISO standard for Health Informatics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICOM

  4. Re:How easy will this be? by X-Ray+Artist · · Score: 2

    The DICOM "Standard" is not all that "standard". There so many tags and semi-duplications. You can have two machines using different sections to accomplish similar things and not be able to communicate completely. I work with Medical Imaging and have had several issues with DICOM data being incompatible. We have two DICOM image viewers and sometimes I can't get a DICOM CD to load to one viewer but the other viewer handles it just fine.

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