Introduction to the National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA): a UK-wide infrastructure for multicentre clinical translation of cancer imaging biomarkers.

M A McAteerJ P B O'ConnorD M KohHing Y LeungS J DoranM Jauregui-OsoroN MuirheadC Brew-GravesE R PlummerEvis SalaT NgE O AboagyeG S HigginsS Punwani

Published in: British journal of cancer (2021)

The National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA) is creating a UK national coordinated infrastructure for accelerated translation of imaging biomarkers for clinical use. Through the development of standardised protocols, data integration tools and ongoing training programmes, NCITA provides a unique scalable infrastructure for imaging biomarker qualification using multicentre clinical studies.

Keyphrases

high resolution
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
quality improvement
machine learning
mass spectrometry
deep learning
virtual reality