A Lightweight Browser-Based Tool for Collaborative and Blinded Image Analysis.
Philipp SchippersGundula RöschRebecca SohnMatthias HolzapfelMarius JunkerAnna E RappZsuzsa Jenei-LanzlPhilipp DreesFrank ZauckeAndrea MeurerPublished in: Journal of imaging (2024)
Collaborative manual image analysis by multiple experts in different locations is an essential workflow in biomedical science. However, sharing the images and writing down results by hand or merging results from separate spreadsheets can be error-prone. Moreover, blinding and anonymization are essential to address subjectivity and bias. Here, we propose a new workflow for collaborative image analysis using a lightweight online tool named Tyche. The new workflow allows experts to access images via temporarily valid URLs and analyze them blind in a random order inside a web browser with the means to store the results in the same window. The results are then immediately computed and visible to the project master. The new workflow could be used for multi-center studies, inter- and intraobserver studies, and score validations.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- deep learning
- electronic health record
- convolutional neural network
- social media
- health information
- optical coherence tomography
- case control
- public health
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- machine learning
- randomized controlled trial
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- neural network
- cell fate