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Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI) Research Dataset

Dataset

Summary

Population Size:
-1
Contact Point:

Documentation

Description:
The Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI) Service has created a database of deidentified images (for example CT Scans, MRIs) that can be used by researchers who require access to clinical images and metadata for their approved research. This new national resource will be used to provision de-identified images and associated report data to researchers which, if required, may be linked to other available de-identified datasets
In Pipeline:
Not available

Coverage

Spatial:
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
Follow Up:
Other

Provenance

Origin

Purpose:
Administrative
Dataset Type:
Health and disease
Dataset Sub-Type:
Not applicable
Source:
Other
Collection Source:
  • Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
  • Secondary care - Outpatients
  • Secondary care - In-patients
  • Other
Image Contrast:
Not stated

Temporal

Publishing Frequency:
Other
Start Date:
01 April 2015
Time Lag:
Not applicable

Accessibility

Access

Access Service Category:
TRE/SDE
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Data Processor:
Public Health Scotland
Jurisdiction:
Scotland

Usage

Data Use Limitation:
  • General research use
  • Geographical restrictions
  • Institution-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
  • Collaboration required
  • Disclosure control
  • Project-specific restrictions
  • User-specific restriction
Resource Creator:
Public Health Scotland

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme:
OTHER
Conforms To:
OTHER
Language:
English
Format:
  • image
  • text

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
This is total number of clinical images available for analyses. Modalities will have different components and a patient may have multiple clinical images taken.
977227263
Count
13 May 2021