BIDAC offers the following services, leveraging imaging, AI and data science:
- Consulting to explore image analysis and visualization needs of biomedical projects.
- Building AI solutions, leveraging deep learning and machine learning models
- Developing image processing workflows or software prototypes for health science projects
- Performing AI-based image analysis, data science, or scientific visualizations for research projects
- Providing software support including maintenance, current documentation and training for a collection of software tools supporting university image and data analysis, as well as visualization needs
- Fostering cross-disciplinary collaborative efforts by organizing educational events and workshops including hands-on training sessions with joint discussions of driving biological and biomedical problems and computational solution strategies.
New services
We have developed and applied novel services, in use via multiple collaborations.
AI-enabled image analysis
We have developed expertise in building, training and comparing state-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) to enable robust image classification, regression and segmentation tasks.
- Deep learning analysis for image classification and regression tasks
- AI-based 3D depth estimation from thermal camera systems
- AI-enabled brain aneurysm identification and segmentation on 3D acquisitions
Big data engineering workflow for AI in radiology imaging
In partnership with researchers from Radiology, EDW and CHPC, we have leveraged software and hardware infrastructure to support secured data transfer from PACS, database archiving and data management of large radiological datasets, enabling subsequent AI analysis.
Statistical Shape Modeling
SSM is a computational branch of morphometrics that is rapidly becoming a standard tool for modern clinical research and medical device engineering. SSM is also now commonly used in many areas of basic biological research, including genetic phenotyping and neurobiology. BIDAC has significant expertise in SSM and uses custom software for group-wise analysis of both 2D and 3D anatomical shapes.Automated image archiving and processing via the XNAT open-source imaging and informatics software platform
In partnership with clinical researchers and the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC), we have been developing infrastructure to support local and distributed health sciences research projects that involve image acquisition, collection, and analysis (for example, clinical trials and registries). Our services include not only data archiving but also custom automated image processing workflows (such as image quality control or running FreeSurfer) on a PHI-secure XNAT server that is hosted at CHPC.- Clinical application: quality control for clinical research studies
- Clinical application: MRI analysis for Deep Brain Stimulation
BIDAC hourly rates
Service |
Description |
Federal Rate |
Other Academic Rate |
External Rate |
| Consulting | Advice and direction on data and image processing, image analysis, software, scientific computing and scientific data visualization | $77 | $119 | $154 |
| Software Prototyping - Workflow Development |
Software development - Implementation of data, image analysis or visualization workflows from existing software tools | $73 | $113 | $146 |
| Algorithm - Research | Implementation of algorithms for scientific computing | $83 | $128 | $166 |
| Image Analysis - Basic | Manual and semi-automatic image segmentation, simple registration | $37 | $57 | $74 |
| Image Analysis - Advanced | Advanced image and data processing, including group-wise analysis | $69 | $106 | $138 |
| Image Analysis - Custom | Project-specific image analysis services, including morphometrics and custom scientific visualizations | $82 | $126 | $164 |
| Training - Individual | Training and user support in the use of software for image segmentation, image registration, scientific computing or data visualization | $75 | $116 | $150 |
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