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Mission & Goals

Mission

The mission of the Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) is sharing of lung images, especially low-dose helical CT scans of adults screened for lung cancer, and related technical and clinical data for development and testing of computer-aided cancer screening and diagnosis technology.

Principal Goals

To establish standard formats and processes for managing lung images and related technical and clinical data for use in the development and testing of computer-aided diagnostic algorithms.

To develop an image database as a web-accessible international research resource for the development, training, and evaluation of computer-assisted diagnostic (CAD) methods for lung cancer detection and diagnosis using helical computed tomography (CT).

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