Workshop on REAL-WORLD BRAIN IMAGING DATA – POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES

Venue: On-site in Kuopio (University of Eastern Finland, Snellmania building, seminar class SN205) or remotely via Teams Organizer: UEF Brain Research Unit 2.0 ERDF project Date: 23.10.2024 Time: 12:30 - 15:30

Workshop on REAL-WORLD BRAIN IMAGING DATA – POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES

Date and Time: October 23, 2024, at 12:30 – 15:30

Target group: The workshop is intended for researchers, experts in well-being areas, companies, and anyone interested in the topic.

Participation: Free of charge

Attendance: You can attend the event on-site in Kuopio (University of Eastern Finland, Snellmania building, seminar class SN205) or remotely via Teams. A participation link will be sent to those who have registered.

Real-world data (RWD) refers to data derived from various non-experimental or observational sources that reflect routine clinical practice. Given the limitations in the number of participants in controlled trials or research-based cohorts, it is becoming increasingly interesting to tap into RWD as an alternative for truly big data analytics. In this workshop, we discuss possibilities to use real-world brain imaging data (mainly referring to magnetic resonance imaging, emission tomography, and computed tomography) for brain research. Because imaging is expensive and many brain imaging examinations are performed in clinical practice, there exists a large, valuable resource that is underused. Real world imaging data does not obviously come without challenges: 1) Data is not acquired utilizing a standardized protocol across sites and participants, and therefore may not require specialized methodology to use it. 2) Obtaining a permission to use data, whether based on informed consent, secondary use law, or via biobank, might not be straight-forward. 3) The data might be big in scale and requires specialized computing solution before it can be used. In this workshop, we gather several experts to discuss and share best practices in using real-world imaging data and answer what, why, when, and how questions around the topic.

AGENDA

SESSION 1: Possibilities of real-world brain imaging data in medical research
12:30 – 12:40   Coffee
12:40 – 12.45   Welcome, Jussi Tohka, UEF
12:45 – 12:55   FinnGen, Finnish biobanks and imaging – underutilized opportunities, Valtteri Julkunen, UEFand Kuopio University Hospital
12:55 – 13:05   OSTPRE brain imaging study, Reijo Sund, UEF
13:05 – 13:15  Brain Imaging Data at KUH – Numbers and Characteristics, Juhana Hakumäki, UEF and Kuopio University Hospital
13:15 – 13:50   Panel discussion with speakers, moderator Jussi Tohka, University of Eastern Finland
13:50 – 14:00   Break
SESSION 2: Technical challenges in real-world imaging data
14:00 – 14:10   Clinical imaging data in research – technical possibilities and juridical pitfalls, Sami Väänänen, UEF and Kuopio University Hospital
14:10 – 14:20   cNEURO-cMRI automated brain MRI quantification, Jyrki Lötjönen, Combinostics
14:20 – 14:30  From Paperwork to Practice: Health Data Analytics at EHDS Era, Juha Pajula, VTT
14:30 – 15:05   Panel discussion
15:05 – 15:15   Break
15:15 – 15:30   Introduction to the guidelines developed in UEF Brain Research Unit 2.0 regarding brain imaging data (transport and analysis possibilities for primary use data), Jussi Tohka and Ali Farki, UEF

 

Register Sign up for the workshop by 15.10.2024! You can give preliminary questions to the speakers when registering.

UEF Brain Research Unit 2.0 ERDF project organizes this event. Jussi Tohka, Professor of biomedical image analysis from the A.I. Virtanen Institute, UEF moderates the event.

Join us in a debate about potential and challenges facing real world brain imaging data!

For any questions, please contact jussi.tohka@uef.fi