The image biomarker standardisation initiative

The image biomarker standardisation initiative (IBSI) is an independent international collaboration which works towards standardising the extraction of image biomarkers from acquired imaging for the purpose of high-throughput quantitative image analysis (radiomics). Lack of reproducibility and validation of radiomic studies is considered to be a major challenge for the field. Part of this challenge lies in the scantiness of consensus-based guidelines and definitions for the process of translating acquired imaging into high-throughput image biomarkers. The IBSI therefore seeks to provide standardised image biomarker nomenclature and definitions, a standardised general image processing workflow, tools for verifying radiomics software implementations and reporting guidelines for radiomic studies.

Permanent identifiers

The IBSI uses permanent identifiers for image biomarker definitions and important related concepts such as image processing. These consist of four-character codes and may be used for reference. Please do not use page numbers or section numbers as references, as these are subject to change.

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