MICCAI 2016 Daily - Thursday

research community, because the acquisition of the brain imaging for one is not the same as the other. They can only use GE data, or they can only use Siemens data. It’s hard. You can get it, but it’s usually at a low level. You’ll hear Prof. Kamil Ugurbil, on Thursday, speak about how they got the companies to do standardized work for Human Connectome Project and then even before that the ADNI project. It’s definitely possible. The ADNI data for example, is now available for everybody. There’s a lot of brain imaging data available. There are at least 3 major international trials right now on brain imaging and body imaging, all of which promise to have globally available data. I think the community has heard this complaint, and the community is responding. It takes a long time to collect this kind of data. One quick solution is that everyone who complains about this should go and find a local radiologist at their hospital or the chief of the radiology department and talk to them. The chairmen of the radiology department are very motivated to have their data meet the standards. They want it to be the same. I think theirs is an alignment of motivation. Ralph: If you had to advise a young, aspiring scientist, would you tell them to go to academia, industry, or medical practice? Clare: Well, the career choices are difficult. I think the better question is the first part of your question. About a scientist, a PhD, or even an MD. If you want to be in medical imaging, you have to start in the hospital. You have to start near the clinic. You have to understand how healthcare is delivered, what are the constraints, what are the workflow problems, then you can solve them. If you don’t know what the problems are, how can you solve them? It’s a little bit like the hammer and the nail. You know, do we have a hammer or do we have a nail? Maybe you need both. Then, if the academic environment doesn’t support them, it’s very challenging to get full support like money for a salary and to raise a family. It’s very difficult. Then the industry is a very good place. Industry can be a little constraining. You have to pick the right industry that allows you the freedom to be able to grow a lab, have a mentor, and do the good research. I am biased because I want good scientists in the hospital. I want them to stay with me, but I understand when they leave and they go to good companies. Ralph: If you were 20 years old today, with the market conditions of today and with the scientific knowledge available, would you go into medical practice or would you do something different? Clare: That’s a very good question. I “ About a scientist, a PhD, or even an MD. If you want to be in medical imaging, you have to start in the hospital ” Prof. Clare Tempany 6 MICCAI Daily: Thursday