Imaging library for stroke and vascular brain disease
An Imaging Repository for the Cerebrovascular Disease Knowledge Portal (iCDKP)
Building a shared collection of brain scans to help researchers better understand and treat stroke and other blood‑vessel problems in the brain.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Broad Institute, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cambridge, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11178352 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be contributing or allowing use of CT and MRI images taken after stroke or for other cerebrovascular conditions. The project collects scans from many hospitals, standardizes the images and linked clinical information, and stores them in a secure, searchable repository. When available, images are tied to genetic and outcome data and serial scans are kept to show how the brain changes over time. Researchers worldwide can use the repository to study bleeding, ischemia, swelling, recovery, and links to vascular contributions to cognitive impairment.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal contributors are people who have had a stroke, brain hemorrhage, ischemic injury, or vascular cognitive changes and who can allow their CT/MRI scans and related clinical data to be shared.
Not a fit: People without cerebrovascular disease or those who cannot or will not share their imaging and clinical data are unlikely to directly benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the shared imaging resource could speed discovery of new treatments and improve predictions of recovery after stroke by giving researchers access to large, harmonized datasets.
How similar studies have performed: Related data‑sharing and imaging consortia have helped uncover disease pathways and genetic links, so building a centralized, harmonized imaging repository is a proven and useful approach.
Where this research is happening
Cambridge, United States
- Broad Institute, INC. — Cambridge, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rosand, Jonathan — Broad Institute, INC.
- Study coordinator: Rosand, Jonathan
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.