Open-Source Software Suite Aims To Improve Breast Health Management

An open-source software suite to be rolled out across Nova Scotia early next year could improve breast health management worldwide, its creators say in a UICC research summary.
The Breast Imaging Electronic Medical Record (BIEMR) comes from 20 years of work to fill voids in proprietary software offerings, according to Mohamed Abdolell, an associate professor in the radiology department at Dalhousie University.

The Web-based cancer data management software Caisis, which was developed at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, forms the basis of the system, combining electronic medical records, specimen tracking, statistical analysis and reporting, and clinical trial management, Aunt Minnie reports. It adds in the R statistical software programming language and the LaTeX document-preparation system, making the entire suite open source and easily modified to meet different facilities' unique needs.