IBM and i3 Archive have created a database containing over one million mammography images. Developed under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, MyNDMA (National Digital Medical Archive) is accessible to both patients and healthcare providers. The project is federally funded and could provide rapid access to patient records for healthcare providers and researchers, which will hopefully facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
By having access to the database and their records, women can now have the necessary information available when they visit a new healthcare provider or consult with another provider for a second opinion.
The MyNDMA project is one of several efforts health-related efforts on the part of IBM. The corporation is partnering with the National Cancer Institute on a grid project for managing biomedical research data and also is donating $3 million in technology and services to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City for an integrated information management system.
