BRIGID
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
114758
Contact name
Violet Warwick
Contact email
Research summary
BRIGID: Breast Research Imaging Group Integrated Dataset
REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
19/WS/0062
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jun 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
BRIGID is a system comprising different elements of infrastructure for storing medical images and data concerning breast conditions including cancer. The images include X-ray mammograms, ultrasound scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The data include measurements and interpretations of these images, plus pathology information and for some patients, breast cancer risk information. Images and data entered into BRIGID will be collected via a number of mechanisms. Mammograms can be collected through automated systems, while pathology data, for example, will be transcribed from reports stored in existing clinical systems.
Research programme
Initially, at least, the research community supported by the database will be the same one collecting the data, namely the breast care team at NHS Tayside and the University of Dundee Medical School. However, over time, we hope and expect that the wider breast cancer research community may be able to utilise the database for the benefit of future breast cancer patients. This may include overseas researchers. In addition, we have international co-investigators on some of our research projects already. Currently, the programmes expected to be supported by the database include investigations into the effectiveness of new breast imaging modalities such as digital breast tomosynthesis (a kind of "3D" mammography), shear wave elastography (an advanced form of ultrasound scan); multifaceted investigations into how the tissue surrounding the tumour can tell us how well a treatment will work; relationships between breast density and risk of breast cancer; pain and discomfort in mammography; image quality in mammography.
Research database title
BRIGID: Breast Research Imaging Group Integrated Dataset
Establishment organisation
NHS Tayside
Establishment organisation address
Tayside Board Headquarters
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
DUNDEE
DD1 9SY