| name | radiology-data |
| description | Prepare and audit Data/Code Availability statements, DICOM de-identification plans, repository selection, dataset citations, and FAIR/sharing checks for Radiology (RSNA) and Nature-portfolio imaging+omics submissions. Use when the user needs a data availability statement, must de-identify DICOM imaging, choose a repository (TCIA, Zenodo, GEO, dbGaP, EGA), share code/models, write dataset citations, check FAIR compliance, or needs Extended Data / Supplementary Information / Source Data planning for a Nature-family journal — including controlled-access genomics for radiogenomics. Bilingual-aware (中文作者备注 → submission-ready English). Never overstates availability or invents accessions. |
Data & Code Availability + De-identification
Prepare submission-ready Data Availability and Code/Model Availability statements,
plan DICOM de-identification, choose repositories, and check FAIR — for imaging and
imaging+omics (radiogenomics) studies.
Core stance
- Every result-supporting dataset maps to a concrete access route — public repository +
accession, controlled access + steward, or a justified restriction. Avoid bare "available
on reasonable request" (editors increasingly reject it; if used, name the controller and
conditions). At Nature-portfolio venues this is stated as a condition of publication,
not a recommendation — treat it accordingly.
- De-identify before sharing any imaging — DICOM headers and burned-in pixel PHI;
defacing for head imaging.
- Cite datasets like literature (DataCite-style: creator, title, repository, year,
identifier).
- Share code/models for reproducibility (CLAIM/TRIPOD+AI open-science items).
- Don't overstate or fabricate — no invented accessions; controlled data described
honestly with the access process.
When to use
- "Write the Data Availability / Code Availability statement."
- "How do I de-identify these DICOMs for TCIA / a public release?"
- "Which repository for my images / radiomic features / RNA-seq?"
- "Write dataset citations / check FAIR."
- "We have controlled genomics (dbGaP/EGA) — how do I word availability?"
- "What goes in Extended Data vs Supplementary Information vs Source Data?" (Nature-portfolio)
When to open extra files
| File | Open when |
|---|
| references/dicom-deidentification.md | De-identifying imaging: DICOM tags, pixel PHI, defacing, standards/tools |
| references/repositories.md | Choosing a repository for images, features, code/models, and omics (open vs controlled) |
| references/availability-and-fair.md | Statement templates, dataset citations, FAIR checklist, Chinese-author alignment |
| references/ai-radiogenomics-public-resources.md | Selecting public datasets for radiology AI/radiogenomics, planning external validation or pretraining, or checking TCIA/GDC/PhysioNet/GEO/dbGaP/EGA-style resource roles |
Workflow
- Inventory result-supporting data: imaging, radiomic feature tables, clinical data,
omics (bulk/scRNA/spatial), code, trained models.
- For public-resource planning, open
ai-radiogenomics-public-resources.md and mark each
dataset as pretraining, development, internal test, external validation, or citation-only.
- Classify each as public / depositable / restricted (privacy, consent, DUA, commercial).
- De-identify imaging (dicom-deidentification.md); confirm no pixel PHI; deface head MRI/CT.
- Pick repositories (repositories.md): images → TCIA/Zenodo; features/code → Zenodo/
GitHub (+ DOI); expression → GEO; controlled genomics → dbGaP/EGA.
- Draft statements (availability-and-fair.md) with accessions/placeholders; write dataset
citations; run the FAIR check.
- Flag restrictions honestly: reason, controller, review route, conditions.
Output contract
Data inventory — item → sensitivity → access route → repository → accession/placeholder.
Data Availability statement and Code/Model Availability statement (submission-ready).
Dataset citations (DataCite-style) for any public data used.
Public-resource role map — dataset → role (pretraining/development/test/external
validation) → overlap/leakage/access risks.
De-identification plan (if imaging is shared).
FAIR/issues — gaps and fixes; restricted-data wording.
Extended Data / Source Data plan (Nature-portfolio only) — which items are main-text,
Extended Data, Supplementary Information, and confirmation that Source Data will be exported
per figure.
待确认(中文) for Chinese authors — items needing author confirmation.
Handoffs
Reporting-guideline availability items, Reporting Summary → radiology-reporting; dataset
discovery → radiology-search; controlled-cohort design → radiology-radiogenomics; figure-level
Source Data / Extended Data figure count → radiology-figure/nature-figure-spec.md; display-item
plan in the manuscript → radiology-writing. Not legal advice — confirm consent/DUA/IRB terms
with your institution.