Data preparation for artificial intelligence in medical imaging: Experiences from the ProCAncer-I initiative

The ProCAncer-I project, an important initiative in the field of prostate cancer research, is exploiting the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance prostate cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. The success of AI in prostate cancer imaging within this context relies on meticulous data preparation, especially when dealing with clinical data that need to be integrated with imaging data. This paper explores the importance of data preparation to implement AI tools for prostate cancer imaging, and outlines the approach followed and challenges needed to be addressed in the context of ProCAncer-I, for ensuring data quality, privacy, and reliability.