R-002-007 Process validation card 2024_001
Process
Design and development
Requirements
We require an annotation tool that offers full organizational control, ensuring that image data remains within our secure environment without the need for third-party involvement. Additionally, the tool should possess the versatility to annotate various shapes and categories, empowering us to accurately label diverse datasets for our specific needs.
Selection description
We have chosen to use CVAT as image annotation tool, which has the following characteristics:
- Versatility: CVAT supports a wide range of annotation types including bounding boxes, polygons, keypoints, and more, catering to diverse annotation needs in medical image analysis.
- Collaborative features: With its web-based interface and multi-user support, CVAT enables collaborative annotation efforts, allowing multiple annotators to work on the same dataset simultaneously, enhancing efficiency and consistency.
- Customizability: CVAT offers customization options such as custom attributes and labels, enabling adaptation to specific annotation requirements in healthcare applications, ensuring the annotation schema aligns with the needs of the medical domain.
- Scalability: Designed to handle large-scale datasets, CVAT provides efficient tools for managing and annotating extensive collections of medical images, facilitating the development of robust computer vision models for healthcare.
- Integration capabilities: CVAT offers integration with popular deep learning frameworks and data management platforms, streamlining the workflow from annotation to model training, making it a seamless choice for developing advanced computer vision solutions in healthcare.
- Security measures: CVAT prioritizes data security with features such as user authentication, role-based access control, and secure data transmission protocols. These measures ensure that sensitive medical image data remains protected, complying with healthcare industry standards and regulations.
- Audit trails: CVAT maintains detailed audit trails, recording every annotation action and user interaction. This accountability feature enhances transparency and traceability, critical for maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of medical datasets, especially in environments with strict privacy requirements.
- On-premises deployment: For organizations with heightened security concerns, CVAT offers an on-premises deployment option. This allows healthcare institutions to have complete control over their annotation environment, ensuring that the entire annotation workflow occurs within a secure, locally managed infrastructure.
- Regular security updates: CVAT is actively maintained, with regular updates and security patches. This commitment to ongoing development ensures that any potential vulnerabilities are promptly addressed, keeping the annotation tool resilient against emerging security threats in the healthcare domain.
Validation
CVAT (Computer Vision Annotation Tool) is a comprehensive annotation tool designed for labeling images and videos with bounding boxes, polygons, and keypoints, making it ideal for developing computer vision models in healthcare as it streamlines the annotation process for medical image datasets, ensuring accurate and efficient labeling for training robust algorithms to aid in diagnosis and treatment.
Record signature meaning
- Author: JD-005 Alfonso Medela
- Review and approval: JD-001 Andy Aguilar