What are the pathways to caBIG compatibility?
The NCI cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG ) Web site, found at https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/guidelines_documentation/compat_v3/, contains a section dedicated to the topic of compatibility and offers guidelines that clarify the various pathways and levels of compatibility. Multiple pathways include adopting caBIG tools, mapping an existing tool to caBIG tools, or making an existing tool caBIG compatible for standard reports only. Each module within caBIG is open source and has been carefully structured for interoperability with every other. Some specialized information technology (IT) skills are required to adopt caBIG tools or make an existing tool caBIG compatible, but installation and use do not require hiring a full-time staff or investing in an IT laboratory.