| About the CTSA Imaging Working Group Drawing from experience of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and extensive community input, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs; www.ctsaweb.org) program creates an academic home for the discipline of clinical and translational science at 38 institutions across the country. Working Together as a National CTSA Imaging Consortium A major goal of the CTSA initiative is to develop a national consortium of CTSA institutions that will work together to transform the discipline of clinical and translational research across the country. This union will foster the exchange of ideas with the goal of creating an environment in which treatments progress from ideas to therapies in a highly expedited fashion. Clinical and Research Imaging is an important component of many of the CTSA programs. The NCRR endorses the formation of a consortium of imaging leaders who are dedicated to sharing ideas, visions, technologies and are committed to working together to enhance the utility of imaging in translational research. This Imaging Working Group web-site is a forum for the open interaction of imaging experts to facilitate the CTSA goals with respect to imaging. All CTSA and planning grant institutions are encouraged to have their representatives participate actively in the general CTSA Imaging Working Group, which conducts bi-monthly conference calls to which all are welcome. Finally, the highly collaborative nature and intent of this program creates tremendous opportunities for a diverse set of subject matter experts to unify to address complex and important issues in clinical or research imaging. The Imaging Working Group Subgroups - Solutions through collaboration The CTSA Imaging Working Group members are uniquely positioned to work together to address important questions or topics in clinical and research imaging. As a result of input provided by many Imaging Working Group members from many CTSA sites, four topically-specific subgroups have been or will be formed. The subgroups meet by conference call monthly and function independently to focus on specific questions of broad interest. Updates on the progress of the subgroups will be presented during a session at RSNA 2008 in December. The four active subgroups are: 1. Education in Imaging 2. Imaging Informatics 3. Development and Management of Imaging Core Resources and Services 4. Imaging in Clinical Trials/UPICT | 
