Some generic resources , covering tools, datasets, literature, funding, and collaboration possibilities:
Needed for training and validating AI models:
PhysioNet – Open-access physiological signals (ECG, EEG, etc.) https://physionet.org
NIH Chest X-rays – 100,000+ labeled chest X-rays https://nihcc.app.box.com/v/ChestXray-NIHCC
MURA Dataset (Stanford) – Musculoskeletal radiographs https://stanfordmlgroup.github.io/competitions/mura/
Dental X-ray Datasets – e.g., panoramic datasets from Kaggle
Support literature review and publication efforts:
PubMed Central (PMC) – Free access to biomedical and life sciences journal articles https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
arXiv – AI and Medicine Sections https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AI/recent
Springer AI in Healthcare Collection https://link.springer.com
Useful for modeling, visualization, and simulation:
Google Colab / Jupyter Notebooks – Cloud-based Python coding https://colab.research.google.com
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) – Specialized for medical imaging https://monai.io
SimpleITK and ITK-SNAP – Visualization and segmentation tools https://simpleitk.readthedocs.io
3D Slicer – Open-source platform for biomedical research https://www.slicer.org
For team work and international exposure:
ResearchGate – Profile your work, find collaborators https://www.researchgate.net
Zotero / Mendeley – Group literature management and collaboration https://www.zotero.org | https://www.mendeley.com
Sources for supporting research:
Horizon Europe (EU) – Health and digital tech grants https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020
NIH BRAIN Initiative / NIBIB – U.S. government biomedical AI research https://braininitiative.nih.gov/
IEEE SIGHT and IEEE Foundation – Project-based AI funding for health impact https://sight.ieee.org