Getting Started with SPINE

Welcome to SPINE! This guide will help you begin using the platform.


Roles and Responsibilities

For IT Administrators

  • Create accounts for regular users.
  • Assign roles to users based on their responsibilities (e.g., Scientist, Rater).

For Scientists

  • Create cohorts and populate them with images and clinical data.
  • Manage projects to organize all data related to a study.

For Project Managers

  • Assign cases (images and clinical data) to raters for annotation.

For Raters

  • Annotate images and complete tasks assigned to you by project managers.

Who are you?

Task Technical Person SPINE Administrator Scientist Rater
Install SPINE    
Administer SPINE      
Manage users      
Access SPINE  
Create/Manage Cohort    
Create/Manage Projects    
Perform Tasks      

1. Logging In

  • Open your web browser and navigate to the SPINE server address.
  • Enter your username and password to log in.

2. Accessing Features

  • Depending on your role, you will see different sections of the platform:
    • Administrators: User management, configuration settings.
    • Scientists: Cohort and project management.
    • Raters: Assigned tasks and annotation tools.