Fig. 1
From: DICOM-MIABIS integration model for biobanks: a use case of the EU PRIMAGE project
Conceptual schema of the MIABIS core. The conceptual schema and the logical foundation of the MIABIS core used to summarise the data organisation. In the red boxes, the three main categories biobank, study, and sample collection are represented, with the relationships between them and the sub-entities linked to them. The relationships highlighted in red are the ones that have been maintained in the new integration model but linked to “Collection” in place of “Sample Collection.” The abbreviations “1:1,” “1:N,” and “N:M” define the type of relationship in the relational database design. The one-to-one (1:1) relationship exists when zero or one instance of entity A can be associated with zero or one instance of entity B, and vice-versa. The one-to-many (1:N) relationship exists when, for one instance of entity A, there exists zero, one, or many instances of entity B; but for one instance of entity B, there exists zero or one instance of entity A. A many-to-many (M:N) relationship exists when, for one instance of entity A, there exists zero, one, or many instances of entity B, and vice-versa