There is insufficient documentation of quality control. Need to standardize multidimensional data. Internet 2 may potentially solve this problem, if not then maybe internet 3. Major support needed for such a server Dicom standard for clinical radiology-works in this environment. Dicom standard is not yet appropriate for functional neuroimaging 3.
All laboratories are likely to continue to use proprietary formats as well as common ones.
Every site should have some basic, similar capability. There is a need to create translators. Format specifications require better documentation, thereby rendering translators easier to create. The need for multiple data sets and multidimensional data formats. The need for meta standards, coupled with standards, archiving, and repositories.