Peer-Reviewed Publication
J Am Heart Assoc2026;e050940.September 24, 2026Journal Article

CRCS-K Imaging Repository: Architecture, Data Characteristics, and a Proof-of-Concept Analysis of Pretreatment Imaging Workflow.

Beom Joon Kim1,2, Wi-Sun Ryu3, Myung Jae Lee3, Kyusik Kang4, Jae Guk Kim5, Soo Joo Lee5, Jae-Kwan Cha6, Tai Hwan Park7, Jeong-Yoon Lee8, Kyungbok Lee8, Doo Hyuk Kwon9, Jun Lee9, Hong-Kyun Park10, Yong-Jin Cho10, Keun-Sik Hong10, Minwoo Lee11, Mi Sun Oh11, Kyung-Ho Yu11, Dong-Seok Gwak12, Dong-Eog Kim12, Hyunsoo Kim13, Joon-Tae Kim13, Joong-Goo Kim14, Jay Chol Choi14, Wook-Joo Kim15, Young Cheol Weon16, Jee Hyun Kwon15, Kyu Sun Yum17, Dong-Ick Shin17, Jeong-Ho Hong18, Sung-Il Sohn18, Sang-Hwa Lee19, Chulho Kim19, Hae-Bong Jeong20, Kwang-Yeol Park20, Chi Kyung Kim21, Jihoon Kang1, Jun Yup Kim1, Do-Yeon Kim1, Jonguk Kim1, Nakhoon Kim1, Leonard Sunwoo22, Sung Hyun Baik22, Bijoy K Menon23, Longting Lin24, Mark Parsons24, Hee-Joon Bae1,2
1Department of Neurology Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do Korea.
2Department of Neurology Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul Korea.
3Artificial Intelligence Research Center JLK Inc. Seoul Korea.
4Department of Neurology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center Eulji University School of Medicine Seoul Korea.
5Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center Eulji University Daejeon Korea.
6Department of Neurology Dong-A University Hospital Busan Korea.
7Department of Neurology Seoul Medical Center Seoul Korea.
8Department of Neurology Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital Seoul Korea.
9Department of Neurology Yeungnam University Medical Center Daegu Korea.
10Department of Neurology Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Goyang Korea.
11Department of Neurology Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital Anyang Korea.
12Department of Neurology Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital Goyang Korea.
13Department of Neurology Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Korea.
14Department of Neurology Jeju National University Hospital Jeju City Korea.
15Department of Neurology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Korea.
16Department of Radiology Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Ulsan Korea.
17Chungbuk National University Hospital Chungbuk National University College of Medicine Cheongju Korea.
18Department of Neurology Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine Daegu Korea.
19Department of Neurology Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital Chuncheon-si Gangwon-do Korea.
20Department of Neurology Chung-Ang University Hospital Seoul Korea.
21Department of Neurology Korea University Guro Hospital Seoul Korea.
22Department of Radiology Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do Korea.
23Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada.
24Department of Neurology University of New South Wales South Western Sydney Clinical School Liverpool NSW Australia.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Stroke registries have advanced cerebrovascular research but usually reduce neuroimaging to categorical variables, losing multidimensional information. We describe the CRCS-K (Clinical Research Collaboration for Stroke in Korea) Imaging Repository, a multicenter platform integrating stroke imaging, artificial intelligence-based quantification, and clinical and outcome data through a de…

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