The key components of the iCAPTURE Centre are illustrated schematically in a pyramid. This pyramid consists of a pinnacle (REGISTRY) supported by 4 pillars (CORES), all supported by a base (FOUNDATIONS OF EXCELLENCE). The four Cores, described in this section, will provide the mechanism for our Foundation of Excellence to reveal the wealth of information in the iCAPTURE Registry. It is the strategically chosen package of core technology, combined with the unique expertise and bank of specimens/data we have established, that will enable the creation of an international phenotyping and imaging centre, unique in North America, for the eradication of heart, lung, and blood vessel disease.

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The key components and technologies that together make up the innovations of The iCAPTURE Centre CORES are as follows: