Clinical sites can sign up and use a new clinical task-specific phantom, automated analysis tools, and online reference information to quantitatively verify the image quality of CT scanners and acquisition protocols as well as the measurement performance of small lung nodule analysis software. Participating institutions not only verify conformance with the QIBA Small Lung Nodule Profile but also receive best-practice protocol results observed with the same or similar CT acquisition equipment. Achievement of Profile conformance results in the listing of the institution as a QIBA conformant site and the ability to use an institution-specific QIBA Conformance Certification Mark.

CT scanner vendors can demonstrate conformance with a QIBA Profile for a specific FDA approved scanner model using new phantoms and automated phantom analysis tools. A thorough and independent analysis of CT scanner performance is evaluated during conformance testing resulting in acquisition protocol information that can help clinical sites achieve improved image acquisition with a CT scanner. All scanner models that achieve conformance with the QIBA Small Lung Nodule Profile, are listed as a QIBA conformant CT scanner model and the vendor receives a scanner model-specific QIBA Conformance Certification Mark for marketing use.

CT lung nodule analysis software vendors can establish conformance with a QIBA Profile for a specific FDA approved nodule analysis software and version number using new phantoms and automated phantom analysis tools. A thorough and independent analysis of nodule analysis software performance that achieves conformance with the QIBA Small Lung Nodule Profile is listed as QIBA conformant and the software vendor receives a software name and version number-specific QIBA Conformance Certification Mark for marketing use.