Research Process Guides

In-depth Research Process guides for research, medtech and medical-AI teams. Methodical, sourced and defensible practice.

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I Want to Do a Medical AI Study: Where Should I Start?

If you are a physician who wants to do artificial intelligence research, this guide is for you. A step-by-step guide on study design, data collection, and AI model selection.

April 15, 2026 · 5 min read

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Preparing Clinical Data for Machine Learning: A Step-by-Step Guide

Why can't hospital data enter an AI model in its raw form? We explain clinical dataset curation, KVKK compliance, and the ML-ready data preparation process step by step.

April 14, 2026 · 3 min read

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Why Do Physicians Need a Technical Research Partner?

Clinical experience is not a substitute for research expertise. Why is technical support in physicians' academic work now a necessity?

April 13, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to Design a Multicenter Clinical Study

Why is a multicenter clinical study powerful? How do you prepare data standardization, the ethics approval process, and the statistical analysis plan? A guide for institutional researchers.

January 1, 2026 · 4 min read

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How to Prepare the Technical Section of an Ethics Committee Application

How do you complete the study design, statistical method, and data security sections of an ethics committee form? A guide for clinical researchers.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to Build Clinical Research Infrastructure

How to build clinical research infrastructure, data governance, and AI research capacity for university hospitals and research centers?

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Preparing Clinical Data for Machine Learning: The Real Challenges

Why can't raw hospital data go straight into an AI model? The invisible technical and ethical challenges of building a real clinical dataset.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Medical AI With Little Data: The Real Limits of Transfer Learning

Does transfer learning solve the small data problem? The real challenges of model development on small medical datasets and the pitfalls researchers often fall into.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Why Is Ground Truth the Most Critical Step in a Medical AI Study?

An AI model's accuracy is limited by the quality of its labels. Why is the process of creating ground truth in medical imaging so complex, and where does it go wrong?

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Segmentation vs Classification in Medical Imaging

What is the difference between segmentation and classification in a medical imaging AI study? Why is choosing the right approach based on the clinical question critical?

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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STROBE, CONSORT, TRIPOD: Which Reporting Guideline, and When?

What are the CONSORT, STROBE, TRIPOD, PRISMA, and STARD reporting guidelines? Which guideline should be used for which study? A journal submission guide.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis: A Guide for Clinicians

How does artificial intelligence work on X-ray and MRI images? What is a CNN, and what is transfer learning good for? A non-technical guide for those who want to run a medical imaging AI study.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to Write the Methods Section of a Medical Article

How is the Methods section of an SCI medical article written? How do you prepare the study design, sample, and statistical analysis subsections? A Methods guide that gets reviewer approval.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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How to Write the Technical Section of a TUBITAK ARDEB Application

How do you prepare the research method, power analysis, and data management plan in a TUBITAK 1001 or 1002 project application? A guide to writing the technical section.

January 1, 2026 · 4 min read

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Data Management Plan (DMP): TUBITAK and EU Funding

How do you prepare a data management plan for TUBITAK 1001 and EU Horizon Europe projects? KVKK compliance, storage, sharing, and disposal protocols.

January 1, 2026 · 3 min read