Current Status and Problems of PET/CT Data on CD for Inter-hospital Transfer / 핵의학분자영상
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
;
: 137-142, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-29286
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was performed to find the current problems of positron emission tomography / computed tomography (PET/CT) data on CD for inter-hospital transfer. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The subjects were 746 consecutive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT data CDs from 56 hospitals referred to our department for image interpretation. The formats and contents of PET/CT data CDs were reviewed and the email questionnaire survey about this was performed.RESULTS:
PET/CT data CDs from 21 of 56 hospitals (37.5%) included all transaxial CT and PET images with DICOM standard format which were required for authentic interpretation. PET/CT data from the others included only secondary capture images or fusion PET/CT images. According to this survey, the main reason of limited PET/CT data on CD for inter-hospital transfer was that the data volume of PET/CT was too large to upload to the Picture Archiving and Communication System.CONCLUSION:
The majority of hospitals provided limited PET/CT data on CD for inter-hospital transfer, which could be inadequate for accurate interpretation and clinical decision making. It is necessary to standardize the format of PET/CT data on CD for inter-hospital transfer including all transaxial CT and PET images with DICOM standard format.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Decision Making
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Electronic Mail
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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