Current Status and Problems of PET/CT Data on CD for Inter-hospital Transfer.
- Author:
Seung Hyup HYUN
1
;
Joon Young CHOI
;
Su Jin LEE
;
Young Seok CHO
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Miju CHEON
;
Suk Kyong CHO
;
Kyung Han LEE
;
Byung Tae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jynm.choi@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
PET/CT;
DICOM;
PACS;
CD;
inter-hospital transfer
- MeSH:
Decision Making;
Electronic Mail;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2009;43(2):137-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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 AND METHODS: 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.
