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KMID : 1148920090430020137
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2009 Volume.43 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.142
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Current Status and Problems of PET/CT Data on CD for Inter-hospital Transfer
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Hyun Seung-Hyup
Choi Joon-Young
Lee Su-Jin
Cho Young-Seok
Lee Ji-Young
Cheon Mi-Ju
Cho Suk-Kyong
Lee Kyung-Han
Kim Byung-Tae
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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PET/CT, DICOM, PACS, CD, inter-hospital transfer
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