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Current Status and Problems of PET/CT Data on CD for Inter-hospital Transfer  

Hyun, Seung-Hyup (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Choi, Joon-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Su-Jin (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Cho, Young-Seok (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Ji-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Cheon, Mi-Ju (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Cho, Suk-Kyong (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Kyung-Han (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Byung-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / v.43, no.2, 2009 , pp. 137-142 More about this Journal
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 $^{18}F$-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.
Keywords
PET/CT; DICOM; PACS; CD; inter-hospital transfer;
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