The elemental specification of single photon emission computed tomography imaging report in Shanghai

Abstract

Nuclear medicine single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a widely installed and used equipment in nuclear medicine department, which can reflect the changes of physiological, biochemical, functional and metabolic in vivo. SPECT has diverse tracers but lower special resolving power, while X-ray computed tomography (CT) has high resolution of tissue morphology. SPECT/CT combines functional imaging with structural anatomy, hence is widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases with high sensitivity and specificity. It has become a clinically recognized routine examination item and provides important information for clinical diagnosis and treatment. With the popularization of SPECT in hospitals at all levels in Shanghai, a standardized reporting format is needed. In order to provide high quality SPECT reports and provide a basis for clinical work, scientific research and teaching, standard elemental specification for SPECT imaging report was proposed to meet the mutual recognition of image report as required by National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China. According to the international guidelines and previous experience, the expert committee of Shanghai nuclear medicine quality control center has formulated the elements and specifications of SPECT imaging report in Shanghai, which provides a reference standard for SPECT imaging report.

Keywords

• spect
• reporting
• elements
• specification