Quality control in PET/CT and PET/MRI: Results of a survey amongst European countries

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1120179722019780?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1120179722019780?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.05.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.05.004</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Quality control in PET/CT and PET/MRI: Results of a survey amongst European countries

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Purpose: An EFOMP Working Group (WG) was created in 2020 to establish recommendations for PET/CT/MRI Quality Control (QC). The WG&apos;s intention was to create a document containing a set of measurements suitable for routine practice. In order to map the current situation in PET facilities, the WG prepared a survey addressed to European Medical Physics Experts (MPE). Methods: The survey was conducted using an electronic questionnaire with 10 sections, for a total of 43 multiple choice or open questions. Data regarding general information, model of installed scanners, contract of maintenance and phantoms available were collected. The focal part of the questionnaire concerned the QC protocol adopted and accreditation programs. Results: 123 answers from 24 countries were collected. 90.2% of the respondents are affiliated as staff MPEs; 45% have non-digital TOF PET/CT scanners with a contract of maintenance (97.6%). In 98.4% and 86.8% of responding centres a sealed source for daily QC and the NEMA Image Quality Phantom were present. 94.3% of respondents perform daily QC according to manufacturer recommendations, while NEMA Tests are not performed routinely (51.2%). 56.1% of the respondents have scanners accredited by a national or international organization. 56% of the centres perform annual CT tests, while more than 90% do not perform any MRI QCs. Conclusions: The results of the survey show that there is a lack of harmonization in the PET QC procedures across Europe. The information obtained will guide the WG in proposing a guideline containing a set of measurements suitable for the clinical routine.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Quality control in PET/CT and PET/MRI: Results of a survey amongst European countries

Popis výsledku anglicky

Purpose: An EFOMP Working Group (WG) was created in 2020 to establish recommendations for PET/CT/MRI Quality Control (QC). The WG&apos;s intention was to create a document containing a set of measurements suitable for routine practice. In order to map the current situation in PET facilities, the WG prepared a survey addressed to European Medical Physics Experts (MPE). Methods: The survey was conducted using an electronic questionnaire with 10 sections, for a total of 43 multiple choice or open questions. Data regarding general information, model of installed scanners, contract of maintenance and phantoms available were collected. The focal part of the questionnaire concerned the QC protocol adopted and accreditation programs. Results: 123 answers from 24 countries were collected. 90.2% of the respondents are affiliated as staff MPEs; 45% have non-digital TOF PET/CT scanners with a contract of maintenance (97.6%). In 98.4% and 86.8% of responding centres a sealed source for daily QC and the NEMA Image Quality Phantom were present. 94.3% of respondents perform daily QC according to manufacturer recommendations, while NEMA Tests are not performed routinely (51.2%). 56.1% of the respondents have scanners accredited by a national or international organization. 56% of the centres perform annual CT tests, while more than 90% do not perform any MRI QCs. Conclusions: The results of the survey show that there is a lack of harmonization in the PET QC procedures across Europe. The information obtained will guide the WG in proposing a guideline containing a set of measurements suitable for the clinical routine.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30224 - Radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics

ISSN

1120-1797

e-ISSN

1724-191X

Svazek periodika

99

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

July

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

16-21

Kód UT WoS článku

000807743400003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85130810883