Integrated telemedicine applications and services for oncological positron emission tomography

  • Authors:
    • George Kontaxakis
    • Dimitris Visvikis
    • Roland Ohl
    • Ilias Sachpazidis
    • Juan Pablo Suarez
    • Peter Selby
    • Catherine Cheze-Le Rest
    • Andres Santos
    • Fernando Ortega
    • Javier Diaz
    • Leyun Pan
    • Ludwig Strauss
    • Antonia Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss
    • Georgios Sakas
    • Miguel Angel Pozo
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  • Published online on: April 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.15.4.1091
  • Pages: 1091-1100
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Abstract

TENPET (Trans European Network for Positron Emission Tomography) aims to evaluate the provision of integrated teleconsultation and intelligent computer supported cooperative work services for clinical positron emission tomography (PET) in Europe at its current stage, as it is a multi-centre project financially supported by the European Commission (Information Society, eTEN Program). It addresses technological challenges by linking PET centres and developing supporting services that permit remote consultation between professionals in the field. The technological platform (CE-marked) runs on Win2000/NT/XP systems and incorporates advanced techniques for image visualization, analysis and fusion, as well as for interactive communication and message handling for off-line commu-nications. Four PET Centres from Spain, France and Germany participate to the pilot system trials. The performance evaluation of the system is carried out via log files and user-filled questionnaires on the frequency of the teleconsultations, their duration and efficacy, quality of the images received, user satisfaction, as well as on privacy, ethical and security issues. TENPET promotes the co-operation and improved communication between PET practitioners that are miles away from their peers or on mobile units, offering options for second opinion and training and permitting physicians to remotely consult patient data if they are away from their centre. It is expected that TENPET will have a significant impact in the development of new skills by PET professionals and will support the establishment of peripheral PET units. To our knowledge, TENPET is the first telemedicine service specifically designed for oncological PET. This report presents the technical innovations incorporated in the TENPET platform and the initial pilot studies at real and diverse clinical environments in the field of oncology.

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Kontaxakis G, Visvikis D, Ohl R, Sachpazidis I, Suarez JP, Selby P, Cheze-Le Rest C, Santos A, Ortega F, Diaz J, Diaz J, et al: Integrated telemedicine applications and services for oncological positron emission tomography. Oncol Rep 15: 1091-1100, 2006.
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Kontaxakis, G., Visvikis, D., Ohl, R., Sachpazidis, I., Suarez, J.P., Selby, P. ... Pozo, M.A. (2006). Integrated telemedicine applications and services for oncological positron emission tomography. Oncology Reports, 15, 1091-1100. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.15.4.1091
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Kontaxakis, G., Visvikis, D., Ohl, R., Sachpazidis, I., Suarez, J. P., Selby, P., Cheze-Le Rest, C., Santos, A., Ortega, F., Diaz, J., Pan, L., Strauss, L., Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, A., Sakas, G., Pozo, M. A."Integrated telemedicine applications and services for oncological positron emission tomography". Oncology Reports 15.4 (2006): 1091-1100.
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Kontaxakis, G., Visvikis, D., Ohl, R., Sachpazidis, I., Suarez, J. P., Selby, P., Cheze-Le Rest, C., Santos, A., Ortega, F., Diaz, J., Pan, L., Strauss, L., Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, A., Sakas, G., Pozo, M. A."Integrated telemedicine applications and services for oncological positron emission tomography". Oncology Reports 15, no. 4 (2006): 1091-1100. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.15.4.1091