3D/4D Echo Whitepaper - Status

Administrative Info

Date: Nov. 05, 2009

Supplement Editor: Antje Schroeder

Scope

The developement of the 3D/4D Echo Whitepaper consist of two major work items:

• Develop clinical use cases for the use of 3D/4D Echo togehter with clincal members of the planning committee, focussing on workflow aspects like the handoff between Sonographer and Cardiologist
• Work with DICOM Committees (especially W12 - Ultrasound and WG11 - Display) in order to work on missing but in the context of 3D/4D Echo necessary functionality from the DICOM side:
  • 3D Presentation State
  • Support for 3D measurement in the Echocardiography SR templates (TID 5200 und 5300)

Target Milestones

• Coordination with WG12
  • Dec. 2009 Coordination with DICOM WG12
  • DICOM Workitem for 3D presentation state (if not covered by current WG11 activity)

• White Paper:
  • Identify major use cases
  • Discuss and agree on major use cases with clinical community
  • Initial draft of white paper
  • Clinical review of white paper
  • Technical Committee review of white paper
  • White Paper ready for public comment
  • Finalization of public comment

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