3D/4D Echo Whitepaper - Status

Administrative Info

Date: Nov. 05, 2009

Supplement Editor: Antje Schroeder, Lars Linmarker

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)

The plan is to develop the whitepaper during the 2009/2010 development cycle. This whitepaper will then be the foundation for developing the actual supplement during 2010/2011.

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:
  • template for clinical use cases
  • identification of major clinical use cases for 3D/4D Echo
  • 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
  • whitepaper ready for public comment
  • finalization of whitepaper

Highlights/ Accomplishments

• contacted DICOM WG12. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss work items and involvement of WG12

Risks/ Concerns

• Timeline to finalize supplement on 3D presentation states ready in time for a 3D/4D Echo supplement in 2011

Next Steps

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