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IHE Nuclear Medicine Profile
The SNM has been working with the IHE to create a set of specifications that will enable more seamless connectivity and interoperability between nuclear medicine vendors and PACS. This set of specifications is in the form of an IHE profile, and is entitled the “NM Image Profile”. The profile has been finalized for vendor testing, and various Nuclear Medicine and PACS vendors are working to implement it in a test environment.
To find out more about IHE and the NM Image Profile:
- See the documents at the links below.
- FAQ and guide to the IHE Nuclear Medicine Image Profile (.Pdf file)
- The current version of the IHE Nuclear Medicine Profile can be found in several parts: (below page numbers refer to PDF page numbers, rather than the printed page numbers in the text)
- Informative section starting on page 172 of Volume 1 of the IHE technical framework (pdf, 3.9 meg)
- Required sections starting on pages 90, 133, and 147 of Volume 2 of the IHE technical framework (pdf, 4.7 meg)
- Extension to include the Cardiac NM Option as a supplement (includes changes to above text) (pdf, 0.6 meg)
- Information about the overall IHE Radiology Technical Framework is also available.
- A nontechnical description of the profile and its goals (.Pdf file)
- Information regarding the IHE and its other radiology efforts (.Pdf file)
- Full information regarding the IHE can be found at www.ihe.net
- Specific information regarding testing of the NM profile can be found on the connectathon web page. For information on which vendors were involved in the most recent connectathon, browse the results and choose the Integration profile "NM Image" in the pop-up selector.
- Learn about the new Image Fusion Profile for use in PET-CT imaging
To make sure vendors implement this profile:
- Ask camera vendors if they support the IHE NM Image Profile.
- Ask the same of PACS vendors, processing and viewing station vendors.
(they may not support it today, but just asking will start the process moving)
