Table 1 Proposed levels of standards in tissue-based diagnosis
From: Image standards in Tissue-Based Diagnosis (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology)
Level | Legal aspects | Medical aspects | Technological aspects |
|---|---|---|---|
1 (Highest, aims: what to do?) | privacy, image documentation, transmission, presentation | disease – image combination, human, automated diagnosis, archive | Image display, formats, transfer speed, safety, system dynamics |
2 (Intermediate, implementation: how to do?) | encryption of privacy data, 10 years image archives, annotations of dates and viewing, precise hardware and software information | DICOM 3, HL 7, image resolution, fields of view, of sizes of biological objects and image access to archives and retrieval | PACS, image acquisition systems, image correction procedures, display resolution, image formats, storage, cycle frequency, backup procedures, operation system, external system accessibility |
3 (Lowest, actual standard data: to do with what?) | Maximum error rate, individual prepositions, institutional characteristics. | Diagnosis frequencies, dates of continuous education, quality control. | Control check of devices and used systems, device and software maintenance. |