title: Bridging the integration gap between imaging and information systems: a uniform data concept for content-based image retrieval in computer-aided diagnosis.
abstract: It is widely accepted that content-based image retrieval (CBIR) can be extremely useful for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). However, CBIR has not been established in clinical practice yet. As a widely unattended gap of integration, a unified data concept for CBIR-based CAD results and reporting is lacking. Picture archiving and communication systems and the workflow of radiologists must be considered for successful data integration to be achieved. We suggest that CBIR systems applied to CAD should integrate their results in a picture archiving and communication systems environment such as Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) structured reporting documents. A sample DICOM structured reporting template adaptable to CBIR and an appropriate integration scheme is presented. The proposed CBIR data concept may foster the promulgation of CBIR systems in clinical environments and, thereby, improve the diagnostic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, Germany. pwelter@mi.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Welter
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riesmeier
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grouls
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuhl
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Deserno
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D057188:Workflow