PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ryan D. Niederkohr
AU  - Bennett S. Greenspan
AU  - John O. Prior
AU  - Heiko Schöder
AU  - Marc A. Seltzer
AU  - Katherine A. Zukotynski
AU  - Eric M. Rohren
TI  - Reporting Guidance for Oncologic <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT Imaging
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.112.112177
DP  - 2013 May 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 756--761
VI  - 54
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/54/5/756.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/54/5/756.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2013 May 01; 54
AB  - The written report (or its electronic counterpart) is the primary mode of communication between the physician interpreting an imaging study and the referring physician. The content of this report not only influences patient management and clinical outcomes but also serves as legal documentation of services provided and can be used to justify medical necessity, billing accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Generating a high-quality PET/CT report is perhaps more challenging than generating a report for other imaging studies because of the complexity of this hybrid imaging modality. This article discusses the essential elements of a concise and complete oncologic 18F-FDG PET/CT report and illustrates these elements through examples taken from routine clinical practice.