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Medical Imaging Informatics in Nuclear Medicine

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Medical imaging informatics is gaining importance in medicine both in clinical practice and in scientific research. Besides radiology, nuclear medicine is also a major stakeholder in medical imaging informatics because of the variety of available imaging modalities and the imaging-oriented operation of this specialization. The amount of data produced by imaging modalities and other diagnostic devices per exam is growing steadily together with the number of exams performed, resulting in a data explosion that provides major opportunities for data analytics and data mining in big data projects. However, it can also fuse problems in storage, distribution, review, and interpretation of the enormous amounts of clinical (image) data while maintaining high-quality patient care. To tackle these problems, standardization, structuring, and automation are crucial. As one of the major producers of medical imaging data, nuclear medicine should stay at the forefront of these developments.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Peter M. A. van Ooijen MSc, PhD & Wiard Jorritsma MSc

  2. Center for Medical Imaging North East Netherlands, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Peter M. A. van Ooijen MSc, PhD

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  1. Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans

  2. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Jitze Medema

  3. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Annie K. van Zanten

  4. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx

  5. Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    C.T.B. (Kees) Ahaus

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van Ooijen, P.M.A., Jorritsma, W. (2017). Medical Imaging Informatics in Nuclear Medicine. In: Glaudemans, A., Medema, J., van Zanten, A., Dierckx, R., Ahaus, C. (eds) Quality in Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33531-5_16

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