ACR White Paper on Teleradiology Practice: A Report From the Task Force on Teleradiology Practice

The Empirical Foundations of Teleradiology and Related Applications: A Review of the Evidence

“…The ACR and the European Society of Radiology recently released white papers on teleradiology practice, identifying the pros and cons as well as commenting on best practices. [50][51][52] The ACR stipulated that teleradiology equipment must receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that image data integrity must be maintained at all system levels and times for both U.S. and international teleradiology. 53,54 With respect to licensing, the ACR has affirmed its position regarding state control at both ends, namely physicians who interpret images originating from another state must be licensed and credentialed at the site of origin of the images and in the state they are doing the interpretation.…”

Results of an Italian survey on teleradiology

“…This somewhat conservative approach is in contrast with the northern European and North American vision of TR where outsourcing appears to be far more common [13][14][15][16][17][18]. There are several possible reasons for these differences.…”

“…This is a point of major concern also for radiologists in other countries. Indeed, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the American College of Radiologist ACR white papers state that "patients are the primary focus; first and foremost, all TR relationships should be patient centred" [18,21,22] and that the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) similarly affirms that the "optimum radiology service is one provided locally where radiologists can maintain a regular dialogue with both referrers and those acquiring the images, only in this model can patients benefit fully from the integration of imaging into the pathway of care" [23][24][25]. Italian radiologists seem to believe that the optimum radiology service is one provided locally where radiologists can maintain a regular dialogue with both referrers and those acquiring the images; only in this model can patients benefit fully from the integration of imaging into the pathway of care.…”

The SNMMI and EANM Practice Guideline for Tele-Nuclear Medicine 2.0

“…The same equipment may be used both on-site and for tele-nuclear medicine (2,3). This guideline will focus on the special considerations required when nuclear medicine equipment is used at remote locations.…”