TOUCH-SUV: a Touchscreen-Assisted Tool for Quantitative, Reproducible, Clinically Feasible and Collaborative Diagnostic Reporting of Whole-Body PET-CT Studies

The software package Touch-SUV has been developed and implemented as a user-friendly tool allowing quantitative, reproducible, clinically feasible and collaborative diagnostic reporting of whole-body PET-CT oncological studies. The tool takes advantages of: a) an innovative method allowing accurate and precise quantification of Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) from PET-CT images, b) breakthrough image visualization/manipulation technologies allowing easy extraction of complex regional geometric parameters, and c) collaborative tools for cooperative reporting of PET-CT images among different investigators at distant sites. Clinical feasibility has been assessed by applying the use of Touch-SUV on the diagnostic quantitative reporting of real oncological whole-body PET-CT studies.