Consistency and Standardization of Color in Medical Imaging: a Consensus Report

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Aldo Badano, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Craig Revie, FFEI Limited & International Color Consortium; Andrew Casertano, SAN Business Consultants LLP; Wei-Chung Cheng, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Phil Green, Gjovik University College; Tom Kimpe, Barco NV; Elizabeth Krupinski, Emory University; Christye Sisson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stein Skrovseth, University Hospital of North Norway; Darren Treanor, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Paul Boynton, National Institute of Standards and Technology; David Clunie, PixelMed Publishing; Michael J. Flynn, Henry Ford Health System; Tatsuo Heki, Fujifilm Corporation; Stephen Hewitt, National Cancer Institute; Hiroyuki Homma, Olympus Med Syst Corp; Andy Masia, X-Rite; Takashi Matsui, Eizo Corporatipon; Balazs Nagy, Institute of Psychology Sao Paulo; Masahiro Nishibori, International University of Health and Welfare; John Penczek, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Thomas Schopf, University Hospital of North Norway; Yukako Yagi, Harvard University; Hideto Yokoi, Kagawa University Hospital
• Language: English
• Date: 2015-02-01
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2014, The Author(s).
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10278-014-9721-0
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of Digital Imaging
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 41
• End Page: 52
• Grant/Funding Information: SS and TS were funded by the Research Council of Norway grant no. 174,934, Tromsø Telemedicine Laboratory.
• Keywords: Color imaging; Science & Technology; Color calibration; CAMERA; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; PERFORMANCE; IMAGES; LESIONS; Medical imaging; Color management
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Radiology

Abstract

This article summarizes the consensus reached at the Summit on Color in Medical Imaging held at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 8–9, 2013, co-sponsored by the FDA and ICC (International Color Consortium). The purpose of the meeting was to gather information on how color is currently handled by medical imaging systems to identify areas where there is a need for improvement, to define objective requirements, and to facilitate consensus development of best practices. Participants were asked to identify areas of concern and unmet needs. This summary documents the topics that were discussed at the meeting and recommendations that were made by the participants. Key areas identified where improvements in color would provide immediate tangible benefits were those of digital microscopy, telemedicine, medical photography (particularly ophthalmic and dental photography), and display calibration. Work in these and other related areas has been started within several professional groups, including the creation of the ICC Medical Imaging Working Group.