General Radiology - Commentary

TSR guidelines for the practice of teleradiology: 2021 update*

10.5152/dir.2021.20570

  • Mustafa N. Özmen
  • Oğuz Dicle
  • Utku Şenol
  • Üstün Aydıngöz

Received Date: 24.05.2020 Accepted Date: 26.05.2021 Diagn Interv Radiol 2021;27(4):504-510

This update of Turkish Society of Radiology’s (TSR) guidelines for the practice of teleradiology is intended to provide a reference framework for all parties involved in delivering imaging services away from the immediate vicinity of the patient. It includes relevant definitions and general principles, features organizational modes and qualifications of the practicing parties, lists technical issues, and addresses such management and legal aspects as archiving and documentation, security and privacy, reliability, responsibilities, quality inspection and improvement, reimbursement and accountability.