Table 5.
Summary of the factors that may allow centres to use DIR more in clinical practice
Answer choices | Responses | |
---|---|---|
Clear guidelines on how to use registration for different applications | 67% | 34 |
Better tools for commissioning registration software | 67% | 34 |
Better tools for QA of registration results | 67% | 34 |
Training courses | 55% | 28 |
Better registration software and smoother workflows | 6% | 3 |
Improved accuracy of DIR algorithms | 4% | 2 |
Ability to quantify uncertainty | 2% | 1 |
External funding | 2% | 1 |
Evidence of efficacy | 2% | 1 |
Written info on how the software works, its strengths, weaknesses and potential pitfalls | 2% | 1 |
None | 2% | 1 |
DIR, deformable image registration; QA, quality assurance.
The percentages are relative to the 51 centres who responded to the survey.