%0 Journal Article
%T ChatGPT: Can You Prepare My Patients for [18F]FDG PET/CT and Explain My Reports?
%A Rogasch JMM
%A Metzger G
%A Preisler M
%A Galler M
%A Thiele F
%A Brenner W
%A Feldhaus F
%A Wetz C
%A Amthauer H
%A Furth C
%A Schatka I
%J J Nucl Med
%V 64
%N 12
%D 2023 12 1
%M 37709536
%F 11.082
%R 10.2967/jnumed.123.266114
%X We evaluated whether the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can adequately answer patient questions related to [18F]FDG PET/CT in common clinical indications before and after scanning. Methods: Thirteen questions regarding [18F]FDG PET/CT were submitted to ChatGPT. ChatGPT was also asked to explain 6 PET/CT reports (lung cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma) and answer 6 follow-up questions (e.g., on tumor stage or recommended treatment). To be rated "useful" or "appropriate," a response had to be adequate by the standards of the nuclear medicine staff. Inconsistency was assessed by regenerating responses. Results: Responses were rated "appropriate" for 92% of 25 tasks and "useful" for 96%. Considerable inconsistencies were found between regenerated responses for 16% of tasks. Responses to 83% of sensitive questions (e.g., staging/treatment options) were rated "empathetic." Conclusion: ChatGPT might adequately substitute for advice given to patients by nuclear medicine staff in the investigated settings. Improving the consistency of ChatGPT would further increase reliability.