Reporting and Data Systems (disambiguation)

In recent years there has been a proliferation of Reporting and Data Systems (RADS), which have been proposed - and in many cases widely adopted - as standardized systems for the reporting of imaging of various body organs, often, but certainly not always, with a focus on oncological disease ². These systems also help departments introduce structured reporting ⁴.

Although many RADS have been developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR), most notably BI-RADS, others, for example, COVID-RADS, were developed by other groups ^2,17.

• AI TI-RADS: Artificial Intelligence-Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System ¹⁵

• BI-RADS: Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System ²

• Bone-RADS: Bone Reporting and Data System ¹⁹

• BT-RADS: Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System ¹⁸

• BTI-RADS: Solitary bone tumor imaging reporting and data system ²²

• C-RADS: CT Colonography Reporting and Data System ²

• CAD-RADS: Coronary Artery Disease-Imaging Reporting and Data System ²

• CO-RADS: COVID-19 Reporting and Data System ¹⁶

• COVID-RADS: COVID-19 Imaging Reporting and Data System ⁵

• GI-RADS: Gynecologic Imaging-Reporting and Data System ¹¹

• LI-RADS: LIver Imaging-Reporting and Data System ²

• LU-RADS: LUng-Reporting and Data System ^13,14

• Lung-RADS: Lung Imaging-Reporting and Data System ^2,14

• MET-RADS: METastasis-Reporting and Data System for Prostate Cancer ⁷

• MY-RADS: MYeloma Response-Assessment and Diagnosis System ⁶

• NI-RADS: Neck Imaging-Reporting and Data System ²

• NS-RADS: Neuropathy Score Reporting and Data System ²⁰

• O-RADS: Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System ^10,11

  • incorporating O-RADS US and O-RADS MRI

• OT-RADS: Osseous Tumor Reporting and Data System

• PI-RADS: Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System ²

• RI-RADS: Reason for exam Imaging-Reporting and Data System ⁹

• TI-RADS: Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System ²

• VI-RADS: Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System ¹²

In addition, is a coronary artery calcification scoring system, which strangely has been called the CAC-DRS: Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System, and not CAC-RADS: Coronary Artery Calcium-Reporting and Data System.

Under development

Several RADS are under active development by the American College of Radiology ¹⁷:

• HI-RADS: Head Injury Imaging Reporting and Data System ³

A standardized system for the reporting of head injury cases is being developed by the American College of Radiology. Specific details of the proposed HI-RADS: Head Injury Imaging Reporting and Data System have not been published as yet ³. A system provisionally named the Traumatic Brain Imaging Reporting and Data System (TBI-RADS) has also been discussed. It is likely that HI-RADS and TBI-RADS are synonymous as the same organizations are involved in both ⁸. 

• PE-RADS: Pulmonary Embolism Reporting and Data System ¹⁷

• MSK-RADS (bone): MusculoSKeletal Reporting and Data System (osteolytic bone lesions) ¹⁷

Several RADS are under active consideration by the American College of Radiology ¹⁷:

• KI-RADS: Kidney Masses Reporting and Data System ¹⁷

• MI-RADS: Molecular Imaging Reporting and Data System ¹⁷

• MSK-RADS (soft tissue): MusculoSKeletal Reporting and Data System (soft tissue lesions) ¹⁷

• NCAD-RADS: Nuclear Cardiology Reporting and Data System ²¹

• Stroke-RADS: Stroke Reporting and Data System ¹⁷

The American College of Radiology invite interested parties to submit proposals for new RADS through their website ¹⁷.

History and etymology

In 1993 the American College of Radiology proposed the BI-RADS: Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, a standardized lexicon for the reporting of mammography, which was developed on the back of the established 5-tier ACR system. The aim of BI-RADS was to improve distinction between benign and malignant disease, to remove ambiguity from radiology reports, permit automated auditing of data and improve clinical discourse with the referrers ¹.