Items tagged “reporting tips”
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Reporting tips for aortic aneurysms
When issuing an MRI or CT report on a patient with an aortic aneurysm, whether it be thoracic or abdominal, a number of features should be mentioned to aid the referring clinician in managing the patient.
Reporting tips for aortic aneurysms include 1,2:
size and shape
sac dimensions (outer su...
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CT head (standard report)
A CT head standard report may not be applicable in all situations, but gives an idea of some of the areas to cover when reporting a CT head.
Standardised reports are controversial and should be used with caution.
Report
Clinical details
Headache with photophobia.
Technique
CT head without ...
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CT head (protocol)
CT head, also known as CT brain, refers to a computed tomography (CT) examination of the brain and surrounding cranial structures. It is most commonly performed as a non-contrast study, but the addition of a contrast-enhanced phase is performed for some indications.
This article covers non-cont...
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Standardised reports
Standardised reports may be a helpful starting point for reporting examinations. However, with practice and confidence, breaking away from the standard report is possible and, in many cases, desirable. On the other hand in some instances standardised reports facilitate the creation of automated ...
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CT head (an approach)
The approach taken to interpreting a CT scan of the head is no doubt different depending on the circumstances and the reading clinician, however, most radiologists will go through the same steps, although order may vary. What follows is merely a suggested approach to interpreting a CT of the hea...
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The four "Ds" of radiology reporting
The four "Ds" of radiology reporting are the basic sequential tasks that a radiologist performs when reporting/reading a case, whether it be in training, the exam environment or in day-to-day clinical practice.
The 4 "Ds"
Detect
Describe
Diagnosis or differential diagnoses
Decision
By sti...