Reporting Phrases
Examples for communicating common findings clearly, including location, extent, comparison, and limitations.
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Reporting Phrases1 min readAbnormal Chest Radiograph Report Examples
Review measured report examples for pneumonia, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, edema, and atelectasis, with limits on how to use them.
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Pelvic CT Reporting PhrasesUse measured pelvic CT wording for bladder, pelvic organs, bowel, fluid, lymph nodes, and bone findings.
Reporting Phrases1 min readPositive and Negative CT Pulmonary Angiography Report ExamplesReview measured impression wording for diagnostic, limited, positive, and possible chronic thromboembolic CTPA examinations.
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Reporting Phrases for Chest CTThe words used in a chest CT report are not merely stylistic choices. Using terms such as “ground-glass opacity,” “consolidation,” “reticulation,” “honeycombing,” and “traction...
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Reporting Phrases for Chest X-RaysChest radiography is one of the most common examinations in daily practice. Even in a short report, however, ambiguity can arise when technical adequacy, location, extent, and...
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Reporting Phrases for Complete Abdominal UltrasoundIn complete abdominal ultrasound, the value of the report lies less in writing long sentences for every organ and more in honestly stating the scope and limitations of the...
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Reporting Phrases for Head CTA noncontrast head CT report often answers an urgent clinical question: Is there hemorrhage, mass effect, hydrocephalus, or traumatic osseous injury? The report therefore needs...
Reporting Phrases1 min readCommon Reporting Phrases for Lumbar Spine MRIOne of the most common problems in lumbar spine MRI reports is the ambiguous mixing of disc morphology and clinical significance within the same sentence. “Bulge,”...
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