Radiology reporting guides
Practical resources for systematic reporting, checklists, classifications, and on-call work.
Practical resources for systematic reporting, checklists, classifications, and on-call work.
A 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,”...
First On-Call1 min readCommunicating and Documenting Critical Radiology Findings: A First On-Call GuideThe appearance of an electronic report in the system does not mean the clinical team has seen the result in time. Especially when a finding may affect treatment or an urgent...
Reporting Checklists1 min readComplete Abdominal Ultrasound Reporting ChecklistA checklist for comprehensively imaging abdominal organs, accurately documenting technical limitations, and structuring adult complete abdominal ultrasound reports around the...
Reporting Systematics1 min readComplete Abdominal Ultrasound Reporting System: An Organ-by-Organ Review and Writing GuideA practical reporting structure that defines the scope of a complete abdominal ultrasound, reduces omissions, and makes technical limitations visible.