Start with the anatomy
Compact anatomy roots include ren for kidney, gb for gallbladder, liv for liver and pan for pancreas.
RadPhrases grammar
Learn how RadPhrases shortcuts are built
RadPhrases shortcuts follow a compact grammar that radiologists can recognize and remember while reporting. These examples use the US English report catalog; report language is selected separately from interface language.
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Shortcut grammar at a glance
Add the finding
The middle part points to the clinical idea: normal, cyst, negative finding, operation status, hemorrhage, malignancy, or a named system.
Finish with the suffix
Numbers and short suffixes handle grades, severity, follow-up, biopsy, correlation, and recommendation language.
Use the shortcuts with the desktop tools
The grammar helps users remember phrases, but they do not need to recall every shortcut from memory on day one. RadPhrases also gives them a report overlay for full templates and an autocomplete strip for discovering likely shortcuts while they type.
CtrlAltR
Open the report overlay
Press Ctrl + Alt + R to bring up the report overlay above the reporting system. Use it to find a full template by modality, procedure, favorite, or personal report when one shortcut is not enough.
Report overlay
CT abdomen female template
USG hepatobiliary template
Favorite emergency report
Learn from the autocomplete strip
As users type, the suggestion strip shows matching shortcuts and aliases. Choosing a phrase from the strip makes its pattern easier to remember next time.
renneph
renneph1Renal nephropathy grade 1
renneph2Renal nephropathy grade 2
renneph3Renal nephropathy grade 3
One sentence can have several memorable shortcuts
Users may remember a phrase from the organ, the diagnosis, the negative state, or the natural wording they use while reporting. The library supports aliases for that reason, so memorization does not depend on one perfect code.
Operated gallbladder
gbpostoppostcholegbnotvisualized
The gallbladder is not visualized (post-cholecystectomy). The extrahepatic bile ducts measure up to 10 mm at their widest point, within the physiological upper limit for a post-operative patient.
No pulmonary embolism
noacutepenegativeforacutepe
No filling defect in keeping with acute thromboembolism is identified in the pulmonary trunk, right and left pulmonary arteries, or bilateral lobar, segmental and assessable subsegmental pulmonary artery branches.
Nephropathy grade 1
renneph1nephropathy1
The echogenicity of the renal parenchyma in both kidneys is increased to grade 1, in keeping with nephropathy. Clinical and laboratory correlation is recommended in relation to chronic renal failure.
Bosniak 1-2 cyst
bosniak12bosniak1to2renbosniak12
Cortical and parapelvic Bosniak type 1–2 cyst(s) are seen in both the right / left kidney(s), the largest measuring 36 × 24 mm at the upper / lower pole.
Alias examples show the same expanded phrase reachable from multiple shortcut styles.
The quick grammar
Keep the system in small chunks. Once the chunks are familiar, many shortcuts become predictable.
Organ codes
livLiver
gbGallbladder
renKidney
bladBladder
splSpleen
panPancreas
ovOvary
Common suffixes
n / normalNormal
cystCyst
no / absentNegative finding
postopPostoperative status
1/2/3Grade or classification
ct / mri / us / xrayModality
Structural rules
- ORGAN + FINDING + GRADE
- ren + neph + 2 = renneph2
- gb + n = gbn
- Modality may appear at the end: ct, mri, us or xray
- Several aliases can expand to one sentence; check the catalog for the complete trigger
Clinical recommendation shortcuts
clinicallabcorrelationclinical-lab correlation
infectiveinflammatoryinfectious-inflammatory
contrastmriifneededcontrast MRI recommended
contrastctifneededcontrast CT recommended
petctifneededPET-BT recommended
fnabiopsyfine needle aspiration biopsy
histopathverifyhistopathology
Grades and severity use the same numbering habit
Clinical grades retain their number: hs1, hs2, hs3 or renneph1, renneph2, renneph3. Renal echogenicity grade is distinct from chronic kidney disease stage.
Hepatosteatosis
hs1Grade 1 - mild echogenicity increase
hs2Grade 2 - definite increase
hs3Grade 3 - diaphragm not distinguished
Renal nephropathy
renneph1 / nephropathy1Mild echogenicity increase
renneph2 / nephropathy2Lobulated contour, thinning begins
renneph3 / nephropathy3No corticomedullary differentiation
Pelvicaliectasis
pcc1Grade 1 - mild dilatation
pcc2Grade 2 - extension to calyces
pcc3Grade 3 - parenchymal thinning
Bosniak cyst
bosniak1Benign
bosniak2Not suspicious
bosniak2fFollow-up
bosniak3Consider biopsy
bosniak4Malignant
TI-RADS
tiradstr1benignBenign
tiradstr2benignNot suspicious
tiradstr3mildMildly suspicious
tiradstr4moderateModerately suspicious
tiradstr5highHighly suspicious
Germinal matrix
germinalmatrixhemorrhage1Grade 1 hemorrhage
resorbedgmh1Resorbed G1
intraventricularhemorrhage3Ventricular extension
Severity systems use predictable suffixes, so the scale can be memorized as a series.
A practical way to memorize
Learn the prefix list first
Practice the organ codes until they feel automatic. The same prefix keeps reappearing across normal, negative, cystic, and graded findings.
Group phrases by clinical idea
Study all negative phrases together, all grade phrases together, and all recommendation phrases together instead of memorizing the library alphabetically.
Use aliases as training wheels
Use the alias you remember best, such as gbpostop or postchole. Both expand to the same catalog phrase.
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