Structured Reporting in Radiology. Acad Radiol 2018 Jan;25(1):66-73
Date
10/17/2017Pubmed ID
29030284DOI
10.1016/j.acra.2017.08.005Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85030838904 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 149 CitationsAbstract
Radiology reports are vital for patient care as referring physicians depend upon them for deciding appropriate patient management. Traditional narrative reports are associated with excessive variability in the language, length, and style, which can minimize report clarity and make it difficult for referring clinicians to identify key information needed for patient care. Structured reporting has been advocated as a potential solution for improving the quality of radiology reports. The Association of University Radiologists-Radiology Research Alliance Structured Reporting Task Force convened to explore the current and future role of structured reporting in radiology and summarized its finding in this article. We review the advantages and disadvantages of structured radiology reports and discuss the current prevailing sentiments among radiologists regarding structured reports. We also discuss the obstacles to the use of structured reports and highlight ways to overcome some of those challenges. We also discuss the future directions in radiology reporting in the era of personalized medicine.
Author List
Ganeshan D, Duong PT, Probyn L, Lenchik L, McArthur TA, Retrouvey M, Ghobadi EH, Desouches SL, Pastel D, Francis IRAuthor
Stephane Desouches DO Vice Chair, Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
HumansMedical Records
Radiology
Radiology Information Systems
