Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review
Standardized radiological reports stimulate debate in the medical imaging field. This review paper explores the advantages and challenges of standardized reporting. Standardized reporting can offer improved clarity and efficiency of communication among radiologists and the multidisciplinary team. Ho...
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| author | Filippo Pesapane Priyan Tantrige Paolo De Marco Serena Carriero Fabio Zugni Luca Nicosia Anna Carla Bozzini Anna Rotili Antuono Latronico Francesca Abbate Daniela Origgi Sonia Santicchia Giuseppe Petralia Gianpaolo Carrafiello Enrico Cassano |
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| description | Standardized radiological reports stimulate debate in the medical imaging field. This review paper explores the advantages and challenges of standardized reporting. Standardized reporting can offer improved clarity and efficiency of communication among radiologists and the multidisciplinary team. However, challenges include limited flexibility, initially increased time and effort, and potential user experience issues. The efforts toward standardization are examined, encompassing the establishment of reporting templates, use of common imaging lexicons, and integration of clinical decision support tools. Recent technological advancements, including multimedia-enhanced reporting and AI-driven solutions, are discussed for their potential to improve the standardization process. Organizations such as the ACR, ESUR, RSNA, and ESR have developed standardized reporting systems, templates, and platforms to promote uniformity and collaboration. However, challenges remain in terms of workflow adjustments, language and format variability, and the need for validation. The review concludes by presenting a set of ten essential rules for creating standardized radiology reports, emphasizing clarity, consistency, and adherence to structured formats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-382a517a0ce142e0a46f84625552c77d2023-11-19T11:53:21ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442023-09-01599167910.3390/medicina59091679Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive ReviewFilippo Pesapane0Priyan Tantrige1Paolo De Marco2Serena Carriero3Fabio Zugni4Luca Nicosia5Anna Carla Bozzini6Anna Rotili7Antuono Latronico8Francesca Abbate9Daniela Origgi10Sonia Santicchia11Giuseppe Petralia12Gianpaolo Carrafiello13Enrico Cassano14Breast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UKMedical Physics Unit, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyPostgraduate School of Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, ItalyDivision of Radiology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyMedical Physics Unit, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyFoundation IRCCS Cà Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, ItalyDivision of Radiology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyFoundation IRCCS Cà Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, ItalyBreast Imaging Division, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, ItalyStandardized radiological reports stimulate debate in the medical imaging field. This review paper explores the advantages and challenges of standardized reporting. Standardized reporting can offer improved clarity and efficiency of communication among radiologists and the multidisciplinary team. However, challenges include limited flexibility, initially increased time and effort, and potential user experience issues. The efforts toward standardization are examined, encompassing the establishment of reporting templates, use of common imaging lexicons, and integration of clinical decision support tools. Recent technological advancements, including multimedia-enhanced reporting and AI-driven solutions, are discussed for their potential to improve the standardization process. Organizations such as the ACR, ESUR, RSNA, and ESR have developed standardized reporting systems, templates, and platforms to promote uniformity and collaboration. However, challenges remain in terms of workflow adjustments, language and format variability, and the need for validation. The review concludes by presenting a set of ten essential rules for creating standardized radiology reports, emphasizing clarity, consistency, and adherence to structured formats.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/9/1679standardizationradiology reportradiologystructured reportAIradiomics |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Pesapane Priyan Tantrige Paolo De Marco Serena Carriero Fabio Zugni Luca Nicosia Anna Carla Bozzini Anna Rotili Antuono Latronico Francesca Abbate Daniela Origgi Sonia Santicchia Giuseppe Petralia Gianpaolo Carrafiello Enrico Cassano Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review Medicina standardization radiology report radiology structured report AI radiomics |
| title | Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full | Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_fullStr | Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_short | Advancements in Standardizing Radiological Reports: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_sort | advancements in standardizing radiological reports a comprehensive review |
| topic | standardization radiology report radiology structured report AI radiomics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/9/1679 |
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