Search Tag: Reports

2021 28 Jun

A recent study out of the UK gathered data from five hospitals to establish if a detailed review of trauma reports with reference to the coding manual improved accuracy of ISS.   Investigators included information on imaging undertaken, mechanism of injury (MOI), Injury Severity Score (ISS), and injury descriptors. Patients with ISS near...Read more

2014 16 Jan

Radiation from cardiology procedures equals more than 50 chest X-rays per person each year In a recent position paper published in the European Heart Journal the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has urged cardiologists to reduce patient radiation exposure. The paper outlines doses and risks of common cardiology examinations for the first...Read more

2013 29 Apr

A recent article published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine provides guidance for reporting on oncologic 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging.  The authors suggest that providing a high-quality PET/CT report is perhaps more challenging than for other imaging studies because of the complexity of this hybrid imaging modality. Their article discusses the essential...Read more