Best Practice in Standardized Ultrasound Reporting
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Abstract
The past couple of decades have seen a considerable rise in the standardization of imaging reports. Standardized reports are superior to traditional prose reports in multiple measures, including accuracy, clarity, comprehensiveness, and effi ciency. Owing to clinical interactions between sonographers and radiologists, ultrasound has the potential to have tremendous benefi ts from standardized reporting. However, ultrasound examinations are reported to be notoriously challenging to standardize and receive low uptake. A narrative
literature review was conducted using articles published from 1980 through May 2021. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched with terms such as ultrasound, sonography, standardized, report, and their Medical Subject Heading terms. This review discusses the advantages and disadvantages of standardized reporting and summarizes the literature regarding structure, content, language, measurements, and guiding principles to be considered when creating standardized reports. With a special focus on its uses in sonography, the aim of this article is to act as a helpful guide for ultrasound program leaders in the implementation of standardized reporting at their institutions.
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