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ArticleInsights into imaging2020

Redefining the structure of structured reporting in radiology.

J Martijn Nobel, Ellen M Kok, Simon G F Robben

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Article in Insights into imaging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

J Martijn NobelDepartment of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Postbox 5800, 6202, AZ, Maastricht, the Netherlands. j.m.nobel1@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3379-7290
Ellen M KokSchool of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Simon G F RobbenDepartment of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Postbox 5800, 6202, AZ, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Funding

Agfa HealthCare PR 135009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structured reporting is advocated as a means of improving reporting in radiology to the ultimate benefit of both radiological and clinical practice. Several large initiatives are currently evaluating its potential. However, with numerous characterizations of the term in circulation, "structured reporting" has become ambiguous and is often confused with "standardization," which may hamper proper evaluation and implementation in clinical practice. This paper provides an overview of interpretations of structured reporting and proposes a clear definition that differentiates structured reporting from standardization. Only a clear uniform definition facilitates evidence-based implementation, enables evaluation of its separate components, and supports (meta-)analyses of literature reports.

Indexed as

Radiology reportStandardized reportingStructured reporting

Identifiers

PMID32020396
PMCPMC7000576

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