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ArticleFrontiers in dental medicine2026

Structured reporting of dental panoramic images in a hospital-based radiology setting: a comparative study.

Moritz Ludwig Schnitzer, Gloria Biechele, Emilia Schober, Felix L Herr, Christian Dascalescu, Maurice Heimer, Ricarda Ebner, Victoria Fusch, Sebastian Marschner, Stefanie Corradini and 6 more

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Moritz Ludwig SchnitzerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Gloria BiecheleDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Emilia SchoberDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Felix L HerrDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Christian DascalescuDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Maurice HeimerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ricarda EbnerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Victoria FuschDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Sebastian MarschnerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Stefanie CorradiniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Florian Georg OrtnerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Matthias Frank FrölichDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Fabian BaierDepartment for Radiotherapy, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Tobias GrafDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Johannes RübenthalerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas GeyerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: Despite radiological advancements, free-text reporting remains common. Structured reporting (SR) improves completeness, clarity, communication, efficiency, and information extraction while benefiting education and research. Its success depends on well-designed, modality-specific templates. Methods: This study aimed to compare SRs and narrative reports (NRs) for dental panoramic images in a hospital-based radiology department with respect to completeness, clarity, ease of information extraction, and clinical utility.Fifty dental panoramic images were randomly selected from the clinical archive of a tertiary-care hospital radiology department. NRs by radiologists were compared with SRs retrospectively created by a board-certified dentist using a decision-tree template (Smart Radiology platform). A questionnaire, developed with two additional dentists, assessed completeness, clarity, ease of information extraction, and clinical utility. Results: SRs outperformed NRs in all areas. Clinical questions were answered in 100% of SRs vs. 42% of NRs ( Conclusions: SR significantly enhances report quality, clinical decision-making, and communication in dental panoramic imaging.

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clinical documentationdental diagnosticsdental panoramic imagesdental panoramic imagingfree-text reportsstructured reporting

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