ABSTRACT
The act of reporting imaging studies itself is usually carried out from pre-set worklists, configured in advance by the imaging informatics team. Reports can either be entered beginning with a blank screen, or by the insertion of several appropriate preformatted paragraphs, which reporters add to or adapt. In many cases, such as complex MR or NM bone densitometry examinations, it is judicious to have these common sentences ('stock text') or indeed whole paragraphs prepared – primarily for the ease of interpretation and review by clinicians as the data are presented in a standard reproducible format, but also for time saving purposes and to prevent any conclusions being missed from the report. Double reporting is particularly useful for some sensitive high accuracy workflows or for reporting staff competency checks. Experience and continuing professional development is key for those carrying out reporting duties.
