Structured Reporting: Coronary CT Angiography: A White Paper from the American College of Radiology and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging

With the growing use of electronic medical records, the trend of diagnostic imaging reporting is toward a more structured format. Advantages include improved quality and consistency of the reporting and ease of data mining. The essential elements of a structured report are provided and illustrated for coronary artery computed tomographic angiograms.

Key Words: Diagnostic image reporting, coronary artery computed tomographic angiography, radiology imaging reporting, structured reporting

a Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

b Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.

c Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

d University of Florida, Department of Radiology, Jacksonville, Florida.

e Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri.

f Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley, SC, Neenah, Wisconsin.

Corresponding author: Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD, Emory University, Department of Radiology, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322

PII: S1546-1440(08)00200-7

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2008.04.002

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