TY - JOUR
T1 - Avoiding miscommunication in acute musculoskeletal trauma cases
T2 - Use of standardized reporting and classification schemes
AU - Higgins, Lukej
AU - Alluwaimi, Fatma
AU - Osgood, Greg
AU - Wang, Ken
AU - Carrino, Johna
PY - 2013/10/16
Y1 - 2013/10/16
N2 - Classification schemes can be a key element of a structured radiology report, providing succinct guidance for clinical decision making. Classification systems delineate the location and morphological characteristics of fractures (diagnosis), may provide a graded measure of severity (prognosis), and ideally guide treatment options. Reports structured in this fashion optimize communication between the physician interpreting the examination and the physician directing the patient's treatment. This article reviews the concept and utility of standardized structured radiologic reporting based on templates or checklists to avoid miscommunication in the context of acute musculoskeletal trauma.
AB - Classification schemes can be a key element of a structured radiology report, providing succinct guidance for clinical decision making. Classification systems delineate the location and morphological characteristics of fractures (diagnosis), may provide a graded measure of severity (prognosis), and ideally guide treatment options. Reports structured in this fashion optimize communication between the physician interpreting the examination and the physician directing the patient's treatment. This article reviews the concept and utility of standardized structured radiologic reporting based on templates or checklists to avoid miscommunication in the context of acute musculoskeletal trauma.
KW - Classification systems
KW - Trauma
KW - musculoskeletal radiology
KW - structured reporting
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0033-1356464
DO - 10.1055/s-0033-1356464
M3 - Article
C2 - 24101175
AN - SCOPUS:84885340438
SN - 1089-7860
VL - 17
SP - 341
EP - 358
JO - Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
JF - Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
IS - 4
ER -