Improvement in Reporting Skills of Radiology Residents with a Structured Reporting Curriculum

Structured Reporting of CT Angiography Runoff Examinations of the Lower Extremities

“…10 As experienced radiologists have been found to create the briefest reports, SRs improve the completeness of the findings even for radiology specialists. 11,12 Better accuracy and comprehensibility due to standardised nomenclature and terminology related to the clinical question improve the clarity of communication between radiologist and referring clinician. 13e15 For CTA runoff examinations in patients with chronic peripheral artery disease (PAD) or acute limb ischaemia of the lower extremities, the potential added value of standardised structured reporting has not been investigated.…”

Chart-stimulated Recall as a Learning Tool for Improving Radiology Residents' Reports

“…Greater variability may be seen in radiology residency programs with a large faculty component. Variations inherent to the preferences of the radiologist and the referring physician shape the radiology reports (23). However, a progressive shift toward standardized radiology reports (10) will likely diminish the impact of this limitation.…”

A succinct rating scale for radiology report quality

“…The methods described by both Robert and Williamson provide a way to critically assess a resident’s ability to efficiently review radiographic studies and interpret findings, important skills that show considerable change as residents progress through their training. Collard et al 3 developed a simple “Radiology Reporting Score Card” assessing the “Written Communication Skills.” The score card assesses 4 items including succinctness, spelling/grammar, clarity, and responsible referral, each scored on 0 to 3 scale with 0.25 intervals, with a summary score of “Written Communication Skills” ranging from 0 to 12. However, the authors did not report on the psychometric properties of their scale, leaving the reliability and validity of the tool untested.…”

“…However, assessing the effectiveness of such a dedicated training program requires a reliable and valid scale of radiology report quality. Although few groups have published their guidelines for measuring and assessing report quality, [3][4][5] a professionally developed, valid, and reliable scale for the determination of radiology report quality is not available. Professionally developing a new scale is fraught with many challenges including ascertaining the appropriate expertise, time, and resources to complete the project, which may not be practical for most health researchers.…”