Table 3 Frequency of themes mentioned three times or more in clinicians’ suggestions for improving the report
From: How do referring clinicians want radiologists to report? Suggestions from the COVER survey
Subject | Number of references | Subject | Number of references |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical information and the clinical question | 94 | Accessibility of the report | 10 |
Conclusion/impression of the report | 55 | Multidisciplinary rounds | 8 |
Structured reports | 37 | Content | 7 |
Communicating directly to the clinician | 25 | Descriptive part of the report | 7 |
Completeness | 19 | Report as training update for clinicians | 7 |
Integrating images or referring to images | 19 | Satisfaction with the report | 7 |
Relevant findings outside of the clinical question | 19 | Competence of the radiologist | 6 |
Mentioning a diagnosis/differential diagnosis | 19 | Irrelevant reports | 6 |
Concise reporting | 17 | Narrative reports | 5 |
Electronic patient record (EPR) | 16 | Terminology | 5 |
Vague reports/the hedge | 16 | Variable quality or approach | 5 |
Suggestions for further examinations | 16 | Probability of a diagnosis | 4 |
Use of abbreviations | 14 | Quality of the report | 4 |
Use of a standard lexicon | 14 | Performing the right/inadequate examinations | 4 |
Measuring lesions | 13 | Language | 3 |
Proofreading reports | 12 | Preformatted text | 3 |