Rule Out As A Clinical Indication For Imaging Test
Rule out is sometimes placed as a clinical indication for a test by ordering providers. This can be problematic because rule out may not be covered by insurance. This is…
Rule out is sometimes placed as a clinical indication for a test by ordering providers. This can be problematic because rule out may not be covered by insurance. This is…
The indication for a radiology report is the reason for the exam. This is often included in the radiology report at the beginning or top of the report. The…
Typos in radiology reports are common. Radiologists have more frequently been using speech recognition software to produce reports. They dictate into a microphone and the speech recognition software composes a…
The body of the radiology report is where most of the detail is. This is where the radiologist describes the findings on the imaging study. The body of the report…
Impression is like the conclusion of a report. It should be the place where the bottom line is. Where the radiologist gives his most likely diagnosis. Sometimes radiologists will give…
Probable diagnosis in a report implies a high degree of certainty with regards to a diagnosis. There is however, a little room left for doubt and other possibilities. This is…
Chest X-rays are often done for respiratory symptoms like cough. Chest X-rays done for cough do not always show abnormalities to explain the cough. This is because many causes of…
A CT can often identify a kidney infection or pyelonephritis. The CT is better done with contrast given through a vein. The contrast let’s us see the infection and any…
Not always is the quick answer. Bowel obstructions or bowel blockages do not always show up on X-rays of the abdomen. When we say bowel, we mean the small intestine…
Yes, it can, but not all the time. When we say fluid in the lungs, we may mean that we have pulmonary edema. Fluid can also be found around the…
In some cases, a chest X-ray can spot cancer. The bigger the tumor the better the odds it is seen on X-ray. Unfortunately, X-ray will not identify all lung tumors…
Yes, but not always. CT is excellent at showing the organs, lymph nodes and surrounding structures which can be involved with cancer. We can not always see cancer in…