General Imaging

Your doctor may have ordered your exam stat instead of routine. This means that the test will be done as soon as possible and also read quicker then the routine…

A normal variant on X-ray is an unusual appearance of normal anatomy. The significance of this is that this may mimic abnormality and result in unnecessary testing and treatment. Normal…

Follow up is a very common recommendation by the radiologist on many types of imaging studies. To me, an abnormality that needs follow up is not clearly benign or malignant…

Breast sentinel lymph node injections are commonly done before surgery for breast cancer. The sentinel lymph node injection allows the surgeon to limit the amount of surgery to the sentinel…

I mean when you have an MRI exam and then get a call from the hospital to either repeat part of the exam or the entire study. This happens commonly…

Second opinion for a radiology read is a reasonable request, particularly if the exam is complex or your symptoms don’t match the results.  While radiologists are highly trained specialists, there…

A radiology report will include the impression at the end of the report and at times, a recommendation for further testing. Often this will be an additional imaging test to…

There has been a lot of work on artificial intelligence, particularly in the setting of medical care and radiology. Studies have shown that in some settings and narrow applications, AI…

Short answer is not necessarily and it depends. Definition of a long report is difficult to define because it depends who you ask. But generally, one that covers 2-3 pages…

These are quite common and happen because the radiologist uses speech recognition software which does not always recognize what exactly he is saying. While the radiologist, does proofread the report,…

Can not exclude something is terminology that is sometimes used in reports ranging from X-rays to high level modalities like CT and Pet Scan. Often the radiologist who uses this…

A common statement seen in radiology reports is the phrase limited study. Often the radiologist interpreting the study will state the reasons why the study is limited. Limited study basically…