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Mar 23
2009

The Art and Science of Reporting in Radiology: Part 6

Posted by Keshav Kulkarni in Summary , Radiology Reporting

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Keshav Kulkarni

The Art and Science of Reporting in Radiology: Part 6

How to conclude the report?

What do you call it?

Call it “Summary”, “Impression”, “Conclusion”, “Opinion”, or “Comment” (I call it “Summary” in this discussion), but avoid "Diagnosis", because diagnosis is more specific, and is a combination of clinical, radiological, biochemical, microbiological, and histopathological factors.


Summary is not mandatory.

Not all reports should have a summary. If the main report itself is short and precise, there is no need to repeat the same thing again in summary.