The Radiology Report: A Guide to Thoughtful Communication for Radiologists and Other Medical Professionals Paperback – November 2, 2015

Highly recommended it to all radiologists, experienced or trainee, referring physicians and PACS, RIS, reporting and EMR/EHR informaticists and engineers, if only so that they have can improve their understanding of what they are missing out on and/or failing to deliver.Covers not only report content, structure and terminology recommendations to improve the efficacy of communication, but helpful introductions to logic, statistics and decision making as they impinge upon what is actually the purpose of the report, to assist in decision making (not just to obtain reimbursement for the procedure).

I am thoroughly motivated to reexamine everything about how I communicate with referring physicians. I look forward to rereading and applying many of the authors suggestions. Thank you and I'm sure my referring physicians and patients would thank you if they could.

Long time no see, Curtis. I have many similar thoughts on the proper use of language, even though I dictate in Spanish, which uses different grammar laws. Still, I got echoing ideas and new ones to approach teaching this subjects to my own residents. I concur that the chapters on scientific methodology, statistics and theory of logic are very important, but maybe not for this book, which I thought should be centered on the appropriateness of our reports. A very useful book, with plenty of references. Thanks.

This is an excellent and comprehensive discussion about an extremely important and uniformly neglected aspect of radiology. Every radiologist, from cradle to grave should read this book.

First third of the book gives tips on writing reports. I gleaned some from this but not a whole lot, as I'm a good writer and organised to begin with. Second third talks about history of radiology and somehow delves into biostats. Final third speculates on the future of radiology, which is just speculation from one person. AI is going to revolutionize radiology and medicine anyway, which isn't mentioned much. Author does make strong pitches for structured reporting, which I'm neutral about.The writing tips could have been summarized on a web article. I write this from the perspective of a young, American schooled and trained radiologist.

This is an excellent, fast-paced overview of the history, present, and future of reporting in diagnostic radiology. Highly recommended for seasoned radiologists and residents alike.

Great resource for medical school.

Very informative not only for radiologist but all doctors nurses pain even non-medical. Highly recommend you be your own advocate