Communicating Uncertainty in the Radiology Report


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Target Audience:
The target audience for this activity is radiologists, radiologists-in-training, and other health professionals with an interest in communicating uncertainty in report more clearly.

Goals and Objectives:
After completing the material in this article, the learner should be able to:
  1. Describe metric known as the report turnaround time;
  2. Discuss how the multiple audiences who access the radiology report can add pressure to the radiologists creating the report;
  3. Describe how the radiology report is a constrained medium for communication; and
  4. Describe how probability theory and statistical tools can be used to estimate the level of uncertainty present in many situations.


Disclosure of Commercial Interest:
  • H. Forman has nothing to disclose
  • M. Bruno has nothing to disclose


Member Price:
Free
NonMember Price:
$250.00