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Structured reporting using a shared indexed multilingual radiology lexicon.

Roberto Stramare¹, Giuliano Scattolin, Valeria Beltrame

¹University of Padova, Padova, PD, Italy. roberto.stramare@unipd.it

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Area of Science:

Radiology
Medical Informatics
Natural Language Processing

Background:

Structured reporting (SR) enhances clarity and completeness over free-text reports.
Multilingual communication is crucial for international medical research and collaboration.
Standardized lexicons are key to enabling automated processing of medical information.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and test a system for creating structured radiology reports using a standardized lexicon.
To facilitate automated content translation and multidisciplinary international communications.
To improve the accessibility and dissemination of clinical cases for research.

Main Methods:

Utilized RadLex, a radiology terms database, to create a multilingual lexicon.
Implemented the OpenEye diagnostic workstation with a "RadLex manager" for lexicon expansion (English/Italian).
Generated sample structured reports for cases in the Medical Imaging Resource Center (MIRC) database.

Main Results:

The OpenEye system successfully managed the lexicon to create new SRs and translate existing reports.
Instant Italian-to-English translation was achieved, enhancing report accessibility.
Clinical cases were published in the MIRC, enabling international consultation and research.

Conclusions:

Structured reports offer significant advantages in clarity and completeness compared to free-text reports.
SR creation supports rapid, focused analysis in multidisciplinary team meetings.
The system facilitates the inclusion of cases in international databases like MIRC for collaborative research.