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[Current reporting in radiology : what will happen tomorrow?]
T Baumann1, T Hackländer, E Kotter
1Department für radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Klinik für Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland, tobias.baumann@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
Clinical/Methodical Issue:
Reporting in radiology faces considerable changes in the near future that will be influenced by a broader understanding of the task and increasing technological possibilities.
Standard Radiological Methods:
Until now a radiological report could be regarded as a text phrased by a radiologist after viewing imaging data.
Methodical Innovations:
New solutions will be accessed by advances in visualization of large datasets, in extracting, analyzing, and communicating metadata as well as by improved integration and interpretation of clinical information.
Performance:
Virtual reality, texture analysis, growing networks, semantic annotation, data mining and context based presentation have the potential to extensively change the everyday working routine.
Achievements:
Although many of these developments are still in a laboratory phase, the impact on the process of reporting can already be predicted.
Practical Recommendations:
As the leading community in information analysis and technology, radiology as a subject should strive to lead and shape these impending changes.
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