The reporting of radiological images is undergoing dramatic changes due to the introduction of two new technologies: structured reporting and speech recognition. Each technology has its own unique advantages. The highly organized content of structured reporting facilitates data mining and billing, whereas speech recognition offers a natural succession from the traditional dictation–transcription process. This article clarifies the distinction between the process and outcome of structured reporting, describes fundamental requirements for any effective structured reporting system, and describes the potential development of a novel, easy-to-use, customizable structured reporting system that incorporates speech recognition. This system should have all the advantages derived from structured reporting, accommodate a wide variety of user needs, and incorporate speech recognition as a natural component and extension of the overall reporting process.
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Appendix: Glossary of Terms
Appendix: Glossary of Terms
- Data Mining:
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The retrieval of meaningful information and relationships from databases
- DICOM SR:
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Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Structured Reporting (SR); the set of guidelines for the radiology and cardiology imaging industries that specify standards for structuring information about radiological and other images
- Dynamic Menu:
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A menu that changes when the user presses a modifier key
- Guidepost:
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A shortcut that takes a user to a menu of macros, knowledge tree selections, or user inputs such as dictation
- Lexicon:
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The vocabulary of a special language or field
- Macro:
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A sequence of computer steps that can be recorded so that they can be triggered by one or a small number of keystrokes, mouse clicks, or voice commands
- Macro Behavior:
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A macro that is an action as opposed to a simple set of words
- Menu Navigation:
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The process of moving a computer's attention from one part of a list of choices to another or from one list of choices to another
- PACS:
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Picture archiving and communication systems
- RIS:
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Radiology information systems
- Structured Reporting:
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The capturing of standardized/organized information from templates navigated via menus
- Template:
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Something that is copied. StructuRad's unique use: data elements from which a report is constructed
- Talking Template:
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A voice-based, interactive template
- Taxonomy:
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A classification
- Voice recognition software:
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Software that can translate vocal input into text or commands
- Voice User Interface (VUI):
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Computer interface that enables users to interact with a computer using speech
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Liu, D., Zucherman, M. & Tulloss, W.B. Six Characteristics of Effective Structured Reporting and the Inevitable Integration with Speech Recognition. J Digit Imaging 19, 98–104 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-005-8734-0
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Key words
- Data mining
- direct reporting
- dynamic menu
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- free text
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- lexicon
- macro
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- menu navigation
- radiology reporting
- RadLex
- semantic net
- speech recognition
- structured report
- structured reporting
- talking template
- taxonomy
- template
- speech recognition software
- voice user interface (VUI)