Report editing is available from two different report panels. The full report panel displays all the report details including demographics, report text, and key images. The compact report panel eliminates the text fields, key images and other information that obstructs the view of the images. It is intended primarily for supporting dictation.
To display a report, do the following:
Click the Report Panel button, .
If not already selected, click the tab for the study you want to display.
If not already displayed, click the sub-level tab for the report or addendum you want to display.
The report details displayed in the full report are defined by an XML template. The location of various features and tools may differ greatly between XML template. What is described here is one of the available system templates, customTemplate8.xml.
The repot template displays the following sections:
Section |
Description |
Patient and study demographics |
Patient information and exam details. These fields are configurable in the template. |
Study status |
Set the study status to the selected state. In a Final report, only the last addendum has an active Status button section. |
Radiologists |
List of radiologists to record as creating this report. By default, the current user is assigned (if they have Report rights.) |
Report date |
Date report is edited. Can be edited in non-Final reports. |
Approved by |
User who approved this report or addendum |
Approval date |
Date the report or addendum was approved. |
Transcriptionists |
List of transcriptionists to record as transcribing this report. |
BIRADs |
List of available BIRAD values. Displayed for mammography studies only. |
Normal |
The normality flag. When set to Alert the study is highlighted on the worklist. |
Key images |
Number of key images attached to this report or addendum. |
Note |
Technical note(s) entered by a user. |
Observation |
Report observation. |
Impression |
Report impression. This field can be eliminated in the report template. |
Addendum |
Report addendum. |
The Observation and Impression text fields support rich text. The available tools include text font type and size, bold, italic, underline, strike-through, superscript, subscript, text alignment, bulleted and numbered lists, indentation, color, separator, tables and showing the encoded source. Rich text fields expand dynamically as you enter text.
To edit a report, continue as follows:
Enter text into the Note, Observation, Impression or Addendum field.
If necessary, update the optional and conditional field values.
Set the study status by selecting the state's radio button.
Click the Send Report button, .
When the status toolbar displays Report Sent, the server has acquired and stored the changes.