Response to Comment from Blum et al. on Structured Reporting of Whole-Body Trauma CT scans: Friend, not Foe

The authors would like to thank Blum et al. for their valuable comment on the paper Structured Reporting of Whole-Body Trauma CT scans Using Checklists: Diagnostic Accuracy of reporting Radiologists Depending on their Level of Experience [1].

As stated correctly in the comment a structured reporting style in the form of a checklist was applied for the assessment of Whole-Body Trauma CT scans. The checklist-reporting was introduced at a tertiary care hospital with the aim of improving care of major trauma patients focusing on the initial treatment phase. For this purpose, a two-phased checklist was introduced concentrating on accurate transfer of trauma findings within the first 10 minutes after the image acquisition [2]. The reporting templates were not introduced with the aim of replacing the final radiology report. Thus, non-trauma associated additional findings were not part of the used checklists intentionally.

Publication History

Article published online:
11 July 2022

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