Radiology / Imaging

Preliminary Radiology Report

Choose a study, mark the findings you see, and the tool drafts a structured preliminary report with a plain-language explanation for the chart and the patient.

Educational tool. A preliminary read never replaces the final interpretation by a board-certified radiologist. Critical findings must be communicated directly and documented.

Study type

Patient name / initials

MRN / accession

Exam date

Comparison study

Clinical indication

Findings — leave all unchecked for a normal study

Focal airspace consolidationUrgentA patch of lung looks solid rather than air-filled — most often pneumonia.Focal airspace consolidation, most consistent with pneumonia in the appropriate clinical setting.Pleural effusionUrgentFluid has collected in the space between the lung and the chest wall.Blunting of the costophrenic angle compatible with pleural effusion.PneumothoraxCriticalAir has escaped into the chest cavity and the lung is partly collapsed.Visceral pleural line with absent peripheral lung markings, consistent with pneumothorax.Pulmonary edema / vascular congestionUrgentFluid is backing up into the lungs, often from the heart pumping less effectively.Cephalization of pulmonary vasculature with interstitial prominence and Kerley B lines, consistent with pulmonary edema.CardiomegalyRoutineThe heart shadow is larger than expected for the chest width.Cardiothoracic ratio greater than 0.5 on the frontal view, consistent with cardiomegaly.Pulmonary noduleRoutineA small round spot in the lung that needs to be tracked or characterized.Discrete pulmonary nodule identified; margins and size to be characterized on final read.Line / tube malpositionCriticalA tube or catheter is not sitting where it should be.Support apparatus in suboptimal position; repositioning recommended.

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