What happens if I don't dictate an impression?

Verbato writes a short one from the findings you dictated, in the order you gave them. It introduces no finding that is not in your Findings section, and no recommendation you did not dictate.

What if I correct myself in the middle of a sentence?

Say “scratch that” or “correction” and carry on. The report takes the corrected wording and leaves out the slip. The transcript still shows everything you said.

What happens when a technical term or an eponym is misheard?

Speech recognition can mishear a term. Where the context makes the term clear, the report usually writes the standard term; otherwise it writes what was heard rather than guess, and an unclear fragment never becomes a finding. A word the report cannot make out may be left out, so read the report against your dictation before you sign it, as you would a typist's.

Is it only for MRI, or for any imaging study?

The report is not tied to a modality. Radiograph, CT, MRI or mammogram: the sections are the same, and each one holds only what you dictated for that study.

How do I get the report into my RIS?

Copy it, or export it as a Word document, a PDF or plain text, and paste it where you sign. Verbato has no built-in connection to your RIS or PACS.

Dictate the study. Get back your report, with nothing added.

Verbato writes a radiology report from your dictation. A radiology report is the radiologist's written account of an imaging study: why it was done, how, what was seen and what it means, usually under the headings indication, technique, findings and impression.

For radiologists who dictate their reports.

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What you say, and the radiology report you get back

Illustrative example

The transcript excerpt and the document are written to show the format. Every name, figure and quote is invented.

What you say · transcript excerpt

findings the medial meniscus shows a horizontal tear of the posterior horn extending to the inferior articular surface period the lateral meniscus is intact period new paragraph the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact period the collateral ligaments are unremarkable period new paragraph there is a small joint effusion period no evidence of bone marrow edema period impression horizontal tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus period small joint effusion period correlate with clinical findings period

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What comes back · radiology report

Clinical indication

Medial knee pain after a twisting injury. Rule out meniscal tear.

Technique

MRI of the right knee without contrast.

Findings

The medial meniscus shows a horizontal tear of the posterior horn extending to the inferior articular surface. The lateral meniscus is intact. (appears in this excerpt)

The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact. The collateral ligaments are unremarkable. (appears in this excerpt)

There is a small joint effusion. No evidence of bone marrow edema. (appears in this excerpt)

Impression

Horizontal tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. Small joint effusion. Correlate with clinical findings. (appears in this excerpt)

Comparison — also part of a radiology report; nothing in this example's recording calls for it, so it is left out.

Illustrative example

End of the illustrative example. Neither the excerpt nor the document was produced by Verbato.

How your radiology report is written

No “normal” statement is written for a structure you did not mention.
Findings stay in your order and your grouping, written as prose.
The impression is the one you dictated, with its BI-RADS or PI-RADS category.
The word-for-word transcript sits beside the report, so you check before you sign.

Your format, not ours

The sections of your radiology report and the way it is written are yours to change. To fix a document, say what is wrong in your own words.

1You correct it
“Call the last section ‘Conclusion’, not ‘Impression’.”
That radiology report changes. Nothing else does.
2You say it again
Make the same correction on a later radiology report and Verbato asks: “You've changed this before. Always?”
3You decide
Answer “Always” and it is kept as a rule, applied from your next radiology report on. Answer “Just this once” and nothing is kept. Documents already written stay as they are, and nothing becomes a rule unless you confirm it.
4Your rules
I call the “Impression” section “Conclusion”.Undo
Every rule you have kept is listed, and you can undo any of them. An undone rule stops applying from your next radiology report.

How it works

Upload a file, paste a link, record in your browser, or send a voice note by Telegram or email. Verbato makes a word-for-word transcript, which you can edit and which stays beside the document. Your radiology report is written from it, in minutes.

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Questions about the radiology report

What happens if I don't dictate an impression?: Verbato writes a short one from the findings you dictated, in the order you gave them. It introduces no finding that is not in your Findings section, and no recommendation you did not dictate.
What if I correct myself in the middle of a sentence?: Say “scratch that” or “correction” and carry on. The report takes the corrected wording and leaves out the slip. The transcript still shows everything you said.
What happens when a technical term or an eponym is misheard?: Speech recognition can mishear a term. Where the context makes the term clear, the report usually writes the standard term; otherwise it writes what was heard rather than guess, and an unclear fragment never becomes a finding. A word the report cannot make out may be left out, so read the report against your dictation before you sign it, as you would a typist's.
Is it only for MRI, or for any imaging study?: The report is not tied to a modality. Radiograph, CT, MRI or mammogram: the sections are the same, and each one holds only what you dictated for that study.
How do I get the report into my RIS?: Copy it, or export it as a Word document, a PDF or plain text, and paste it where you sign. Verbato has no built-in connection to your RIS or PACS.

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