Using Analysis of Speech and Linguistics to Characterize Uncertainty in Radiology Reporting

Strategies for Radiology Reporting and Communication

“…This approach is particularly well suited for communication of medical imaging data, given the fact that the data is inherently image-based and relatively independent of language. One can argue that in the creation of medical imaging reports (which is the existing primary mode of communication), the concepts and information contained within the imaging dataset are converted into textual data, which often introduce uncertainty, confusion, and ambiguity [17,18]. While textual data retains an important role in the proposed communication strategy, it becomes secondary to the primary visual data source, the imaging dataset.…”