An Audio/Video Reporting Workflow to Supplement Standardized Radiology Reports

Management of radiology services during the 2022 FIFA football (soccer) World Cup

Diagnostic imaging is the predominant medical service sought for the assessment and staging of musculoskeletal injuries in professional sports events. During the 2022 FIFA Football (soccer) World Cup, a centralized medical care infrastructure was established. This article provides a comprehensive account of the radiological services implemented during this event, encompassing the deployment of equipment and human resources, the structuring of workflows to uphold athlete confidentiality, and initiatives aimed at enhancing communication. Communication channels were refined through radiology consultations held with national teams' health care providers and the adoption of audiovisual reports available in multiple languages, which could be accessed remotely by team physicians. Our established framework can be replicated in international professional football events for seamless integration and efficacy.

Video Radiology Reports: A Valuable Tool to Improve Patient-Centered Radiology

Background: Improved communication between radiologists and patients is a key component of patient-centered radiology. Objective: The purpose of this study was to create patient-centered video radiology reports using simple-to-understand language and annotated images and to assess the effect of these reports on patients' experience and understanding of their imaging results. Methods: During a 4-month study period, faculty radiologists created video radiology reports using a tool integrated within the diagnostic viewer that allows both image and voice capture. To aid patients' understanding of cross-sectional images, cinematic rendered images were automatically created and made immediately available to radiologists at the workstation, allowing their incorporation into video radiology reports. Video radiology reports were made available to patients via the institutional health portal along with the written radiology report and the examination images. Patient views of the video report were recorded, and descriptive analyses were performed on radiologist and examination characteristics as well as patient demographics. A survey was sent to patients to obtain feedback on their experience. Results: During the study period, 105 out of 227 faculty radiologists created a total of 3763 video radiology reports (mean number of reports per radiologist ± SD, 36 ± 27 reports). Mean time to create a video report was 238 ± 141 seconds. Patients viewed 864 unique video reports. The overall video radiology report experience rating based on 101 patient surveys was 4.7 out of 5. The rating for how well the video report helped patients understand their findings was also 4.7 out of 5. Of the patients who responded to the survey,91% preferred having both written and video reports together over having written reports alone. Conclusion: Patient-centered video radiology reports are a useful tool to help improve patient understanding of imaging results. The mechanism of creating the video reports and delivering them to patients can be integrated into existing informatics infrastructure. Clinical Impact: Video radiology reports can play an important role in patient-centered radiology, increasing patient understanding of imaging results, and they may improve the visibility of radiologists to patients and highlight the radiologist's important role in patient care.

Evaluation of Audiovisual Reports to Enhance Traditional Emergency Musculoskeletal Radiology Reports

Traditional radiology reports are narrative texts that include a description of imaging findings. Recent implementation of advanced reporting software allows for incorporation of annotated key images and hyperlinks directly into text reports, but these tools usually do not substitute in-person consultations with radiologists, especially in challenging cases. Use of on-demand audio/visual reports with screen capture software is an emerging technology, providing a more engaged imaging service. Our study evaluates a video reporting tool that utilizes PACS integrated screen capture software for musculoskeletal imaging studies in the emergency department. Our hypothesis is that referring orthopedic surgeons would find that recorded audio/video reports add value to conventional reports, may increase engagement with radiology staff, and also facilitate understanding of imaging findings from urgent musculoskeletal cases. Seven radiologists prepared a total of 47 audiovisual reports for 9 attending orthopedic surgeons from the emergency department. We applied two surveys to evaluate the experience of the referring physicians using audio/visual reports as a complementary material from the conventional text report. Positive responses were statistically significant in most questions including: if the clinical suspicion was answered in the video; willingness to use such technology in other cases; if the audiovisual report made the imaging findings more understandable than the traditional report; and if the audiovisual report is faster to understand than the traditional text report. Use of audiovisual reports in emergency musculoskeletal cases is a new approach to evaluate potentially challenging cases. These results support the potential of this technology to re-establish the radiologist's role as an essential member of patient care and also provide more engaging, precise, and personalized reports. Further studies could streamline these methods in order to minimize work redundancy with traditional text reporting or even evaluate acceptance of using only audiovisual radiology reports. Additionally, widespread adoption would require integration with the entire radiology workflow including non-urgent cases and other medical specialties.