J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound.  2001 Sep;20(3):187-192.

Automated Reporting System Using Structured Data Entry: Application to Prostate US

• Kim B
• Lee WY
• Paik CH

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve efficacy in producing and searching the radiological reports of prostate US in daily practice and clinical research by developing an automated reporting system using structured data entry system.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The report database was established with appropriate fields. A structured data entry form for prostate US was created. The rules for automated transformation from the entered data to a text report have been decided. Two programmers coded the programs according to the rules.
RESULTS
We have successfully developed an automated reporting system for prostate US using structured data entry. Patients demographic information, the order information, and the ontents of the main body and conclusion of the radiological report were included as individual fields in the database. The report contents were input by selecting corresponding fields in a structured data entry form, which has transformed into a text report.
CONCLUSION
The automated reporting system using structured data entry is an efficient way to establish radiological report database and could be successfully applied to prostate US. If its utility can be extended to other US examinations, it will become a useful tool for both radiological reporting and database management.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Prostate*