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Expanding the Scope of an Automated Radiology Recommendation-Tracking Engine: Initial Experiences and Lessons Learned

Authors: Mindy Y. Licurse, Darco Lalevic, Hanna M. Zafar, Mitchell D. Schnall, Tessa S. Cook

Published in: Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine | Issue 2/2017

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An automated radiology recommendation-tracking engine for incidental focal masses in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and adrenal glands was launched within our institution in July 2013. For 2 years, the majority of CT, MR, and US examination reports generated within our health system were mined by the engine. However, the need to expand the system beyond the initial four organs was soon identified. In July 2015, the second phase of the system was implemented and expanded to include additional anatomic structures in the abdomen and pelvis, as well as to provide non-radiology and non-imaging options for follow-up. The most frequent organs with incidental findings, outside of the original four, included the ovaries and the endometrium, which also correlated to the most frequently ordered imaging follow-up study of pelvic ultrasound and non-imaging follow-up study of endometrial biopsies, respectively. The second phase expansion has demonstrated new venues for augmenting and improving radiologist roles in optimal communication and management of incidental findings.

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Title: Expanding the Scope of an Automated Radiology Recommendation-Tracking Engine: Initial Experiences and Lessons Learned
Authors: Mindy Y. Licurse
Darco Lalevic
Hanna M. Zafar
Mitchell D. Schnall
Tessa S. Cook
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 2948-2925
Electronic ISSN: 2948-2933
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-016-9912-y

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