The Art of the Radiology Report: Practical and Stylistic Guidelines for Perfecting the Conveyance of Imaging Findings.

The radiology report is the culmination of image acquisition, meticulous interpretation, and the generation of deliberate and thoughtful recommendations. It is essentially a translation of images into words, and as such must convey as much pertinent detail needed by the clinician in as concise a format as possible. Several important factors affect the overall quality of the finished report.

Patency of saphenous vein grafts five or more years after coronary bypass surgery.

The state of preservation of 48 coronary saphenous vein grafts was investigated by angiography in 27 patients from 60 to 79 months, average 64.6 months, after their insertion. Thirty-nine of the grafts (81.

Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure response to atrial pacing in idiopathic mitral valve prolapse.

The response of several parameters of left ventricular function to right atrial pacing was compared in 21 patients with idiopathic mitral valve prolapse and 10 normal patients. An inability to appropriately lower left ventricular end-diastolic pressure with increasing rates was demonstrated in the mitral valve prolapse group. This abnormality was not related to mitral regurgitation or factors other than ventricular performance per se.