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Review
. 2020 May 22;17(10):3673.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103673.

Full Radiology Report through Patient Web Portal: A Literature Review

Mohammad Alarifi  1   2 , Timothy Patrick  3 , Abdulrahman Jabour  4 , Min Wu  1 , Jake Luo  1
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Review

Full Radiology Report through Patient Web Portal: A Literature Review

Mohammad Alarifi et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The aim of this study discusses the gap between the patient web portal and providing a full radiology report. A literature review was conducted to examine radiologists, physicians, and patients' opinions and preferences of providing patients with online access radiology reports. The databases searched were Pubmed and Google Scholar and the initial search included 927 studies. After review, 47 studies were included in the study. We identified several themes, including patients' understanding of radiology reports and radiological images, as well as the need for decreasing the turnaround time for reports availability. The existing radiology reports written for physicians are not suited for patients. Further studies are needed to guide and inform the design of patient friendly radiology reports. One of the ways that can be used to fill the gap between patients and radiology reports is using social media sites.

Keywords: full radiology; patient web portal; quality health care; radiology report; report; social media platforms.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The criteria for inclusion and exclusion.
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3D Axis set of the human body.
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Brain MRI obtained from (a) Sagittal Plane, (b) Axial plane, and (c) Coronal plane.
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