Standardized Follow-Up Recommendations Improve Reporting of Incidental Renal Lesions in a Community Setting.

Publication Title

Cureus

Authors

Michael G Johnston
Skyler Burke
Chance M Brock
Saralyn Beckius, Radiology, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, USA.Follow
Scott King

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2023

Keywords

washington; spokane

Abstract

Introduction The objective of this quality improvement study was to assess radiology report follow-up recommendation trends upon detection of incidental renal lesions before and after instituting standardized follow-up macros. Materials and methods A retrospective review was performed in 2019 of multiphase imaging workups on renal lesions (n = 396), including the following imaging modalities

Area of Special Interest

Kidney & Diabetes

Specialty/Research Institute

Nephrology

DOI

10.7759/cureus.40828