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An excellent ultrasound examination may come to naught if the ultrasound report is deficient. Extracting all the useful information from an ultrasound study and presenting it in a cohesive, concise manner is a skill that one develops with practice over time. As the science advances to include elastography, incorporating data from biometric material obtained by UGFNA to formulate decision making, and ultrasound-guided PEI and other ablative procedures; ultrasound reports will need to be expanded. Developing a firm foundation in writing reports is essential. In this chapter we have attempted to outline our approach to writing an informative, constructive, and practical report.
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Sistrunk, J.W., Baskin, H.J. (2013). Authoring Quality Ultrasound Reports. In: Baskin, Sr., H., Duick, D., Levine, R. (eds) Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4785-6_17
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