Fig. 2
From: Structured reporting of head and neck ultrasound examinations
Results of report analysis. Reports were evaluated by four independent internal and external raters of different specialties. Structured reports (SR) yield significantly higher completeness rates in describing cervical lymph nodes, salivary glands and major neck vessels than free text reports (FTR) resulting in a significantly increased overall completeness (a). Additionally, level of detail, readability and overall report quality was significantly improved when using SRs (b). Time needed to complete the report was significantly shorter when using FTRs (c). Results are presented as mean with standard deviation. * p < 0.05