Consensus statement on thoracic radiology terminology in Portuguese used in Brazil and in Portugal.
Bruno HochheggerGláucia ZanettiRosana Souza RodriguesAlexandre Dias MançanoDany JasinowodolinskiRodrigo Caruso ChateArthur Soares de Souza JuniorAlexandre Marchini SilvaMarcio Valente Yamada SawamuraMarcelo Buarque de Gusmão FunariCésar Augusto de Araújo NetoDante Luiz EscuissatoRogerio Zaia PinettiLuiz Felipe NobreDanny WarszawiakGilberto SzarfGustavo Borges da Silva TelesGustavo de Souza Portes MeirellesPablo Rydz Pinheiro SantanaViviane AntunesJulia CapobiancoCarlos Alberto de Castro PereiraLuciana Volpon Soares SouzaMarcel Koenigkam Dos SantosKlaus Loureiro IrionIsabel DuarteRosana SantosErique Guedes PintoDiana PenhaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2021)
Effective communication among members of medical teams is an important factor for early and appropriate diagnosis. The terminology used in radiology reports appears in this context as an important link between radiologists and other members of the medical team. Therefore, heterogeneity in the use of terms in reports is an important but little discussed issue. This article is the result of an extensive review of nomenclature in thoracic radiology, including for the first time terms used in X-rays, CT, and MRI, conducted by radiologists from Brazil and Portugal. The objective of this review of medical terminology was to create a standardized language for medical professionals and multidisciplinary teams.