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==Comparison==
A report should include the date(s) of any images used for comparison. Comparison (or mention thereof) is not needed if absence of pathology is clear even without it. For short reports, the date (in local date format) can be integrated in a sentence if the form layout allows, such as ''"Compared to the CT July 3, 2018, the consolidation..."''. Where comparisons are expected for multiple findings in an exam, the comparison should be mentioned separately at the beginning of the report, such as ''"Comparison: July 3, 2018"'', each item can be described similar to "compared to earlier...".
==Certainty==
The same word used describing the certainty of findings can refer various probabilities, differing between radiologists as well as clinical situations. The following is a suggestion of words, in an attempt to sort them from most to least probable:
{|class="wikitable" align="left"
| is
|-
| probably
|-
| likely
|-
| suggestive
|-
| suspicious
|-
| maybe
|-
| possibly
|-
| (non-lethal condition) cannot be excluded
|-
| not likely
|-
| (lethal condition) cannot be excluded
|}
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==Suggestions to clinicians==
Make suggestions about further imaging only if you know it is clinically relevant, which is usually not the case in for example incidental findings in patients with known cancer.<ref name="Ginsberg2010">{{cite journal|last1=Ginsberg|first1=Lawrence E.|title=“If Clinically Indicated:” Is It?|journal=Radiology|volume=254|issue=2|year=2010|pages=324–325|issn=0033-8419|doi=10.1148/radiol.09091736}}</ref>
==Tailoring==
