[Structure and content of the radiological report: an audit of 94 reports from a university education center].

Efficient communication between the radiologist and the referring clinician is an essential feature of high quality radiology practice. The written report, the only result of the radiological investigation most clinicians will see, should therefore comply with a number of quality criteria. As far as reporting in Dutch is concerned, these criteria have not been clearly defined. Articles on the radiology report are scarce and mostly focus on reporting in English. We have investigated the quality of radiology reporting in a university hospital in Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. A weighed sample of 94 reports of 24 radiologists (staff members and radiologists-in-training) was blinded and evaluated by a qualified radiologist with ten years of experience as a writer and editor-in-chief medical magazines. A scoring system was applied, based on five criteria: comprehensible, problem-oriented, correct Dutch, concise, and direct. This article gives an overview of the results and takes a closer look at three of the 94 reports examined.