Abstract
An useful radiology reporting system for immediate reading of all images was set up. We analyzed the time required to generate a CT report. We also investigated the ratio of patients who had CT exams seeing the referring physician on the day of the examination to discuss the results. The impact of the system on the management of outpatients are discussed. Radiology reports of emergency examinations could be completed in about 14 minutes. The average turnaround time of a CT examination was 40 minutes and the reading time was about 20 minutes, so patients could get their results within one hour. The majority of outpatients(55.1%), were able to get the results of their CT examination on the same day. These immediate readings facilitate the improvement of the quality of medical care and service for patients.
