"Step Up to Bat and Practice Dictating Complex Cases: A Resident's Guide to Effective Reporting," a scientific poster presented at RSNA 2012, offers a quick primer on essentials of effective radiology reporting.

The case-based slides highlight reporting guidelines and strategies and help radiologists understand the nuances of dictating to better meet the needs of referring clinicians, patients and other radiologists. The poster was awarded an RSNA 2012 Certificate of Merit.

About the author:

Mark D. Mamlouk, MD, is a senior radiology resident at the University of California, Irvine, who is headed to the University of California, San Francisco for a neuroradiology fellowship upon graduation. His interests include radiology reporting and methods to improve the radiologist-clinician relationship.