Consensus statement on thoracic radiology terminology in Portuguese used in Brazil and in Portugal

• Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia Vol. 47; no. 5; p. e20200595
• Main Authors: Hochhegger, Bruno, Marchiori, Edson, Rodrigues, Rosana, Mançano, Alexandre, Jasinowodolinski, Dany, Chate, Rodrigo Caruso, Souza, Jr, Arthur Soares, Silva, Alexandre Marchini, Sawamura, Márcio, Furnari, Marcelo, Araujo-Neto, Cesar, Escuissato, Dante, Pinetti, Rogerio, Nobre, Luiz Felipe, Warszawiak, Danny, Szarf, Gilberto, Telles, Gustavo Borges da Silva, Meirelles, Gustavo, Santana, Pablo Rydz, Antunes, Viviane, Capobianco, Julia, Missrie, Israel, Souza, Luciana Volpon Soares, Santos, Marcel Koeningan, Irion, Klaus, Duarte, Isabel, Santos, Rosana, Pinto, Erique, Penha, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 01-01-2021
• Subjects: Brazil; Consensus; Humans; Language; Magnetic resonance imaging; Portugal; Radiography; Radiology; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; Special; Terminology as topic; Tomography, X-ray computed; Brazil; Portugal; Radiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiografia; Imagem por ressonância magnética; Terminology as topic; Tomography, X-ray computed; Terminologia como assunto; Tomografia computadorizada por raios X
• ISSN: 1806-3756; 1806-3713; 1806-3756
• DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20200595

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.