Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System

Ashley H Aiken; Patricia A Hudgins

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2017.08.004

Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2018 Feb;26(1):51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Authors

Ashley H Aiken¹, Patricia A Hudgins²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: ashley.aiken@emoryhealthcare.org.
² Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

PMID: 29128006
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2017.08.004

Abstract

The Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System (NI-RADS) is a practical and clinically useful imaging surveillance template designed to guide appropriate imaging follow-up and next-management steps. This article is a practical guide for using NI-RADS to reduce report-generation time for radiologists and create useful reports for referring clinicians and patients. A review of the report template and legend is followed by a case-based and pictorial review of the proper assignment of NI-RADS categories.

Keywords: CT; Cancer surveillance; Contrast-enhanced computed tomography; Head and neck cancer; Imaging; NI-RADS; PET/CT; Radiology; Squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Neck / diagnostic imaging
Radiology Information Systems*