By comparing and combining studies, clinicians can uncover patterns and trends that isolated studies might miss. Your Radimal dashboard provides you with the tools to guide you in doing just that, streamlining the process effortlessly.
Here's how you can do that:
Once you've successfully uploaded a new study for a patient, click on the 'Request' button.
Important: Make sure every new study uploaded for a patient has the same patient ID. These unique IDs allow for tracking of images by a patient, ensuring that all studies over time are accurately linked to the same patient history.
Images can then be selected or removed by clicking them in the 'Request' form. You also have the opportunity to reduce the images in the current case.
By comparing and combining studies, clinicians can uncover patterns and trends that isolated studies might miss. Your Radimal dashboard provides you with the tools to guide you in doing just that, streamlining the process effortlessly.
Here's how you can do that:
Once you've successfully uploaded a new study for a patient, Click on the 'Request' button.
Important: Make sure every new study uploaded for a patient has the same patient ID. These unique IDs allow for tracking of images by a patient, ensuring that all studies over time are accurately linked to the patient history.
Images can be selected or removed by clicking on them within the “Request” form, allowing you to refine the set of images included in the case. Please note that this feature is currently unavailable internally due to recent engineering updates.
Combine vs. Compare:
Compare (side-by-side review across time)
Use Compare when evaluating a current study alongside prior imaging or a previous report to assess progression or change over time.
Prior studies are not re-read or fully re-reported
They serve as a contextual reference to inform the interpretation of the current study
Combine (single case, same clinical moment)
Use Combine when images belong to the same clinical event.
Examples include:
Additional images were submitted shortly after the initial case
Missing views that are later added
These should be treated as one complete, unified study.
Fees for Combine and Compare cases
Read fees are based on the total number of images across all included series.
Quick reference:
Combine = Multiple image series from the same clinical moment, read as one study
Compare = Distinct studies reviewed together to assess change over time
Note: Studies being combined or compared do not need to have been previously read, though in some cases a prior consultation may exist.
If you need to upload studies from a different location, please refer to this article for additional guidance:
As always, feel free to reach out via chat if you have any questions!