With ultrasound reporting automation, measurements, sonographer findings, and guideline calculations arrive in PowerScribe, Fluency, or Epic as a draft report. The radiologist reviews it instead of dictating it.
What changes in an ultrasound report
- Every measurement transfers. DICOM SR from the scanner, in the right units and precision, with maximum, minimum and average values handled.
- The sonographer’s findings arrive with the measurements. The worksheet asks for what the protocol requires, so nothing is skipped, and an exception the sonographer marks (an aneurysm, a nodule) arrives with its measurements. Rarely is dictation required.
- Priors are already there. Prior reports and measurements are fetched automatically, with the percent change from the prior calculated.
- Guidelines are applied the same way every time. Normal ranges for a child’s age, TI-RADS points, risk calculations.
Read more about our ultrasound reporting software.
Why it matters now
Imaging volume grows about 5% a year [MarketsandMarkets] while reimbursement falls about 3% a year [Schartz, 2022]. Radiologists and sonographers aren’t keeping pace, so the time has to come from the work itself.
| What automated reporting changes | |
|---|---|
| Sonographer productivity | About 2 minutes saved per exam, through DICOM SR and worksheets |
| Radiologist efficiency | 1–2 minutes saved per report; 40% less time on measurement-heavy exams [Horii, SIIM] |
| Accuracy | No re-dictated numbers: voice recognition left significant errors in 4.23% of reports [Motyer, 2016] |
| Referring physicians | Structured reports answer the questions 40% of referrers find missing [Radiology] |
More than half of a report’s fields still need filling after the measurements transfer [Imorgon research]. That’s the work worksheets take off the radiologist’s desk.
The same engine, beyond ultrasound
If a system can export structured data, Imorgon can turn it into report text.
- DEXA. Scanner data is messy. Imorgon reads it and classifies every patient by the WHO criteria.
- AI results. An AI program’s numbers go into the report, with an impression worked out from them. A customer uses it today with HeartFlow FFR-CT.
- 3D lab and calcium scoring. When a lab’s tool exports its results, the measurements go straight into the report.
- CT radiation dose. The dose is extracted into the report.
It fits what you already run
- Reporting: PowerScribe 360, PowerScribe One and Fluency. Imorgon fills the report; the radiologist signs in the system they already use.
- Epic: the right worksheet opens from Epic, with no extra application.
- PACS: Imorgon launches from the worklist.
- On premises: patient data stays under the hospital’s control. It never leaves for a vendor’s cloud.
Reading and sonographer QC
- Imorgon View shows ultrasound images and clips in acquisition order, with clips playing automatically and hanging protocols by protocol step. More on ultrasound viewing.
- The Sonographer QC Workstation lets sonographers fix studies themselves: correct patient and study details, split or merge studies, delete images, edit annotations and measure, without an IT ticket.
We do the work. Your IT team doesn’t.
This isn’t a do-it-yourself project. There’s no field mapping for your team to build, and no upkeep for them to own.
- We map every scanner and every field, for every ultrasound exam you read.
- We build each worksheet to your protocols and your radiologists’ wording.
- When a scanner or PowerScribe update breaks something, we fix it, 24/7/365.
- Your IT team approves the install. After that, it isn’t their project.
Questions we hear
What is ultrasound reporting automation?
Software that moves the scanner’s measurements and the sonographer’s findings into the radiologist’s report, and applies the published guidelines to them, so the radiologist reviews a draft instead of dictating it.
Does Imorgon work with PowerScribe and Fluency?
Yes. PowerScribe 360, PowerScribe One, Fluency and other dictation systems, and the worksheet opens from Epic. Sites moving from PowerScribe 360 to PowerScribe One keep their Imorgon worksheets.
Does Imorgon use AI to write the report?
No. The report text comes from what the scanner measured and what the sonographer recorded, and the calculations follow published guidelines. AI helps us build each site’s worksheets; the report math is rules.
Who maintains the mappings?
We do. We map every scanner and every field, and when a scanner or PowerScribe update breaks something, we fix it, 24/7/365.
Is it in the cloud?
No. Imorgon installs on-premises, so patient data stays on the hospital’s servers, under its own security controls, and definitely is not commingled with other sites.