title: Radiological reporting that combine continuous speech recognition with error correction by transcriptionists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the usefulness of radiological reporting that combines continuous speech recognition (CSR) and error correction by transcriptionists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four transcriptionists (two with more than 10 years' and two with less than 3 months' transcription experience) listened to the same 100 dictation files and created radiological reports using conventional transcription and a method that combined CSR with manual error correction by the transcriptionists. We compared the 2 groups using the 2 methods for accuracy and report creation time and evaluated the transcriptionists' inter-personal dependence on accuracy rate and report creation time. We used a CSR system that did not require the training of the system to recognize the user's voice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed no significant difference in accuracy between the 2 groups and 2 methods that we tested, though transcriptionists with greater experience transcribed faster than those with less experience using conventional transcription. Using the combined method, error correction speed was not significantly different between two groups of transcriptionists with different levels of experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Combining CSR and manual error correction by transcriptionists enabled convenient and accurate radiological reporting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,School of Medicine, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan. tamaki-i@mars.sannet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitanosono
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogushi
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Midori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards; D049250:Speech Recognition Software; D017749:Total Quality Management