Clinical correlation is recommended
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In plain language
The images alone cannot settle the question, so the radiologist is handing it back to the doctor who examined you. It is a routine handover, not a warning — the person with your symptoms, your history and your blood results is better placed to say what the picture means.
Where you’ll see this
The last line of an impression, on any modality. One of the most common sentences in radiology.
Your report may word it “Clinically correlate”, “Correlation with clinical findings is advised” or “Clinical correlation is suggested”. These mean the same thing.
Questions worth asking your doctor
- Does this wording mean you are unsure, or that you are reasonably confident and being careful?
- If something cannot be ruled out from this scan, what would rule it out?
- Is there anything here you would act on today?
Careful and hedged wording
Where this word comes up
See this word on your own scan
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