Apparatus and method for producing a medical report

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for electronically producing a at least a part of a medical report. The apparatus implements a question tree (Q) comprising a plurality of mostly interrelated question nodes, and a report node tree (RN) comprising a plurality of report nodes, wherein at least one of the report nodes comprises and/or represents a text template. The apparatus further comprising an engine (50) adapted to receive inputs, store the input relating to a selected question node, identify at least one affected report node associated with the selected question node, and change a property, in particular a visibility property, of at least one of the at least one affected report nodes, and preferably, insert and/or store the received input in either the at least one affected report node and/or the selected question node. The present invention also provides a method for electronically producing a medical report, and a computer readable device for implementing the method.

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