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11characters per report
In a 2013 hospital study, new users of speech recognition corrected 11 characters per report, on average.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Experienced radiologists corrected 6 characters for each report and for new users, 11.”
Learning Curve of Speech Recognition, Tomi A. Kauppinen et al., Journal of Digital Imaging, 2013, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1007/s10278-013-9614-7)- What it measures
- The count is characters corrected before a report was finalized, from log data for 71 radiologists new to the system.
- What it does not show
- Radiology reports use specialised terms. This is one hospital and one speech system.
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