MRI reporting services

MRI reporting with every sequence read and every prior compared.

Raydiac’s MRI reporting service reads brain, spine, musculoskeletal and body MRI for hospitals and diagnostic centres in India. Each study travels from your 1.5T or 3T scanner to a credentialed, NMC-verified radiologist under a service-level target and returns as a structured report, signed by name, with measurements your referrers can follow over time.

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All sequences and contrast phases read
Templates per study type, measurements as data
Priors attached and compared
Signed by a named radiologist, immutable

RDX-26-000414 · MRI Brain with contrast

Final report · v1

Signed

Clinical question

Recurrent headache, 6 weeks. Rule out space-occupying lesion.

Findings

Impression

No intracranial mass lesion. No abnormal enhancement.

MDReporting radiologist · MD Radiology · Reg. no. on report

eSign · SHA-256 · 21:14 IST

A signed MRI brain report: clinical question, findings, impression, and the radiologist’s registration on the record.

Which MRI studies

From an MRI knee to a whole-spine screen.

Raydiac reports the MRI studies a diagnostic centre or hospital MRI department actually acquires, on 1.5T and 3T systems, plain and contrast.

Region	Studies reported	Typical questions
Neuro	MRI brain plain and contrast, MR angiography and MR venography, pituitary, orbits, internal auditory meatus, epilepsy protocol	Headache with red flags, seizure, suspected demyelination, tumour follow-up, venous sinus thrombosis
Spine	Cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine plain and contrast, whole-spine screening	Radiculopathy, myelopathy, suspected cord compression, infection, metastatic screening
Musculoskeletal	Knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, wrist, elbow; arthrography where the site performs it	Ligament and meniscal injury, rotator cuff, labral tears, avascular necrosis, occult fracture
Abdomen	MRI abdomen with liver-specific phases, MRCP, MR enterography	Liver lesion characterisation, biliary obstruction, pancreatic disease, Crohn’s disease assessment
Pelvis	MRI pelvis for gynaecological and prostate indications, MR fistulography, rectal cancer staging	Fibroids and adnexal masses, prostate lesion assessment, perianal fistula, local staging
Cardiac MRI	Function, viability and tissue characterisation, only where the panel reading for your site holds a cardiac credential	Raydiac says so plainly: cardiac MRI is credentialed separately and is not available at every site from day one

Studies outside this list can be discussed during onboarding. Raydiac does not report ultrasound, and never reports obstetric ultrasound, which under the PC-PNDT Act stays with the registered centre and the qualified doctor who scans. CT is covered on the CT reporting page.

What the site sends

MRI is a set of sequences. The radiologist needs all of them.

A T2 sagittal on a phone screen is not an MRI spine. Raydiac routes an MRI only when the complete study and the clinical context are on the order. The gateway takes care of the images; your staff supply the rest.

How the gateway works

Every sequence, every plane, every phase

T1, T2, FLAIR, diffusion with its ADC map, gradient or susceptibility sequences, STIR, and each dynamic or delayed post-contrast phase, in all the planes acquired. The gateway forwards the whole study. Field strength and scanner model arrive in the DICOM header and are noted in the technique section.

Clinical history and the question

At least 50 characters of history and a clear question, entered by your staff. “Low back pain 3 weeks, new urinary retention, cauda equina?” is a different read from “LBP”. Raydiac will not route a study without them.

The priority

Routine, urgent or STAT, set by your coordinator at intake. The reporting radiologist can raise it on finding something unexpected. It can never be lowered.

Priors, attached by Raydiac

Earlier MRI and CT studies from your site on the same patient are matched inside the identity vault and attached to the order, so lesion size and enhancement are compared against the previous study rather than described from scratch.

Priorities and service levels

Most MRI is routine. The exceptions are the reason the priority field exists.

Each priority carries a service-level target in your site’s agreement. The worklist shows the countdown to your coordinator and to the panel. Turnaround is a service-level target, not a promise of minutes.

Priority	Typical MRI examples	What Raydiac does
STAT	MRI spine for suspected cord compression or cauda equina syndrome, MRI brain with diffusion for acute stroke where the site’s pathway uses MRI, MR venography for suspected sinus thrombosis.	Top of every eligible list. Backup route if not accepted in the time box. Critical findings phoned to your coordinator and tracked to acknowledgement.
Urgent	MRI brain for an inpatient with new focal signs, MRCP for a patient with cholangitis awaiting ERCP, MRI hip for suspected occult fracture in an elderly inpatient.	Prioritised above routine work on the same shift, within the urgent target in your agreement.
Routine	Outpatient MRI knee and shoulder, lumbar spine for chronic back pain, MRI brain for chronic headache, contrast MRI for tumour follow-up, MR enterography.	Read within the routine target for your site, in order of arrival, by radiologists on the day or evening roster.

How targets are set and measured: radiology report turnaround time.

Reporting conventions

Structured so the third follow-up reads like the first.

MRI is where consistency pays. A lesion described in prose by three different radiologists over two years is hard to follow; a measurement recorded as data against the same landmark is not.

What every MRI report contains

Technique: field strength, sequences and planes acquired, contrast agent and phases, and any limitation such as motion or a missing sequence.
Findings in named sections for the study type: for a lumbar spine, each level in turn; for a knee, each compartment and each ligament.
Measurements recorded as data with series and image number, so the next study compares the same thing in the same place.
Comparison with the priors attached to the order, with an explicit statement when there are none.
Impression and recommendations written to answer the clinical question, not to restate the findings.
The reporting radiologist’s name, qualification, council and registration number, and the signature block.

Templates by study type

The template library is curated by Raydiac’s clinical co-founder and adapted to each site’s letterhead and format at onboarding. Elements that appear because the study calls for them:

Lumbar spine: a level-by-level table of disc, canal and foraminal findings, so a referrer can find L4-L5 without reading the whole report.
Knee: menisci, cruciate and collateral ligaments, cartilage by compartment, and effusion, each addressed even when normal.
Contrast brain for tumour follow-up: enhancing lesion dimensions against the prior in a table, with the series and image number for each.
MRCP: duct calibre measurements and the level and character of any obstruction, stated in the impression.

See what a good radiology report format looks like.

MRI reporting charges

One line per study type, on a rate card you see first.

Every MRI line on the Raydiac rate card is set by study type, contrast, priority and shift, with the radiologist’s fee and the platform fee shown separately. An MRI brain, an MRI knee and an MR enterography are different lines; a STAT spine at night is a different line again. One invoice a month, GST on the platform fee only, no minimum volume, no lock-in. Rupee figures are shared during onboarding.

How the rate card is built

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FAQ

Questions about MRI reporting

Which MRI studies does Raydiac report?

MRI of the brain with and without contrast, MR angiography and venography, the whole spine, the major joints, the abdomen including MRCP and MR enterography, and the pelvis, from 1.5T and 3T systems. Cardiac MRI is reported only where a radiologist credentialed for it reads for your site. Raydiac reports CT and MRI only.

Can our centre get an MRI report online the same day?

Yes, within the service-level target your site agrees for each priority. A routine outpatient MRI knee and a STAT MRI spine for suspected cord compression carry different targets, and the worklist shows a countdown for each. Raydiac sells turnaround as a service-level target with service credits, not as a clinical guarantee, so no fixed number of hours is promised on this page.

What are Raydiac’s MRI reporting charges?

Raydiac publishes a rate card per MRI study by study type, contrast, priority and shift, with the radiologist’s fee and the platform fee shown separately. An MRI brain, an MRI knee and an MR enterography are different lines. The rate card is shared during onboarding. GST at 18 percent applies to the platform fee only; the radiologist’s service is exempt.

Does Raydiac give MRI second opinions?

Yes, for hospitals and diagnostic centres. Any MRI order can be sent for a second read by another credentialed radiologist, recorded as a separate report on the same order. Raydiac does not take requests from individual patients; a patient who wants a second opinion should ask their treating doctor or hospital, which can order one through Raydiac if it is a Raydiac site.

What does the site need to send with an MRI study?

Every sequence acquired, including all planes, diffusion and its ADC map, and every contrast phase, plus a clinical history of at least 50 characters, a clinical question and the priority. The field strength and scanner model come through in the DICOM header. Raydiac attaches earlier CT and MRI studies from the same site automatically.

Does Raydiac use AI to read MRI?

No. Every Raydiac MRI report is authored by a registered radiologist who has read every sequence in a diagnostic viewer. Raydiac runs no image-analysis software and no automated pre-read. A language model on Raydiac’s own servers in India helps the radiologist draft and proofread their own text; it never sees the images.

How does Raydiac handle a limited or incomplete MRI?

The radiologist reports what was acquired and states the limitation in the technique section: motion, a missing sequence, an incomplete contrast phase. Where the missing sequence matters to the clinical question the report says so and recommends what to add. Raydiac does not ask sites to re-scan without a reason on the record.

Tell us what your MRI scans. We will price every line.

Share your scanner, field strength, roughly how many studies a month and the hours you need covered. Raydiac comes back within two working days with a rate card and an onboarding plan.

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You will need a signatory for the data processing agreement and a named coordinator for critical-result calls.