For patients and families
Understand where your images go and who receives the report
The imaging center takes the pictures. A radiologist in another location reviews them and writes a report. The center or clinician who requested the exam receives that report and tells you how to obtain a copy and what it means for your care.
At a glance
What happens after your scan
- The imaging facility acquires the study and routes it through an approved clinical system.
- A radiologist interprets the authorized images and prepares a report for the ordering care team.
- Start a report or image request with the medical-records office at the facility where the examination was performed.
- This website does not provide medical advice, interpret reports, schedule exams, or accept patient information.
What is a teleradiology read?
A teleradiology read is an interpretation performed by a radiologist who is in a different location from the imaging equipment and patient. The authorized images and clinical context travel through protected facility systems; the public DLA website is not part of that clinical route.
The imaging facility acquires the study, verifies the protected record, and follows its approved process. The radiologist reviews the study and prepares the report within the contracted workflow.
The public website cannot determine which clinical entity appears on an individual report and never receives the report itself.
Who receives and explains the report?
The report returns to the ordering care team or another destination established by the facility. The ordering clinician combines that report with your history, examination, laboratory results, and other information, and is the right person to explain what the report means for your care.
A radiology report is one part of a broader clinical picture. A website cannot safely interpret a phrase without knowing the complete context.
The report destination and release process vary by facility. The next section gives a safe general route without asking you to share any private information here.
How do I request the report, images, or an addendum?
Start with the medical-records or release-of-information office at the facility where the examination was performed. Ask whether the image set, final signed report, addenda, comparison records, and any certification are separate items. Use only the facility’s verified identity, authorization, and secure-delivery process.
If you cannot identify the records office, ask the clinician who requested the exam to identify the facility and its official records route. Do not paste a report, authorization, claim, or patient detail into this website.
DLA Imaging’s public website is not a medical-records request channel. The facility where the examination was performed is the appropriate starting point for records and report-release instructions.
- Identify the facility where the examination was performed.
- Specify whether you need images, the final report, addenda, comparison material, or certification.
- Complete identity and authorization steps only in the facility’s verified secure process.
- Treat records-release timing as separate from the clinical interpretation timeline.
What does the report timeline mean?
Five events can occur at different times: the examination is completed, a radiologist interprets it, the report is signed, the report reaches the facility, and the facility releases or explains it. A records request has its own timeline. Routine, urgent, and STAT are operational workflow labels used inside the facility, not direct guarantees to you.
A delayed portal display does not by itself show whether interpretation is complete. Ask the imaging facility or requesting clinician which event has occurred and what its release policy requires.
Do not use this website to change priority or ask about an emergency. Follow the instructions supplied by your care team or contact local emergency services.
What does a radiology report contain?
A typical report may include the indication or clinical history, technique, comparison, findings, and impression. The indication states the question the ordering clinician asked, not a conclusion. Technique explains how the exam was obtained; comparison states whether prior studies were available; findings record observations; and impression summarizes the interpretation for the ordering care team.
The interactive viewer uses a synthetic example created from scratch. It contains no person, date, facility, image, diagnosis, or real report language.
If you have a question about your own report, contact the clinician who ordered the exam or the imaging facility using its approved process.
How is your privacy protected on this website?
The public site is intentionally separated from clinical systems. It has no image uploader, patient portal, tracking pixel, analytics tool, chat widget, or third-party form service. Its contact helper uses fixed high-level selections, prepares text locally, and shows clear warnings. The tool does not transmit or store the selections or generated brief.
Do not enter a patient name, date of birth, record number, image, report, diagnosis, symptom, or legal-case detail anywhere on this site.
If you believe you have a medical emergency, do not use this website. Contact local emergency services or follow the emergency instructions provided by your care team.
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FAQ
Common questions
Does teleradiology mean a computer reads my scan?
No. Teleradiology means a radiologist, who is a physician, reads authorized images from another location. The interpretation and the signed report are that physician’s work. Software can support an imaging workflow; it does not replace the interpretation or the responsibility for it.
Who orders my imaging exam?
The ordering clinician and imaging facility manage the exam and its clinical workflow. DLA’s public website does not place orders or recommend a test.
Who tells me what my report means?
Contact the clinician who ordered the exam. That clinician can interpret the report together with your history, examination, and other clinical information.
How do I obtain a copy of my report?
Contact the medical-records or release-of-information office at the facility where the examination was performed. Ask separately for the image set, final report, addenda, comparison material, or certification, and use only its verified secure process.
Can I upload my images here?
No. The site does not accept images, orders, reports, records, patient identifiers, symptoms, diagnoses, or clinical questions.
Can DLA Imaging give me a second opinion through this page?
No clinical intake occurs here. Any second-opinion pathway must use a separately documented clinical process that defines eligibility, records handling, and the professional relationship.
Is the sample report real?
No. It is wholly synthetic and intentionally excludes a person, date, institution, image, diagnosis, accession, and other case detail.
What should I do in an emergency?
Do not use this website or its contact tool. Contact local emergency services or follow the emergency instructions supplied by your healthcare team.
Where DLA Imaging provides reading services under a facility agreement, reports return through the ordering care team’s established workflow. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnoses, or emergency services.