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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Feb 26;10(6):432–438. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.11.012

Table 2.

POCS grading scale(10)

Grade I Does not take clinical picture at least one step forward on the POCS algorithm; Does not include pertinent information in the description or impression of the report.
Grade IIA Does not take clinical picture at least one step forward on the POCS algorithm; But includes pertinent information in description but not in impression of the report.
Grade IIB Does not take clinical picture at least one step forward on the POCS algorithm; Includes pertinent information in the description and the impression of the report.
Grade III Takes clinical picture at least one step forward on the POCS algorithm; The findings are in the description but not in impression of the report.
Grade IV Takes clinical picture at least one step forward on the POCS algorithm; The findings are in the description and summarized in impression of the report.