Veterinary radiographs do not always fall neatly into cases that need only fast screening and cases that may benefit from additional interpretation.

A study may contain findings whose clinical meaning becomes clearer when they are considered alongside the patient’s history, clinical signs, signalment, and the veterinarian’s primary concern. In a busy practice, recognizing when additional interpretation may add value can be difficult within an already demanding workflow.

Recommended for Complete is designed to help.

This SignalPET feature reviews selected radiographic studies using a combination of models and may recommend further evaluation through a Complete Report or Radiologist Report, helping veterinary teams recognize opportunities for deeper clinical analysis without requiring them to manually assess every case for escalation.

It does not replace the veterinarian’s judgment. It provides an additional prompt when further evaluation may add useful clinical context.

Key Takeaways

  • Recommended for Complete reviews selected studies using a combination of models and may recommend further evaluation.
  • The recommendation may direct the veterinary team toward a Complete Report or Radiologist Report.
  • The feature is designed to support, not replace, the veterinarian’s clinical judgment.
  • A Complete Report evaluates the radiographs alongside patient history, signalment, clinical concern, and other available case information.
  • Complete Reports provide structured findings, conclusions, differentials, and recommendations.
  • When AI confidence is not sufficient to finalize a Complete Report, Auto Escalate routes the case to a board-certified radiologist instead of forcing an automated conclusion.
  • The feature is being introduced gradually to a limited group of customers.

Recommended for Complete is a SignalPET workflow feature that reviews selected studies using a combination of models and may recommend further evaluation.

When the system identifies a case where additional interpretation may add value, the veterinary team may receive a recommendation to submit the study for a Complete Report or Radiologist Report.

The recommendation can appear in several parts of the SignalPET platform, including:

  • The study list
  • The notifications panel
  • The image viewer
  • An in-app attention message
  • The Immediate Report workflow

The feature is intended to make an additional interpretation option easier to recognize within the existing radiology workflow. The veterinarian remains responsible for deciding whether to request further evaluation.

An Immediate Report is designed to provide fast, focused AI screening across defined radiographic findings. It can help flag clinically important abnormalities and support point-of-care decisions.

However, radiographic findings do not exist in isolation.

A finding that appears straightforward on its own may carry different significance when considered alongside:

  • The patient’s presenting complaint
  • Clinical signs
  • Relevant medical history
  • Species, breed, age, and sex
  • The body region being examined
  • Other abnormalities detected in the study
  • The veterinarian’s differential diagnoses
  • The relationship between multiple findings

Recommended for Complete may appear when a selected study is reviewed by a combination of models and the system identifies an opportunity where further evaluation may add value.

For example, the system may identify findings that could benefit from being interpreted alongside the patient’s history, signalment, clinical concern, and the rest of the study. In these situations, SignalPET may recommend further evaluation through a Complete Report or Radiologist Report, depending on the option the veterinarian chooses.

This supports the broader SignalPET objective of giving veterinary teams access to different levels of diagnostic support within one connected workflow, from immediate screening to full clinical interpretation and radiologist review.

What Is a SignalPET Complete Report?

A Complete Report is a full-case AI diagnostic report that evaluates the radiographs together with the patient’s clinical information.

Unlike a basic AI screen that primarily identifies individual findings, a Complete Report is designed to explain how those findings fit together within the broader clinical picture.

The report may include:

  • A structured description of radiographic findings
  • Clinical conclusions
  • Prioritized differential diagnoses
  • Recommendations for next steps
  • Consideration of the patient’s history and signalment
  • Interpretation of how multiple abnormalities may relate to one another

The Complete Report provides full-case AI diagnostic interpretation in a radiologist-style report format while remaining fast enough to support decisions during the patient visit.

Complete Report is SignalPET’s core full-case interpretation layer. It connects the radiographs with clinical context and provides structured findings, conclusions, differentials, and recommendations. It is part of SignalPET’s connected radiology workflow, alongside Immediate Report, Auto Escalate, Radiologist Reports, and PACS.

Complete Report for an abdominal case, shown on SignalPET's platform.

Immediate Report vs. Complete Report

The Immediate Report and Complete Report serve different clinical purposes.

Immediate Report

The Immediate Report provides fast AI screening for defined radiographic findings. It is designed to support routine, point-of-care decisions when the primary concern is within the report’s scope and the result provides enough information to determine the next step.

It acts as an additional set of eyes, helping veterinary teams identify important findings quickly.

Complete Report

The Complete Report provides broader diagnostic interpretation. It incorporates the patient’s clinical context and evaluates the radiographic study as a whole.

A Complete Report may be more appropriate when:

  • Multiple findings are present
  • The significance of a finding depends on patient history
  • Additional interpretation may help connect the findings to the clinical picture
  • A more complete differential diagnosis is needed
  • Treatment, referral, discharge, or follow-up decisions require additional detail
  • The veterinarian wants a structured interpretation of the entire study
  • SignalPET recommends further evaluation

Recommended for Complete helps make the next interpretation option easier to recognize. It may prompt the veterinary team to consider full-case interpretation through a Complete Report or signed specialist review through a Radiologist Report.

The experience is designed to fit directly into the SignalPET platform.

1. The radiographic study enters SignalPET

The study is available inside the SignalPET workflow and may receive an Immediate Report.

2. Selected studies are reviewed

A subset of studies is reviewed using a combination of models.

3. The system identifies an opportunity for further evaluation

The models may determine that additional interpretation could provide useful clinical context.

4. The veterinarian receives a recommendation

A notification may appear in the study list, notifications panel, image viewer, or Immediate Report workflow.

5. The veterinarian chooses the next step

The clinician can continue with the current workflow, request a Complete Report, or request a Radiologist Report.

6. Complete Report evaluates the full case

If selected, Complete Report analyzes the radiographs together with patient history, signalment, clinical concern, and other available information.

7. Auto Escalate applies when confidence is not sufficient

When AI confidence is not sufficient to finalize the Complete Report, Auto Escalate routes the case to a board-certified radiologist instead of forcing an automated conclusion.

SignalPET's Recommended for Complete feature workflow.

It helps surface opportunities for additional interpretation

Not every study needs the same level of interpretation. Recommended for Complete helps identify cases where additional analysis may provide meaningful clinical value.

This allows veterinary teams to match the level of reporting to the needs of the patient.

It makes the next interpretation option easier to recognize

Veterinarians may feel that a study could benefit from additional interpretation but still be unsure which report option best fits the case.

A recommendation provides another prompt to consider whether a Complete Report or Radiologist Report may add value.

It keeps the veterinarian in control

Recommended for Complete does not make the clinical decision on behalf of the veterinarian.

The clinician can review the radiographs, consider the patient’s presentation, and decide whether a Complete Report or Radiologist Report is appropriate.

It brings clinical context into the interpretation

Radiographs are only one part of the diagnostic picture. A Complete Report connects imaging findings with the patient’s clinical history, signalment, and presenting concern.

That context can be especially valuable when several findings are present or when the meaning of an abnormality depends on the overall case.

It supports more consistent case management

Practices may vary in how individual clinicians decide which studies receive additional interpretation.

By adding recommendations directly within the workflow, SignalPET can help teams establish a more consistent process for recognizing opportunities where additional interpretation may be useful.

It supports point-of-care decisions

Complete Reports are intended to return quickly enough to support treatment, discharge, referral, follow-up, and client communication while the case is still active.

This can help veterinary teams move from imaging to the next clinical decision without waiting hours or days for additional interpretation.

The feature should be understood as a form of clinical decision support.

A recommendation does not mean that the Immediate Report is necessarily incorrect. It means that the detected findings may warrant broader interpretation using information that cannot be derived from the radiographs alone.

Similarly, the absence of a recommendation does not prevent a veterinarian from ordering a Complete Report.

Clinicians may choose a Complete Report whenever they want:

  • More diagnostic detail
  • A broader interpretation of the study
  • Additional support before discussing findings with a pet owner
  • Structured conclusions and differentials
  • Recommendations for further diagnostics
  • Greater confidence before making a treatment or referral decision

The veterinarian’s judgment, knowledge of the patient, and interpretation of the clinical situation remain essential.

SignalPET is designed to support that judgment, not replace it.

How Complete Reports Fit Into the SignalPET Report Suite

SignalPET provides different levels of radiology support for different clinical needs.

Immediate Report

Fast AI screening that identifies defined radiographic findings and supports rapid point-of-care decisions.

Complete Report

A comprehensive, context-aware interpretation that combines imaging findings with patient history, signalment, and clinical concern.

Radiologist Report

A signed report from a board-certified veterinary radiologist for formal documentation, second opinions, legal or medical-record support, or direct radiologist review.

Radiologist Report for an abdominal case, shown on SignalPET's platform.

Auto-Escalate

When AI confidence is not sufficient to finalize a Complete Report, Auto Escalate routes the case to a board-certified veterinary radiologist instead of forcing an automated conclusion.

This connected workflow gives clinics a path from fast screening to full interpretation and specialist involvement without moving between separate platforms.

It also supports SignalPET’s broader objective: making meaningful diagnostic attention accessible to more patients, rather than reserving deeper review only for a small percentage of cases.

When Should a Veterinarian Consider a Complete Report?

A Complete Report may be valuable when:

  • SignalPET displays a Recommended for Complete notification
  • The study contains multiple or potentially related findings
  • The imaging findings do not fully explain the patient’s clinical signs
  • The veterinarian is uncertain about the primary diagnosis
  • A broader differential list is needed
  • The patient is not responding as expected
  • The clinician is deciding between treatment, monitoring, referral, or additional testing
  • The pet owner needs a clearer explanation of the findings and proposed next steps
  • The case would benefit from a structured, documented interpretation
  • The veterinarian wants more support before finalizing the clinical plan

A Complete Report can also be used proactively, even when a recommendation has not appeared.

The Role of Auto Escalate

Auto Escalate is a built-in safeguard inside the Complete Report workflow.

When AI confidence is not sufficient to finalize a Complete Report, the case routes to a board-certified veterinary radiologist instead of forcing an automated conclusion.

This process is separate from Recommended for Complete. Recommended for Complete helps surface selected studies that may benefit from further evaluation. Auto Escalate applies only after a Complete Report has been requested and AI confidence is not sufficient to finalize it.

Why This Matters for Everyday Veterinary Practice

Traditional veterinary radiology workflows often leave clinics choosing between interpreting the study in-house and requesting a specialist report that may be impractical for every radiograph because of cost or turnaround time.

As a result, many studies are interpreted only by the attending clinician, even when an additional perspective could be helpful.

SignalPET’s report suite is designed to create a broader spectrum of care:

  • Immediate screening for routine use
  • Comprehensive interpretation when deeper insight is needed
  • Radiologist involvement for cases where a signed specialist opinion, formal documentation, second opinion, or direct radiologist review is requested

Recommended for Complete helps make that spectrum easier to use.

Instead of expecting the veterinary team to manually categorize every case, the platform can draw attention to studies that may benefit from the next level of interpretation.

That means deeper review can be directed toward cases where it may matter most—without requiring every radiograph to follow the same pathway.

Conclusion

  • Recommended for Complete helps veterinary teams identify radiographic studies that may benefit from more comprehensive clinical interpretation.
  • By reviewing selected studies through a combination of models and presenting a recommendation within the existing SignalPET workflow, the feature helps clinicians recognize when additional interpretation may add useful context beyond focused screening.
  • The final decision remains with the veterinarian.
  • When a Complete Report is submitted, SignalPET evaluates the radiographs alongside the patient’s history, signalment, clinical concern, and other relevant information. The resulting report provides structured findings, conclusions, differentials, and recommendations designed to support the next clinical decision.
  • And when AI confidence is not sufficient, Auto Escalate provides access to a board-certified veterinary radiologist.
  • Recommended for Complete is a workflow prompt that helps veterinary teams recognize when further evaluation through a Complete Report or Radiologist Report may add value. It connects fast screening with additional interpretation while keeping the veterinarian in control of the next step.

FAQs

Recommended for Complete means that a selected study was reviewed by a combination of models and SignalPET identified an opportunity where further evaluation may add value. The recommendation may point the veterinarian toward a Complete Report or Radiologist Report.

No. A recommendation does not necessarily indicate an error in the Immediate Report. It means that the study may require broader analysis than a focused AI screening result can provide.

No. The veterinarian remains in control and decides whether to submit the study for a Complete Report or Radiologist Report.

Yes. A Complete Report can be submitted whenever the veterinarian wants additional diagnostic depth, clinical context, conclusions, differentials, or recommendations.

A Complete Report can consider the radiographs together with the patient’s history, signalment, presenting complaint, clinical concern, and other available case information.

A Complete Report generally includes structured radiographic findings, clinical conclusions, differential diagnoses, and recommendations for next steps.

An Immediate Report provides rapid AI screening across defined findings. A Complete Report analyzes the study as a whole and incorporates the patient’s clinical context to provide broader diagnostic interpretation.

When the AI cannot complete an eligible Complete Report with sufficient confidence, SignalPET may automatically escalate the case to a board-certified veterinary radiologist.

SignalPET’s current product messaging states that qualifying Auto Escalate cases are reviewed by a radiologist at no additional escalation cost. Pricing and eligibility terms should be confirmed before publication.

No. It is a decision-support feature. The veterinarian remains responsible for interpreting the recommendation in the context of the patient and determining the appropriate next step.

The recommendation may appear in the SignalPET study list, notification center, image viewer, or Immediate Report workflow.

Recommended for Complete is being introduced gradually to a limited group of customers. Availability may vary as the feature continues to roll out.

Rotem Lambez

About the Author

Rotem Lambez
VP Product

Rotem Lambez is the VP of Product at SignalPET, where he leads the development of AI-powered veterinary radiology products. His work focuses on translating clinical and technical challenges into diagnostic tools that help veterinarians make faster, more confident decisions.

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