A method and system are provided to report the findings of an expert's
analysis of image data. The method and system are based on a reporting
system that forms the basis of an image management system that can
efficiently and systematically generate image reports, facilitate data
entry into searchable databases for data mining, and expedite billing and
collections for the expert's services. The expert identifies a
significant finding on an image and attaches a location:description code
to the location of that finding in order to create a significant finding
and an entry into a database. Further descriptions of that finding, such
as dimensional measurements, may be automatically appended to the finding
as secondary attributes. After the evaluation, the system sorts the
findings in the database and presents the findings by prioritized
categories. The expert edits and approves a multimedia report which may
be delivered by electronic means to an end-user.