Unremarkable
Normal. In a scan report, this is good news reported in an oddly flat way.
What it means
Normal. Nothing worth remarking on.
It reads like a shrug and it is genuinely the result you wanted. Radiologists use it constantly, and people reading their own reports consistently find it underwhelming or ambiguous when it is neither.
"The liver, spleen and kidneys are unremarkable" means those organs look entirely normal.
What it does not mean is that everything everywhere is fine — it applies only to the structures named, in the area scanned.
In practice
Throughout radiology reports — X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI — and in examination findings in clinic letters.
Related phrases meaning the same thing: "no acute abnormality", "within normal limits", "normal appearances", and "NAD".
Why it matters
Read it as good news, because it is.
Check what area was actually scanned — an unremarkable chest X-ray says nothing about your abdomen.
Remember it does not override symptoms. If something is still wrong, an unremarkable scan means the answer is elsewhere, not that there is no answer.
Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026