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Radiology 1999—New Features

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In keeping with our commitment that Radiology remain a vibrant journal responding to the needs of its authors, reviewers, and readers, we will introduce a number of new features in 1999. Please feel free to send us your reaction to these features and others we will introduce later in the year. We welcome your input!

Historical Perspectives
In the relatively short 100+ years that have transpired since Roentgen's discovery of the x ray in 1895, our specialty has matured into what is now an indispensable component of medical care. It seems appropriate, therefore, that we preserve our rich history for those who follow us, lest too much time pass and dampen our recollections of the past. Dr Donald P. Frush, who recently completed his RSNA Editorial Fellowship as our first North American Fellow, suggested that Radiology preserve the past by ongoing publication of materials of historical interest. As mentioned by Dr Frush in his editorial found in this issue of Radiology (1), the material can take a variety of forms. I urge you to read his editorial, and I solicit your ideas as to the topics you would like to see appear in the new section we are opening to accommodate these topics: Historical Perspectives. As material becomes available, Historical Perspectives will alternate with the popular material now found in the section Perspectives, currently prepared by Dr Richard Friedenberg. Please send me your ideas as to topics and suggest who might prepare them. We are also soliciting manuscripts on topics of historical interest. All such manuscripts, whether invited or otherwise submitted, will be peer reviewed. Further, I urge you to read our first Historical Perspectives article by Drs Jacobs, Frush, and Donnelly that appears in this issue of Radiology (2). It tells of the various disorders attributed to the thymus gland and of the role of pediatric radiology in establishing our understanding of the thymus gland and its normal variant appearances.

Special Review
Each month, Radiology publishes one of several items that provide practical information for our readers: State of the Art, How I Do It, Review. Our recent survey indicated these items as high priority reading for our readership. In fact, some 80%–90% of our readers routinely read material of this type appearing in our journal each month. With the January 1999 issue of Radiology, we add another item to this group: Special Review. From time to time, we will publish the Special Review, which will focus on an issue of special importance to our readers. I am sure you will agree that the topic of our inaugural Special Review, the year 2000, is of major importance to us all. I urge you to read the insightful material prepared by Dr Lincoln L. Berland from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (3).

Abstracts of Current Literature
Radiology is fortunate to have a dedicated group of abstractors who review numerous journals on a monthly basis. The abstracts they select for publication in the journal allow our readers to keep abreast of information that appears in other journals and that is pertinent to their practices. Yet with the vast amount of scientific material available on a monthly basis, the reader must pick and choose those items deemed of greatest importance. Many of you have found the summary statement, which was introduced with the January 1998 issue and which accompanies each article listed in the Table of Contents, helpful in selecting those items to read beyond your routine. It is a single sentence taken from the body of the text and selected by the authors as best summarizing the message of the study. Much shorter than the 200-word abstract, the summary statement provides the reader with a kernel of information that may prompt reading of the entire article. In a similar vein, it occurred to me that our readers might find useful to know the reason(s) why an abstractor chose a given abstract for publication in the Abstracts of Current Literature section. These reasons would help our readers select those abstracts for review. Accordingly, beginning with the January 1999 issue, Radiology will publish these reasons as a series of bulleted phrases after each abstract.

References

1. Frush DP. What of the past. . .what of the future? (editorial). Radiology 1999; 210:X.
2. Jacobs MT, Frush DP, Donnelly LF. The right place at the wrong time: historical perspective of the relation of the thymus gland and pediatric radiology. Radiology 1999; 210:11-16.[Free Full Text]
3. Berland LL. The year 2000 threat: preparing radiology for nine realms of risk. Radiology 1999; 210:17-24.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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