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From the Editor |
Index terms: Editorial • Radiology (journal)
As we begin another year of, and a new millennium for, the Journal, I am delighted to introduce a number of changes and a new feature, as well as special features for the year 2000, all in keeping with my commitment that Radiology remain a journal that is responsive to the needs of its authors, reviewers, and readers (1). The cover of each issue of the Journal for the year 2000 will carry the phrase "2000—Explore the New Millennium," in concert with the theme of the 86th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. We have chosen this phrase for the Journal to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium and to emphasize that the research of our authors, along with the insightful reviews and dedication of our reviewers, will allow our readers to explore the innovations of our specialty and their effect on patient care, all of which Radiology will publish in the years to come.
Changes
Online journal.—The online version of Radiology continues to offer our readers expanded features that are available through the electronic medium. We will continue to explore the feasibility of adding new features as they become available. In addition, we have set in place a mechanism for the review and online-only publication of Web-based submissions that are hypothesis driven. Our sister journal, RadioGraphics, has done the same for educational-based submissions. An abstract of each Radiology online-only publication will appear in the printed version of the Journal for the benefit of our readers who use only that version. We are indebted to Laurens Ackerman, MD, PhD, who served as Editor of RSNA EJ and thus was instrumental in establishing the foundation upon which we are basing our procedures for online-only publications.
The electronic medium will also offer the opportunity for authors to provide supplemental material that will enhance their articles found in the printed version of the Journal. These supplements will contain materials that are important, rather than just "overflow" items. The material, however, will not be essential to the understanding of the printed article, so as not to deprive our readers who use only the printed version of any such essential information. Each printed article for which supplemental material is available online will be so identified.
We encourage you to read the editorial by Janice Honeyman, PhD, "Electronic Publications for RSNA," appearing in this issue of Radiology (2). It provides further important information. Moreover, we welcome Dr Honeyman, who will serve as a Deputy Editor for both RadioGraphics and Radiology and will provide her expertise in this exciting area of expansion for both journals.
New masthead sections.—The January 2000 masthead introduces two new sections—Online Publications and Emergency Radiology. The former is established in concert with our expansion of the online version of the Journal. The latter is established in keeping with the section of the Journal in which publications in this specialty area of imaging are now found. We welcome to these sections the newly appointed Associate Editors who will provide their expertise, as do our other Associate Editors in their respective sections.
New Feature: What the Clinician Wants to Know
Each month, Radiology features one of several items that are intended to provide practical and important information relevant to the practice of our specialty. To the list of State of the Art, Review, Special Review, How I Do It, and Viewpoint, we now add What the Clinician Wants to Know. The manuscripts appearing in this section have been prepared by both imagers and clinicians. The intent is to describe for our readers the information for which the clinician is looking in a given clinical setting and the specifics of why that information is important (patient care, indications for additional studies, medical treatment, surgical treatment). By understanding the importance of that information, the imager will be attuned to making sure the imaging studies are adequately performed, allowing the specific information to be obtained. Authors have been encouraged to provide the details of imaging studies to be used, techniques to be employed, and differences of opinion regarding imaging approaches. The first article to be published in this new section is scheduled to appear in the February issue of Radiology and is entitled "MR Angiography in the Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease." My compliments are extended to the authors Neil M. Rofsky, MD, and Mark A. Adelman, MD, for their excellent contribution. From my review of other manuscripts now under evaluation, I have every confidence that our readers will find useful this new feature of the Journal.
Special Features for the Year 2000
Reflections.—In 1998, we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Radiology. One of the special features included in each issue of the Journal that year was the Subspecialty Society Messages that discussed the future directions of imaging research (1). Noted individuals provided commentary for these messages. Thus, as we celebrated the past (the 75 years of the Journal), we looked toward the future (the directions of imaging research). It seems fitting, therefore, that now as we look toward the future (the new millennium), we should celebrate the past (Reflections). During the year 2000, we plan to publish in the special section Reflections a series of articles prepared by noted individuals. The intent of the section is threefold: to discuss a specialty area of imaging or intervention/treatment as it was practiced many years ago, to demonstrate how that practice has changed to what is now the current practice, and to illustrate what the authors consider to be some of the more major advances that have occurred in that specialty area by contrasting the imaging work-up or intervention/treatment of some disease processes as performed in the past with that performed currently. Several manuscripts have already been submitted, and the authors have provided their personal perspectives by emphasizing to a greater or lesser degree the various components of the threefold intent as they deemed appropriate for the topic under discussion. It is fitting that the first article of this series appearing in this issue of the Journal discusses research (3). Bruce Hillman, MD, recognized for his focus on the importance of research, has provided us with his many insights and comments on the topic. We hope our readers will enjoy this series of articles that will chronicle some of the rich history of our specialty and demonstrate its advances since its inception only slightly more than a century ago.
Series on colon cancer.—We will include in our section Special Review, which is dedicated to topics of "special importance to our readers," a series of articles on colon cancer (4). The series was suggested by one of our Associate Editors, Marc S. Levine, MD, who notes that the American Cancer Society has endorsed the double-contrast barium enema as a technique for examination of the entire colon (5). Since "The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) also has ruled that double-contrast barium enemas be included as a reimbursable option in the new national Medicare coverage for colorectal cancer screening . . . the demand for barium enema examinations could increase dramatically as we enter the next millennium" (5). Dr Levine cautions "If radiologists are able to offer double-contrast barium enemas as a safe, inexpensive alternative to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, the demand for barium enemas could ultimately surpass our capabilities as providers of this examination," and he notes that " . . . CT colonography is an exciting new technique for colorectal cancer screening . . . " (5). Our special series of articles on this topic will appear in upcoming issues of the Journal.
No doubt, our readers will agree we are privileged and fortunate to practice a specialty of medicine that has developed into an indispensable component of modern-day medical care. As we begin the year 2000, let us both celebrate the past accomplishments of our specialty and unlock the potential our specialty holds for future revelations that will affect patient care. Radiology will bring you these revelations as together we "explore the new millennium."
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  A. V. Proto Radiology 2006: More Change Radiology, January 1, 2006; 238(1): 3 - 5. [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. V. Proto Radiology 2001—Continuous Publishing Radiology, November 1, 2001; 221(2): 281 - 281. [Full Text] [PDF]
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