Author Guidelines for Endometriosis collection

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Access

• To access, login to https://cases.rsna.org/ with your RSNA account

• To create a free account - https://www2.rsna.org/shared_society_pages/CreateAccount/

• To retrieve an existing account login or password - https://www2.rsna.org/shared_society_pages/forgotpassword/

• Google Chrome is the recommended browser followed by Edge

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Access• To create a new case click “Submit New Case” button

• To access any drafts you already started, click “My cases” from the menu under your name

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Author Dashboard• The Author dashboard consists of 5 areas

• My bookmarks will list any cases you bookmarked

• My follows will list any subspecialties or author you follow

• My cases will display all your draft and submitted cases

• Messages will display any correspondence

• Email preferences will allow you to opt in to receive weekly emails from the case collection

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Author Dashboard – My cases• My Cases area will display all your cases broken down by tabs

• Drafts – Any cases you have started by have not yet submitted for review

• Submitted – Any cases you have submitted for review, including cases that may return to you for revisions

• Published – View only access to any cases that have been published after completing the peer-review process

• Not Published/rejected – View only access to any cases that completed the peer-review process but have not been published

• Co-authored case – view only access to cases where you have been added as a co-author

• You can only edit cases in draft or when retuned to you for revisions

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Creating a case• Please review the authoring guidelines for successfully submitting cases for review (Figure

legend guide | Full guide | Quick guide)

• To create a new case click “Submit New Case” button

• Give your case a title to get started. In most cases this will be the final diagnosis, you may enter the type or location of endometriosis

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Creating a case – Images/Videos

• Upload image in the same order as the clinical presentation

• Upload movie clips/cine clips for US and MR

• Recommended minimum file size of at least 500px wide and max file size of 10mb for digital figures and max file size of 30mb for media files.

• The system supports PNGs, JPGs, and TIFF files for images and video file types of MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, GIF.

• Media cannot be cropped within the submission site. All media needs to be cropped to take out the blank frame (usually black in CT & MRI) around media. Remove logo from ultrasound images.

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Creating a case – Images/Videos Continued

• When uploading more than 1 file, the system will prompt to create a set or keep media separated individually on the case.

• Cases may have up to 10 images per set.

• Case can have one video per set. This should be followed by another set containing still images which show the same findings

• Media must be original files and can not be copied from a PPT or Word document.

• Remove manufacturer logo from attached media

• Media that includes a person must have patient consent (click here for consent form).

• Media that includes a person belongs to the pathology/other images segment unless they contribute to the diagnosis when people are viewing the case as a quiz.

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Creating a case – Images/Videos- Continued

• Order the set of images/videos by the sequence that you would like the viewer to see the media. Sets should be arranged as the case is being presented in the clinical setting or as the author would like the viewer to review the study.

• The system will allow you to re-order images, delete images, and create sets

• Note: Creating sets or adding new media to a set after added information will remove the individual figure legend, keywords and timecode.

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Creating a case – Images/Videos Details

• Click on “Edit image and add details” on each image or image set in the uploaded media section to add the required detail and annotate images

• Figure legend and keywords are required for each set

• The figure legend is a caption, or a short description of the media uploaded (Figure legend guidelines)

• The format of the figure legends must follow provided author guidelines for successful case submission

• Add keywords from the designated list provided using the type ahead search or add your own

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Creating a case – Editing Images

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• Click the Edit Image link below your image(s) to

open image Tools (flip/rotate and windowing) and

to create annotations through RSNA Case

Collection’s image editor

• Pre-annotated images uploaded onto the

platform will not be accepted

• To keep consistency, use the same color, shape,

and size annotation for a specific finding

throughout different sets.

• The system will remove annotations for the quiz

created for the case as to not reveal the answer

• Videos cannot be annotated in the system, and if

required, should be annotate outside the system

before uploading.

• Make sure to click the Save button before leaving

the Image Editor.

Creating a case – Clinical Information

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• The clinical information tab includes: Age &

Gender, Clinical History & Presentation,

Physical Exam, Other Diagnostic Testing,

Pathology images and Other relevant

information, and Pathology and Other

Images

• Clinical history and presentation - add

information on how the person came to be

imaged.

• Do not include the actual diagnosis and work

up in this segment

Creating a case – Clinical Information -Continued

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• The rest of the fields on this tab are not

required and can be completed only if

relevant

• Other diagnostic testing can include work

up not shown by already uploaded images

(author guidelines)

• Pathology images cannot be edited or

annotated in the system, and if needed,

should be pre-annotated prior to upload

Creating a case – Diagnosis

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• Keywords will be used to search

within the collection

• Keywords have been created

accordingly from the SAR DFP

Endometriosis panel group for

standardizing the terminology

• This section displays ALL of the

keywords that were previously added

within the image details areas.

• You can also enter additional

keywords that apply to the case as a

whole here

• If you delete previously entered

keywords, they will be deleted from

the image section as well

Creating a case – Diagnosis - Continued

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• Final diagnosis and differential

diagnosis will be required if you

choose to use the default quiz

and optional if you choose the

custom quiz

• Similar cases will display

published cases from the

collection that match on the final

or differential diagnosis, you

may select those if applicable

Creating a case – Quiz

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• This is your quiz heading when

the case is presented as an

unknown case.

• Add a full sentence that does not

include the diagnosis.

• You may select to use the

default quiz question “What is

the diagnosis?” that will use the

information you entered on the

diagnosis tab, or select to create

a custom quiz

Creating a case – Quiz (Custom)

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• If you select to create a custom quiz

you will need to provide:• Question stem

• Minimum of 3 and maximum of 5

answer choices and identify which

is the correct answer

• Rationale/Justification for each

possible answer

• Optional: related resources

• Suggestions for custom questions• Ask about the location of the implant

• Ask about the next imaging

recommendation

• Ask about the management

recommendation

• Ask about follow up

recommendation

• Guide to writing custom quiz

Creating a case – Discussion

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• The discussion tab includes Clinical

presentation & general epidemiology,

Imaging features, Prognosis, treatment or

therapeutic options

• Add any pearls regarding reporting or

management

• Add information regarding other or additional

imaging modalities

• Add information regarding therapeutic

options if relevant

Creating a case – References

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• Add a minimum two and maximum of five references. If a reference is not found in PubMed search you

will be able to add it manually. Search PubMed by typing PMID, author name, or title of reference and

click Search (at least 5 characters are needed to search). After identifying the reference in PubMed

click the reference to add it. Call out references in order they appear in text and verify accuracy of your

references.

Creating a case – Co-Authors

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• The case submitter is the primary author of the case

• You may add up to 3 co-authors

• If the co-author is not found within the RSNA

directory, click “Add them manually”

• You may change the primary author by using the

sort arrows (note: The primary author will be

displayed first on the published case), but the user

who initially submits the case will remain the only

person with access to editing the case.

• Only authors found in the directory can be a primary

author

• If you are a member of the DFP group, you may add

the DFP group as a co-author

Creating a case – Case Tags

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• Select all relevant subspecialties for the

case

• After selecting the case tags, you can use

type ahead search in anatomy parts to

select from the system database.

• At this time, only terms within our

system can be applied

• Once an anatomy part is selected,

you will then be able to refine your

selection from the RadLex

anatomical selection.

Creating a case – Navigation and submission

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• You can use the tabs on the top of the previous and next buttons to navigate through the different case

area

• You make click “Save for later” at anytime to save your progress

• When you are ready to submit the case for peer review click “Submit for review”• You make click “Preview case” at any time to see a preview of how the case will be displayed to reviewers