Case in Point Acknowledgment Letter


Thank you for submitting your Case in Point topic.  Your case topic will be forwarded to Rona Woldenberg M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Case in Point, for her review. You should receive a response to your suggestion within 3 weeks. Please be aware that acceptance of a TOPIC does not mean a case is a definite for posting.  Once completed, the case will be subject to our peer review process. In the meantime, I enclosed the following.

As the first step, I've listed the required components for each case, below, for your review. 

  • Section/Subsection (organ system/modality/specific anatomical area, pathology);   
  • 2-3 case points (Points that the reader should "take away" after viewing the case.)
  • History and appropriate clinical data
  • 2 copies of each case image (one non-annotated image and one annotated image, as appropriate), with any required     information re modalities, views, pulse sequences, isotope, contrast, etc.  Annotation by the author will ensure accuracy of image findings.
  • Findings
  • Questions (The EDACTIC application supports a variety of question types: multiple choice with single correct answer; multiple choice with "all that apply" answers; T/F questions; fill-in-the blank. You can also present an image requiring the reader to identify and click on an abnormality, or indicate that there is no abnormality on the image.)
  • For each question, rationales for the correct answer and for all possible choices
  • Differential diagnoses
  • Discussion (limited to 2-3 paragraphs)
  • References (Please list out the first 3 authors prior to using "et al", to conform to the ACR style guide.)
  • Keywords (for indexed searching)

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Once a case topic is established, I will email you an Individual agreement form, a Conflict of Interest form, a W-9 tax form and a Co-Chair approval form (used by residents/fellows) which we will ask you to sign, to document your intent to submit cases and the ACR’s intent to pay $200 per accepted case.  You may contact Maris Wilkerson by email at mwilkerson@acr.org regarding Case in Point.