Submit an ASNR Case of the Week

Case Editors:
 Katie Traylor, Jessica Wen, and Charlotte Taylor

Submit cases by e-mail to asnrcases@asnr.org.

Cases need to be interesting and educational. Case acceptance is based upon the discretion of the Case Editors. After all Case Editors have reviewed a case, a decision e-mail will be sent.

Guidelines:

  • Anyone who submits a case must consult his or her institutional policies on posting cases to social media.
  • Authors submitting cases acknowledge that submitted images have not been previously published. The submitted images cannot be “owned” by another entity or journal.
  • No identifiable data such as demographic information or hospital identity numbers should be on the images.
  • An approximate age should be used in the case vignette to minimize possibility of identification.
  • Avoid posting rare cases as a rare diagnosis may be enough for a patient to be identified.
    • Exception: Obtain written patient consent in these cases.
  • Should be only radiology and pathology images, no clinical images
  • No medical legal cases or those that have a potential of becoming a medical legal case. i.e. any cases in which the treating physician may be sued or abusive pediatric head trauma cases.

Case Slides:
Submission includes 2 PowerPoint slides and additional requirements:

  • Brief history
  • 2-3 high-quality illustrations (color is acceptable) in JPG or PNG format
  • Names of the authors and institutions. Authors are encouraged to provide their Twitter handles.
  • Diagnosis
  • Background information, causes, and imaging findings.
  • Send a list (2-3) of differential diagnoses
  • Include a multiple choice question that coincides with the submitted case to be published on Twitter.
  • Reference link to an article that corresponds with diagnosis
  • Please state how the diagnosis was established; for example: imaging diagnoses, “path proven,” etc.
  • Please include a set of images with annotations of relevant findings, particularly in cases where imaging findings are subtle.

Sample Case Slides:

PowerPoint Template:
Submissions should utilize our PowerPoint template. Cases that do not adhere to the submission guidelines listed above will be rejected. Please submit final case via e-mail to asnrcases@asnr.org

Note: This template includes multiple design options under layouts for ease of use.

Image Quality:
Images should be provided at 92 dpi.

Topics of Interest:
All properly submitted cases will be reviewed and considered for publication. ASNR encourages submitting cases that present the diagnoses in this document.