FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

• About Eurorad

• What kind of cases can be found in EURORAD?
  The purpose of EURORAD is to provide a learning environment for radiologists and residents who are members of the ESR.
  Each case can be approached as an unknown training case, or as a full case with the diagnosis in the title. The cases stress educational points and include high quality images with short, clear captions; a clinical context in the case description; and a short, focused discussion of issues relevant to clinical radiological practice.
  Only the clinical summary and images will be presented in the teaching case format. When submitting a case it is therefore important that you do not disclose the diagnosis in the clinical summary. The visitor can subsequently use a link to go to the full case.
  There are three categories: the majority of cases illustrate more common pathology, or normal variants. Rare or exceptional clinical cases are also included. All of these belong in the category ‘clinical cases’. The other two smaller categories are ‘anatomy’ and ‘research’.
• How can I use EURORAD?

  There are several functionalities in our database:

  1. You can browse the newest cases through the home page.
  2. You can access unknown teaching cases through the site ‘teaching cases’.
  3. The search engine can be used in quick and advanced mode and helps you find cases by title, keyword, section, etc.
  4. You can bookmark cases of interest in the ‘myEURORAD’ section.
  5. You can rate cases.
  6. You can access cases in Spanish or French by clicking the respective flag next to the case when it is opened.

  For more news, please just browse through and experience the EURORAD database.

• Technical Requirements

• What operating system do I need?
  EURORAD works with Windows (version '98 and higher), Linux and Mac OS.
• What web browser can I to use?
  Viewing and submission in EURORAD will work with Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and higher), Firefox (version 1.5 and higher) and Netscape (version 9.0 and higher).
• Are there any special browser settings to be checked?
  Yes, please enable cookies and java script.
  In order to check, please follow the click paths below:
  Cookies: Tools - Internet Options - Tab: Custom Level - enable Cookies
  Java script: Tools - Internet Options - Tab: Advanced - enable Java script

• Login

• What details do I have to enter for logging in?

  As EURORAD is freely accessible for all active ESR members, you can log in with your ESR credentials, which are your last name and your ESR ID. If you have forgotten your ESR ID, please contact membership@myESR.org

  Users who have an old EURORAD account and have forgotten their login data are requested to contact epc@eurorad.org

• What if I do not remember my password?
  Please make use of the ‘Forgot Password’ option on the login page. You will have to enter your last name and your e-mail address. The password will then be emailed to you within a few minutes.
• What if my login is unsuccessful?
  Apart from typing mistakes, which certainly may happen, unsuitable internet settings can be the reason. Please check that the internet security level is set to ‘standard’ and that Cookies and Java script are enabled. If the above settings are correct and you still have problems please contact the Eurorad office epc@eurorad.org

• Case Submission

• Does the submission have to be made online?
  Yes. All submissions can only be made online.
• Are there any required fields in the submission?

  Yes. A complete submission is considered to have the following elements:

  • Title (text)
  • Type (select from: anatomy, clinical case, research case)
  • Section (select from section list)
  • Patient data (enter age and sex)
  • Clinical summary (text)
  • Clinical history and imaging procedure (text)
  • Discussion (text)
  • Final diagnosis (text)
  • Figures
  • Literature references
  

• Are there any word limits?

  Yes. They are

  • Clinical Summary: max. 50 words
  • Clinical History and Imaging Procedures: max. 250 words
  • Discussion: max. 500 words
  • Final Diagnosis: max. 10 words

• Can I use any image format?

  Supported file formats are .jpg, .png and .gif
  Images in .tif and numerous other image formats should be converted to .jpg first.
  Furthermore they should conform to the following requirements:

  • Dimension: max. 1024 x 768 pixels
  • Resolution: 72 dpi
  • Mode: RGB

• Can I use any video format?

  Supported file formats are .mpeg4, .mov and .avi
  Furthermore they should conform to the following requirements:

  • Screen size: max. 500 x 500 pixels
  • Codec: no other than European standard (25 frames per second)

• Is there any limit to the size of my media files?
  No media file should exceed 3 MB.
• Is there any limit to the complete disk space one case may cover?
  Yes, this is 10 MB.
• What is the MeSH code?
  The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) comprise the US National Library of Medicine's (NLM) controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles and for searching MeSH-indexed databases, including Medline.
• How do I use the interactive MeSH browser?
  Click the ‘Browse’ button to access the MeSH tree.
  You may enter a search term or browse the tree by clicking on a term to proceed to its sub terms. If a term is suitable for your case, click the ‘Select’ button.
• What is a PubMed-ID?
  A PubMed-ID is a unique number and is important information for easier referencing of articles available on the PubMed website. Please indicate the respective PubMed ID for each article cited in your reference list.
  The PubMed ID can be found under each available abstract, marked with ‘PMID:’
• How can I save what I submitted?
  Please click the ‘Save changes’ button once to save your case. The box on the right hand side of the screen will indicate whether your case is ready to be submitted.
  After submission, your case will be available to you under ‘submitted cases’ in your myEURORAD menu.

• After Submission / Decision

• Can I edit my case after submission/peer-review?
  Once your case is submitted, you cannot edit it until a final decision has been made.
  If any major conflicts occur after submission, you can officially withdraw your case by going to ‘submitted cases’ in your myEURORAD menu and clicking ‘withdraw’. This will immediately cancel all peer reviewing.
• How will I be informed of my case’s acceptance / rejection?
  After review by a section member, the respective Section Editor will make a final decision, which will be ‘accept’, ‘reject’ or ‘revision needed’.
• What do I do after my case has been accepted? / DOI registration

  If your case is accepted, it will be immediately published in the EURORAD database and registered with a DOI (digital object identifier), which makes it fully citable. After acceptance, you cannot edit your case. You can see an overview of all your accepted cases under ‘published cases’ in your myEURORAD menu.

  Please note that DOI registration will be done periodically and may take some weeks. Once your case has received its DOI, you will find it in the ‘citation’ box (right below your case).

• What do I do after my case has been rejected?
  If your case is rejected, you can find it under ‘rejected cases’ in your myEURORAD menu.
• What do I do if I am asked to submit a revision?

  If you are asked to make a revision, you can find your case under ‘cases to revise’ in your myEURORAD menu. If you do not want to revise your case, please click ‘withdraw’.

  To revise your submission, click ‘revise’ and edit the case according to the reviewer’s comments that have been sent to you via e-mail (in the decision letter) or are available directly in your case (or both). After making all changes, please click ‘re-submit case’. Your case will be sent directly to the previous reviewer, who will suggest a final decision to the Section Editor. You will again be informed of this decision. Only a maximum of two revision loops are scheduled for each case.

• Who can give me more information about the submission process?
  You may contact the EURORAD Publication Co-ordinator at epc@eurorad.org

• Review

• Is the review of my case anonymous?
  Yes, the reviewer has no access to author information.
• Who will be reviewing my case?
  The review is performed by one reviewer of the respective section; all reviewers are experts in their field. The Section Editor also sometimes acts as a reviewer, since he can decide to reject the case immediately and takes the final decision on the case after evaluation by the Section Reviewer.

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