Clinical Imaging is a forum for radiologists to present information concerning diagnostic imaging techniques. The journal publishes full-length original articles, review articles, brief reports, and letters to the editor. Emphasis is placed on the clinical application of imaging. Manuscripts will be subject to prompt peer review and early publication is a high priority.

ONLINE SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW SYSTEM

We are pleased to announce a new electronic submission and peer review system has been implemented for Clinical Imaging. This is a web-based system with full online submission, review and status update capabilities. This is part of our on-going efforts to improve the efficiency of our editorial procedures, and the quality and timeliness of publication. The system can be accessed at: http://ees.elsevier.com/clm/ Prior to submitting your paper, please follow the instructions given below. If you do not follow the instructions your manuscript will not be reviewed and will be returned to you when a technical check is performed. Please note that you must have an e-mail address to use the system.

Please read the "Hints" for information on how to register, and review the "Tutorial for Authors". If you need any further help, please contact our Author Support Department authorsupport@elsevier.com.

Manuscripts
We accept text files in most standard word-processing formats but Microsoft Word, Word Perfect and LaTeX are preferred. Graphics should be high-resolution and the preferred formats are TIFF, EPS or PDF.

Please follow the instructions below for guidance on the style of the journal. Most formatting codes are removed or replaced when your article is prepared for publication so there is no need for you to use excessive layout styling. However, please do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns or automatic paragraph numbering. You may use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts, etc., as appropriate. Please ensure that your manuscript is paginated, as this will help both editor and reviewers to process it promptly. You must identify an author responsible for corresponding with the Editor and Elsevier.

The title page should be a separate page and include the full names and degrees of all authors, title of the manuscript, an abbreviated title not to exceed 45 characters, and the name and address of the institution where the work was performed. The reprint address should include the full name and address, including the zip/post code, of that author to whom reprint requests are to be sent.

On a separate page, a concise abstract of 80 words or fewer should be accompanied by at least 4-5 relevant index terms.

Uncommon abbreviations are not acceptable, and all abbreviations must be fully identified on their first appearance in the text. Clinical or laboratory jargon is to be avoided.

For any enquiries regarding manuscripts please contact the managing editor, Helena Chicketano, by email (hchicketano@gmail.com).

Illustrations
The number of illustrations should be restricted to the minimum necessary to support the textual material. Illustrations in colour and excessive numbers of black and white illustrations may be published at the author's expense; cost estimates will be provided by the Editor on request. Please refer to the detailed guide on electronic artwork available at the following website http://www.elsevier.com/authors.

The best quality figures will be considered for use on the cover of the printed issue. Artwork must be designed to fit either a single column (84mm wide) or the full text width of the page (175mm). Similar images should be consistent in size. Images should be tightly cropped. Lettering used in the artwork must be consistent in size (7-10pt) and font (use Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times or Symbol). Figures may be reduced in size for publication. Mark the appropriate position of a figure in the article. Number illustrations consecutively in the order in which they are referred to in the text, and provide a caption for each figure, to be included as a separate figure legend. Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to grayscale, please submit both black and white prints corresponding to all colour illustrations. Colour artwork will be published online.

Electronic Submission of Artwork
• Files must be in the correct format: preferably TIFF, EPS or MS Office.
• Images should be captured at the following minimum resolutions: halftones and colour (all colour must be RGB) 300 dpi; combination halftones 500 dpi; line art 1000-1200 dpi.
• Annotations to the figure, such as arrows and labels should be embedded in the electronic file.
• File names should be self-explanatory with file extension included, e.g. use filename "fig1.tif" for Figure 1 in TIFF format.
• All illustrations to be provided as separate files.

Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. If no grid is being used, use tabs to align columns instead of spaces. Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title. Standard abbreviations of units of measurements should be added between parentheses. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Be sparing with the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables does not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

References
References should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text. Abstracts should not be cited unless the abstract is the only available reference to an important concept. Each reference citation should be a number enclosed in parentheses on the same line as the text, rather than a superscript. The bibliography should list the references in the numerical sequence in which they appear in the text, including those in tables, figures, and footnotes in the order in which they are cited. Abbreviations for periodicals should conform to those used in the Index Medicus and include the complete title and names and initials of all authors. The data contained in the references should be arranged in conformity with the following examples:

1. Hesselink JR, Dowd CF, Healy ME, Hajek P, Baker LL, Luerssen TG. MR imaging of brain contusions: a comparative study with CT. AJNR 1988;92:269-278.

2. Timor-Tritsch IE, Rottem S, (eds). Transvaginal Sonography. New York: Elsevier, 1988.

3. Dehner LP. Pathology of the urinary bladder in children. In Young RH (ed): Pathology of the Urinary Bladder. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1989;179-206.

Submission of an Article
Submission of an article assumes that:
• The work has not been published previously, except in the form of an abstract, as part of a published lecture or academic thesis
• That, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language without the written consent of the copyright holder, Elsevier
• All listed authors concur with the submission and have approved the final manuscript
• Articles are written in good English. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscript checked by an English-speaking colleague who understands the material.

Recommended Reviewers
Authors are requested to recommend 3 to 4 reviewers who are not affiliated with any of the authors on the manuscript. For each recommended reviewer, please include the reviewer's name, country and email address, as well as a reason for the suggestion, i.e. reviewer is an expert in the field, etc. Recommended reviewers will be used at the discretion of the Editor.

Ethical Policy
Authors should indicate whether the procedures carried out on humans followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm. In addition, authors should ensure their work complies with local ethical committee standards.

Patient Consent
Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and informed consent which should be documented in your paper.

Patients have a right to privacy. Therefore identifying information, including patients¿ images, names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be included in videos, recordings, written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and you have obtained written informed consent for publication in print and electronic form from the patient (or parent, guardian or next of kin where applicable). If such consent is made subject to any conditions, Elsevier must be made aware of all such conditions. Written consents must be provided to Elsevier on request.

Even where consent has been given, identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance that alterations do not distort scientific meaning and editors should so note.

If such consent has not been obtained, personal details of patients included in any part of the paper and in any supplementary materials (including all illustrations and videos) must be removed before submission

Proofs
The corresponding author will receive proofs, which should be proofread and returned with the original manuscript within 72 hours of receipt. Corrections are limited to printers' errors--no substantial author's changes will be made without charge.

Offprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.

Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information under the U.S. Copyright Law.

Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts:

Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that: (1) Journal Managers will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until authorship has been agreed.

After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in an article published in an online issue will follow the same policies as noted above and result in a corrigendum.