Overview—Radiology uses a double-blinded peer-review process. The journal is published under the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc, which appoints the editor, who selects all material for publication and also approves advertisements. No responsibility is accepted by the board of directors or the editor for the opinions expressed by the contributors. The instructions for Radiology submissions are in accord with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” of the International Committee of Medical Journal editors (ICMJE; http://www.icmje.org). Although Radiology will accept material prepared and submitted according to these requirements, the right is reserved to introduce any changes to the manuscripts necessary to conform to the editorial standards of this journal.

The text of Original Research and Technical Developments manuscripts should be arranged in sections under the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. For Original Research reports, there is a 3000 total word limit for these sections of the text; for Technical Developments, this limit is 2000 words. Subheadings in the Materials and Methods and Results sections are encouraged. Avoid idiosyncratic word usage, nonstandard terms or abbreviations, and self-evaluation of your work (eg, “novel,” “unique,” “ground-breaking,”). Please spell out in full any acronym when first used, not only in the abstract but also in the text. For studies dealing with diagnostic accuracy, please refer to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) checklist in the January 2003 (p 26) issue of Radiology. For randomized controlled trials, please refer to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement (Lancet 2001; 357:1191–1194[registration required]). For meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials, please refer to the QUOROM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-Analyses) statement (Lancet 1999; 354:1869–1900[registration required]).

Authors for whom English is not their native language should seek assistance from a colleague familiar with medical terminology to ensure that the words used convey the intended meaning both accurately and clearly. Failure to do so may delay the review of the manuscript.