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Proper Textual Description of Medical Images in Academic Journals

This guide addresses the crucial aspects of describing images in biomedical academic articles. It highlights the importance of effectively communicating the purpose of images, whether to emphasize details, summarize information, or illustrate content. Key elements include identifying images clearly, explaining labels and abbreviations, providing essential data, and detailing the clinical background. The article emphasizes the necessity of comprehensive captions and alt attributes to enhance accessibility and understanding in medical publications, ensuring that visual elements support the conveyed research effectively.

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Proper Textual Description of Medical Images in Academic Journals

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  1. How to textually describe images in medical academic publications BrunoSplendiani, Mireia Ribera splendiani@ub.edu; ribera@ub.edu Library and Information Science Department Universitatde Barcelona. Barcelona. Spain 1 (*) Observe d a b c Decide 2 Image in biomedical academic article Purpose of the image is … To emphasize special details OR summarize information To illustrate article content To provide visual example To display numerical data table alternative not required b Provide essential information? no Essential / detailed info in caption? a yes Brief text in alt attribute + detailed caption yes no caption Essential / detailed info in mentions? Brief text in alt attribute + detailed mention(s) yes d Brief text in alt attribute + detailed description in longdesc attribute no c Complete the textual description 3 • Clearly identified? Identify • Labels? Explain labels • Abbreviations? Explain abbreviations • Information by colors? Explain its meaning • Modifications? Explain the modification • References? Specify the source • Variables included? Describe them • Statistical? Provide information about statistical analysis • Cartesian coordinates? Describe the units • Areas of interest? Explain areas of interest • Magnified? Specify magnification rate • Apparatus? Specify the acquisition modality • Clinical background? Include clinical background • Cut type Specify cut type • Reconstruction? Specify reconstruction type • Specific display? Specify display convention *Thesamples of medical article are extractedfrom: Siegel, R., Naishadham, D. and Jemal, A. (2012), Cancerstatistics, 2012. CA: A CancerJournalforClinicians, 62: 10–29. doi: 10.3322/caac.20138 This study was funded by the project “Accesoabierto a la ciencia” (Plan Nacional CSO2011-29503-C02) of the Spanish Research, Development and Innovation Secretariat of State. INTERACCIÓN 2014

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