A Web-based Program for Instant Creation of Radiological Illustrations
 
Authors:
Roland Talanow, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
 
Background:
It can be time-consuming, and may require additional personnel and technical skills, to create professional illustrations and transform medical images for publication purposes. An easy way to transform radiological images and create illustrations for publication and presentation purposes is needed.
 
Evaluation:
This program allows the user to easily transform existing radiological or other medical images in file formats which are required by medical journals for submission (image 1). Professional medical illustrations of medical images for teaching files and presentations may be also created, virtually by the click of a mouse (image 2 and 3). No installation files, program downloads, or computer skills are needed to use this program. It is accessible over the internet and only a few simple forms make the transformation process quick and easy. The program automatically creates the files and saves them in a user-defined format.
 

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Figure 3
 
Discussion:
This easy to use, web-based program allows the user to quickly create professional illustrations of radiological images for publications and presentations. The user saves time and resources, and is workstation-independent, since the program does not need any installation or download.
 
Conclusion:
This free program is a hassle-free solution for creating instant and professional illustrations for publications and presentations.
 
References:
Medical Illustrator (http://www.medicalillustrator.net)