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Apr 15, 2022 13 tweets 8 min read Read on X
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How to write the PERFECT scientific paper for @radiology_rsna?

Let's explore @RadiologyEditor's Top 10 tips in this short #Tweetorial!

Don't forget to share 👍

pubs.rsna.org/doi/epdf/10.11…

#RadRes #RadEd #MedTwitter #RadInTraining @RSNA @RadITrainEditor @francisdeng
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Being a successful expert reviewer =/= being so as an expert writer.

Why?

➡️ Difficult to be self-critical
➡️ No "formal" training in writing

How to improve then (besides accumulating years of exp😅)?

Here are the Top 10 Tips from @radiology_rsna Scientific Style Guide!
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1⃣ : Formulate a specific, hypothesis-driven study purpose.

Don't be too general! Go straight to the point... and don't forget to close the loop by addressing the purpose in your conclusion.
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2⃣ : Material & Methods Essentials, part 1

1st paragraph must include:

➡️ IRB approval
➡️ Patient (written/verbal) informed consent (or waiver), and HIPPAA approval (in US only).
➡️ Registry name & number (if appl.)
➡️ Animals care committee approval (if appl.)
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3⃣ : M&M Essentials, part 2 (still in paragraph 1):

Specify study type (prospective or retrospective).

Don't forget to name the prospectively enrolled patients as "study participants" and not "patients"!
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4⃣ : M&M Essentials, part 3!

Give details regarding patient selection (incl./excl. criteria & sampling technique), # of invovled centers, study dates, and power calculation (and/or justification of sample size).
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5⃣ : Results!

Table 1 should be your patient demographic & clinical characteristics.

Figure 1 should be your patient incl./excl. flow diagram.

And both should be summarized in the 1st paragraph of Results.
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6⃣ : For AI papers only 🧠💻

Mention how your algorithm can be accessed in your M&M section.

Also give the unique identifier for revision of the code used in your work.
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7⃣ : Do NOT provide p-values alone without mentioning the corresponding comparison values.

We need both to appreciate statistical AND clinical significance (especially in the era of Big Data).
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8⃣ : If there are readers in your study, don't forget to include a reproducibility subsection in M&M and Results.

Don't go below 3 readers. And avoid consensus reads.
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9⃣ : Wherever there is a percentage, include the corresponding numerator & denominator and unit of measure.

If these percentages (proportions) are part of your main results, also include confidence intervals.
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🔟 : Consult a biostatistician BEFORE conducting your study; FOR your results; and BEFORE submitting.

Don't even bother trying without one in your team.

Did you know? Biostatisticians are the most commonly added co-authors in authorship change requests for @radiology_rsna.
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That's it!

I hope you have enjoyed & learned anything useful from this short #tweetorial. Please share!

May your future @radiology_rsna papers (scientifically) rock!

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Jun 8, 2022
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#Newpub #Hotofthepress : A concrete application of our recent paper stressing the importance of assessing reliability of trial outcomes: validation of the simplified mRS for treated brain aneurysm pts!
lnkd.in/guqziccC

#Tweetorial #RadRes #NeuroTwitter #RadTwitter
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What previous paper, you say? In case you missed it, please check out why evaluating reliability for RCT outcome measures is as important as for diagnostic tests, if not more:
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As everyone knows, mRS is widely used for evaluating functional outcome in stroke pts.

A simplified version (smRS) was proposed by Bruno et al. for easier adjudication.

While reliability was extensively studied for stroke pts, it wasn't for patients with treated aneurysms.
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