What is worth publishing?
Case reports are a relatively simple technical production, considered to have low impact because they are at the base of the pyramid of scientific evidence. Even so...
Tips about Images
Publishing digital images implies a minimally acceptable resolution and size and this means that, in some cases, the available images need to be "improved".
This process basically consists of three steps:
- In any image editor, crop whatever it is and focus on what matters.
- Resize the image to the width of 1024 pixels "keeping the ratio" of the original image. If possible, set it to "high quality".
- Change the image DPI using a free tool available on the web, for example www.convert.town/image-dpi. To do this:
- Choose the DPI you want for the image, preferably 300 (minimum 72).
- Choose the image from your files.
- Wait a few moments, until a message appears asking you to download the new image already converted to the requested DPI (note: the title of this new image will be the same as the original file + the DPI number. Let's assume your original image was called test.jpg; after conversion, it will be saved as test300.jpg or test72.jpg).
Another option for a free website is www.convert-dpi.com/br, a desktop app where, besides defining the desired DPI, you can resize the width or height (we suggest 1,024 pixels) of your new image.
ATTENTION: please be careful with some details on the images that may allow patient’s identification, mainly dates, names and institution in exam results. You must delete this data from the images before sending them to the Journal.
