Image guidelines

A good case image is one another veterinarian can actually read. These guidelines cover what to include, what to leave out, and how to keep every study free of identifying information.

Do

• Include the full region of interest — keep laterality markers (R/L), positioning aids and orientation annotation visible. Without them a study can be impossible to interpret.
• Upload the sharpest copy you have — in focus, well exposed, and high enough resolution that the abnormality is actually visible.
• Crop out what isn't needed — empty collimation borders, unrelated anatomy, or the desk and room in photographs — as long as orientation and scale markers stay in frame.
• Include multiple views where you have them: orthogonal radiographs, a range of CT or MRI slices, several ultrasound cine frames.
• Add gross, intraoperative, necropsy or histopathology photos when they help tell the story — correlation is often what makes a case memorable.

Don't

• Don't upload blurry, under- or over-exposed, or very low-resolution images — if you can't see the lesion, no one else can.
• Don't crop off laterality markers, scale markers or calibration annotation.
• Don't include any patient or owner identifying information — names, dates of birth, clinic logos, microchip or medical record numbers. Use the redact and crop tools to remove it before you submit.
• Don't upload screenshots of PACS worklists, reports or schedules with visible identifiers.

Privacy comes first

Every image is screened for burned-in text when you upload, but the check is advisory only — you are responsible for what you submit. If an image shows a name, date, clinic or ID number, remove it with the redact or crop tool before submitting. Cases with identifying information are rejected in review.

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