Preparing effective medical illustrations for publication (Part 2): software processing, drawing and illustration
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This is the second part of an article on preparing images for medical publication. The first part dealt with optimal capture and export of pixel-based medical images. This part will deal with post-processing and editing of such images using specific software tools, and with the use of graphics illustration and charting software applications for creation of medical illustrations and charts. In the last 20 years, increasingly powerful computer software and hardware has become available to the general public, and the now-pervasive ability to create digital images through electronic radiology image archives, digital photography, scanning of paper or film and graphics software for charting and illustration, have meant that the once-arcane art of graphic design and medical illustration have become democratised and at least for many types of illustration, is no longer the province of the expert graphic artist. This is not to say that we can all become professional artists, but rather that the simpler tasks of medical illustration are now within the reach of the ordinary person with sufficient knowledge, tools, training and practice. This article highlights and describes important approaches to producing high quality medical illustrations for publication, which has differing requirements to electronic, web-based or computer presentations. As such, it will cover general preparation, the types of illustration needed, key software that should be used, and some basic concepts and techniques that anyone preparing their own images should be familiar with.
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Preparing effective medical illustrations for publication (Part 1): pixel-based image acquisition
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2008