AMASI website
shall have an online video library where in master videos of
various laparoscopic, thoracoscopic and endoscopic procedures
can be viewed. Contributors can send their videos, which
after review by an expert committee, may be selected to be
displayed in the library.
Videos
and Computer Graphics
Submit video on
VCD or DVD to the editorial office.
All patient
identifying information must be masked (Protection of
Patients' Rights to Privacy).
A sound track is
strongly recommended. Maximum cumulative length of videos or
computer graphics is 10 minutes, and
maybe divided into several smaller clips not to exceed 10
minutes total. If the video or animation is divided into
several clips, each clip should be identified at the
beginning of the section, eg, Video Clip 1. Concise legends
for each video clip or computer graphic presentation must be
included with the manuscript. The following formats for video
will be accepted: MPEG-1 or
MPEG-2