When you examine the plethora of medical literature even in one's own field, you might legitimately react with intellectual anorexia. I have written previously about my distaste for mindless correlative studies that add nothing but another citation to the author's bibliography. What distresses me more is the increasing volume of esoterica that fills our specialty journals, particularly those journals that have inherent teaching responsibility to the practicing radiologists who make up the largest membership of our specialty. I do not quibble with the need for research and for publication of its products in appropriate journals dedicated to this type of reporting. However, I also see a pressing need for articles that deal with practical, real-life medical problems that inform us of better ways to practice good medicine and radiology. As an editor, I have dedicated myself to the latter role. I consider myself a practicing radiologist, and I enjoy reading material that I can relate to and that keeps me informed in matters in which I am involved intimately. The philosophy of this journal is in keeping with this approach. I hope you share my enthusiasm.