Acknowledgement to reviewers

To progress with the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) from its beginning in 2006 with about 60 manuscript submissions per year to approximately 530 submissions in 2016 (18% increase with respect to 2015) and a current Impact Factor of 1.827 (last year 1.707), is by any measure a success story. This was only possible with the dedicated work of a highly qualified team of Deputy Editors and Editorial BoardMembers, and most of all, the Reviewers. I am extremely grateful that we were able to solicit your professional reviews in 2016 to continue on this path to build the foundation for an integrated patient care with high quality original manuscripts solicited from the CARS radiology, surgery and engineering/informatics communities. We thank you and hope that you will continue not only to support the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery with your high quality input of reviews and manuscript submissions but also to participate in the fulfilling activity for serving the patient, physician and society at large. Heinz U. Lemke IJCARS Editor-in-Chief Reviewers with more than 1 review in 2016