Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

error

"iatrogenic, e.g. post-surgical, post-embolisation ²⁶"

Line 20:25 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-surgical,'.

"iatrogenic, e.g. post-surgical, post-embolisation ²⁶"

Line 20:40 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-embolisation'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: low signal (T1 signal may increase if there is proteinaceous content)"

Line 35:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T1: low'

"T2: high signal"

Line 36:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T2: high'

Colons

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"common organisms include: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacteroides fragilis, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Proteus mirabilis ²⁵"

Line 10:32 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Escherichia coli'.

Emphasis

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"common organisms include: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacteroides fragilis, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Proteus mirabilis ²⁵"

Line 10:35 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'scherichia coli, <a>Klebsiella</a> pneumoniae, Bacteroides fragilis, <a>Streptococcus </a>spp., Staphylococcus spp., Proteus mirabilis '

"less common organisms include: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Actinomyces israelii, Cutibacterium avidum ^ref"

Line 11:42 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis</a>, <a>Actinomyces israelii</a>, Cutibacterium avidum ref'

"atypical organisms: Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in tropical climates with monsoonal wet seasons, can cause meliodosis; when disseminated, the spleen in the second most commonly affected abdominal organ after the liver ²⁴"

Line 12:28 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Burkholderia pseudomallei,'

"opportunistic organisms such as Candida spp. in immunosuppressed patients (chemotherapy or transplant recipients, leukaemia, AIDS), infection may manifest as multiple splenic abscesses ^11,23, see hepatosplenic candidiasis"

Line 14:44 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Candida spp. '

Organism Notation

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"opportunistic organisms such as Candida spp. in immunosuppressed patients (chemotherapy or transplant recipients, leukaemia, AIDS), infection may manifest as multiple splenic abscesses ^11,23, see hepatosplenic candidiasis"

Line 14:44 · Check the binomial: species is lowercase and sp./spp. is not italicised: 'Candida spp. '.

Acronyms

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"In some cases, Tc-99m HMPAO leucocyte scans or Tc-99m HIG (human polyclonal immunoglobulin) scans may show one or more intrasplenic defects ⁵."

Line 47:29 · 'HMPAO' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"In some cases, Tc-99m HMPAO leucocyte scans or Tc-99m HIG (human polyclonal immunoglobulin) scans may show one or more intrasplenic defects ⁵."

Line 47:68 · 'HIG' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Oxford Comma

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"Splenic abscesses, like abscesses elsewhere, are localised collections of necrotic inflammatory tissue caused by bacteria, parasites or fungi. They uncommonly affect the spleen due to its efficient reticuloendothelial system phagocytic activity and, consequently, are more likely seen in immunosuppressed patients."

Line 1:141 · Use the Oxford comma in 'bacteria, parasites or fungi'.

Semicolons

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"atypical organisms: Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in tropical climates with monsoonal wet seasons, can cause meliodosis; when disseminated, the spleen in the second most commonly affected abdominal organ after the liver ²⁴"

Line 12:157 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Lint: abscess-involving-the-spleen