Radiopaedia Helpers

Quotes

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"there should be a space between "c." and the date"

Line 7:40 · Commas and periods go outside quotation marks (in nearly all circumstances).

Contractions

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"As a general note on abbreviations, please do not use abbreviations that are not widely known and used (convenience acronyms), e.g. UE for "uraemic encephalopathy". There is no need to do this, as we don't need to worry about word length or count (as in journal articles). Indeed, some authors would like abbreviations removed from radiology journals entirely ¹. Read more about this: How to use acronyms."

Line 55:204 · Never use contractions: use 'do not' in place of 'don't'.

Latin

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"a.k.a. not aka (short for "also known as")"

Line 3:36 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'a.k.a.' rather than 'aka'.

"cf. not c.f. (short for "confer", meaning "compare")"

Line 11:33 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'cf.' rather than 'c.f.'.

"e.g. not eg./e.g/eg (short for "exempli gratia", meaning "for example")"

Line 12:34 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'e.g.' rather than 'eg.'.

"et al. not et al or et. al. (short for "et alii", meaning "and others")"

Line 13:45 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'et al.' rather than 'et. al.'.

"etc. not e.t.c., et.c., etc, &c. (short for "et cetera", meaning "and so on")"

Line 15:66 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'etc.' rather than 'et cetera'.

"i.e. not ie./i.e/ie (short for "id est", meaning "that is")"

Line 22:34 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'i.e.' rather than 'ie.'.

"not N.B./n.b./nb (short for "nota bene", meaning "note well")"

Line 26:12 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'NB' rather than 'N.B.'.

"not N.B./n.b./nb (short for "nota bene", meaning "note well")"

Line 26:17 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'NB' rather than 'n.b.'.

"not N.B./n.b./nb (short for "nota bene", meaning "note well")"

Line 26:37 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'NB' rather than 'nota bene'.

"vs not vs. (meaning "versus")"

Line 34:32 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'vs' rather than 'vs.'.

Accepted Abbreviations

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"for example "c. 2024" not "c.2024""

Line 8:35 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'c.2024'.

"etc. not e.t.c., et.c., etc, &c. (short for "et cetera", meaning "and so on")"

Line 15:30 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'e.t.c.'.

"etc. not e.t.c., et.c., etc, &c. (short for "et cetera", meaning "and so on")"

Line 15:38 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'et.c.'.

"etc. not e.t.c., et.c., etc, &c. (short for "et cetera", meaning "and so on")"

Line 15:50 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: '&c.'.

"if etc. appears at the end of a sentence, only a single full-stop is needed, i.e. etc., not etc.."

Line 16:104 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'etc..'.

"x-ray not X-ray or xray or XRAY or any other combination"

Line 36:31 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'X-ray'.

"x-ray not X-ray or xray or XRAY or any other combination"

Line 36:40 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'xray'.

"x-ray not X-ray or xray or XRAY or any other combination"

Line 36:48 · Check the abbreviation form against the style guide: 'XRAY'.

Number Formatting

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"for example "c. 2024" not "c.2024""

Line 8:36 · Check the number format against the style guide: '.2024'.

Strong

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"sp. and spp. (not italicised)"

Line 31:29 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>spp. </strong>'

Colons

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"NB: Please note that in general these abbreviations should not be capitalised, the only exception being 'NB'."

Line 40:6 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Please note'.

Litotes

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"There are of course several other acceptable abbreviations but which are often not considered as abbreviations:"

Line 45:83 · Consider using 'ignored' instead of 'not considered'

Acronyms

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"As a general note on abbreviations, please do not use abbreviations that are not widely known and used (convenience acronyms), e.g. UE for "uraemic encephalopathy". There is no need to do this, as we don't need to worry about word length or count (as in journal articles). Indeed, some authors would like abbreviations removed from radiology journals entirely ¹. Read more about this: How to use acronyms."

Line 55:136 · 'UE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Other accepted abbreviations"

Line 44:1 · "Other accepted abbreviations" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Convenience acronyms"

Line 54:1 · "Convenience acronyms" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

There Is

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"There are of course several other acceptable abbreviations but which are often not considered as abbreviations:"

Line 45:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

"As a general note on abbreviations, please do not use abbreviations that are not widely known and used (convenience acronyms), e.g. UE for "uraemic encephalopathy". There is no need to do this, as we don't need to worry about word length or count (as in journal articles). Indeed, some authors would like abbreviations removed from radiology journals entirely ¹. Read more about this: How to use acronyms."

Line 55:169 · Don't start a sentence with 'There is'.

Lint: accepted-abbreviations