Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"renal tumour recurrence post-nephrectomy"

Line 38:39 · 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-nephrectomy'.

Litotes

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"splenosis: splenic tissue deposits following abdominal trauma or surgery (e.g. splenectomy), and do not have splenic arterial supply"

Line 46:115 · Consider using 'lack(s)' instead of 'not have'

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

"Tc-99m sulfur colloid scan"

Line 25:1 · "Tc-99m sulfur colloid scan" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Tc-99m heat-denatured red blood cell scan"

Line 27:1 · "Tc-99m heat-denatured red blood cell scan" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"Resection is also considered when there is infarction, torsion or ruptured accessory spleen due to vascular pedicle complications ⁸."

Line 31:47 · Use the Oxford comma in 'infarction, torsion or ruptured'.

Semicolons

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"polysplenia: rarely multiple splenules are seen without a "parent" spleen; this is referred to as polysplenia and is seen associated with situs abnormalities"

Line 45:88 · Use semicolons judiciously.

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