Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"A tear >4-6 weeks post-injury is termed a chronic Achilles tendon rupture ¹¹."

Line 3:22 · 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-injury'.

"Plain radiographs may show soft tissue swelling and obliteration of the pre-Achilles fat pad (Kager's triangle)."

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"Post-operative"

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"post-operatively, Achilles tendon may appear thicker on MR follow-up ⁹"

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Headings Spacing

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"Classification "

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"MRI "

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Strong List Colon Position

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"T2: partial thickness or interstitial tears may show high signal on long TR, and tendon swelling to >7 mm AP"

Line 67:12 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T2:</strong> partial'

Strong

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"A tear >4-6 weeks post-injury is termed a chronic Achilles tendon rupture ¹¹."

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List Caps

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"Black race ¹³"

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"Copenhagen Achilles length measure (CALM)"

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Acronyms

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"increased Achilles tendon AP diameter ¹³"

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"T2: partial thickness or interstitial tears may show high signal on long TR, and tendon swelling to >7 mm AP"

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"T2: partial thickness or interstitial tears may show high signal on long TR, and tendon swelling to >7 mm AP"

Line 67:135 · 'AP' 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

"Classification "

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"MRI "

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"Signal characteristics"

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"Post-operative"

Line 68:1 · "Post-operative" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

There Is

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"There are numerous recognised predisposing factors, including:"

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

Line 76:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>A true rupture of the Achilles tendon was first described by <strong>Ambroise Pare</strong> '

Links

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