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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Pre-procedural assessment"

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List Punctuation

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"unrecognised failure to select the adrenal vein."

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Illusions

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"The Australian and New Zealand AVS Working Group recommends for AVS that is not stimulated by ACTH infusion, an SI >2 is an acceptable cut off for successful adrenal vein cannulation ⁵. Regarding ACTH stimulated AVS however, an SI of greater than >5 was recommended although is is acknowledged that some authors consider an SI >3 to be satisfactory."

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Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Clinical applications
H2 Indications
H2 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Physical principles
H2 Device structure
H2 Device function
H2 Image acquisition
H2 Image reconstruction
H2 Post-processing
H2 Technical advances
H2 Protocols
H1 Interpretation
H2 Normal values
H2 Limitations
H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
H1 History and etymology
H1 Practical points
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Indication"

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"Pre-procedural assessment"

Line 6:1 · "Pre-procedural assessment" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Complications"

Line 47:1 · "Complications" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Assessment of success"

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Semicolons

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"If unilateral, the adrenal gland can be removed; thus curing secondary hypertension in 50 to 80% of the cases that are caused by aldosterone-producing adenoma while the remaining cases show improvement in hypertension treatment ¹. If bilateral, the hypertension is better controlled medically with aldosterone antagonists ¹."

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Inline EG

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"venous sampling from each adrenal vein and peripheral source (e.g. femoral vein)"

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Commas

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"other complications include groin haematoma, vasovagal response, intraprocedural back pain, infarction, adrenal vein thrombosis and perforation, hypertensive crisis, and adrenal insufficiency ¹"

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