Radiopaedia Helpers

List Punctuation

error

"2017-2018: Bernard F King, Jr."

Line 19:35 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

Biographical Date Spacing

error

"In early 1900, John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to Heber Robarts (1852-1922) (the editor of the American X-Ray Journal) proposing the establishment of the first American radiological organisation. Consequently the Roentgen Society of the United States was founded on 26 March 1900 by a small group of about fifteen individuals, mainly physicians, convened by Robarts in his office in St Louis, Missouri, USA ¹. At this meeting Heber Robarts was appointed first president of the new society, with John Rudis-Jicinsky as its secretary."

Line 24:19 · In a biographical citation, the date should be correctly spaced: 'John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to <a>Heber Robarts</a> (1852'

List Caps

warning

"American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)"

Line 5:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Emphasis

warning

"ARRS InPractice, a quarterly newsletter for its membership, covering important clinical and non-clinical matters"

Line 8:13 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'InPractice, '

Colons

warning

"2023-2024: Erik K Paulson"

Line 13:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Erik K'.

"2022-2023: Gary Whitman"

Line 14:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Gary Whitman</li'.

"2021-2022: Jonathan Kruskal"

Line 15:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Jonathan Kruskal</li'.

"2020-2021: Alex Norbash"

Line 16:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Alex Norbash</li'.

"2018-2019: Philip Costello"

Line 18:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Philip Costello</li'.

"2017-2018: Bernard F King, Jr."

Line 19:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Bernard F'.

"2016-2017: Mauricio Castillo"

Line 20:17 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Mauricio Castillo</li'.

Headings Case

warning

"Roentgen Society of the United States"

Line 23:5 · 'Roentgen Society of the United States' should use sentence-style capitalization.

"Roentgen Society of America"

Line 26:5 · 'Roentgen Society of America' should use sentence-style capitalization.

Strong

warning

"In early 1900, John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to Heber Robarts (1852-1922) (the editor of the American X-Ray Journal) proposing the establishment of the first American radiological organisation. Consequently the Roentgen Society of the United States was founded on 26 March 1900 by a small group of about fifteen individuals, mainly physicians, convened by Robarts in his office in St Louis, Missouri, USA ¹. At this meeting Heber Robarts was appointed first president of the new society, with John Rudis-Jicinsky as its secretary."

Line 24:19 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'John Rudis-Jicinsky'

"In early 1900, John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to Heber Robarts (1852-1922) (the editor of the American X-Ray Journal) proposing the establishment of the first American radiological organisation. Consequently the Roentgen Society of the United States was founded on 26 March 1900 by a small group of about fifteen individuals, mainly physicians, convened by Robarts in his office in St Louis, Missouri, USA ¹. At this meeting Heber Robarts was appointed first president of the new society, with John Rudis-Jicinsky as its secretary."

Line 24:142 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' (1852-1922) (the editor of the'

"In early 1900, John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to Heber Robarts (1852-1922) (the editor of the American X-Ray Journal) proposing the establishment of the first American radiological organisation. Consequently the Roentgen Society of the United States was founded on 26 March 1900 by a small group of about fifteen individuals, mainly physicians, convened by Robarts in his office in St Louis, Missouri, USA ¹. At this meeting Heber Robarts was appointed first president of the new society, with John Rudis-Jicinsky as its secretary."

Line 24:316 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'Roentgen Society of the United States'

"In 1901, at its second annual meeting held in Buffalo, New York, the Society changed its name to the Roentgen Society of America, primarily to encourage Canadian physicians, interested in radiology, to join the organisation ¹."

Line 27:105 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'Roentgen Society of America'

"In 1902, the new Society started its first publication, the Transactions of the American Roentgen Ray Society, which was published just once a year. Its first issue carried the full text of papers presented at its third annual meeting. Following the seventh annual meeting in 1906, it was decided that the Transactions would become the American Quarterly of Roentgenology. The journal finally turned monthly in 1913, being renamed the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) in the process ¹."

Line 28:340 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'American Quarterly of Roentgenology'

Acronyms

warning

"In early 1900, John Rudis-Jicinsky, a physician practising in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, penned a letter to Heber Robarts (1852-1922) (the editor of the American X-Ray Journal) proposing the establishment of the first American radiological organisation. Consequently the Roentgen Society of the United States was founded on 26 March 1900 by a small group of about fifteen individuals, mainly physicians, convened by Robarts in his office in St Louis, Missouri, USA ¹. At this meeting Heber Robarts was appointed first president of the new society, with John Rudis-Jicinsky as its secretary."

Line 24:524 · 'USA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Headings Valid

warning

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

"Journals"

Line 2:1 · "Journals" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Presidents"

Line 10:1 · "Presidents" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"History"

Line 22:1 · "History" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Roentgen Society of the United States"

Line 23:1 · "Roentgen Society of the United States" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Roentgen Society of America"

Line 26:1 · "Roentgen Society of America" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Commas

suggestion

"In 1901, at its second annual meeting held in Buffalo, New York, the Society changed its name to the Roentgen Society of America, primarily to encourage Canadian physicians, interested in radiology, to join the organisation ¹."

Line 27:11 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Lint: american-roentgen-ray-society-1