Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"thickening (oedema) and then later, thinning (pre-rupture) of the appendix wall"

Line 80:54 · 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: 'pre-rupture)'.

Eponym Apostrophe

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"rare: foreign body, Crohn's disease, tumour"

Line 36:28 · Radiopaedia prefers the non-possessive eponym: 'Crohn's disease'.

Acronyms

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"US is often all that is required (quick, dynamic and no ionising radiation)"

Line 45:8 · 'US' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Prefix Hyphens

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"assess for peri-appendiceal collection"

Line 70:19 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'peri-appendiceal'.

"peri-appendiceal inflammation (stranding of the adjacent fat)"

Line 91:8 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'peri-appendiceal'.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Reference article
H1 Summary
H1 Role of imaging
H1 Radiographic features
H1 See also

"This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists"

Line 1:1 · "This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Ultrasound"

Line 75:1 · "Ultrasound" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"CT"

Line 85:1 · "CT" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"MRI"

Line 97:1 · "MRI" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Semicolons

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"This is a summary article; read more in our article on appendicitis."

Line 4:36 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Oxford Comma

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"initial periumbilical pain with fever, nausea and vomiting"

Line 21:40 · Use the Oxford comma in 'fever, nausea and vomiting'.

"US is often all that is required (quick, dynamic and no ionising radiation)"

Line 45:42 · Use the Oxford comma in 'quick, dynamic and no'.

Lint: appendicitis-summary