Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

error

"bone marrow oedema (BMO) / osteitis on a T2-weighted sequence sensitive for free water (such as short tau inversion recovery (STIR) or T2FS) or bone marrow contrast enhancement on a T1-weighted sequence (such as T1FS post-Gd)*"

Line 11:239 · 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-Gd)*'.

Acronyms

warning

"The Assessment in SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria, published in 2009 ¹ with the revised 2016 consensus definition of a positive MRI (i.e. active sacroiliitis) still in use in 2019 ⁶, utilises imaging features of the sacroiliac joints on x-ray and MRI as one of many criteria for the classification of axial spondyloarthritis with the aim to create homogeneous populations for research ^1,3,4. Its use in clinical practice has been discouraged by some authors ⁴."

Line 1:88 · 'ASAS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"The ASAS classification criteria were developed for population selection for research with clinical, biochemical, genetic, and imaging criteria ^1-4. The sensitivity and specificity of the ASAS classification criteria are around 80% ^4,5, which limits its use as a diagnostic tool ⁴."

Line 3:8 · 'ASAS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"The ASAS classification criteria were developed for population selection for research with clinical, biochemical, genetic, and imaging criteria ^1-4. The sensitivity and specificity of the ASAS classification criteria are around 80% ^4,5, which limits its use as a diagnostic tool ⁴."

Line 3:203 · 'ASAS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Emphasis

warning

"There is no grading system per se, however, the phrase "active sacroiliitis on MRI" can be used if there are features highly suggestive of inflammation. These features can be broken down into two categories ²:"

Line 6:31 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>per se, </em>'

There Is

suggestion

"There is no grading system per se, however, the phrase "active sacroiliitis on MRI" can be used if there are features highly suggestive of inflammation. These features can be broken down into two categories ²:"

Line 6:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There is'.

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"the sole presence of other inflammatory lesions such as synovitis, enthesitis or capsulitis without concomitant BMO is not sufficient for the definition of "active sacroiliitis on MRI""

Line 19:67 · Use the Oxford comma in 'synovitis, enthesitis or capsulitis'.

"in the absence of MRI signs of BMO, the presence of structural lesions such as fat metaplasia, sclerosis, erosion or ankylosis does not meet the definition of "active sacroiliitis on MRI", but can be considered chronic lesions"

Line 20:110 · Use the Oxford comma in 'sclerosis, erosion or ankylosis'.

Lint: asas-classification-criteria-active-sacroiliitis-on-mri