Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong List Colon Position

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"basilar invagination: congenital upward displacement of vertebral elements into a normal foramen magnum with normal bone"

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"basilar impression: upward displacement of the dens due to acquired softening of bones at the base of skull"

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"cranial settling: used instead of basilar impression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; affects 5-10% ^2,3"

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"platybasia: skull base flattening that can present with basilar invagination"

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"cranial settling: used instead of basilar impression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; affects 5-10% ^2,3"

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"Five lines have been described and used by most radiologists to evaluate basilar invagination on frontal and lateral skull plain radiographs as well as coronal and midsagittal reconstructed CT and MRI images."

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"digastric line: the tip of the odontoid process is normally located 11-21 mm below this line"

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"digastric line: the tip of the odontoid process is normally located 11-21 mm below this line"

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"bimastoid line: the tip of the odontoid process projects normally not more than 10 mm above this line"

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"bimastoid line: the tip of the odontoid process projects normally not more than 10 mm above this line"

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"Chamberlain line: connecting the posterior border of hard palate and opisthion"

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"McGregor line: connecting the posterior edge of the hard palate to the most caudal point of the occipital curve"

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Acronyms

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"Common causes can be recalled using the mnemonic PF ROACH."

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"Common causes can be recalled using the mnemonic PF ROACH."

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List Caps

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"Jefferson fracture ¹¹"

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"Chiari 1 malformation"

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"Chiari 2 malformation"

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"McRae line: connecting basion and opisthion"

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"Chamberlain line: connecting the posterior border of hard palate and opisthion"

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"McGregor line: connecting the posterior edge of the hard palate to the most caudal point of the occipital curve"

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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

"Congenital"

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"Acquired"

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"Types"

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"Associations"

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"Frontal image"

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"Lateral image"

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Semicolons

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"cranial settling: used instead of basilar impression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; affects 5-10% ^2,3"

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Oxford Comma

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"Symptoms include weakness, neck pain, bowel and bladder disturbance and/or paraesthesia ⁷."

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"Basilar invagination may be congenital or acquired and is often associated with platybasia. There is stenosis of the foramen magnum and compression of the medulla oblongata resulting in neurological symptoms, obstructive hydrocephalus, syringomyelia or even death."

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There Is

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Links

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