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Lint: bone-scintigraphy-1

Isotope Notation
error

"As 99mTc MDP is renally excreted, reduced renal function can result in poor image quality as the tracer is not cleared effectively from the soft tissues. It is therefore important to optimise renal function and ensure adequate patient hydration."

Line 19:7 · Write the isotope as symbol-mass, e.g. F-18, not '99mTc'.
Units
error

"As 99mTc MDP is renally excreted, reduced renal function can result in poor image quality as the tracer is not cleared effectively from the soft tissues. It is therefore important to optimise renal function and ensure adequate patient hydration."

Line 19:7 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '99mTc'.
Number Spacing
error

"Tc-99m diphosphonate is administered intravenously, at a dose of 740 - 925 Mbq (20 - 25 mCi) in adults 2."

Line 21:69 · In a number range, there should not be spaces around the hyphen ('740 - 925').

"Tc-99m diphosphonate is administered intravenously, at a dose of 740 - 925 Mbq (20 - 25 mCi) in adults 2."

Line 21:91 · In a number range, there should not be spaces around the hyphen ('20 - 25').
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Indications
  • H1 1.5 vs 3 tesla
  • H1 Patient preparation
  • H1 Patient positioning
  • H1 Technical parameters
  • H2 Coil
  • H2 Scan geometry
  • H2 Planning
  • H1 Sequences
  • H2 Standard sequences
  • H2 Optional sequences
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 Related articles
  • H1 See also

"Tracer dose and route of administration"

Line 20:1 · "Tracer dose and route of administration" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Phases (kinetic modelling)"

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"Flow phase"

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"Blood pool phase"

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"Delayed phase"

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"Delayed/delayed"

Line 44:1 · "Delayed/delayed" is not a recognised heading for this article type.
Parentheses
suggestion

"Bone scintigraphy (a.k.a. bone scans) is a nuclear medicine (scintigraphic) study that makes use of technetium-99m (commonly Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate (MDP)) as the active agent 2; its diagnostic efficacy lies in its ability to interact with the extracellular matrix of the bone - both recently formed, characterised by intense osteoblastic activity, and amorphous - accumulating within it (so-called chemoadsorption mechanism) 8. About 50% of the injected dose will be absorbed by the bones after 2 to 6 hours 2."

Line 1:39 · Use parentheses judiciously. There are at least 3 sets in this paragraph.
Semicolons
suggestion

"Bone scintigraphy (a.k.a. bone scans) is a nuclear medicine (scintigraphic) study that makes use of technetium-99m (commonly Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate (MDP)) as the active agent 2; its diagnostic efficacy lies in its ability to interact with the extracellular matrix of the bone - both recently formed, characterised by intense osteoblastic activity, and amorphous - accumulating within it (so-called chemoadsorption mechanism) 8. About 50% of the injected dose will be absorbed by the bones after 2 to 6 hours 2."

Line 1:240 · Use semicolons judiciously.