Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"trauma: burns, post-surgery"

Line 14:23 · 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-surgery'.

Acronyms

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"The following conditions do not usually result in substantially elevated C-reactive protein levels: scleroderma, SLE, dermatomyositis, ulcerative colitis, and leukaemia. This fact may be useful in distinguishing between certain diseases ¹."

Line 18:127 · 'SLE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Emphasis

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"C-reactive protein was named due to its ability to precipitate the C-polysaccharide present in Streptococcus pneumonia ¹. The protein was discovered in 1930 by two Americans, William Tillett, a bacteriologist ⁹ and Thomas Francis Jr (1900-1969), a physician, virologist, and epidemiologist ¹¹. The specific term "C-reactive protein" makes its first appearance in the literature in 1941 ¹⁰."

Line 22:102 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Streptococcus pneumonia</em></a><em> </em>'

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Clinical applications
H2 Indications
H2 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Physical principles
H2 Device structure
H2 Device function
H2 Image acquisition
H2 Image reconstruction
H2 Post-processing
H2 Technical advances
H2 Protocols
H1 Interpretation
H2 Normal values
H2 Limitations
H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
H1 History and etymology
H1 Practical points
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Physiological basis"

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

"Major elevation"

Line 9:1 · "Major elevation" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Absent or minor elevation"

Line 17:1 · "Absent or minor elevation" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Pregnancy"

Line 19:1 · "Pregnancy" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"Cellular injury, infection or neoplasia results in the up-regulation and expression of various cytokines and chemical mediators. Interleukin-6 causes the downstream transcription and production of C-reactive protein in hepatocytes ¹."

Line 3:13 · Use the Oxford comma in 'injury, infection or neoplasia'.

"CRP is very sensitive for detecting inflammation, cellular injury, neoplasia and infection, it however is non-specific and numerous conditions elevate it. A short (and non-exhaustive) list is provided below ¹."

Line 8:63 · Use the Oxford comma in 'injury, neoplasia and infection'.

Inline EG

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"infection: bacterial (e.g. pneumonia), viral (e.g. viral respiratory tract infection), mycobacterial (e.g. tuberculosis), fungal (e.g. pulmonary candidiasis)"

Line 11:29 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"malignancy: lymphoma, solid organ tumours (e.g. colon adenocarcinoma)"

Line 15:57 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Parentheses

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"infection: bacterial (e.g. pneumonia), viral (e.g. viral respiratory tract infection), mycobacterial (e.g. tuberculosis), fungal (e.g. pulmonary candidiasis)"

Line 11:29 · Use parentheses judiciously. There are at least 3 sets in this paragraph.

Links

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