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Spacing
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"Exacerbations (episodes of acute pancreatitis) may present with epigastric pain. These may recur over a number of years."

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List Punctuation
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"dilatation and beading of the pancreatic duct often with intraductal calcifications, could give a 'chain of lakes' appearance."

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Adjectival Hyphens
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"post-enhanced dynamic assessment of ADC maps of pancreatic parenchyma, revealing delayed and reduced peak values"

Line 100:8 · 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-enhanced'.
Strong List Colon Position
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"grade 0, normal:"

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"grade 1, equivocal:"

Line 114:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>grade 1, equivocal:</strong>'

"grade 2, mild chronic pancreatitis:"

Line 121:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>grade 2, mild chronic pancreatitis:</strong>'

"grade 3, moderate chronic pancreatitis:"

Line 128:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>grade 3, moderate chronic pancreatitis:</strong>'

"grade 4, severe chronic pancreatitis:"

Line 135:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>grade 4, severe chronic pancreatitis:</strong>'
Acronyms
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"The major risk factors for the development of chronic pancreatitis may be categorised according to the TIGAR-O system 9:"

Line 5:107 · 'TIGAR-O' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Endoscopic ultrasound may also be used to visualise the parenchymal and ductal changes better. EUS guided FNA can also be done."

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"Endoscopic ultrasound may also be used to visualise the parenchymal and ductal changes better. EUS guided FNA can also be done."

Line 51:110 · 'FNA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
List Caps
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"T: toxic-metabolic (e.g. alcohol)"

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"G: genetic"

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"A: autoimmune"

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"R: recurrent"

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"O: obstructive (e.g. choledocholithiasis, pancreatic head tumour)"

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Heterogeneous Spelling
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"heterogenous parenchyma"

Line 59:8 · Radiopaedia advises the '-eous' form: 'heterogeneous' rather than 'heterogenous'.
Strong
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"The exocrine function may be assessed by secretin-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, SMRCP (a.k.a. MRCP-S). This relatively new technique has shown promising results and may replace endoscopic measuring techniques in the near future 6-8. Imaging protocols to assess exocrine function may contain:"

Line 97:120 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong> </strong>(a.k.a. MRCP-S). This relatively new technique has shown promising results and may replace endoscopic measuring techniques in the near future'
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

"Moderate pancreatitis (≥2 of the following)"

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"Marked pancreatitis (≥1 of the following)"

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"Morphological"

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"Functional"

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"Cambridge classification"

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Inline EG
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"T: toxic-metabolic (e.g. alcohol)"

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"O: obstructive (e.g. choledocholithiasis, pancreatic head tumour)"

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Oxford Comma
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"abnormal side branches: presence of filling defect, severe dilatation, irregularity, obstruction or one (or more) large cavity"

Line 138:79 · Use the Oxford comma in 'irregularity, obstruction or one'.