Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

error

"COVID-19 (increased plaque volume, progression to high-risk plaque, pericoronary fat inflammation and coronary events in the year post-infection) ¹²"

Line 10:145 · 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-infection)'.

Acronyms

warning

"acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction with or without ST elevation)"

Line 16:78 · 'ST' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ACC/AHA classification of coronary lesions"

Line 52:11 · 'ACC' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ACC/AHA classification of coronary lesions"

Line 52:15 · 'AHA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

EG List And

warning

"non-typical chest pain (e.g. sharp, epigastric, radiating to the back or abdomen)"

Line 21:32 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. sharp, epigastric, radiating to the back or'.

List Caps

warning

"Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS)"

Line 53:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

warning

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

"Classification"

Line 40:1 · "Classification" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Radiographic features").

Commas

suggestion

"modifiable: hypercholesterolaemia, left ventricular hypertrophy, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol ¹"

Line 8:48 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Inline EG

suggestion

"non-typical chest pain (e.g. sharp, epigastric, radiating to the back or abdomen)"

Line 21:31 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

There Is

suggestion

"There are a variety of techniques to image coronary artery disease including both anatomical and functional modalities. Coronary angiography has been the mainstay for many years, but in certain patient groups, it is being replaced by non-invasive imaging such as coronary CT angiography (cCTA)."

Line 29:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

"There are several appropriate clinical indications for the performance of coronary CTA ⁸:"

Line 30:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

Links

coronary-arteries