Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"60-75 seconds post-injection (independent of arterial timing)"

Line 57:27 · 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-injection'.

Emphasis

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"NB: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on CT hardware and software, radiologists' and referrers' preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. "

Line 4:4 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>NB: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on CT hardware and software, radiologists' and referrers' preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. </em>'

Colons

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"NB: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on CT hardware and software, radiologists' and referrers' preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints."

Line 4:10 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': This article'.

Strong

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"respiration phase"

Line 66:5 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>respiration phase</strong>'

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Patient position
H2 Scout
H2 Scan extent
H2 Scan direction
H2 Scan duration
H2 Contrast
H2 Scan delay
H1 Practical points
H1 Post-processing
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Purpose"

Line 7:1 · "Purpose" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"Suspected liver lesions such as hepatocellular carcinoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, adenomas, haemangiomas, particularly where calcification, haemorrhage or scar tissue may be present. An unenhanced phase is also useful following Lipiodol-based transarterial chemoembolisation, providing a baseline for comparison with the post-contrast phases."

Line 6:160 · Use the Oxford comma in 'calcification, haemorrhage or scar'.

Lint: ct-four-phase-liver-protocol