Radiopaedia Helpers

Words We Never Use

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"magnetic susceptibility artefact: visible on MR abdominal scans, may obscure anatomy of interest"

Line 20:35 · Radiopaedia always uses 'artifact' rather than 'artefact'.

Acronyms

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"The 2017 AJR article by Accorsi et al. ⁴ provides MRI safety information on some common endoscopic clip models:"

Line 10:13 · 'AJR' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Olympus Medical Systems QuickClip, EZ Clip and Long-Clip (MRI unsafe)"

Line 15:43 · 'EZ' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

List Caps

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"Boston Scientific Resolution Clip (MRI conditional)"

Line 12:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Cook Medical Tri-Clip (MRI unsafe)"

Line 13:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Ethicon Endo-Surgery Clip (MRI conditional)"

Line 14:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Olympus Medical Systems QuickClip, EZ Clip and Long-Clip (MRI unsafe)"

Line 15:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Oxford Comma

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"Endo clips, also known as, endoscopic clips, endoclips or haemoclips are therapeutic accessories used to halt gastrointestinal bleeding ¹ during endoscopy procedures. The quantity of clips used is dependent on the extent of perforated tissue resulting in bleeding occurring."

Line 1:67 · Use the Oxford comma in 'clips, endoclips or haemoclips'.

Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

Line 23:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>First introduced in 1975 by <strong>Hayashi</strong> '

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