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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Some ganglion cysts can occur in post-traumatic and post-surgical situations ¹²."

Line 11:56 · 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-surgical'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: typically ganglia are low signal although high proteinaceous content or haemorrhage may result in lesions appearing isointense or hyperintense on T1 weighted images"

Line 61:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T1: typically'

"T2/STIR: typically high signal"

Line 62:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T2/STIR: typically'

"T1 C+ (Gd): thin rim or septal enhancement ¹³"

Line 63:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T1 C+ (Gd): thin'

Acronyms

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"knee: e.g. ACL ganglion cyst"

Line 30:22 · 'ACL' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

There Is

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"There are many ways of classifying ganglion cysts."