Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"Also known as gastroparesis, used for patients with post-prandial symptoms and is diagnosed if there is >40-60% retention at 2-hours and/or >10% retention at 4-hours. The 4 hour acquisition is the most sensitive time point in diagnosing delayed emptying ^4,6."

Line 22:63 · 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-prandial'.

Number Comparisons

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"Also known as dumping syndrome, is diagnosed if the retained meal value < 70% at 30 minutes or < 30% at 1 hour ⁴."

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"Also known as dumping syndrome, is diagnosed if the retained meal value < 70% at 30 minutes or < 30% at 1 hour ⁴."

Line 31:106 · There should never be a space after less and greater than signs.

En Dash

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"The retention percentage at each time point should be mentioned in the report with mentioning the normal values for each: 1 h (30–90%), 2 h (0–60%), and 4 h (0–10%) ⁴."

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"The retention percentage at each time point should be mentioned in the report with mentioning the normal values for each: 1 h (30–90%), 2 h (0–60%), and 4 h (0–10%) ⁴."

Line 33:146 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"The retention percentage at each time point should be mentioned in the report with mentioning the normal values for each: 1 h (30–90%), 2 h (0–60%), and 4 h (0–10%) ⁴."

Line 33:163 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

Strong

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"A normal half-time (T1/2) for solid-meal gastric emptying is generally between 45 and 105 minutes, which varies according to meal size ⁶."

Line 20:4 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'A normal half-time (T1/2) for solid-meal gastric emptying is generally between 45 and 105 minutes, which varies according to meal size<strong> </strong>'

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Clinical applications
H2 Indications
H2 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Physical principles
H2 Device structure
H2 Device function
H2 Image acquisition
H2 Image reconstruction
H2 Post-processing
H2 Technical advances
H2 Protocols
H1 Interpretation
H2 Normal values
H2 Limitations
H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
H1 History and etymology
H1 Practical points
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Indications"

Line 2:1 · "Indications" should be H2, not H1.

"Patient preparation"

Line 5:1 · "Patient preparation" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Delayed gastric emptying"

Line 21:1 · "Delayed gastric emptying" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Rapid gastric emptying"

Line 30:1 · "Rapid gastric emptying" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Radiology report"

Line 32:1 · "Radiology report" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

Line 35:1 · 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><strong>Dr Griffith</strong> '

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