Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-surgical biliary anatomy and complications ⁹"

Line 7:8 · 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'.

"Artefactual narrowing and pseudo-stricture of the extrahepatic bile duct can be caused by pulsatile vascular compression of the hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries, and it should not be misdiagnosed as a bile duct stricture, tumour or stone ^10,11."

Line 61:30 · 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: 'pseudo-stricture'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"RARE: rapid acquisition and relaxation enhancement"

Line 23:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'RARE: rapid'

"FRFSE: fast-recovery fast spin-echo coronal oblique 3D respiratory triggered"

Line 24:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'FRFSE: fast'

"HASTE: half-Fourier acquisition single shot turbo spin echo-axial 2D breath hold sequence which provides superior images and can be performed in single breath hold ("

Line 25:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'HASTE: half'

Words We Never Use

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"Artefactual narrowing and pseudo-stricture of the extrahepatic bile duct can be caused by pulsatile vascular compression of the hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries, and it should not be misdiagnosed as a bile duct stricture, tumour or stone ^10,11."

Line 61:4 · Radiopaedia always uses 'artifactual' rather than 'Artefactual'.

Acronyms

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"It can provide diagnostically-equivalent images to ERCP and is a useful technique in high risk patients to avoid significant morbidity."

Line 2:58 · 'ERCP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"RARE: rapid acquisition and relaxation enhancement"

Line 23:16 · 'RARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"FRFSE: fast-recovery fast spin-echo coronal oblique 3D respiratory triggered"

Line 24:16 · 'FRFSE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"HASTE: half-Fourier acquisition single shot turbo spin echo-axial 2D breath hold sequence which provides superior images and can be performed in single breath hold ("

Line 25:16 · 'HASTE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"The advantage of FRFSE, as a 3D technique, is the ability to perform multiplanar reconstructions. However, despite respiratory triggering, this sequence is often prone to motion artifact."

Line 32:21 · 'FRFSE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

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

"Physics"

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"Technique and protocols"

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"Technical modifications"

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Semicolons

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"secretin (administered intravenously) causes exocrine secretion of the pancreas, dilating the pancreatic duct and improving its visualisation; indications include ¹:"

Line 39:145 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Oxford Comma

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"Artefactual narrowing and pseudo-stricture of the extrahepatic bile duct can be caused by pulsatile vascular compression of the hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries, and it should not be misdiagnosed as a bile duct stricture, tumour or stone ^10,11."

Line 61:232 · Use the Oxford comma in 'stricture, tumour or stone'.

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