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Number Spacing

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"minimum ADC ~1100 (+/- 130) x 10^-6 mm²/s"

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Citation Preceding Space

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"minimum ADC ~1100 (+/- 130) x 10^-6 mm²/s"

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Acronyms

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"Haemangiopericytomas were highly cellular tumours with frequent mitoses (grade II"

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"Haemangiopericytomas were highly cellular tumours with frequent mitoses (grade II"

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"immunohistochemistry: EMA positive, CD34 and STAT6 negative"

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Strong

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"T2"

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There Is

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"Haemangiopericytomas accounted for"

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Commas

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"Clinical presentation was usually due to mass effect and will vary depending on location. Headache, seizures, focal neurological dysfunction may all be presenting features ³. Additionally, in up to 20% of cases, these tumours can metastasise systemically, typically to liver, lung, and bone ^1,3,6."

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Semicolons

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"Haemangiopericytomas were highly cellular tumours with frequent mitoses (grade II"

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Oxford Comma

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"immunohistochemistry: EMA positive, CD34 and STAT6 negative"

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