Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"sequence: post-contrast fast-spin echo (T1 FSE) or gradient (T1 MPRAGE) . A fat-saturated sequence is considered in at least one plane, especially when tumour involves the skull's base"

Line 39:15 · 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-contrastfast-spin'.

Units

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"all these GBCAs are approved by FDA at identical administered total doses of 0.1mmol/kg body weight ¹"

Line 57:84 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '1mm'.

Emphasis

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"Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. "

Line 2:4 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. '

"purpose: assessment of white-matter tumour involvement and related vasogenic oedema"

Line 26:12 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: ': '

"sequence: post-contrast fast-spin echo (T1 FSE) or gradient (T1 MPRAGE) . A fat-saturated sequence is considered in at least one plane, especially when tumour involves the skull's base"

Line 39:28 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: ' '

Colons

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"Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints."

Line 2:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': This article'.

Strong

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"T1 weighted"

Line 7:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'T1 weighted'

"T2 weighted"

Line 14:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'T2 weighted'

"FLAIR"

Line 22:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'FLAIR'

"diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)"

Line 30:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)'

"postcontrast sequences "

Line 37:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'postcontrast sequences '

"susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI)"

Line 64:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI)'

"perfusion "

Line 75:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'perfusion '

"sequence: MR perfusion"

Line 76:5 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'sequence: '

"spectroscopy "

Line 83:1 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'spectroscopy '

Acronyms

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"sequence: fast-spin echo (T1 FSE) or gradient (T1 MPRAGE)"

Line 9:37 · 'FSE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"sequence: T2 FSE"

Line 16:21 · 'FSE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"sequence: post-contrast fast-spin echo (T1 FSE) or gradient (T1 MPRAGE) . A fat-saturated sequence is considered in at least one plane, especially when tumour involves the skull's base"

Line 39:60 · 'FSE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"all these GBCAs are approved by FDA at identical administered total doses of 0.1mmol/kg body weight ¹"

Line 57:37 · 'FDA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

List Caps

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"Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) for CNS ¹:"

Line 40:5 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Sequences"

Line 3:1 · "Sequences" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

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