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Lint: percutaneous-lung-tumour-ablation

Adjectival Hyphens
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"clinical monitoring as per post-sedation or general anaesthesia recovery"

Line 119:35 · 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-sedation'.
Acronyms
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"NSCLC in stages I to IIIA has surgical resection as the standard of care. SBRT is commonly offered as a second-line treatment when there is a contraindication for surgery (e.g. poor cardiopulmonary reserve) 9. As per the European Society of Medical Oncology and American College of Chest Physicians, percutaneous ablation should be played as an alternative when both surgery and SBRT are contraindicated 9"

Line 9:11 · 'NSCLC' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"stage I NSCLC"

Line 11:12 · 'NSCLC' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"better outcomes are achieved in lesions inferior to 2 cm, therefore, percutaneous ablation is reserved for T1a and T1b NSCLC 9"

Line 12:131 · 'NSCLC' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"patients with ECOG >2 9"

Line 31:25 · 'ECOG' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"NSCLC: ablation zone must be oversized by about 8-10 mm in all directions 4"

Line 58:12 · 'NSCLC' 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 Preprocedural evaluation
  • H1 Procedure
  • H2 Equipment
  • H2 Technique
  • H2 Postprocedural care
  • H1 Postprocedural evaluation
  • H2 Radiographic features
  • H1 Complications
  • H1 Outcomes
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 See also

"Preprocedural evaluation"

Line 53:1 · "Preprocedural evaluation" should be H1, not H2.
Oxford Comma
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"CT chest monitoring in 3, 6, 9 and 12 months is an option"

Line 125:34 · Use the Oxford comma in '6, 9 and 12'.