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Strong List Colon Position

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"prevertebral portion: anteriorly located"

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"paraspinal portion: posteriorly located"

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"T1: hypointense with high signal post-contrast"

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"T2: hyperintense with contrast enhancement ⁵"

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Citation Preceding Space

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"in the acute phase of vertebral osteomyelitis, there is bone marrow oedema and this is detected by signal changes with low signal intensity on T1 weighted images (WI) and high signal intensity on T2-WI, especially fat saturated techniques/spectroscopic inversion recovery (SPIR) or short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences⁴"

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"chordomas appear as homogenous hypointense/isointense lesions on T1-WI, hyperintense on T2-WI and show post-gadolinium high signal; tumour develops within the vertebral bodies and frequently invades perivertebral space/epidural space and can span several vertebral segments ²"

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"In general, the prevertebral component is measured on sagittal imaging as the distance between the anterior border of the vertebral body and the air within the pharynx/trachea."

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"A mass arising from the prevertebral portion is centred on the vertebral body or prevertebral muscles, which causes anterior displacement of the muscles as opposed to a mass arising from the retropharyngeal space which would cause flattening of the prevertebral muscles posteriorly against the vertebral body ¹."

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"A mass arising from the paraspinal portion displaces the paraspinal musculature and posterior cervical space fat away from the spine. Extension of malignant and benign lesions into the epidural space from the perivertebral space is common ¹."

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Heterogeneous Spelling

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"chordomas appear as homogenous hypointense/isointense lesions on T1-WI, hyperintense on T2-WI and show post-gadolinium high signal; tumour develops within the vertebral bodies and frequently invades perivertebral space/epidural space and can span several vertebral segments ²"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Summary
H1 Gross anatomy
H2 Articulations
H2 Attachments
H3 Musculotendinous
H3 Ligamentous
H2 Relations / Boundaries
H1 Arterial supply
H1 Venous drainage
H1 Lymphatic drainage
H1 Innervation
H1 Histology
H1 Variant anatomy
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H2 MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H1 Development
H1 Clinical importance
H1 Related pathology
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Contents"

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"Boundaries"

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"Normal thickness"

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Semicolons

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"chordomas are rare and aggressive tumours arising from notochordal remnants in the axial skeleton; on CT the mass is typically hypodense/isodense and associated with lytic vertebral bone destruction and may extend over a number of levels ²"

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"chordomas appear as homogenous hypointense/isointense lesions on T1-WI, hyperintense on T2-WI and show post-gadolinium high signal; tumour develops within the vertebral bodies and frequently invades perivertebral space/epidural space and can span several vertebral segments ²"

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