Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"the scan is carried out 60 minutes post-injection of FDG"

Line 18:43 · 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-injection'.

List Caps

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"Waldeyer ring, e.g. palatine tonsils symmetrically, especially when younger ⁷"

Line 44:11 · 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 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

"Physics"

Line 5:1 · "Physics" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Radiopharmaceutical detection"

Line 9:1 · "Radiopharmaceutical detection" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Limitations"

Line 22:1 · "Limitations" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Attenuation correction"

Line 25:1 · "Attenuation correction" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Normal physiological uptake"

Line 41:1 · "Normal physiological uptake" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"False-positive FDG uptake"

Line 57:1 · "False-positive FDG uptake" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Applications"

Line 68:1 · "Applications" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"Although the physiologic information afforded by PET and SPECT imaging is invaluable, the quality of obtained data is poor/noisy and limits imaging spatial resolution. For this reason, PET and SPECT scans are often combined with CT imaging, allowing correlation between functional and anatomical imaging ("hybrid imaging"). PET-MRI scanners have also become available, although their use remains limited and they are generally only found in the larger academic centres, often in a research setting."

Line 3:181 · Use the Oxford comma in 'reason, PET and SPECT'.

Semicolons

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"CT field of view is limited whereas PET field of view is usually larger; if patients are scanned with arms by their side this can lead to the abnormal reconstruction of the images"

Line 38:83 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Inline EG

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"localising eloquent areas (e.g. speech, motor function)"

Line 82:41 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

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