Radiopaedia Helpers

List Punctuation

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"pulmonary hypertension: may be present in up to 55-60 % of patients with pulmonary extramedullary haematopoesis ¹."

Line 5:136 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

Units

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"Technetium-99m Sulfur colloid bone marrow scintigraphy may assist in diagnosis"

Line 20:12 · Put a space between the number and the unit in 'Technetium-99m'.

Optional Plurals

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"Treatment options vary and can include blood transfusion(s), medical therapy, external beam radiation therapy, and surgical management."

Line 22:49 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'transfusion(s)'.

List Caps

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"Technetium-99m Sulfur colloid bone marrow scintigraphy may assist in diagnosis"

Line 20:12 · 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

"Associations"

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"CT chest"

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Commas

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"Patients may be asymptomatic or can have varying symptoms, including haemoptysis, acute or progressive dyspnoea, chest pain, and added nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, fever, night sweats, or pruritis."

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Oxford Comma

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"Patients may be asymptomatic or can have varying symptoms, including haemoptysis, acute or progressive dyspnoea, chest pain, and added nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, fever, night sweats, or pruritis."

Line 3:73 · Use the Oxford comma in 'haemoptysis, acute or progressive'.

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