Radiopaedia Helpers

radiographic-positioning-terminology

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"compared with median which is in the midline rather than towards the midline"

Line 11:26 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'median '

"sagittal plane: vertical plane parallel to the median plane (or midsagittal plane)"

Line 28:68 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'median plane'

"adduction: movement of limb towards the midline"

Line 64:35 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' movement of limb towards the midline'

"supination: movement of hand and forearm to bring the palm facing anterior"

Line 66:36 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' movement of hand and forearm to bring the palm facing anterior'

"opposition: thumb brought to oppose another digit"

Line 68:36 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' thumb brought to oppose another digit'

"elevation: movement of the scapula superiorly"

Line 70:35 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' movement of the scapula superiorly'

"protrusion: movement of the mandible, lips or tongue anteriorly"

Line 74:36 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' movement of the mandible, lips or tongue anteriorly'

"anteroposterior (AP): central ray passes, perpendicular to the coronal plane, from anterior to posterior"

Line 80:46 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' central ray passes, perpendicular to the coronal plane, from anterior to posterior'

"lateral: central ray, perpendicular to the sagittal plane and parallel to the coronal plane, passes from one side of body to the other"

Line 86:29 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' central ray, perpendicular to the sagittal plane and parallel to the coronal plane, passes from one side of body to the other'

"horizontal beam lateral (HBL): lateral view obtained with central ray projecting horizontally; generally the patient will be supine (e.g. post trauma)"

Line 87:59 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' lateral view obtained with central ray projecting horizontally; generally the patient will be supine (e.g. post trauma'

"oblique: central ray passes through the body/body part through a plane which is at an angle to the transverse plane/coronal plane"

Line 89:33 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' central ray passes through the body/body part through a plane which is at an angle to the transverse plane/coronal plane'

"axial: central ray passes through (or parallel) to the long axis of the body"

Line 91:27 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' central ray passes through (or parallel) to the long axis of the body'

"tangential: central ray is directed along the surface of the bone to image adjacent soft tissue e.g. tangential skull soft tissue x-ray for foreign body"

Line 94:36 · Generally, don't use bold in text: ' central ray is directed along the surface of the bone to image adjacent soft tissue e.g. tangential skull soft tissue x-ray for foreign body'

List Caps

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"Trendelenburg position: the patient is supine (on an inclined radiographic table) with the head lower than the feet"

Line 42:16 · 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

"Basic terms of relations"

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"Planes"

Line 21:1 · "Planes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Body positions"

Line 37:1 · "Body positions" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Movement"

Line 59:1 · "Movement" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Projections"

Line 77:1 · "Projections" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"circumduction: circular movement of a joint using a combination of flexion, abduction, extension and adduction such that the distal limb describes a circle"

Line 67:101 · Use the Oxford comma in 'abduction, extension and adduction'.

"protrusion: movement of the mandible, lips or tongue anteriorly"

Line 74:70 · Use the Oxford comma in 'mandible, lips or tongue'.

"retraction: movement of the mandible, lips or tongue posteriorly"

Line 75:53 · Use the Oxford comma in 'mandible, lips or tongue'.

Semicolons

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"depending on the anatomic segment to radiograph, synonyms can be used, for example: occipitofrontal (skull); dorsoventral (thorax); dorsopalmar (hand)"

Line 83:119 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"depending on the anatomic segment to radiograph, synonyms can be used, for example: occipitofrontal (skull); dorsoventral (thorax); dorsopalmar (hand)"

Line 83:142 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"horizontal beam lateral (HBL): lateral view obtained with central ray projecting horizontally; generally the patient will be supine (e.g. post trauma)"

Line 87:139 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Inline EG

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"horizontal beam lateral (HBL): lateral view obtained with central ray projecting horizontally; generally the patient will be supine (e.g. post trauma)"

Line 87:178 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

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