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Headings Spacing
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"Dos "

Line 4:1 · Never put spaces at either end of headings.
Quotes
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"Occasionally exceptions can be made if the reference is of historical relevance, for example in the History and etymology section of an article e.g. "First described by X in 1924.". If you are uncertain please reach out to the editorial board through Radiopaedia Chat."

Line 35:153 · Commas and periods go outside quotation marks (in nearly all circumstances).
List Punctuation
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"if it is at the end of a sentence, it should be before the full-stop (period), which itself should not be superscripted 1."

Line 43:133 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.
Acronyms
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"online journals with complete text available without subscription (e.g. AJR and RadioGraphics)"

Line 15:83 · 'AJR' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Citations are formatted for Radiopaedia, but draw heavily on the National Library of Medicine (used in PubMed) and use the ANSI/NISO Z39.29-2005 (R2010) Bibliographic References standard (see External links)."

Line 58:127 · 'ANSI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Citations are formatted for Radiopaedia, but draw heavily on the National Library of Medicine (used in PubMed) and use the ANSI/NISO Z39.29-2005 (R2010) Bibliographic References standard (see External links)."

Line 58:132 · 'NISO' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"URL of the article/PDF"

Line 70:8 · 'URL' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ANSI/NISO Z39.29-2005 (R2010) Bibliographic References"

Line 85:11 · 'ANSI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ANSI/NISO Z39.29-2005 (R2010) Bibliographic References"

Line 85:16 · 'NISO' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Litotes
warning

"referencing websites is generally discouraged except under certain specific instances, and only after discussion with a member of the editorial board: content may not have been peer-reviewed, may change dynamically, hyperlinks may become stale and a user login may be required to view content"

Line 28:167 · Consider using 'lack(s)' instead of 'not have'
EG List And
warning

"please try to avoid using two-tiered references e.g. directly citing a reference X obtained from Y's article, when you have only read the article by Y, and never actually reviewed reference X yourself - there is a risk because 'Y' may have incorrectly cited or misunderstood the article by 'X'"

Line 31:56 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. directly citing a reference X obtained from Y's article, when you have only read the article by Y, and never actually reviewed reference X yourself - there is a risk because 'Y' may have incorrectly cited or'.
Headings Case
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"Non-English language references"

Line 33:5 · 'Non-English language references' should use sentence-style capitalization.
Number Formatting
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"1. Ferguson E, Krishnamurthy R, Oldham S. Classic Imaging Signs of Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities. Radiographics. 2007;27(5):1323-34. doi:10.1148/rg.275065148"

Line 65:208 · Check the number format against the style guide: '.275065148'.
Numbers Over10000
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"1. Ferguson E, Krishnamurthy R, Oldham S. Classic Imaging Signs of Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities. Radiographics. 2007;27(5):1323-34. doi:10.1148/rg.275065148"

Line 65:209 · Use a thousands separators for large numbers.
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

"Dos "

Line 4:1 · "Dos " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Do nots"

Line 24:1 · "Do nots" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Non-English language references"

Line 33:1 · "Non-English language references" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Citation"

Line 38:1 · "Citation" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Format"

Line 57:1 · "Format" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Formatting help"

Line 66:1 · "Formatting help" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"External links"

Line 82:1 · "External links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.
Commas
suggestion

"Any recommendations for patient care must be based on science, evidence, and clinical reasoning while avoiding advocating for or promoting, practices that are not, or not yet, adequately based on science, evidence, and clinical reasoning or that have been shown to have risks that outweigh their benefits."

Line 2:65 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.
Inline EG
suggestion

"online journals with complete text available without subscription (e.g. AJR and RadioGraphics)"

Line 15:74 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"online journals with complete text available but requiring a subscription (e.g. Radiology, British Journal of Radiology)"

Line 16:82 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.