Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"MRI is the modality of choice for pre-treatment staging of retinoblastoma (see retinoblastoma staging) ⁴."

Line 49:38 · 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: 'pre-treatment'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: intermediate signal intensity, hyperintense compared to the vitreous ^4,5"

Line 52:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T1: intermediate'

"T2: hypointense compared to the vitreous"

Line 53:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T2: hypointense'

Emphasis

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"Retinoblastomas may be sporadic or secondary to a germline mutation of the retinoblastoma protein tumour suppressor gene (RB), which is usually inherited. Retinoblastoma may be unilateral or bilateral:"

Line 4:126 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'RB'

"the tumour shows restricted diffusion on DWI at high b values. It exhibits low ADC values in contrast to the high values of the vitreous"

Line 68:68 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'b'

Acronyms

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"Histology demonstrates a small round-cell tumour of neuroepithelial origin. Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes (relatively specific for retinoblastoma) and Homer-Wright pseudorosettes (also found in other PNETs) may be seen on microscopy."

Line 38:215 · 'PNET' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Prefix Hyphens

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"extra-ocular extension through the sclera will be visible as an interruption of the otherwise hypointense non-enhancing sclera by enhancing tumour"

Line 62:8 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'extra-ocular'.

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"

Line 39:1 · "Associations" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Pathology").

"Complications"

Line 97:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

Oxford Comma

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"The vitreous may have multiple areas of "floating" debris, which may represent vitreous seeding or alternatively, necrotic debris, haemorrhage or increased globulin content ⁵."

Line 44:134 · Use the Oxford comma in 'debris, haemorrhage or increased'.

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