Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: central low to intermediate signal"

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

"T2: central high signal"

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

"T1 C+ (Gd): peripheral enhancement"

Line 54:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'T1 C+ (Gd): peripheral'

"DWI/ADC: diffusion restriction (increased b=1000 signal and low ADC values)"

Line 55:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'DWI/ADC: diffusion'

Adjectival Hyphens

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"posterior extension to pre-vertebral space, discitis osteomyelitis, epidural abscess"

Line 64:31 · 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-vertebral'.

Emphasis

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"group A Streptococcus"

Line 14:16 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Streptococcus'

"S. aureus"

Line 15:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'S. aureus'

"H. influenzae"

Line 16:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'H. influenzae'

"anaerobic organisms, e.g. Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus, and Fusobacterium"

Line 17:34 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus, and Fusobacterium'

"M. tuberculosis: in endemic areas or in the immunocompromised"

Line 18:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'M. tuberculosis'

List Caps

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"S. aureus"

Line 15:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"H. influenzae"

Line 16:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Capps triad"

Line 81:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

EG List And

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"anaerobic organisms, e.g. Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus, and Fusobacterium"

Line 17:29 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus, and'.

"inferior extension into the mediastinum resulting in mediastinitis (e.g. via involvement of the danger space, carotid sheath or visceral space)"

Line 67:76 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. via involvement of the danger space, carotid sheath or'.

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

"Complications"

Line 61:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

Oxford Comma

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"Presentation is variable. In some instances, children present with non-specific symptoms including generalised irritability, fever and reticence to eat. In other cases, features are more pronounced, including drooling, fever, neck swelling, limited range of motion and stridor, and clinically the presentation may be reminiscent of epiglottitis ^2,3. This is particularly the case in infants ³. Palpable cervical lymph nodes may also be present ⁴."

Line 6:115 · Use the Oxford comma in 'irritability, fever and reticence'.

Commas

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"Presentation is variable. In some instances, children present with non-specific symptoms including generalised irritability, fever and reticence to eat. In other cases, features are more pronounced, including drooling, fever, neck swelling, limited range of motion and stridor, and clinically the presentation may be reminiscent of epiglottitis ^2,3. This is particularly the case in infants ³. Palpable cervical lymph nodes may also be present ⁴."

Line 6:171 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Semicolons

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"symmetric low attenuation purulent fluid filling the retropharyngeal space side-to-side ¹²; abscess can sometimes be eccentrically limited to one side of the retropharyngeal space due to the presence of a midline raphe ¹³"

Line 44:109 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"retropharyngeal effusion: low attenuation fluid filling the retropharyngeal space side-to-side but without peripheral enhancement; can arise in reaction to infection elsewhere in the neck, after radiation therapy or in the context of calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle"

Line 74:137 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"suppurative retropharyngeal lymph node: rim-enhancing lateral retropharyngeal node with central hypoattenuating focus; often responds to medical management/intravenous antibiotics without the need for surgery, particularly if the central hypoattenuating focus is small ^11,12"

Line 75:132 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Inline EG

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"inferior extension into the mediastinum resulting in mediastinitis (e.g. via involvement of the danger space, carotid sheath or visceral space)"

Line 67:75 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Lint: retropharyngeal-abscess