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"Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. "

Line 2:4 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints. </em>'
Colons
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"Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutional protocols, patient factors (e.g. allergy) and time constraints."

Line 2:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': This article'.
Acronyms
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"sequence: axial thin (3 mm) 2D spin-echo or isotropic (1 mm) 3D spoiled GRE (VIBE, LAVA, THRIVE, TIGRE, etc.) without fat suppression"

Line 8:97 · 'THRIVE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"sequence: axial and coronal 2D 5 mm STIR or 3D (1.5 mm isotropic) STIR (SPACE, CUBE, etc.)"

Line 15:80 · 'SPACE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"sequence: balanced GRE 3D high-resolution cisternographic sequence (CISS, FIESTA-C, etc.) or equivalent 3D spin-echo-based T2-weighted sequence (SPACE, CUBE, DRIVE, etc.)"

Line 22:153 · 'SPACE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"for evaluation for cholesteatoma within the temporal bone, a non-echo-planar imaging (e.g., HASTE) or a readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (e.g., RESOLVE) DWI technique is needed to reduce artifacts"

Line 31:100 · 'HASTE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"for evaluation for cholesteatoma within the temporal bone, a non-echo-planar imaging (e.g., HASTE) or a readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (e.g., RESOLVE) DWI technique is needed to reduce artifacts"

Line 31:157 · 'RESOLVE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"sequence: axial and coronal thin (3 mm) 2D spin-echo or isotropic (1 mm) 3D spoiled GRE (VIBE, LAVA, THRIVE, TIGRE, etc.) with fat suppression"

Line 51:109 · 'THRIVE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
MRI Vendor Sequences
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"sequence: balanced GRE 3D high-resolution cisternographic sequence (CISS, FIESTA-C, etc.) or equivalent 3D spin-echo-based T2-weighted sequence (SPACE, CUBE, DRIVE, etc.)"

Line 22:166 · 'DRIVE' is an MRI-manufacturer-specific sequence, try to avoid using these.