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List Punctuation

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"Brucella spp."

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Strong List Colon Position

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"T2: (fat saturated or STIR especially useful)"

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Optional Plurals

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"peripheral enhancement around fluid collection(s)"

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Emphasis

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"In adults, the use of the term discitis is generally discouraged as isolated infection of the spinal disc is a rare phenomenon. In general, the vertebral endplate is infected first with secondary involvement of the disc. For this reason terms such as spondylodiscitis or vertebral osteomyelitis are preferred due to their greater accuracy ¹⁸. If Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative organism of the spinal infection then it is also known as Pott disease ²¹."

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"Staphylococcus aureus: most common; ~50% (range 40-67%) ²⁴"

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"Streptococcus viridans: IVDU, immunocompromised"

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"Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Pott disease) ^21,22"

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"fungal (rare,"

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"Burkholderia pseudomallei (i.e. melioidosis): diabetic patients from northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia"

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"Brucella spp."

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List Caps

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"Staphylococcus aureus: most common; ~50% (range 40-67%) ²⁴"

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"Streptococcus viridans: IVDU, immunocompromised"

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"Burkholderia pseudomallei (i.e. melioidosis): diabetic patients from northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia"

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"Brucella spp."

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"Charcot joint"

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"Schmorl nodes"

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"Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)"

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Acronyms

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"A bone scan and white cell (WBC) scan may be used to demonstrate increased uptake at the site of infection, and are more sensitive than plain film and CT, but lack specificity. Not infrequently, a WBC scan demonstrates cold spots, a non-specific finding. The classic appearance on multiphase bone scans is increased blood flow and pool activity and associated increased uptake on the standard delayed static images ¹⁵. Gallium-67 citrate has been used with some success but is hampered by higher dosages and inferior imaging characteristics (high effective dose, long half-life time, poor spatial resolution) ^14,15."

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"A bone scan and white cell (WBC) scan may be used to demonstrate increased uptake at the site of infection, and are more sensitive than plain film and CT, but lack specificity. Not infrequently, a WBC scan demonstrates cold spots, a non-specific finding. The classic appearance on multiphase bone scans is increased blood flow and pool activity and associated increased uptake on the standard delayed static images ¹⁵. Gallium-67 citrate has been used with some success but is hampered by higher dosages and inferior imaging characteristics (high effective dose, long half-life time, poor spatial resolution) ^14,15."

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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

"Signal characteristics"

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"PET"

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Semicolons

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"Staphylococcus aureus: most common; ~50% (range 40-67%) ²⁴"

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"can occur anywhere in the vertebral column but more commonly involves lumbar spine (~55%; range 52-58%) followed by the thoracic spine (~30%; range 26-35%) and the cervical spine (~15%; range 10-22%) ²⁴"

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"can occur anywhere in the vertebral column but more commonly involves lumbar spine (~55%; range 52-58%) followed by the thoracic spine (~30%; range 26-35%) and the cervical spine (~15%; range 10-22%) ²⁴"

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"can occur anywhere in the vertebral column but more commonly involves lumbar spine (~55%; range 52-58%) followed by the thoracic spine (~30%; range 26-35%) and the cervical spine (~15%; range 10-22%) ²⁴"

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Lint: spondylodiscitis