Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

error

"nasal cavity, palate and paranasal sinuses via palatine nerves and post-ganglionic branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion"

Line 24:103 · 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: 'post-ganglionic'.

"submandibular glands via post-ganglionic fibres surrounding the facial artery (branch of external carotid artery) as it courses under the gland before giving off fibres to the lingual nerve"

Line 26:40 · 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: 'post-ganglionic'.

Oxford Comma

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"The superior cervical ganglion is formed by embryologically fused C1 to C4 sympathetic ganglia. It is elongated, cylindric or oval shaped, ~1-3 cm in length ^2,3. It has inferior connections to the middle cervical ganglion."

Line 3:113 · Use the Oxford comma in 'elongated, cylindric or oval'.

"nasal cavity, palate and paranasal sinuses via palatine nerves and post-ganglionic branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion"

Line 24:17 · Use the Oxford comma in 'cavity, palate and paranasal'.

Semicolons

suggestion

"Superior cervical ganglia can be mistaken for pathological retropharyngeal lymph nodes; therefore differentiating them is critical ⁴. Discrimination between the two is possible on MRI considering the location and anatomical relations."

Line 44:90 · Use semicolons judiciously.

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