Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"Pre-procedural assessment"

Line 4:5 · 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-procedural'.

"pre-procedure contrast-enhanced CT"

Line 8:4 · 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-procedure'.

"pre-dilation of the stenosis prior to stent placement may be required in some cases"

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"post-dilation may be required in some cases, particularly if there is insufficient expansion of a self-expanding stent"

Line 51:8 · 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-dilation'.

Number Comparisons

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"diameter between 10 and 16 mm - < 16 mm has been associated with reduced risk of SVC rupture"

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Prefix Hyphens

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"intra-pericardial rupture can cause cardiac tamponade: requires pericardial drainage"

Line 92:8 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'intra-pericardial'.

"extra-pericardial rupture: mediastinal haemorrhage"

Line 93:8 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'extra-pericardial'.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Preprocedural evaluation
H1 Procedure
H2 Equipment
H2 Technique
H2 Postprocedural care
H1 Postprocedural evaluation
H2 Radiographic features
H1 Complications
H1 Outcomes
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Indication"

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"Pre-procedural assessment"

Line 4:1 · "Pre-procedural assessment" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Patient preparation"

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"Procedure"

Line 22:1 · "Procedure" should be H1, not H2.

"Medical prescription"

Line 76:1 · "Medical prescription" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Follow-up"

Line 78:1 · "Follow-up" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Inline EG

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"This procedure is indicated in severe symptomatic SVC obstruction when medical treatment is insufficient (e.g. corticosteroids, anticoagulation therapy, diuretics, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)."

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There Is

suggestion

"There is no consensus on whether anticoagulation should routinely be prescribed following SVC stenting."

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Lint: superior-vena-cava-stenting