Radiopaedia Helpers

Spacing

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"Thoracic lymph nodes are divided into 14 stations as defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) ¹, principally in the context of oncologic staging. For the purpose of prognostication, the stations may be grouped into seven zones. The IASLC definitions leave some ambiguous regions which can lead to misclassification ³."

Line 1:301 · 's. T' should have one space.

Units

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"left (1L) and right (1R) are divided by the midline of the trachea"

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"left (2L) and right (2R) are divided along the left lateral border of the trachea, not the midline"

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"inferior border of 2L: superior border of the aortic arch, i.e. abuts 4L"

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"inferior border of 2L: superior border of the aortic arch, i.e. abuts 4L"

Line 16:85 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '4L'.

"left (4L) and right (4R) are divided along the left lateral border of the trachea, not the midline"

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"4L:"

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"superior border: superior border of the aortic arch, i.e. abuts 2L"

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"these nodes are in the mediastinum (N2) and their surgical management mirrors that of 4R/4L lymph nodes, hence, pre-carinal nodes are best classified as part of the 4R/4L stations ²"

Line 47:97 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '4L'.

"these nodes are in the mediastinum (N2) and their surgical management mirrors that of 4R/4L lymph nodes, hence, pre-carinal nodes are best classified as part of the 4R/4L stations ²"

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Station 3A and 3P: pre-vascular and retrotracheal nodes"

Line 18:24 · 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-vascular'.

"pre-carinal nodes"

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"these nodes are in the mediastinum (N2) and their surgical management mirrors that of 4R/4L lymph nodes, hence, pre-carinal nodes are best classified as part of the 4R/4L stations ²"

Line 47:120 · 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-carinal'.

Emphasis

warning

"station 1 nodes are outside the mediastinum and staged as an N3 disease; despite this, they can sometimes be treated with radical intent if they are encompassable in a radiotherapy field"

Line 8:35 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: ' '

"left (4L) and right (4R) are divided along the left lateral border of the trachea, not the midline"

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"inferior border - left: upper border of the lower lobe bronchus"

Line 67:31 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: ' upper '

"inferior border - right: lower border of bronchus intermedius"

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Headings Case

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"Station 3A and 3P: pre-vascular and retrotracheal nodes"

Line 18:5 · 'Station 3A and 3P: pre-vascular and retrotracheal nodes' should use sentence-style capitalization.

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

"Supraclavicular zone"

Line 2:1 · "Supraclavicular zone" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 1 (left/right): low cervical, supraclavicular, and sternal notch nodes"

Line 3:1 · "Station 1 (left/right): low cervical, supraclavicular, and sternal notch nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Upper zone (superior mediastinal nodes)"

Line 10:1 · "Upper zone (superior mediastinal nodes)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 2 (left/right): upper paratracheal nodes"

Line 11:1 · "Station 2 (left/right): upper paratracheal nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 3A and 3P: pre-vascular and retrotracheal nodes"

Line 18:1 · "Station 3A and 3P: pre-vascular and retrotracheal nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 4 (left/right): lower paratracheal nodes"

Line 25:1 · "Station 4 (left/right): lower paratracheal nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Aortopulmonary zone"

Line 50:1 · "Aortopulmonary zone" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 5: subaortic nodes (aortopulmonary window)"

Line 51:1 · "Station 5: subaortic nodes (aortopulmonary window)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 6: para-aortic nodes, ascending aorta or phrenic"

Line 57:1 · "Station 6: para-aortic nodes, ascending aorta or phrenic" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Subcarinal zone"

Line 63:1 · "Subcarinal zone" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 7: subcarinal nodes"

Line 64:1 · "Station 7: subcarinal nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Lower zone (inferior mediastinal nodes)"

Line 70:1 · "Lower zone (inferior mediastinal nodes)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 8 (left/right): para-oesophageal nodes (below carina)"

Line 71:1 · "Station 8 (left/right): para-oesophageal nodes (below carina)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 9 (left/right): pulmonary ligament nodes"

Line 76:1 · "Station 9 (left/right): pulmonary ligament nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Hilar and interlobar zone (pulmonary nodes)"

Line 82:1 · "Hilar and interlobar zone (pulmonary nodes)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 10 (left/right): hilar nodes"

Line 83:1 · "Station 10 (left/right): hilar nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 11: interlobar nodes"

Line 88:1 · "Station 11: interlobar nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Peripheral zone (pulmonary nodes)"

Line 90:1 · "Peripheral zone (pulmonary nodes)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 12: lobar nodes"

Line 91:1 · "Station 12: lobar nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 13: segmental nodes"

Line 93:1 · "Station 13: segmental nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Station 14: subsegmental nodes"

Line 95:1 · "Station 14: subsegmental nodes" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Semicolons

suggestion

"station 1 nodes are outside the mediastinum and staged as an N3 disease; despite this, they can sometimes be treated with radical intent if they are encompassable in a radiotherapy field"

Line 8:88 · Use semicolons judiciously.

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