Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-embolisation syndrome: occurs in 90% of patients"

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Strong List Colon Position

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"Ia: homogeneous accumulation of iodised oil within the entire tumour and in the surrounding area - this type of accumulation indicates a good response to treatment"

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"Ib: homogeneous accumulation of iodised oil within the entire tumour without accumulation in the surrounding area"

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"type II: irregular accumulation with filling defect(s) - this pattern represents suboptimal response"

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"type III: faint accumulation"

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"type IV: no accumulation"

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Optional Plurals

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"type II: irregular accumulation with filling defect(s) - this pattern represents suboptimal response"

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Strong

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"Transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE), also known as bland embolisation (i.e. without a chemotherapy agent added), is an alternative treatment option, and there is evidence that its efficacy is comparable to TACE."

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Prefix Hyphens

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"large burden of extra-hepatic metastases"

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Acronyms

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"In conventional TACE, administration of the chemotherapy agent is followed by mechanical embolisation, typically with gelfoam or PVA particles. In DEB-TACE, 100-300 micron drug-eluting beads are used instead ¹⁷."

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"While there is no standardised method of assessing treatment response, the modified RECIST (mRECIST) criteria and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) criteria are typically used. Treatment response is classified as either complete response, partial response, stable disease, or progressive disease ¹⁴."

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"While there is no standardised method of assessing treatment response, the modified RECIST (mRECIST) criteria and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) criteria are typically used. Treatment response is classified as either complete response, partial response, stable disease, or progressive disease ¹⁴."

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EG List And

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"In the setting of a partial response, TACE may be repeated multiple times, but should ultimately be ceased if there is "untreatable progression", which is defined by significant tumour progression (e.g. massive liver involvement, extrahepatic spread, or vascular invasion), clinical or functional deterioration, or development of a contraindication ¹⁷."

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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

"History"

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"Response to treatment"

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Parentheses

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"Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE), also known as transarterial chemoembolisation, is a minimally-invasive method of administering chemotherapy directly to a liver tumour via a catheter under digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The chemoembolic agent may be delivered as a mixture with Lipiodol (known as conventional TACE) or as an injection of drug-eluting beads (known as DEB-TACE)."

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There Is

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"There is wide variability in the type of chemotherapy agent and embolisation particles used, as well as the speed of injection ¹. The most frequently used chemotherapy agent worldwide is doxorubicin ¹⁷. The chemotherapy agent is mixed with iodised oil, typically Lipiodol."

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Commas

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"In the setting of a partial response, TACE may be repeated multiple times, but should ultimately be ceased if there is "untreatable progression", which is defined by significant tumour progression (e.g. massive liver involvement, extrahepatic spread, or vascular invasion), clinical or functional deterioration, or development of a contraindication ¹⁷."

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Lint: transcatheter-arterial-chemoembolisation