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Strong List Colon Position
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"P: prostate"

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"B: breast"

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"K: kidney"

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"T: thyroid"

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"L: lung"

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Acronyms
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"Tumours that metastasise to bone may be remembered using the mnemonic "PBKTL", rendered as "lead kettle", as "Pb" is the standard abbreviation for the chemical element, lead."

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"PB-KTL"

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"Lytic vs blastic in "lead kettle" PB-KTL mnemonic"

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Strong
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"P: prostate"

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"B: breast"

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"K: kidney"

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"T: thyroid"

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"L: lung"

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List Caps
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"P: prostate"

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"B: breast"

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"K: kidney"

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"T: thyroid"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Clinical applications
  • H2 Indications
  • H2 Contraindications
  • H1 Technique
  • H2 Physical principles
  • H2 Device structure
  • H2 Device function
  • H2 Image acquisition
  • H2 Image reconstruction
  • H2 Post-processing
  • H2 Technical advances
  • H2 Protocols
  • H1 Interpretation
  • H2 Normal values
  • H2 Limitations
  • H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 Related articles
  • H1 See also

"Mnemonic"

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"Lytic vs blastic in "lead kettle" PB-KTL mnemonic"

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Oxford Comma
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"For females, breast and lung are the most common primary sites ; nearly 80% of cancers that spread to the skeleton are from these locations. In males, prostate and lung cancers make up 80% of carcinomas metastasising to bone. The other 20% of primary disease sites in both sexes are: kidney, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract and other locations."

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"For females, breast and lung are the most common primary sites ; nearly 80% of cancers that spread to the skeleton are from these locations. In males, prostate and lung cancers make up 80% of carcinomas metastasising to bone. The other 20% of primary disease sites in both sexes are: kidney, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract and other locations."

Line 16:162 · Use the Oxford comma in 'males, prostate and lung'.

"The spreading pathways of metastasis from the starting site to the bones are only partially understood, and some authors propose some bone metastasis via the Batson venous plexus, a two-way, valveless venous pathway that allows cancer cells, infection and emboli to travel freely both to cranial and caudal direction without passing through the main "tumour-catching" places: liver, lung, peritoneum and others."

Line 25:239 · Use the Oxford comma in 'cells, infection and emboli'.

"The spreading pathways of metastasis from the starting site to the bones are only partially understood, and some authors propose some bone metastasis via the Batson venous plexus, a two-way, valveless venous pathway that allows cancer cells, infection and emboli to travel freely both to cranial and caudal direction without passing through the main "tumour-catching" places: liver, lung, peritoneum and others."

Line 25:387 · Use the Oxford comma in 'lung, peritoneum and others'.
Semicolons
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"For females, breast and lung are the most common primary sites ; nearly 80% of cancers that spread to the skeleton are from these locations. In males, prostate and lung cancers make up 80% of carcinomas metastasising to bone. The other 20% of primary disease sites in both sexes are: kidney, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract and other locations."

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Commas
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"The spreading pathways of metastasis from the starting site to the bones are only partially understood, and some authors propose some bone metastasis via the Batson venous plexus, a two-way, valveless venous pathway that allows cancer cells, infection and emboli to travel freely both to cranial and caudal direction without passing through the main "tumour-catching" places: liver, lung, peritoneum and others."

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