Radiopaedia Helpers

List Punctuation

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"study the target lesion and its best biopsy approach."

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"skin antisepsis."

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"local block with 1% lidocaine using US guidance while injecting it."

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"a small incision is made with a scalpel blade or a large bore hypodermic needle (enough to overcome resistance and allow the entry of the core-needle biopsy)."

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"ultrasound-guided introduction of the core-needle biopsy and subsequent removal of the fragments."

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"local compression may be necessary to stop any bleeding."

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"skin cleansing and dressing."

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-biopsy obscuration of the target lesion, particularly if very small or had a ruptured cystic component; consider placement or marker/clip in such cases"

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Acronyms

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"Ultrasound guidance is limited to lesions visible on ultrasound study. The biopsy is generally undertaken for lesions that are assessed as BI-RADS 4 (suspicious for malignancy) or BI-RADS 5 (highly suggestive of malignancy)."

Line 3:146 · 'BI-RADS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Ultrasound guidance is limited to lesions visible on ultrasound study. The biopsy is generally undertaken for lesions that are assessed as BI-RADS 4 (suspicious for malignancy) or BI-RADS 5 (highly suggestive of malignancy)."

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"local block with 1% lidocaine using US guidance while injecting it."

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Number Formatting

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"chlorhexidine, surgical scalpel blade (usually n.11), needle and syringe for anaesthetic, dressing, and sterile gloves"

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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

"Preprocedural evaluation"

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"Positioning"

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Oxford Comma

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"Ultrasound-guided percutaneous breast biopsy is a widely used technique for an accurate histopathological assessment of suspected breast pathology. It is a fast, safe and economical procedure."

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"14G or 16G core biopsy needle, single or co-axial, with 10 mm or 20 mm cutting lengths"

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Semicolons

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"post-biopsy obscuration of the target lesion, particularly if very small or had a ruptured cystic component; consider placement or marker/clip in such cases"

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Lint: ultrasound-guided-breast-biopsy