Items tagged “style guide”
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MRI protocol article structure
Articles describing specific MRI protocols require a different set of subheadings as the usual epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology, etc. are not relevant.
Example article: ankle protocol (MRI)
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An introductory s...
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CT protocol article structure
Articles describing specific CT protocols require a different set of subheadings as the usual epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology, etc. are not relevant.
Example article: CT pulmonary angiogram (technique)
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An i...
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Pathology report (cases)
Pathology reports are encouraged to be uploaded as substantiation of the diagnosis of the case where appropriate.
Format
text reports are preferred over scanned or photographed reports
no identifiable information should be included (see: patient confidentiality)
ideally, permission from the...
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Presentation (case)
Presentation refers to the clinical details that need to be included as part of Radiopaedia cases and can include symptoms, signs, physical examination findings, relevant past history and/or laboratory studies. Complications, if part of the initial disease process (e.g. hemorrhage as a complicat...
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Track vs tract
The terms track and tract are commonly mixed up in radiology and medicine (and often English more generally).
Track
Track in medicine refers to an artificially created path through something, a typical example being a "needle track" which is the narrow channel formed when a needle is inserted ...
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Sentence case
Sentence case is a writing style where only the first letter of the first word in a sentence is capitalized, along with any proper nouns (names of people, places, etc.). Read more about capitalization.
Here's a simple guide on how to use sentence case in Radiopaedia:
Sentence structure
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Major and minor edits
The terms major edit and minor edit are used to describe article edits and are used in a variety of ways on the site.
Minor edits
Minor edits are changes that do not significantly alter the substance or meaning of the content. They are typically superficial in nature and focus on improving rea...
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