Items tagged “style guide”
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Differential diagnosis (article structure)
Differential diagnosis is one of the main subheadings in a standard article.
Location
The "Differential diagnosis" subheading is located after "History and etymology" and before "Practical points".
Structure
This section should be considered to be a radiological differential diagnosis unles...
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Reviewing edits
Reviewing edits on Radiopaedia is paramount to ensuring that our content is relevant and of high quality.
This page is mostly useful for editors of the site but may be helpful for general users to gain an insight into what happens behind the scenes at Radiopaedia.
Edits
Whenever an edit is ma...
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Names
Using names on Radiopaedia.org is common when describing procedures and the history surrounding eponymous names.
When referring to a person, do not use punctuation in their title or name and use spaces between initials. For example:
Dr R F Player (correct)
Dr. R F Player (incorrect)
Dr. R. F...
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British vs American English
There are numerous spelling differences between British English (as spoken and written in the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth) and American English (as spoken and written in the United States and Canada). Although Radiopaedia initially favored UK spelling (on account of having been s...
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When to use italics
Making a decision about when to use italics in Radiopaedia.org articles and cases is important because the addition of bold and italic words in prose actually reduces readability. In general, if there is any doubt, it is best to not use italics.
In literature, italics can be used for a number o...
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Use of racial terminology on Radiopaedia
This style guide article outlines the use of racial terminology on Radiopaedia.
Background
Race and ethnicity is a complex topic with a history of, and potential use for, discrimination. There are many issues in the use of race in medicine, mainly centered on definition, identification and rel...
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MRI nomenclature guidelines
MRI nomenclature guidelines help maintain uniformity across the site, and help readers get more out of your cases and articles.
Articles
MRI features in an article should follow the format under "Radiographic features".
MRI
Add a statement about general MRI features, then move into signal ch...
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How to use acronyms
Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the first letters or components of a word or phrase. They make life easier as a long term can be condensed into a short term that's easier to pronounce and write. No one likes to say or write "cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts...
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Article title
Article titles should be concise and accurate allowing readers to search and link to the vast volume of information on Radiopaedia.org.
The following points should be kept in mind when deciding on an article title:
UK or US English is acceptable
acronyms should only be included if well-recog...
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Examples of normal imaging article structure
Examples of normal imaging article structure varies only slightly depending on region. In most cases the article should be divided according to regions (e.g. hepatobiliary article should be divided into liver, gallbladder and biliary tree, and pancreas). In some cases the type of imaging protoco...
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Signatures on case images
Signatures on images within a case on Radiopaedia are restricted to images that may be reasonably defined as art (typically a medical illustration).
When submitting an artistic image with a signature, please ensure that the signature is tastefully subtle and in the bottom right hand corner, or ...
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Case of the day guidelines
The case of the day is featured each day on the homepage. This article contains guidelines for case authors and for our editorial team to help in the delivery of this important community feature.
Each month one case from the preceding month is chosen by the Featured Case Committee as the Case o...
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Signs article structure
Articles on signs are in general short articles and do not usually require subheadings.
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Signs are numerous in radiology and typically relate to a specific appearance or feature that is reminiscent of an object. A named sig...
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Spacing
Sentence spacing is the space between the full stop (AmE: period) and the next sentence. Single sentence spacing should be used throughout Radiopaedia to ensure consistency.
Examples
This is an example of a correct sentence. Another sentence follows it.
A stylistically-incorrect sentence has ...
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Biographical article structure
Biographical articles about individuals have a unique structure and subheadings.
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The introduction should take the following structure:
name of individual in bold
use their first name and last name e.g. Robert Smith
only...
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Multistudy cases
The structure of multistudy cases is important so that they can be best viewed by others both in "view mode" and in "quiz mode":
one case per patient
each case can have multiple studies
each study should
be from one modality and
acquired at one time
follow-up studies need to be separate st...
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Related articles (cases)
Related articles are important for users to be able to find their way easily from cases to other related content on the site. There are two ways of adding related articles:
Add a link to the article as part of your findings or discussion (read about links here).
Manually add a related article...
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Unacceptable content
Radiopaedia welcomes all visitors, regardless of gender, race, sexuality or cultural differences. As a collaborative resource, it is essential that ensure that our content does not alienate or offend, recognizing that it will be difficult to please absolutely everyone.
We try and use the idea o...
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Legacy cases
Legacy cases are those that do not meet current case publishing guidelines, including image preparation, but are still of educational value, usually evidenced as inclusion in multiple playlists or articles.
These cases can be tagged "legacy" and the following caveat can be included in a free t...
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Measurement article structure
Articles about the measurement of certain structures, angles or distances take on a special format.
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The introduction should briefly mention how the measurement is formed and its utility without specific details.
Usage
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