Articles
Articles are a collaborative effort to provide a single canonical page on all topics relevant to the practice of radiology. As such, articles are written and edited by countless contributing members over a period of time. A global group of dedicated editors oversee accuracy, consulting with expert advisers, and constantly reviewing additions.
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Alternatives (multiple-choice questions)
Alternatives are part of multiple-choice questions, comprising the options from which an examinee must choose the correct answer.
Each multiple-choice question should have, ideally, 5 alternatives, one of which is the correct answer (the "key"). In some instances, 5 options are not appropriate...
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Article editing restricted
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Knowledge integration questions
Knowledge integration questions are one of the three types of multiple-choice questions on Vetlucent, alongside basic factual and image interpretation questions.
These questions require learners to combine information from multiple domains of knowledge to arrive at the correct answer. They draw...
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism, the passing of someone else's work as one's own, is completely and utterly unacceptable on Vetlucent.
We know you all want to help, and you may be tempted to "cut and paste" sections of journal articles, textbooks or webpages into Vetlucent cases, articles, playlists or multiple-ch...
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Cases
Cases you upload contribute to your personal library and are shared with the greater Vetlucent community, where they can be used to illustrate articles or be included in multiple-choice questions or playlists.
Our editorial board will select excellent cases to be featured on the Vetlucent homep...
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Multiple choice question editing restricted
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Multiple choice question editing limited
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Gastric foreign material
Gastric foreign material is commonly encountered on abdominal imaging, especially radiographs. The type and significance of the foreign material in determining whether there is obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract is frequently a primary or secondary clinical question.
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Gastric...
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Case Title, System, and Privacy
When creating a new case, you will be asked to do three things:
Give it a title
Give it a system
Acknowledge our terms of use
Give it a case title
Each case should have a case title which can be entered in its dedicated box - a clear and concise case title is vital to having the educati...
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What Constitutes a Perfect Case
What Constitutes a Perfect Case
So, what should a perfect case look like? Please refer to the case publishing guidelines for a general set of instructions. You also can get a sense of how close your case is to being perfect by reviewing the case completeness percentage, although this does not c...
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Diagnostic Certainty
Diagnostic certainty is a component of all cases and reflects how well the diagnosis has been established. It ranges from "possible" to "certain" and it is crucial that the certainty of a diagnosis is not overstated. Doing so only reduces the utility of the Vetlucent case library and undermines ...
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Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a tumor of plasma cell origin that localizes to the bone marrow of the axial skeleton causing bone lysis, pathologic fractures, and spinal cord compression 1. Myelomas appear most frequently as polyostotic aggressive bone lesions in the spine and pelvis on radiographs, MRI an...
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Case publishing guidelines
Case publishing guidelines are here to help get an idea of the minimum expectations that we, as an editorial board, consider acceptable when uploading a case. Please use these guidelines as a checklist before uploading.
A great way to get to grips with uploading cases is to check out our Creati...
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Radiology report (article structure)
Radiology report is an optional but often useful section in Vetlucent articles. It provides practical guidance on how to describe the condition in imaging reports and how to handle common incidental findings or interpretive challenges.
This section is not intended to serve as a standardized rep...
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Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema
Pneumomediastinum is the presence of free gas in the mediastinum, the central compartment of the thoracic cavity, whereas subcutaneous emphysema refers to gas trapped under the skin. These conditions can occur in domestic animals due to various causes such as trauma or medical procedures, leadin...
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Images
Images, be they part of cases, illustrations, photographs, tables, flow-charts, etc, should all be uploaded via the "Add case" page.
Outsourced images
Copyright issues are as always extremely important and under no circumstances should images or text which are copyrighted be included in any p...
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Treatment and prognosis (article structure)
Treatment and prognosis is one of the standard sections in a standard Vetlucent article. It outlines how the condition is typically managed and what outcomes can be expected, with a focus on information relevant to veterinary imaging.
Placement in Article
This section typically follows either ...
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Stem and lead-in (multiple choice questions)
The stem and lead-in are the first parts of [multiple choice questions](multiple-choice-questions) and are sometimes rolled into one short sentence or phrase.
These have dual purposes:
1. provide context for the question and provide any relevant information
2. instruct the examinee exactly ...
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Pathology (article structure)
Pathology is a core section in a standard Vetlucent article. This section provides a concise overview of the underlying disease mechanisms relevant to the condition being described.
Placement in Article
The "Pathology" section follows the Clinical presentation section and comes before Radiogra...
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