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A template has the ability to show the same material in multiple pages, and edits to it show up immediately in all those pages. For example, the template {{tl|Diameters of abdominal aorta}} shows a table of the diameters of the aorta in both of these articles:

Templates can be used for data tables, like the example, that are applicable to multiple articles. They can also be used for case descriptions on each related image page as described in the [[#Cases|Cases section]] above.  However, they should not be used for article prose, whose optimal wording often depends on the context of the article.  Common templates include:*"Choice of modality" sections as described in [[#Modality-specific disease articles]] above.*Links to more general information on a topic, such as the {{tl|Reporting}} template which should be added at the end of each such section, or {{tl|X-ray of fractures}} which may be added at the evaluation of each such article.