Feb 19, 2018 15:30
6 yrs ago
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Italian term

POSIZIONAMENTO REPERE MAMMARIO ECOGUIDATO

Italian to English Medical Medical (general) Test
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Principali esami eseguiti:
EMATOCHIMICI nei limiti
RX TORACE IN PRE-RICOVERO, TC TORACE ed ECG allegati
SCINTIGRAFIA LINFATICA E LINFOGHIANDOLARE SEGMENTARIA
POSIZIONAMENTO REPERE MAMMARIO ECOGUIDATO

Discussion

philgoddard Feb 19, 2018:
It's ultrasound-guided something.

Proposed translations

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ultrasound-guided mammographic hookwire positioning

Usefulness and limits of ultrasound-guided hook-wire positioning for localisation of soft tissue lesions prior to surgery.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16437050
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : or ULTRASOUND-GUIDED MAMMOGRAPHIC HOOKWIRE POSITIONING to stick with the style/format
2 hrs
neutral philgoddard : Why hookwire as opposed to marker?
3 hrs
agree Rachel Fell : Is the "hookwire" necessary?
3 hrs
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Ultrasound-guided marker insertion into the breast

www.nlg.nhs.uk/.../Information-about-your-Ultrasound-Guided-Marker-Insertion-IFP...
What does it involve? The marker is inserted under ultrasound guidance. After the breast has been scanned the area is cleaned before an injection of local anaesthetic is given to numb the area. A small nick is made in the skin and a hollow needle is inserted. Ultrasound is used to guide the needle to the exact location. A.
Peer comment(s):

agree Anne Schulz : AFAIK, repere is unspecific. There are different kinds of markers for breast surgery, and hookwires are but one of them.
13 hrs
Thank you Anne, this was my thinking too. It does not specify, so best to reflect that.
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