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Opheldering

English translation: Radiolucency

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Dutch term or phrase:	Opheldering
English translation:	Radiolucency
Entered by:	ebell

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11:24 Nov 26, 2009

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Medical - Medical (general)

Dutch term or phrase: Opheldering

A patient is having a PTCA, during the procedure "iets opheldering in stent". I think this is how the area appears on fluoroscopy. What is the English term please?

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Radiolucency

Explanation:
Opheldering to me seems the same as opklaring.

In view of his recent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and symptoms, coronary angiography was performed and showed brisk TIMI 3 flow, but areas of small radiolucencies inside the LAD stent suggestive of small nonocclusive thrombi.