médiastin libre.

English translation: free mediastinum or mediastinum cleared

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French term or phrase:médiastin libre.
English translation:free mediastinum or mediastinum cleared
Entered by: Henry Liu

22:38 Feb 21, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical
French term or phrase: médiastin libre.
lung scan results
lsantorini (X)
Local time: 13:27
free mediastinum or mediastinum cleared
Explanation:
This refers to the fact that the mediastinum has no adenopathy found, no abnormal lymph nodes found in other words. Depending on the sentence structure, both expressions can be found in standard radiological report in English.
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4 +1mediastinumun affected
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
5free mediastinum or mediastinum cleared
Henry Liu
4normal mediastinum
mangordi


  

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mediastinumun affected


Explanation:
mediastinum

Autre langue
mediastinum
médiastin n. m.

Déf. :
Région médiane du thorax, située entre les régions pleuropulmonaires, le plastron sternal et le rachis dorsal, contenant le coeur et les gros vaisseaux, la trachée et les bronches extrapulmonaires, l'oesophage, de nombreux lymphatiques et le thymus ou ses reliquats.



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Note added at 2002-02-21 22:46:49 (GMT)
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ou Unaffected mediastenum. ABOVE SHOULD READ MEDIASTINUM

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 328

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agree  Alisu S-G: unaffected yes
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free mediastinum or mediastinum cleared


Explanation:
This refers to the fact that the mediastinum has no adenopathy found, no abnormal lymph nodes found in other words. Depending on the sentence structure, both expressions can be found in standard radiological report in English.


    New Zealand Medical Practitioner currently working in CHU Toulouse
Henry Liu
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normal mediastinum


Explanation:
mediastinum free of disease
PET FACT SHEET
... only 5-10%). In contrast, if the mediastinum is free of disease, the 5-year survival ... of
88% for detecting primary lesions and 81% for uncovering metastatic ...
http://www.rad.kumc.edu/nucmed/pet/pet_fact_sheet_799.pdf
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    see above
mangordi
Colombia
Local time: 06:27
PRO pts in pair: 105
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