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POSIZIONAMENTO REPERE MAMMARIO ECOGUIDATO

English translation: ultrasound-guided mammographic hookwire positioning

15:30 Feb 19, 2018
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Test
Italian term or phrase: POSIZIONAMENTO REPERE MAMMARIO ECOGUIDATO
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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
Sarah Webb
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:58
English translation:ultrasound-guided mammographic hookwire positioning
Explanation:
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
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 20:58
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3 +2ultrasound-guided mammographic hookwire positioning
Fiona Grace Peterson
3 +1Ultrasound-guided marker insertion into the breast
liz askew


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ultrasound-guided mammographic hookwire positioning


Explanation:
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

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 20:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 697
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ultrasound-guided marker insertion into the breast


Explanation:
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.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 934

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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