May 29, 2013 10:03
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

AVI

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
I think AVI is a catalan acronym, rather than a Spanish one, but I'd be grateful if anybody could confirm this for me. It appears in the following context:

paciente de 60 años procedente de AVI con el diagnostico de ...

It's obviously a department in the hospital, I just can't figure out which one exactly.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 ICG

Discussion

Jo Macdonald May 29, 2013:
Angiografía con verde de indocianina (AVI o ICGA) This is a technique used in age-related macular degeneration, so if the patient is 60.....
Angiografía con verde de indocianina (AVI o ICGA)
La degeneración macular asociada a la edad (DMAE) es una enfermedad
PATTERNS IN AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ... neovasculares mediante el estudio angiográfico con verde de indocianina, en la degeneración macular ... Mediante el estudio AVI se identificó NVSR en el 89,3% de los ojos.
[Indocyanine green angiography in age-related macular degeneration]
A comparison of stereoscopic fluorescein angiography with indocyanine green videoangiography in age-related macular degeneration.
liz askew May 29, 2013:
The diagnosis would be helpful and would give an enormous clue.

The more context the better, especially in Spanish, rather than paraphrasing...Cheers!
liz askew May 29, 2013:
You don't give enough context - what is wrong with the patient?

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
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ICG

Only if this is about eyes

bjo.bmj.com/content/80/3/263.full.pdf‎
by SL Owens - 1996 - Cited by 25 - Related articles
British Journal of Ophthalmology 1996; 80: 263-266. PERSPECTIVE. Indocyanine green angiography. Sarah L Owens. A brief survey of the recent ophthalmic ...
Indocyanine green angiography in chorioretinal ... - ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642002015634
To assess the clinical usefulness and relevance of indocyanine green angiography (ICG) in the investigation of chorioretinal disorders and as

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Indocyanine green angiography
Peer comment(s):

agree Jo Macdonald : I was just going to say that :-( ;-) Nice one Liz, I'll post my findings as reference.
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Thank you! With such little context eh:) what else can one do?
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