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弱回声充填

English translation: filled with weak echoes

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Chinese term or phrase:弱回声充填
English translation:filled with weak echoes
Entered by: Elizabeth Ruggiero

21:54 Jan 26, 2011
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / ultrasound report
Chinese term or phrase: 弱回声充填
This is a phrase in a cardiac ultrasound report for DVT. The context is: "股浅， 膕静脉可见若回声充填。。。“
Elizabeth Ruggiero
United States
filled with weak echoes
Explanation:
膕静脉可见弱回声充填
It is observed that the popliteal vein is filled with weak echoes.
OR
It is observed that there are weak echoes coming from the popliteal vein.

弱回声: weak echo
充填: filled
膕静脉: popliteal vein
股: should be referring to 股骨槽 (femoral groove); femoral groove is shallow (浅)





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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-01-27 03:38:17 GMT)
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Upon further reading of the text, 股浅 indeed refers to the superficial femoral vein (股浅静脉).

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-01-27 03:40:50 GMT)
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AFAIK, hypoechoic is 低回声, while 弱回声 is weak echo.
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Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
Singapore
Local time: 05:59
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Summary of answers provided
4(filled with) hypoechoic material
Carlis Hsu
4filled with weak echoes
Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL


  

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(filled with) hypoechoic material


Explanation:
The superficial femoral vein and the popliteal vein are filled with hypoechoic material.

Carlis Hsu
United States
Local time: 17:59
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
filled with weak echoes


Explanation:
膕静脉可见弱回声充填
It is observed that the popliteal vein is filled with weak echoes.
OR
It is observed that there are weak echoes coming from the popliteal vein.

弱回声: weak echo
充填: filled
膕静脉: popliteal vein
股: should be referring to 股骨槽 (femoral groove); femoral groove is shallow (浅)





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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-01-27 03:38:17 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Upon further reading of the text, 股浅 indeed refers to the superficial femoral vein (股浅静脉).

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-01-27 03:40:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

AFAIK, hypoechoic is 低回声, while 弱回声 is weak echo.


Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
Singapore
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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