topographie non spécifique

English translation: non-specific appearance or shape

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French term or phrase:topographie non spécifique
English translation:non-specific appearance or shape
Entered by: joanna menda

21:35 Jan 26, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / PET scan
French term or phrase: topographie non spécifique
Hi,
This is the sentence:

"stabilité du micronodule sous-pleural de même topographie non spécifique"

Thanks

Joanna
joanna menda
Canada
Local time: 09:32
non-specific appearance or shape
Explanation:
You may find this "topography" terminology occasionally in North America, but we try to use simpler language when possible. I made a big deal about not using "surface" because many imaging tests will not permit a distinction between the surface and deeper structures, and in any case, it is of no clinical significance.
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Michael Barnett
Local time: 09:32
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Thanks Michael
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5non-specific appearance or shape
Michael Barnett
1nonspecific surface topography
andres-larsen


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nonspecific surface topography


Explanation:
stability of the subpleural micronodule with the same nonspecific surface topography

sources:

Influence of the softness of the parietal pleura on respiratory sliding ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../51033240_Influence_of_the_s... -
1 ago. 2018 - To distinguish between these mechanisms, we measured surface topography and spatial distribution of stiffness of rat parietal pleura using ...

Mechanisms of pleural liquid turnover in the normal state - UpToDate
https://www.uptodate.com/.../mechanisms-of-pleural-liquid-tu...
VC Broaddus - ‎
28 feb. 2018 - Each pleural interface has a surface area of approximately 1000 cm2. ... on the pleural surface of the thoracic cavity and the surface topography ...

Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium: a review of ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857820/ -
K Donaldson - ‎2010 - ‎
The unique hazard posed to the pleural mesothelium by asbestos has engendered ...... Mesothelial cell proliferation: a nonspecific response to lung injury .... on the pleural surface of the thoracic cavity and the surface topography of the pleural ...

Textbook of Pleural Diseases Second Edition
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0340940174 -
Richard W. Light, ‎Y C Gary Lee - 2008 - ‎Medical
... stomata on the pleural surface of the thoracic cavity and the surface topography of the ... Mesothelial cell proliferation: a nonspecific response to lung injury ...

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eric Verdonck: nonspecific or non-specific
30 mins
  -> Thanks!

neutral  writeaway: if a literal translation is all that's needed
13 hrs

disagree  Michael Barnett: Who said anything about surface topography? He may have meant overall topgraphy or deep topography. I would not translate this literally in any case.
17 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
non-specific appearance or shape


Explanation:
You may find this "topography" terminology occasionally in North America, but we try to use simpler language when possible. I made a big deal about not using "surface" because many imaging tests will not permit a distinction between the surface and deeper structures, and in any case, it is of no clinical significance.

Michael Barnett
Local time: 09:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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