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peu spécifique

English translation: not very specific/ill-defined

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French term or phrase:peu spécifique
English translation:not very specific/ill-defined
Entered by: joanna menda

22:02 Jan 26, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / PET scan
French term or phrase: peu spécifique
Hi,

The sentence is the following: "Persistance d'un hypermétabolisme modéré à intense mais diffus du côlon droit, peu spécifique"

Not sure what is the correct translation for "peu spécifique" in this context

Thanks

Joanna
joanna menda
Canada
Local time: 00:29
not very specific
Explanation:
PET-CT is sensitive in showing primary neoplasic processes in the intestine but is not very specific due to physiological uptake and inflammatory causes.

http://www.webcir.org/revistavirtual/articulos/septiembre13/...

This enhancement cutoff of 15HU resulted in an excellent sensitivity of 98% but unfortunately it was not very specific for malignancy, only about 50–60% [39]. The general conclusion based on this report was that benign lesions usually enhance no more than 15 HU...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403798/

High-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning is used for detection of lymphangitic carcinomatosis. CT scan findings are not very specific, since nodules can be seen in a variety of benign conditions, including granulomas, hamartomas, and vascular abnormalities.
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/358090-overview

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Note added at 15 hrs (2019-01-27 13:12:46 GMT)
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intense, diffuse..., but not very...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2019-01-27 14:40:00 GMT)
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as it is a PET scan, "ill-defined" could also be OK
Selected response from:

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:29
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ill-defined
Eric Verdonck
3 +3not very specific
Rachel Fell
2 +1non-specific
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non-specific


Explanation:
Meaning it could be of a certain kind, but about which it is difficult to make an exact determination.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Barbara! As I mentioned above, this is "peu spécifique" and not "non spécifique" which the author uses in another instance ("topographie non spécifique"). Is it still the same?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Valarino
13 hrs
  -> Merci, Lorraine.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ill-defined


Explanation:
when something is ill-defined its exact nature is not as specified as it chould be, or could be

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Note added at 16 hrs (2019-01-27 14:21:01 GMT)
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could peu spécifique in the source sentence mean "not precisely or accurately defined" ?

Eric Verdonck
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Valarino: As per discussion entry.
12 hrs
agree  Jennifer White
12 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
not very specific


Explanation:
PET-CT is sensitive in showing primary neoplasic processes in the intestine but is not very specific due to physiological uptake and inflammatory causes.

http://www.webcir.org/revistavirtual/articulos/septiembre13/...

This enhancement cutoff of 15HU resulted in an excellent sensitivity of 98% but unfortunately it was not very specific for malignancy, only about 50–60% [39]. The general conclusion based on this report was that benign lesions usually enhance no more than 15 HU...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403798/

High-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning is used for detection of lymphangitic carcinomatosis. CT scan findings are not very specific, since nodules can be seen in a variety of benign conditions, including granulomas, hamartomas, and vascular abnormalities.
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/358090-overview

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Note added at 15 hrs (2019-01-27 13:12:46 GMT)
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intense, diffuse..., but not very...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2019-01-27 14:40:00 GMT)
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as it is a PET scan, "ill-defined" could also be OK

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 157
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: yes, peu can't be ignored and certainly never means not/none at all or "ill".
4 mins
  -> Thank you writeaway :-)
neutral  Barbara Cochran, MFA: No need to express the idea in a way that is this verbose.
16 mins
agree  Jennifer White: IMO this would also work. A three word answer is not exactly verbose(;-)
50 mins
  -> Thank you Jennifer :-)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 15 mins
  -> Thank you Yvonne :-)
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