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apical idem

English translation: apex the same (or unchanged, depending on context)

07:56 Jul 12, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / MRT scan finding
German term or phrase: apical idem
from MRT scan on thorax:

"Befund:
...
Im Vergleich zu den Voraufnahmen.

Im Rahmen der aktuellen MR-tomographischen Diagnostik zeigen sich die Noduli linksseitig apical idem"
..
Janet Muehlbacher
Local time: 16:01
English translation:apex the same (or unchanged, depending on context)
Explanation:
They are saying that the left apical nodules are (also) the same, as I imagine makes sense in context.
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Carmen Lawrence
Greece
Local time: 17:01
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4apex the same (or unchanged, depending on context)
Carmen Lawrence
4reword; "no change in findings"
Lirka
4apical idem
Ellen Kraus


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
apex the same (or unchanged, depending on context)


Explanation:
They are saying that the left apical nodules are (also) the same, as I imagine makes sense in context.

Carmen Lawrence
Greece
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: unchanged compared to previous examinations/findings
35 mins
agree  Susanne Schiewe
46 mins
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
agree  Anne Schulz: left apical nodes unchanged [as compared to previous examination]
3 days 11 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reword; "no change in findings"


Explanation:
In comparison with prior images, the current MRI [diagnostic work-up] reveals no change in [the findings pertaining to] left apical nodules.

Phases in [] may be omitted.


Lirka
Austria
Local time: 16:01
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 880
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
apical idem


Explanation:
why not leave the original as it is ? both Terms, i.e. apical and idem are represented in English medical texts:


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Note added at 10 Stunden (2013-07-12 18:24:11 GMT)
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ag.udel.edu/delpha/1488.pdf
von RG FENNAH -
1. Paracixius armiger, new species, head and thorax, dorsal view. Fig. 2. Idem, right tegmen. Fig. 3. Idem, head, frontal view. Fig. 4. Idem, apical portion of wing

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 341
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