Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Signalaussparung

English translation:

(area of) signal void

Added to glossary by Sonja Poeltl
Aug 19, 2012 19:45
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German term

Signalaussparung

German to English Medical Medical (general)
MRT MRCP: Im DHC eine ***Signalaussparung*** (Serie 4, Ima 23), hier ist am ehesten von einem Gallengangskonkrement auszugehen.

Patient with choledocholithiasis, condition after cholecystectomy, condition after splenectomy

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(area of) signal void

Good visualization of the intrahepatic and pancreatic ducts on both
systems, with similar appearances of the signal void created by the gall bladder calculus (arrowheads).
http://bjr.birjournals.org/content/78/934/894.full.pdf
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agree SJLD : http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=99343
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Thanks, SJLD :-)
agree uyuni : http://books.google.de/books?id=I9NUMqUCEGQC&pg=PT1635&lpg=P...
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danke, uyuni :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke!"
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filling defect

"Filling defect" is term referring to a region lacking signal in many medical imaging techniques. It is often phrased as "dark filling defect" or "low signal intensity filling defect."
Example sentence:

The size and number of calculi are well demonstrated as dark “filling defects” within the high signal intensity of the common bile duct,... (From ref. below)

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agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : yes - or even "signal filling defect" e.g. see here: "signal filling defect in the gallbladder" http://journals.lww.com/cdronline/Documents/CDRv35n14_Discus...
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neutral Susanne Schiewe : I can't see any reason why we should use the equivalent for "Füllungsdefekt" when there is an exact equivalent for the German OT in English//"Signal" is an MRI-specific term; it can't be used for other imaging techniques.
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My impression is that both terms are functionally equivalent and used interchangeably in the literature. However, in my own experience I have come across "filling defect" more frequently in imaging literature - but "signal void" is certainly equally valid
agree uyuni : http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/glossaries/filling_def...
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