TCTB - riscontro collaterale di tromboembolia polmonare

English translation: Whole/total body CT scan

17:11 Feb 18, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / report
Italian term or phrase: TCTB - riscontro collaterale di tromboembolia polmonare
This is some type of CT scan but in the context to me it seems a bit ambiguous, should it be a CTPA or is it endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial scan?; maybe I'm just tired....
BEVERLY OATES HREHOROW
Ireland
Local time: 18:34
English translation:Whole/total body CT scan
Explanation:
TC Total Body(TCTB)

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sorry

that should be

Article - Whole-body CT screening - Applied Radiologyappliedradiology.com › articles › whole-body-ct-screening
22 Aug 2005 - If whole-body CT scanning is to have value in screening apparently healthy populations, it must detect very subtle disease. This necessitates ...

Full-body CT scan - 5 medical tests that could save your life ...www.cbsnews.com › pictures › 5-medical-tests-that-could-save-your-l...
Skip it. ** Full-body computed-tomography (CT) scan***s, which can cost $1000, have been touted as a way to detect early signs of cancer and heart disease.

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- collateral findings of pulmonary thromboembolism

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Collateral findings during computed tomography scan for atrial ...www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articles › PMC4840164
by F Perna - ‎2016 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
26 Apr 2016 - The term “collateral finding” reflects an incidentally discovered mass or lesion, detected by CT, magnetic resonance imaging, or other imaging modality, which is not related to the primary objectives of the examination; CFs are also called “incidental findings” or
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Whole/total body CT scan


Explanation:
TC Total Body(TCTB)

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Note added at 6 mins (2020-02-18 17:18:28 GMT)
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sorry

that should be

Article - Whole-body CT screening - Applied Radiologyappliedradiology.com › articles › whole-body-ct-screening
22 Aug 2005 - If whole-body CT scanning is to have value in screening apparently healthy populations, it must detect very subtle disease. This necessitates ...

Full-body CT scan - 5 medical tests that could save your life ...www.cbsnews.com › pictures › 5-medical-tests-that-could-save-your-l...
Skip it. ** Full-body computed-tomography (CT) scan***s, which can cost $1000, have been touted as a way to detect early signs of cancer and heart disease.

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Note added at 8 mins (2020-02-18 17:20:28 GMT)
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- collateral findings of pulmonary thromboembolism

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Note added at 9 mins (2020-02-18 17:20:57 GMT)
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Collateral findings during computed tomography scan for atrial ...www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articles › PMC4840164
by F Perna - ‎2016 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
26 Apr 2016 - The term “collateral finding” reflects an incidentally discovered mass or lesion, detected by CT, magnetic resonance imaging, or other imaging modality, which is not related to the primary objectives of the examination; CFs are also called “incidental findings” or

liz askew
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agree  Cedric Randolph
4 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Gilberto Lacchia
37 mins

agree  Joseph Tein: The answer is correct; the examples don't show what the Italian stands for, however.
2 hrs

agree  Francesca Gnani
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Reference: TCTB

Reference information:
"E'stata effettuata una valutazione retrospettiva delle TC Total Body(TCTB) di un gruppo di 30 pazienti..."


    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco_Carbonetti
Joseph Tein
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