Feb 28, 2013 04:19
11 yrs ago
Norwegian term
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
spekulærende konturer
Norwegian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Medical report
This term appears in a discharge summary. It describes the upper lobe of the lung with some "tumorlignende bløtdelsforandringer på ... x ... mm med noe spekulærende konturer..."
Any idea what those "spekulærende konturer" might be?
- Nikolaj
Any idea what those "spekulærende konturer" might be?
- Nikolaj
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | spiculated edges |
Norskpro
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| 4 -1 | specular contours |
eodd
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| 2 | speculative edges/contours |
Helen Johnson
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Proposed translations
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spiculated edges
Perhaps this could be it? Although I did not find anything that describes 'spekulærende' and 'spiculated' as being the same. In the first reference, look in the green box on the right, where it describes different edges.
The second reference refers to the lung having spiculated edges.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-02-28 07:33:54 GMT)
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I found the Norwegian term 'spikulær kant' : http://www.ppt2txt.com/r/bba776b3/
'Spekulær' and 'spikulær' are not the same, but maybe there has been a misspelling in the Norwegian source text?
The second reference refers to the lung having spiculated edges.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-02-28 07:33:54 GMT)
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I found the Norwegian term 'spikulær kant' : http://www.ppt2txt.com/r/bba776b3/
'Spekulær' and 'spikulær' are not the same, but maybe there has been a misspelling in the Norwegian source text?
Example sentence:
On a routine CT scan of my heart, they found two areas in my right lung with spiculated edges.
Reference:
http://radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/chest/chest_system/chest_system_04.html
http://www.wikicancer.org/thread/448894/spiculated+lung+mass
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
conniebrathen
: Typos are quite common as the radiologists' reports are transcribed by secretaries. Here's another reference:http://www.uio.no/studier/program/medisin/eksamen/oppgaver/s... (page 13 and 20)
6 hrs
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| agree |
Jenny Scott
: Yes, this occurs frequently in descriptions of tumours. Also occurs as 'spiculated borders'.
9 hrs
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| agree |
Helen Johnson
: I see lots of them too - sometimes the dictated words have plainly been misheard by the typist, presumably here too.
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
3 hrs
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
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Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
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speculative edges/contours
Nikolaj may be right, i.e. maybe it's a typo and means what he suggests. Otherwise, as a bit of a long shot, do they mean that the edges/contours aren't that clear so it's speculative as to what is happening? Just a suggestion.
-1
4 hrs
specular contours
Specular refers to specular reflection on an ultrasound.
"Automatically detecting tumors and extracting lesion boundaries in sonograms is difficult due to the specular and noisy nature of these images" - if you copy and paste this sentence in Google, you'll get more info there - I pasted a reference but it doesn't work.
"Automatically detecting tumors and extracting lesion boundaries in sonograms is difficult due to the specular and noisy nature of these images" - if you copy and paste this sentence in Google, you'll get more info there - I pasted a reference but it doesn't work.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
conniebrathen
: Sorry, accidentally clicked agree previously. As I said, I'm afraid it can't be an ultrasound reference, as lung tumours would never be assessed by ultrasound because the sound beam can't travel through air filled space.
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