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English translation: with enhancement

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Spanish term or phrase:Con reforzamiento
English translation:with enhancement
Entered by: Thomas Walker

00:40 Jan 29, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / CT scan report
Spanish term or phrase: Con reforzamiento
This is from a report of a CT scan as part of a breast cancer study, in NW Mexico.
It seems pretty straightforward, up to this phrase :"Con reforzamiento". I haven't been able to get a handle on it. In context:

ESTUDIO: TOMOGRAFIA AXIAL COMPUTARIZADA TORAX CONTRASTE
…

REPORTE:
EI estudio se efectuó con TOMOGRAFIA MULTICORTE SIEMENS SENSATION 64 con la administración de medio de contraste endovenoso y la adquisición volumétrica con reconstrucciones multiplanares con los siguientes hallazgos;
Se confirma tumor de mama derecha de 6 x 7 cm. ***Con reforzamiento***, gas así como engrosamiento de la piel y retracción de la misma.
Adenomegalias en región axilar derecha de 4 cm.
Las pleuras son delgadas y no hay signos de patología de las mismas.
El parénquima pulmonar no muestra alteraciones, la vascularidad pulmonar es también normal.
…
Any insights into this phrase will be greatly appreciated - Thanks in advance to all.
Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 20:41
with enhancement
Explanation:
Contrast enhancement is a ubiquitous term in radiology and can be used in two ways.

Firstly, it may refer to methods of exaggerating the visible difference between adjacent structures on scans by administering contrast agents. This includes differentiating between normal structures. There are many different types, which vary by modality (see the article on contrast agents for further information).

Secondly, contrast enhancement can also refer to characteristics of abnormal lesions in the body. The diffusion of the contrast agents from the bloodstream to bodily tissues is physiologically limited. In pathologies such as cancer, blood vessels grow which are abnormal (i.e. neoangiogenesis) with increased leaking of contrast agent from the blood vessels, results in the lesion being much more visible on contrast-enhanced scans.
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/contrast-enhancement
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 21:41
Grading comment
Thanks, Robert & everybody. I've added both refuerzo & reforzamiento to my personal glossary.
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with enhancement


Explanation:
Contrast enhancement is a ubiquitous term in radiology and can be used in two ways.

Firstly, it may refer to methods of exaggerating the visible difference between adjacent structures on scans by administering contrast agents. This includes differentiating between normal structures. There are many different types, which vary by modality (see the article on contrast agents for further information).

Secondly, contrast enhancement can also refer to characteristics of abnormal lesions in the body. The diffusion of the contrast agents from the bloodstream to bodily tissues is physiologically limited. In pathologies such as cancer, blood vessels grow which are abnormal (i.e. neoangiogenesis) with increased leaking of contrast agent from the blood vessels, results in the lesion being much more visible on contrast-enhanced scans.
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/contrast-enhancement

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 224
Grading comment
Thanks, Robert & everybody. I've added both refuerzo & reforzamiento to my personal glossary.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lorenab23: Exactly, I was about to post the same thing. Un abrazo!
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Lorenita :-)
agree  Joseph Tein: Yep. I have "refuerzo" in my glossary as also meaning enhancement. I like the explanation you provided ... very clear and helpful.
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Joe, I was certain this was right, only I wasn't sure how to word it here.
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Muriel.
agree  Neil Ashby
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil.
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Absolutely!
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, Filippe.
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