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French term
image en grelots
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
radiology sign
This is a radiology sign for a CT scan for a patient with pulmonary aspergillosis. Elsewhere in Kudoz it is given as probably "air crescent sign" but I haven't been able to confirm that. Does anyone know for sure?
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | bell sign |
medeast
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4 | air crescent sign |
Michael Lotz
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3 | ball-shaped (mass) |
Imanol
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References
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Lionel_M (X)
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membres.multimania.fr/aspergilloses/page... |
SJLD
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Proposed translations
13 hrs
ball-shaped (mass)
grelot = fungal ball (mycetoma or aspergilloma)
Noninvasive aspergillosis: the saprophytic form of aspergillosis always occurs in previously damaged lungs, usually in a cavity. Imaging shows a mobile intracavitary, usually indistinct "ball-shaped mass" (http://www.isradiology.org/tropical_deseases/tmcr/chapter6/c...
a secondary cavity appears containing a
small fungal ball (http://130.88.242.202/medicine/Aspergillus/articlesoverflow/...
the typical aspect of fungal ball inside the pulmonary cavity (http://www.ersnet.org/learning_resources_player/abstract_pri...
A case of opportunistic pulmonary infection in the form of fungal ball produced by the family of mucoraceae in the class of phycomycetes having nonseptate hyphae (cellophane tubules) with haphazard branching in a post-tubercular immunocompetent patient is described. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11529408)
Noninvasive aspergillosis: the saprophytic form of aspergillosis always occurs in previously damaged lungs, usually in a cavity. Imaging shows a mobile intracavitary, usually indistinct "ball-shaped mass" (http://www.isradiology.org/tropical_deseases/tmcr/chapter6/c...
a secondary cavity appears containing a
small fungal ball (http://130.88.242.202/medicine/Aspergillus/articlesoverflow/...
the typical aspect of fungal ball inside the pulmonary cavity (http://www.ersnet.org/learning_resources_player/abstract_pri...
A case of opportunistic pulmonary infection in the form of fungal ball produced by the family of mucoraceae in the class of phycomycetes having nonseptate hyphae (cellophane tubules) with haphazard branching in a post-tubercular immunocompetent patient is described. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11529408)
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SJLD
: the "image en grelot" is not just the ball but also the air around it - the presence of a cavity is essential
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9 hrs
bell sign
image en grelot: "bell sign (a radiological image similar to an aspergilloma)". Dictionary of Medicine/Dictionnaire de médecine, French-English. 2nd Revised Ed., 2004. Svetolik P. Djordjevic.
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Is "bell" a misprint in this dictionary? Should it be "ball" instead?
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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-07-29 16:45:09 GMT)
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Is "bell" a misprint in this dictionary? Should it be "ball" instead?
22 hrs
air crescent sign
yes, often seen in aspergillomas on x-ray.
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"image en grelot"- typically reported in x-ray reports. If the clinical context fits, it is highly suggestive of aspergilloma of lung.
The term "grelot" has other meanings in other contexts, often a spherical shape, with or without an internal part "jangling".
The lung is the most straight forward to interpret and "air crescent sign" seems to appear in the radiology literature.
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http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/5/1/17
Référence : http://radiology.rsna.org/content/218/1/230.long
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Accord Drmanu49
1 heure
Accord SJLD: yes, but please read this: http://radiopaedia.org/articles/air_crescent_sign (IOW Monod's sign is probably more "correct" from a purist's POV if condition is not yet treated.) Hi Michael!
11 heures
Neutre Imanol: air crescent = croissant gazeux. What we are talking about here is the grelot itself (fungal ball), not the air crescent that surmounts it
12 heures
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(Sorry for posting problem due to computer glitches with borrowed computer away from home. I reposted here what was up before erroneous deletion. My apologies for any confusion.)
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Note added at 21 minutes (2010-07-28 20:06:31 GMT)
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"image en grelot"- typically reported in x-ray reports. If the clinical context fits, it is highly suggestive of aspergilloma of lung.
The term "grelot" has other meanings in other contexts, often a spherical shape, with or without an internal part "jangling".
The lung is the most straight forward to interpret and "air crescent sign" seems to appear in the radiology literature.
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Note added at 23 minutes (2010-07-28 20:08:21 GMT)
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http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/5/1/17
Référence : http://radiology.rsna.org/content/218/1/230.long
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Accord Drmanu49
1 heure
Accord SJLD: yes, but please read this: http://radiopaedia.org/articles/air_crescent_sign (IOW Monod's sign is probably more "correct" from a purist's POV if condition is not yet treated.) Hi Michael!
11 heures
Neutre Imanol: air crescent = croissant gazeux. What we are talking about here is the grelot itself (fungal ball), not the air crescent that surmounts it
12 heures
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Note added at 1 jour5 minutes (2010-07-29 19:50:34 GMT)
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(Sorry for posting problem due to computer glitches with borrowed computer away from home. I reposted here what was up before erroneous deletion. My apologies for any confusion.)
Reference comments
3 hrs
13 hrs
Reference:
membres.multimania.fr/aspergilloses/pageprincipale2.htm
L’Aspergillome réalise habituellement une image en grelot dans 32 à 100%des cas(14,16,17,23). Il s’agit d’une opacité dense, arrondie ou ovalaire, de taille variable, siègeant au sein d’une cavité qu’elle occupe en partie, laissant un croissant clair gazeux polaire supérieur. Cette masse, qui correspond à l’aspergillome" libre", est mobile aux changements de position.
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http://www.easternjmed.org/PDF/98-1/7.pdf
The characteristic appearance of an aspergilloma is one or more rounded masses within a round or ovoid cavity (Figure 3); classically, the mass is demarcated on one aspect from the wall of the cavity by a crescent - shaped collection of air.
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For the sake of completion:
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/monod-sign
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycetoma
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/air_crescent_sign
L’Aspergillome réalise habituellement une image en grelot dans 32 à 100%des cas(14,16,17,23). Il s’agit d’une opacité dense, arrondie ou ovalaire, de taille variable, siègeant au sein d’une cavité qu’elle occupe en partie, laissant un croissant clair gazeux polaire supérieur. Cette masse, qui correspond à l’aspergillome" libre", est mobile aux changements de position.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-07-29 17:00:20 GMT)
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http://www.easternjmed.org/PDF/98-1/7.pdf
The characteristic appearance of an aspergilloma is one or more rounded masses within a round or ovoid cavity (Figure 3); classically, the mass is demarcated on one aspect from the wall of the cavity by a crescent - shaped collection of air.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-07-29 17:03:52 GMT)
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For the sake of completion:
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/monod-sign
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycetoma
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/air_crescent_sign
Discussion
So it's an empty round shell with a ball that moves about inside >> cavity with mobile fungal ball
http://medi-memo.com/memo-aphorisme.php?pspe_id=213&ppage=1&...
ASPERGILLOSE - ASPERGILOSE, ASPERGILLUS, ASPERGILLOME || Santé ... - [ Translate this page ]C'est une image en grelot (opacité arrondie surmontée d'un croissant gazeux) Mais très souvent l'image sera une opacité mal limitée ...
sante-guerir.notrefamille.com/v2/services-sante/article-sante.asp?... -
So, there seems to be a difference between "image en grelot" and "image en croissant" (air crescent sign)