Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

gedeeltelijke vergrijzing van het subcoracoidale vet

English translation:

partial obliteration of the subcoracoid fat; partial loss of fat signal intensity in the subcoracoid triangle

Added to glossary by Barend van Zadelhoff
Apr 28, 2022 12:45
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Dutch term

vergrijzing

Dutch to English Medical Medical (general)
Hi colleagues,

I came across a term I'm not 100% sure how to translate.
Licht degeneratief aspect van het AC-gewricht. Gedeeltelijke vergrijzing van het subcoracoidale vet. Geen verdikking van coraco humeraal ligament.

Is it simply "ageing"?

Any help would be appreciated.
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May 5, 2022 11:40: Barend van Zadelhoff Created KOG entry

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Dutch term (edited): gedeeltelijke vergrijzing van het subcoracoidale vet
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partial replacement/obliteration of the subcoracoid fat

Of: loss of fat signal intensity in the subcoracoid triangle


'vergrijzing' is een relatief begrip. Omdat het van het type beeldvormend onderzoek afhangt:

De kwaliteit van de apparatuur is één ding voor de afbeelding, een ander hoe contrastrijk het te onderzoeken weefsel is met andere structuren in zijn omgeving. Waterrijk weefsel vormt een contrast met vetrijk weefsel. Op de beelden van de scan ziet vetweefsel anders uit dan bindweefsel, spieren anders dan botten en een goed doorbloed weefsel anders dan kalkafzettingen of weefsel van een litteken. Afhankelijk van wat de arts precies wil weten kan hij verschillende structuren accentueren, indien de computer bijvoorbeeld vetrijk weefsel licht en waterrijk weefsel donker afbeeldt en andersom. Er zijn verschillende afzettingen van grijze kleuren mogelijk. Daarentegen is bij röntgen of een CT-scan, die ioniserende straling gebruiken, dicht weefsel altijd donker en minder dicht weefsel altijd lichter afgebeeld.

https://www.gezondheid.be/index.cfm?fuseaction=art&art_id=31...

Dit lijkt een optie voor jouw context te zijn.
You consistently find 'obliteration of subcoracoid fat triangle / of subcoracoid fat / etc.

This may manifest itself as 'vergrijzing' on imaging results

Partial obliteration of subcoracoid fat triangle + image

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Normal-subcoracoid-fat...

Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

The sagittal T2-weighted image (2B) shows replacement of the subcoracoid fat by intermediate signal soft tissue thickening (asterisk), with synovial and capsular thickening at the anterior inferior aspect of the glenohumeral joint (short arrow). The coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted (2C) and T1-weighted (2D) images through the rotator interval region demonstrate replacement of the subcoracoid fat (asterisk)(2C) with superimposed edema (asterisk)(2D).

https://radsource.us/adhesive-capsulitis-shoulder/

Furthermore, obliteration of the subcoracoidal fat pad can also be observed. The MRI examinations also show a hyperintensity in the T2-weighted imaging and a contrast enhancement of the joint capsule. The alterations can show a temporal correlation with the clinical symptoms of the patient.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31637456/

This obliteration of subcoracoid fat is a characteristic sign of adhesive capsulitis. Imaging Findings Case 6.2 Parsonage: Turner Syndrome A 30-year-old

https://tinyurl.com/2p8ccesy

subcoracoid fat

https://tinyurl.com/2p8ass2u

This one is interesting as well:

Several findings suggestive of adhesive capsulitis are associated with structures related to the coracoid process, including an abnormally thickened coracohumeral ligament measuring more than 4 mm, an abnormally thickened rotator interval joint capsule measuring greater than 7 mm, fibrosis in the rotator interval, and the subcoracoid triangle sign. This sign is loss of fat signal intensity in the triangle between the coracoid process, joint capsule, and coracohumeral ligament (Fig 19).

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/rg.2016160039


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agree Tina Vonhof (X) : Can't argue with all that reference information.
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Thank you, Tina. It is quite convincing to me as well.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your help Barend."
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(lipid) modifications

Slight degenerative aspect of the AC joint. Partial modification of the subcoracoidal fat. No thickening of coraco humeral ligament.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24350931/
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ageing

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/engin...

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or ag[e]ing in adipose tissue



Aging changes in organs, tissue and cells - ADAM
http://thnm.adam.com › content
25 May 2021 — Cells are the basic building blocks of tissues. All cells experience changes with aging. They become larger and are less able to divide and ...

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Molecular mechanisms of ageing in connective tissues - DOI
https://doi.org › ...
by AJ Bailey · 2001 · Cited by 662 — The outward manifestations of tissue ageing occurring in the elderly primarily involve the two major structural proteins of the body, collagen and elastin.
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neutral writeaway : can you back this with Dutch language refs?
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subcoracoid triangle sign

The subcoracoid triangle sign refers to the obliteration of the fat triangle between the coracohumeral ligament (superiorly), coracoid process / coracobrachialis (anterosuperiorly) and glenohumeral joint capsule (posteroinferiorly). It is considered a specific but not sensitive sign for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/subcoracoid-triangle-sign?m...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15358849/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

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as well as the subcoracoid triangle sign, are characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) arthrographic findings in frozen shoulder

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2899298/?msclki...



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Partial or complete obliteration of the subcoracoid fat triangle was determined in the sagittal oblique plane. Borders of the triangle were defined anterosuperiorly by the coracoid process and coracobrachialis, superiorly by the CHL, and posteroinferiorly by the joint capsule. Partial disappearance of the fat signal was considered partial obliteration of the subcoracoid fat triangle under the coracoid process, and complete disappearance of fat signal was considered complete obliteration.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...
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fat stranding

Ik ben een geneeskundestudent, mijn professor radiologie heeft me deze vertaling gegeven.
Vergrijzing slaat inderdaad op het aspect van vet op beeldvorming. Bij inflammatoire processen zal het vet meer vocht bevatten en meer stralen doorlaten, waardoor het grijzer wordt (ipv de witte kleur).
De Engelse term hiervoor is "fat stranding". "Fat stranding is a sign that is seen on CT. It describes the change in attenuation of fat around an inflamed structure and is a very helpful signpost for intra-abdominal pathology."
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Ik denk dat het te maken heeft met het aspect van het vet bij beeldvormend onderzoek.

Ik zou niet direct weten hoe ik dat het beste kan vertalen.

CT: uitgebreide diverticulose sigmoid tot transversum met verdikte
wand sigmoid en descendens maar weinig vetvergrijzing, geen
abces

https://medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/oldcontent/container2884/...

Colondivertikel met inflammatie en colonwandverdikking. Inflammatie of vergrijzing vetweefsel Complicatie: (gedekte)perforatie, abces in mesocolon

https://adoc.pub/rechter-fossa-pijn-niet-steeds-appendicitis...

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Yes, I found it about the same time.

Not sure whether that situation is the same as here.

The assumption there is that focal areas of fat have come into existence, with their corresponding greyness.

While in this case it sounds like the fat itself has become more grey.
Note from asker:
Hi Barend, I actually just found an earlier Kudoz thread that you were in. https://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch-to-english/medical-general/5558842-vetvergrijzing.html
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