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...to diagnostically close...

English translation: to close for diagnostic purposes

11:40 Jun 20, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
English term or phrase: ...to diagnostically close...
Please help me edit this phrase:
"Subsequently, a balloon catheter was introduced to each of the perforator vessels in order to diagnostically close the blood flow in the perforator vessels for 10 minutes and to measure the pressure gradient drop."
Piotr Fras
Poland
Selected answer:to close for diagnostic purposes
Explanation:
It appears to mean to shut down the blood flow for 10 minutes to enable a diagnosis to be made, but I don't think it's good English.
Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Thanks! This will serve the purpose.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +5to close for diagnostic purposes
Jack Doughty


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to close for diagnostic purposes


Explanation:
It appears to mean to shut down the blood flow for 10 minutes to enable a diagnosis to be made, but I don't think it's good English.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks! This will serve the purpose.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cagdas Karatas
6 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Piotr Sawiec: probaly it wasn't good Polish either :-)
53 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Elena Aleksandrova
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): interrupt blood flow
5 hrs
  -> Thank you. Yes.
agree  kmtext
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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