Confoundable
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 That can be confounded not-comparable
"However, there is no previous research that demonstrates the impact of lung size or the phase of respiration on the CTR. Interestingly, a large change in the CTR between inspiration and expiration has been described in a textbook of pediatric radiology; and this phenomenon was suggested as a confoundable finding in the evaluation of congenital heart diseases, since infants or children cannot hold their breath during CT scanning [12 ]."
Example
More examples"However, there is no previous research that demonstrates the impact of lung size or the phase of respiration on the CTR. Interestingly, a large change in the CTR between inspiration and expiration has been described in a textbook of pediatric radiology; and this phenomenon was suggested as a confoundable finding in the evaluation of congenital heart diseases, since infants or children cannot hold their breath during CT scanning [12 ]."
Etymology
From confound + -able.
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