Sequence in Medical Definition

Nuclear medicine

... images. In multi-image datasets the array of images may represent a time sequence (ie. cine or movie) often called a "dynamic" dataset, a cardiac gated time sequence, or a spatial sequence where the gamma-camera is moved relative to the patient. SPECT (single ...

Artificial induction of immunity

... of immunity will translate to improved clinical practice in the future. This article places the development of techniques in historical and logical sequence and points to detailed articles on each of the main topics. Contents 1 Variolation and smallpox 2 Vaccination 3 ...

Breath-holding spells

... the child is not having a spell is still generally normal. The diagnosis of a breath holding spell is made clinically. A good history including the sequence of events, lack of incontinence and no post ictal phase, help to make an accurate diagnosis. Some families are advised to tape the events to aid ...

Proteopathy

... proteopathic diseases augment the tendency of vulnerable proteins to self-assemble. They include destabilizing changes in the primary amino acid sequence of the protein, post-translational modifications (such as hyperphosphorylation ), changes in temperature or pH, an increase in production of a ...

Thymocyte

... During the double negative stage the major maturation step of thymocytes is to express a T cell receptor . Unlike most genes, which have a stable sequence in each cell which expresses them, the T cell receptor is made up of a series of alternative gene fragments. In order to create a functional T cell ...