The phrase "abnormal focus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe an unusual or atypical concentration on a particular subject or issue.
Example: "The scientist noted an abnormal focus on the rare species during the research study, which raised questions about the methodology."
Alternatives: "unusual concentration" or "atypical emphasis".
In reality, there was no abnormal focus or concentration on any aspect of sensual gratification, a situation in contrast to that seen in many other cultures where, for example, eating, drinking, or sex has become the focus of great cultural elaboration.
PET scans performed for evaluation of tumours or other purposes occasionally show abnormal focus of hypermetabolism in the chest, either in or adjacent to the heart.
An abnormal focus on GPA is what, in fact, enabled a straight-A student like Kashawn Campbell to enter Cal Berkeley not even remotely able to write at a collegiate level.
(A) Pre-therapeutic scan after injection with 18 F-FDG and (B) immunoscintigraphy recorded 6 days (bottom left) after 111In-Zevalin® (Bayer) injection showed an abnormal focus corresponding to a lymphoma mass detected on the pre-RAIT CT and 18 F-FDG PET (A).
Patient was given lemon juice with evident normal washout from the salivary glands and relative retention by this abnormal focus (long black arrow) Open image in new window Fig. 18 Lingular thyroid in a 33-year-old male who presented with oropharyngeal bleeding.
In one case the CT scan (without contrast material) was negative, while the MR image showed an abnormal focus.
Experience has demonstrated an increased level of accuracy and confidence in the interpretation of the combined study as compared with studies acquired separately, particularly in distinguishing pathology from normal, physiologic tracer uptake and precisely localizing abnormal foci.
Transaxial, sagittal, and coronal tomographs were assessed primarily to determine obvious abnormal foci of increased FDG uptake.
Cells expressing v‐Ras also generated abnormal foci under all three serum conditions.
These abnormal foci of persistent nephrogenic cells are regarded as precursor lesions.
A meta-analysis of activation likelihood estimation was conducted based on the abnormal foci of ten studies.
