Sentence examples for by a semiquantitative method from inspiring English sources

Slides were scored by a semiquantitative method.

Airspace injury was evaluated in a blinded fashion, by a semiquantitative method that measured alveolar disruption, neutrophilic infiltration, edema and hemorrhage as previously described [ 21, 22].

For immunostaining analysis, tumors were scored by assessment of the proportion and intensity of stained tumor cells and then scored by a semiquantitative method as reported in [ 14].

High glucose induced an increased endocytic function of DCs, which was determined by a semiquantitative method using a fluorescence-labelled ligand (DiI-OxLDL).

All samples were investigated by an experienced pathologist (blinded to the protocols) using light and electron microscopy and evaluated by a semiquantitative method.

IgG and IgA antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae were determined by a semiquantitative method that assessed samples' absorbance value in optical density (SeroCP Quant IgG and Quant IgA, Savyon Diangostics, Ashdod, Israel).

Assessment of microcirculatory parameters of convective oxygen transport (microvascular flow index (MFI) and proportion of perfused vessels (PPV)), and diffusion distance (perfused vessel density (PVD) and total vessel density (TVD)) was done by using a semiquantitative method.

Recent infection to Mycoplasma pneumoniae was assessed by detecting IgM antibodies with a specific enzyme immunoassay (Platelia Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Biorad, Hercules, CA, USA) and by using a semiquantitative method to detect IgM and IgG antibodies with patented gelatin particles sensitized with cell membrane components of M. pneumoniae (Serodia Myco II, Fujirebio, Malvern, PA, USA).

Besson et al. [ 41] normalized vascular 18F-FDG uptake to the lung by means of a semiquantitative method similar to that of Moosig et al. and confirmed that the lung SUVmax values did not differ significantly between patients and controls.

Ota et al. reported a higher expression of SOD in endometrial tissues of endometriotic women as compared to controls by immunohistochemistry, which is a semiquantitative method [ 28].

The relative expression level of the ATM gene in the different cell lines was then estimated using a semiquantitative method, by calculating the DCt value, defined as the difference in the Ct value for the target (ATM) and the reference gene (Actin).