Sentence examples for defined as a slight from inspiring English sources

In conclusion, the rim sign, defined as a slight and continuous FDG uptake at the border of a peripheral lung consolidation, is easily recognisable at FDG-PET/CT and is strongly suggestive of pulmonary infarction.

In the model of Derdeyn et al. [9], stage 1 was defined as a slight decrease of CBF and slight increase of OEF with or without increase of CBV, but a cutoff value for a slight difference was not provided.

Weak changes in iris pigmentation (defined as slight but clearly visible) were observed in two subjects (1 each in the 100 and 125 μg/mL groups).

It was defined as a continuous slight FDG uptake along the border of a subpleural consolidation without uptake within the consolidation.

Acne is one of the most common concerns of patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition defined as a preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in appearance that causes significant disruption in daily functioning.

Taste reactivity involves defining the reactions precisely – for example, lip-licking would be defined as "a mild rhythmic smacking, slight protrusions of the tongue, a relaxed expression accompanied sometimes by a slight upturn of the corners of the mouth" – and then looking for this same expression in other species.

Ground-glass opacity was defined as an area of a slight, homogenous increase in density that did not obscure the underlying vascular markings.

For the multi-state model of cognitive change, MMSE categories were specified as follows: no impairment was defined as a score between 27 and 30, slight impairment for scores between 23 and 26, and moderate/severe impairment for scores below 23 [ 18].

Consequently we semi-quantitated the data from three experiments; we defined a strong inhibitory effect of mifepristone when there was a decrease in OD reading of more than 50% as compared to vehicle treated cells; similarly, a slight inhibitory effect was defined as a 10-50% of OD decrease.

Bulge of RPE was defined as a small protrusion of the RPE layer (a slight elevation of the RPE without an area of low reflectivity).

Mr. Cheney, the Republican candidate for vice president, suffered a minor heart attack, one so slight it would not even have been defined as a heart attack until a year ago.