Sentence examples for established modalities from inspiring English sources

Although this unit is different from the classical blood flow unit in biological tissues (ml/min/100 ml), its percentage changes have been found to correlate well with the blood flow changes measured by many other established modalities [ 32- 36].

Inhaled corticosteroids as prophylaxis and 'as required' bronchodilator for symptomatic relief are established modalities for asthma management and prevention and the Commonwealth Caribbean Medical Research Council/Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines were adopted in the Caribbean in 1997 [ 4].

It is likely that the most appropriate test methods for optical imaging will be largely analogous to those developed for established modalities such as ultrasound and x-ray computed tomography (CT), where phantom-based approaches represent not only good scientific practice, but, in some cases, the legal obligation of medical facilities [ 2].

Endovascular repair is an established modality of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an established modality for nodal staging in lung cancer; nevertheless, acquisition on effective fiberscope handling and puncture techniques remains challenging.

The well established "modality appropriateness" hypothesis [30] thus could not explain their results.

Ahmed glaucoma valve [ 2, 3] is an established modality of management in such cases with a variable success rate of 44-90%[ 4- 7].

However, fMRI cannot be considered as a fully established modality of diagnostic neuroimaging due to the lack of guidelines of the responsible medical associations as well as the lack of medical certification of important hardware and software components [ 19].

Though mammography remains the only established modality for population-based screening, preliminary results from several large studies indicate that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a role in high-risk patients.

One established modality that has been used increasingly in the last decade in particular for the follow-up of patients with suspected local recurrence after surgery for rectal cancer is MRI [ 71].

Annex A of the document specifically provides the framework for establishing modalities in agriculture.