Sentence examples for parallel to the rib from inspiring English sources

Transversal sections (4 μm thick) were cut parallel to the rib axis using a Polycut E microtome (Leica, Wetzlar, Germany).

Bedside ultrasound with a 5-MHz probe (GE FPA 2B 5 Mhz microconvex ultrasound probe, GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging, Hoevelaken, The Netherlands) parallel to the ribs in the anterior lower and upper thorax was conducted (Figure 1B).

Precisely, wave propagation in the direction parallel to the ribs is the main objective.

This is a multi-modal waveguide type of propagation in a direction parallel to the ribs.

The transducer has to be adjusted so that the long axis is parallel to the ribs, allowing a transcostal view.

Again, the axis of the transducer needs to be adjusted to be parallel to the ribs to avoid artifacts from the bony structures of the thoracic cage.

Probe position: Mirroring the probe position 3b, the transducer is moved slightly upwards and turned to be parallel to the ribs using the intercostal space as a window.

When imaging the gallbladder with the transducer placed between rib spaces, sonographic shadowing may be decreased by orienting the transducer parallel to the ribs directing the ultrasound beam through the intercostal spaces.

We found that the pleura was highly nonlinear and mildly anisotropic, being roughly twice as stiff in the direction parallel to the ribs vs. perpendicular to the ribs (large-strain modulus = 20.44 vs. 11.49 MPa).

Bedside ultrasound with a 5-MHz probe (GE FPA 2B 5 Mhz microconvex ultrasound probe) parallel to the ribs of the anterior lower and upper thorax revealed total left lung collapse and a surrounding hypoechogenic area suggestive of pleural effusion (Figure 2B).

It lies in parallel to the rib-shaped dorso-ventral muscles mentioned above and runs close to the body wall in ventral direction (Fig.  5a, c).