Sentences with phrase «as choroid»

The layer farthest from the incoming light is a rich network of blood vessels known as the choroid.

Sanford Research scientists are published in Nature Cell Biology for their work developing a model to explore therapies for a pediatric brain tumor known as choroid plexus carcinoma.

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Uveal melanoma is a cancer of the iris, ciliary body, or choroid — structures in the eye collectively known as the uvea.

Our study suggests otherwise, though, as we found that a certain type of B cell is quite abundant in the ventricles, meninges, and choroid plexus in the brains of young mice.

In most cases, hypoxia is caused by either a dysfunction of the retinal vasculature, as in diabetic retinopathy and retinal artery and vein occlusions, or it is due to a mismatch between nutrient supply and demand, as in the case of a retinal detachment, where the retina is separated too far from the choroid to receive sufficient oxygen.

To displace delicate tissues and folds of the brain — and limit intraoperative damage — a tubular retractor was advanced along the chosen trajectory into the atrium of the lateral ventricle, entering the thalamus at a point identified by the microscope and pointer as superior and lateral to the choroid plexus.

The lesion appears as an area lateral (temporal) to the optic disc with reduction or absence of pigment so that the underlying vessels of the choroid are seen.

The different structures of the eye which are examined include the eyelids, globe as a whole, cornea, conjunctiva, sclera, anterior chamber, iris, lens, retina, choroid, and optic nerve.

Choroid plexus tumors are seen as well - defined, hyperdense masses with marked, uniform contrast enhancement on CT scans.