Sentences with phrase «microscopic lesions»

An advanced MRI technique called diffusion tensor imaging has been successful at detecting microscopic lesions in diseased spinal cords in humans, and researchers will see if this technique also is capable of detecting spinal cord lesions caused by degenerative myelopathy in dogs.

Working with tissue samples from 16 seals, a team led by Seamus Kennedy of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Belfast, U.K., found lung tissue and epithelial cells riddled with microscopic lesions characteristic of morbillivirus infection — the viral group that includes CDV and a pathogen recently discovered in seals, phocine distemper virus.

The two main abnormalities of the disease are microscopic lesions called plaques and tangles, which occur in the brains of patients.

It is important to recognize that while it is easy to remove visible nodules, this disease often has multiple microscopic lesions and surgery is not always curative.

These vessels can be underdeveloped or absent, positioned abnormally and / or throttled or there may be microscopic lesions on the liver.

Microscopic lesions in tooth enamel can be remineralized and thus protected by saliva — which is why dentists sometimes tell patients that they are «watching» a spot on a tooth.