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thin section

[′thin ′sek·shən]
(geology)
A piece of rock or mineral specifically prepared to study its optical properties; the sample is ground to 0.03-millimeter thickness, then polished and placed between two microscope slides. Also known as section.
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Skull base coronal thin-section CT scan showed a fracture in the left side of ethmoid plate, and MR cisternography revealed high-signal-intensity CSF column in the left side of the floor of anterior cranial fossa and sinus [[Figure 1]-case 1].
Van Noordwijk M, Kooistra M J, Boone FR, Veen BW, Schoonderbeek D (1992) Root--soil contact of maize, as measured by a thin-section technique.
Microscopic investigation of the sandstone in the upper left-side comer of the thin-section illustrated in Fig.
Three of the joints that accomplish these movements feature sets of Kaydon's custom-engineered Reali-Slim thin-section bearings.
Alone or combined with Sandostab P-EPQ or PAR24, it will not distract from uv stability of thin-section PP in fibers or slit films but rather enhance properties without the tendency for gas yellowing.
Technology is available for the high-speed injection molding of precision thin-wall or thin-section parts from modern engineered thermoplastics.
Thin-section high-resolution MRI was obtained to delineate the location of the CSF fistula (figure 2).
A patent has been issued for a bonded composite uased as a first thin-section element, a first layer of thin-section sheet material and a second thin-section element bonded to the first thin-section element by bonds defining a tear-resistant bond pattern.
Thin-section CT in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome following hospital discharge: preliminary experience.
Currently, pathologists interested in studying tissues must generate thin-section slices for analysis--a task that can require 12 to 24 hours of preparation.
The Datta Formation of Early Jurassic age, in Nammal Gorge, Western Salt Range Northern Pakistan, is studied by means of thin-section as well as XRF analysis.
Background: The aim of this research was to evaluate long-term pulmonary sequelae on paired inspiration-expiration thin-section computed tomography (CT) scans 3 years after influenza A (H1N1) virus-associated pneumonia, and to analyze the affecting factors on pulmonary fibrosis.