Glossary Term
Signal
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Definition
A detectable physical quantity or impulse (e.g., voltage, current, or magnetic field strength).
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C43382. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-20. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Signal
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Signal (C43382)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C43382. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Association between ECAP signal artifacts and electrical components from a cochlear implant impedance model. — Z Med Phys, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42901842; literature)
- Prior antibiotic exposure in community-acquired pneumonia: primarily a diagnostic rather than a prognostic signal. — Thorax, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42901804; literature)
- Disproportionate reporting of acute renal events and chronic kidney disease with proton pump inhibitors and the potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan: A time-to-onset and signal-detection analysis of the FAERS and JADER databases. — Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2026-10-26 (PMID 42929046; literature)
- Scatter-induced non-linear signal compression and SDNR loss in triple-energy photon-counting iodine imaging. — Phys Med Biol, 2026-10-26 (PMID 42826740; literature)
- A carbon dots-doped europium-MOF for dual-signal ratiometric fluorescence and colorimetric detection of flumequine. — Mikrochim Acta, 2026-10-30 (PMID 42957874; literature)
- Spleen-corrected MRI signal intensity parameters for predicting posthepatectomy liver failure in hepatocellular carcinoma. — Radiologie (Heidelb), 2026-10-29 (PMID 42957872; literature)