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  • adjective Of or pertaining to bispectra

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  • In the landmark "B-Aware" study, including nearly 2,500 patients, a technique called bispectral index (BIS) monitoring significantly reduced the risk of confirmed intraoperative awareness.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • The intention interval recording displays bursts of rhythmic activity in the 7.5 to 8 Hz.range with associated harmonics (waves at mathematical multiples of the primary frequency) and nested rhythms (the modulation of one frequency by another, even in the absence of a mathematical harmonic per se) expressed in short periods of peaking energy at a number of electrode sites, with the primary frequency of the harmonics being 7.81 Hz. This phenomenon, which emerges from what is referred to as a bispectral analysis, is not present in the baseline condition.

    unknown title 2009

  • Equipment which monitors depth of anesthesia, such as bispectral index monitoring, should not be used in isolation.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The 'BIS' monitor (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton MA) records and processes frontal electroencephalography (EEG) to produce a digital 'bispectral index', or BIS number on a scale of 0 to 100.

    Deepak Chopra: End-of-Life Brain Activity - A Sign of the Soul? 2010

  • The 'BIS' monitor (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton MA) records and processes frontal electroencephalography (EEG) to produce a digital 'bispectral index', or BIS number on a scale of 0 to 100.

    Deepak Chopra: End-of-Life Brain Activity - A Sign of the Soul? 2010

  • In addition, forward-firing smoke grenade dispensers can produce a bispectral screen up to 300 meters ahead of vehicles.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 14 NBC and Smoke Support United States Army 1998

  • In addition, forward-firing smoke grenade dispensers can produce a bispectral screen up to 300 meters ahead of vehicles.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 14 NBC and Smoke Support United States Army 1998

  • The 'BIS' monitor (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton MA) records and processes frontal electroencephalography (EEG) to produce a digital 'bispectral index', or

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • The system uses sensors and a monitor to record the patient's encephalogram (EEG) and bispectral index (BIS), a parameter without units that measures hypnotic state and relates this to the patient's level of consciousness.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • There are currently a number of candidate awareness monitors available to anaesthesiologists and theatre staff, but attention has focussed on the bispectral index (BIS) monitor, which is used widely in operating rooms and intensive care units around the world.

    innovations-report 2009

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