Obtaining good. fusion splices is much easier today, due to continued improvements to the fusion splice equipment, procedures and. practices, in addition to the evolutionary improvements in controlling optical fiber geometries. As a result, losses.
In CT, the total amount of radiation incident on the patient, known as the DLP, is the product of the CTDIvol and scan length (in centimeters) and is measured in milligray-centimeters.
Comprehensive metabolic panel. The comprehensive metabolic panel, or chemical screen, (CMP; CPT code 80053) is a panel of 14 blood tests which serves as an initial broad medical screening tool. The CMP provides a rough check of kidney function, liver function, diabetic and parathyroid status, and electrolyte and fluid balance, but this type of screening has its limitations.