There are multiple definitions:
static sciatic index(English)
- a metric for quantifying functional recovery, and involves comparing an operated limb versus a control limb
- Scoring systems/scales, Veterinary medicine, Surgery
- https://doi.org…51.2025.2476390
supersonic shear imaging(English)
- ultrasound-based technique for real-time visualization of soft tissue viscoelastic properties. Using ultrasonic focused beams, it is possible to remotely generate mechanical vibration sources radiating low-frequency, shear waves inside tissues. See Mach cone
- Medical imaging, Ultrasound, Engineering aspects
- https://doi.org…fc.2004.1295425
small scale integration(English)
- refers to integrated circuits that contain a relatively small number of logic gates, typically fewer than 10 per chip
- LSI, MSI, VLSI
- Computing (biomedical), Engineering aspects
- https://www.quo…SI-LSI-and-VLSI
Social Services Inspectorate(English)
surgical site infection(English)
- leads to adverse patient outcomes, including prolonged hospitalization and death
- ACH, ACV, CFU, IPC, IPCT, IPCTM, MIS, NFGNB, NIPPV, PJA, UDAF, AWRG, Cedar, EHS, PRO, QOL, TAM, TAR, VHR
- Surgery, Microbiology, Infection, Wound healing/care, Preventive medicine
- https://doi.org…0974-2727.59701
- https://doi.org…pip.2021.100180
- https://doi.org…598-022-22062-x
- https://doi.org…idc.2010.11.004
systolic stretch index(English)
Supplemental Security Income(English)
- support program for children with a disability
- DI
- Disability, Pediatrics, Financial issues
- https://pubmed.…h.gov/16878426/
subspine impingement(English)
shoulder strength index(English)
- may refer to arthroscopic single-row versus double-row technique for repairing rotator cuff tears
- ASES, UCLA, RC
- Shoulder and other joints, Surgery, Injury
- https://doi.org/10.1111/os.12139
- https://doi.org…jos.2016.07.001
single subcortical infarction(English)
- an ischemic stroke affecting a single, small area of the brain supplied by a perforating artery
- AF, CAS, CRAO, CVD, DM, HTN, INL, OCT, ONL, PAMM, PVD, RIPL, SD-OCT, TIA
- Microcirculation, Ophthalmology, Brain (dys)function, Cerebrovascular event
- http://dx.doi.o…37/bjc.2025.008
stress-strain index(English)
- an in-vivo biomechanical metric derived from Corvis ST Scheimpflug imaging that measures the material stiffness of the cornea, independent of intraocular pressure (IOP) and central corneal thickness (CCT). Has proven to be a sensitive parameter in the evaluation of keratoconus diagnosis and progression
- ACD, CCT, IOP, SER
- Biophysics, Materials science, Ophthalmology, Laser technique, Diagnostics
- https://doi.org…598-025-23834-x
strength strain index(English)
- higher bone stability is associated with an increase of this index
- BMD, BMI, CSA, DXA, pQCT
- Skeleton and bone (formation), Pediatrics, Adiposity
- https://doi.org….2002.17.6.1095
- https://10.1055/s-0031-1277139