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gating /gat·ing/ (gāt´ing) controlling access or passage through gates or channels.
gating, the organizing of image data so that information used to construct an image originates in the same point in the cycle of a repeating movement, such as a heartbeat. The moving object is thus frozen at that phase of its movement, and image blurring is minimized. gating [gāt´ing] 2. selection of electrical signals by a gate, which passes signals only when a control signal, the gate pulse, is present, or which passes only signals with certain characteristics, such as a pulse height. 3. substrate-binding– or ligand-binding–induced opening and closing of a biologic membrane channel, believed to be due to conformational changes in proteins lining the channels. cardiac gating selective acquisition of cardiac function information at specific points in the cardiac cycle by using information from the electrocardiographic signal to time the cardiac cycle and control image sampling. It has been used in digital subtraction angiography, computed tomography, nuclear cardiology, and magnetic resonance imaging.
gating alteration of the transport function through a mucosa; can be effected by means of a chemical agent (chemical gating) or because of a change in electrical potential (electrical gating). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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