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punctate /punc·tate/ (punk´tāt) spotted; marked with points or punctures.
punc·tate (pngktt)
adj.
Having tiny spots, points, or depressions.
punctate
[pungk′tāt]
Etymology: L, punctum, point
marked with elevated or colored dots or punctures.
punctate [pungk´tāt]
spotted; marked with points or punctures.
punctate (pungk´tāt),
n indicated with dots or points distinguished from the adjacent region by elevation, texture, or color.
punctate
spotted; marked with points or punctures.
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Plain films demonstrate a well-defined or lobulated soft-tissue mass, and as many as one-third of cases exhibit punctate calcification.
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Punctate calcifications are identified within the mass.
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The abnormality is demonstrated on the gradient echo images (GRE) where punctate foci of low signal are noted in the white matter of the right frontal lobe and in the superior aspect of the right parietal lobe.
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