An Example of a Confirmatory Laboratory Test Used to Verify

question 14

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An example of a confirmatory laboratory test used to verify a borderline abnormal newborn screening test result in an asymptomatic individual would be gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry,particularly for organic acid analysis.

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Definitions:

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure using MRI technology that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

Magnetic Signal

Magnetic signal refers to information conveyed through magnetic fields, which can be natural, as in geomagnetic navigation, or artificial, as in magnetic recording devices.

Oxygen-Rich Blood

Blood that has been oxygenated in the lungs and is being transported by the arteries from the heart to the rest of the body to deliver oxygen to tissues and organs.

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a brain imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.