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Occlusion is a term indicating that the state of something, which is normally open, is now totally closed. In medicine, the term is often used to refer to blood vessels, arteries or veins which have become totally blocked to any blood flow. For issues of artery occlusion, see stenosis, atheroma, and...
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Ambient occlusion is a shading method used in 3D computer graphics which helps add realism to local reflection models by taking into account attenuation of light due to occlusion. Unlike local methods like Phong shading, ambient occlusion is a global method, meaning the illumination at each point is...
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Retinal artery occlusion Retinal arteries may become blocked by a blood clot or substances (such as fat or plaque) that get stuck in the arteries. These blockages may occur due to hardening of the arteries in the eye. Also, clots may travel from other parts of the body and block an artery in the retina.
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Acute arterial occlusion - kidney The kidneys are very sensitive to the amount of blood that flows through them. Any reduction of blood flow through the renal artery can impair kidney function. When one kidney doesn't function, you may not have symptoms because the second kidney adequately filters the blood.
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Occlusion (dentistry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth when they approach each othe...
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Definition of occlusion from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary with examples and pronunciations.
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Acute arterial occlusion - kidney Information from Drugs.com The kidneys are very sensitive to the amount of blood that flows through them. The risk of emboli increases in people who have a history of certain heart disorders such as mitral stenosis or atrial fibrillation.
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All Sources eMedicine Medscape Drug Reference MEDLINE Arterial compression of the vein is believed to be the main cause of BRVO. The authors of the Branch Vein Occlusion Study (BVOS) have recommended against extensive testing in patients with typical BRVO.
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At SIGGRAPH 2002, technical directors from Industrial Light and Magic presented a technique they call ambient occlusion. Simple, but highly effective, ambient occlusion's been used for years at studios like BlueSky and ILM to achieve grounded realism, without the cost of full global illumination.
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