1.   She made an appointment for a colposcopy, an inspection of the cervix using magnifying instruments that detects small lesions.

2.   Surgeons then insert another probe that emits high-frequency radio waves-similar to microwaves-heating the surrounding tissue and creating a small lesion.

3.   But his trainer, Louis Albertrani, said he discovered a small lesion in the upper part of the suspensory ligament after the colt seemed out of sorts.

4.   Doctors at the Bethesda Naval Hospital removed three small actinic lesions from Bush in August, during his first physical as president.

5.   In the traditional approach, surgeons burn small lesions in the brain, permanently destroying tissue, Grady said.

6.   No, a doctor had just removed a small cancerous lesion.

7.   There are no blood tests for lung cancer and chest X-rays have been unsuccessful in detecting small lesions.

8.   These are usually very small lesions that have not spread and remained so quiescent they were never noticed.

9.   Wednesday, Drysdale said a scan revealed a small lesion that is compromising the tendon.