Essays about: "CT-Scans"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the word CT-Scans.

  1. 11. Lesion Segmentation in 3D FDG-PET/CT Scans Using Deep Learning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Adam Maen; [2022]
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    Abstract : Drug development is an expensive, long and complex process for pharmaceutical companies all around the world. One way to make it more reliable is to evaluate the drug at its early stages, so the decision can be made to go forward or move to another drug, which is also a time-consuming and costly task to be done by human experts. READ MORE

  3. 12. A Comparative Study on the effect of different hyperparameters on the performance of VGGNet-16 for detection of Cardiomegaly in Chest X-ray Images

    University essay from KTH/Datavetenskap

    Author : Ouday Ahmed; Oliver Lindblad; [2022]
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    Abstract : Computer aided diagnostics (CAD) systems have been widely researched and used in the medical field since it was introduced in the 1960s. The system functions as a support for radiologists in medical examinations using imaging technology such as X-rays, MRI and CT scans to diagnose diseases and treat injuries. READ MORE

  4. 13. Primary stage Lung Cancer Prediction with Natural Language Processing-based Machine Learning

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Ahmad Sadek; [2022]
    Keywords : Lung cancer; precision medicine; machine learning; explainable AI; Natural Language Processing NLP; patient stratification; oncology; Lungcancer; precisionsmedicin; maskininlärning; NLP; förklarbar AI; patientstratifiering; onkologi;

    Abstract : Early detection reduces mortality in lung cancer, but it is also considered as a challenge for oncologists and for healthcare systems. In addition, screening modalities like CT-scans come with undesired effects, many suspected patients are wrongly diagnosed with lung cancer. READ MORE

  5. 14. EVALUATION OF RADIATION DOSES USING CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR AND SCOLIOSIS PROCEDURES

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    Author : Louise Strandberg; [2021-04-06]
    Keywords : Medical physics; Cone beam CT; CT; EVAR; scoliosis; radiation dose; effective dose;

    Abstract : Purpose: The study includes the two areas, vascular surgery and orthopedics, and focuses on endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) and scoliosis procedures. EVAR procedures contribute to a high radiation dose to the patient and for scoliosis procedures, it is often young girls that are undergoing surgery. READ MORE

  6. 15. Pre-planning of Individualized Ankle Implants Based on Computed Tomography - Automated Segmentation and Optimization of Acquisition Parameters

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Matilda Engström Messén; Elvira Moser; [2021]
    Keywords : osteochondral lesions of the talus; computed tomography; U-net; convolutional neural network; dice coefficient; fotled; ledbrosk; osteochondral lesion of the talus; datortomografi; U-net; convolutional neuralt nätverk; dicekoefficient;

    Abstract : The structure of the ankle joint complex creates an ideal balance between mobility and stability, which enables gait. If a lesion emerges in the ankle joint complex, the anatomical structure is altered, which may disturb mobility and stability and cause intense pain. READ MORE