Essays about: "Prostate cancer"

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  1. 31. Connected Health for Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Emmy Sandwall; [2020]
    Keywords : keywords: diagnostic images; connected health; e-health; digitalisation; prostate cancer; interaction design; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases among men, both in Sweden and the US. It is a consuming disease that tears on both the patient and his relatives. The different stages of disease are many, as are the different treatment options and drugs. READ MORE

  3. 32. Image Analysis of Circulating Tumour Cell Clusters from Imaging Flow Cytometry Data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Filip Berg; [2020]
    Keywords : MSc; Image Analysis; Segmentation; Otsu Threshold; Watershed; Circulating Tumour Cells; Imaging Flow Cytometry; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that have entered the circulation of the body breaking free from their primary tumour and that can act as progenitors of metastasis. At the time of writing, a study on a novel method to detect and count CTCs using imaging flow cytometry (IFC) is being conducted at Lund University. READ MORE

  4. 33. Towards non-invasive Gleason grading of prostate cancer using diffusion weighted MRI

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Pierre Hillergren; [2020]
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    Abstract : Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer diagnosis in men. This project aimed to help in characterization and treatment planning of prostate cancer by producing a Gleason grading probability based on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). READ MORE

  5. 34. Classification of High Risk Prostate Cancer using Deep Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Elin Olofsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Prostate Cancer; CNN; Deep Learning; PRIAS; Active Surveillance; Digital Pathology; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer for men, making proper diagnostic essential. Using machine learning as a tool to help in digital pathology has become increasingly popular and helps to limit the high intra observer variability between pathologists. READ MORE

  6. 35. Automation of robust Pareto front-based radiotherapy treatment planning for prostate cancer patients

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Niklas Eliasson; [2019]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose/objective The main objective was to create a software that automates the process of creating treatment plans used for Pareto front-based dose planning for prostate cancer patients. A second objective/purpose was to add a robustness test to this program to evaluate the effect of prostate movements on the treatment plans. READ MORE