Essays about: "Vertebra"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Vertebra.

  1. 1. Evaluation of margins and plan robustness for proton therapy of unilateral tonsil cancer.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik; Umeå universitet/Institutionen för strålningsvetenskaper

    Author : Josefine Grefve; [2021]
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    Abstract : During proton therapy both target volumes and healthy tissue, including organs at risk (OARs), receives radiation dose. Thus, radiotherapy is a trade-off between good target coverage and OAR sparing. For protons, most of the dose is deposited right before it is stopped, a phenomenon termed the Bragg peak. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigation and treatment after an osteoporotic fracture: : A survey of the Fracture Liaison Service in Örebro County

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Elin Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Fracture; Fracture Liaison Service; Osteoporosis; Management; Treatment.;

    Abstract : Introduction: An osteoporotic fracture affects every other woman and every fourth man in Sweden. To meet the needs, Örebro County implemented in 2007 a fracture liaison service(FLS) to identify, investigate and treat these patients. READ MORE

  4. 3. Denoising of Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Images and Vertebra Segmentation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Nicolas Roussel; [2018]
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    Abstract : Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is amedical imaging modality used to quantify bone mineral density and to detect fractures. It is widely used due to its cheap cost and low radiation dose, however it produces noisy images that can be difficult to interpret for a human expert or a machine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Study of a Sauropod Dinosaur Vertebra Found in the Kimmeridgian of Cricqueboeuf (Normandy, France)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Charlotte André; [2018]
    Keywords : Sauropoda; Dinosaurs; Vertebra; Kimmeridgian; Normandy; France; Sauropod; dinosaurie; ryggkota; Kimmeridgian; Normandie; Frankrike;

    Abstract : In 1999 a Kimmeridgian age vertebra of a sauropod dinosaur was discovered directly in a layer of clays from Cricqueboeuf in Normandy, France. The vertebra is now located at the Paleospace museum and was part of an inventory in 2015 as well as the subject of this Master thesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Skillnader i patogenesen för intervertebral diskdegeneration mellan kondrodystrofa och icke kondrodystrofa raser

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jonathan Sverud; [2017]
    Keywords : intervertebral diskdegeneration; diskbråck; kondrodystrofa raser; icke kondrodystrofa raser; patogenes; hund;

    Abstract : Diskbråck är en vanlig åkomma hos hundar som kan ge allt ifrån ryggsmärta till förlamning. En intervertebral disk (IVD) är placerad mellan kotkropparna och består av nucleus pulposus (NP) i mitten, omsluten av annulus fibrosus (AF). NP består av proteoglykaner, hyaluronsyra, kollagen II, notochordala celler i grupper och 80% vatten. READ MORE