Essays about: "bone"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 377 essays containing the word bone.

  1. 1. Fibroblasttillväxtfaktor-23 (FGF-23) – en möjlig biomarkör för osteoartrit hos katt?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Pernilla Hägg; [2023]
    Keywords : artros; biomarkör; FGF-23; katt; osteoartrit;

    Abstract : Osteoartrit är en kronisk obotlig ledsjukdom som är vanlig hos katt. Trots att osteoartrit är associerad med smärta kan sjukdomen hos katt vara svår att diagnosticera. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of whole-body bone scans performed using a gamma camera with Cadmium Zinc Telluride detector

    University essay from

    Author : Victor Asp; [2022-01-13]
    Keywords : Medical physics; whole-body bone scans; gamma camera; Cadmium Zinc Telluride detector;

    Abstract : The bone scan is a common nuclear medicine imaging procedure that is mainly used for evaluating several oncological patient groups. A radioactive tracer, 99mTc -labelled diphosphonate, is injected intravenously and accumulates in the skeleton. The distribution of the tracer in the body is measured with a gamma camera 3 hours post-injection. READ MORE

  4. 3. Automatic 3D Segmentation in CT images of Congenital Heart Defects using Deep Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Matilda Dahlström; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : 3D segmentations of hearts with congenital heart defects are routinely used today. They are used to study hearts and to prepare before surgery which makes them an important part of patient care. The 3D segmentations are usually created manually, which is a time-consuming process. READ MORE

  5. 4. Feasibility of single time point dosimetry during 177Lu-PSMA-617 treatments of prostate cancer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Elias Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction: Standard dosimetry methods for radionuclide therapies re- quire imaging at multiple time points post injection. An alternative method has been presented in the literature that uses previously acquired pharma- cokinetic data to create so-called dose factors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dielectric Characterization of Bone Using Ultra Wide Band Microwave Transmission Probe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Abhinav Singh; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The body has the capability of reabsorbing and generating new bone throughout life. Bone remains healthy as long it maintains the equal amount of old and new bones. Bone loss is occurred when the old bone absorbed is more and new bone created is less. Osteoporosis is a very common bone disease among men and women in their later years. READ MORE