Essays about: "glioblastoma cancer"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words glioblastoma cancer.

  1. 6. Patch-level classification of brain tumor tissue in digital histopathology slides with Deep Learning

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : Vasileia Kampouraki; [2021]
    Keywords : histology; digital pathology; glioblastoma; deep learning; classification;

    Abstract : Histopathology refers to the visual inspection of tissue under the microscope and it is the core part of diagnosis. The process of manual inspection of histopathology slides is very time-consuming for pathologists and error-prone. Furthermore, diagnosis can sometimes differ among specialists. READ MORE

  3. 7. Deep morphological quantification and clustering of brain cancer cells using phase-contrast imaging

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Author : Jonas Engberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Glioblastoma; UMAP; Heterogeneity; Clustering; Convolutional neural network; Siamese neural network;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a very aggressive brain tumour. Previous studies have suggested that the morphological distribution of single GBM cells may hold information about the severity. This study aims to find if there is a potential for automated morphological qualification and clustering of GBM cells and what it shows. READ MORE

  4. 8. Effect of Ion Channels on Intracellular Localization of REV-ERBα in Glioma-Initiating Cells

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Selay Oba; [2021]
    Keywords : cancer; childhood cancer; glioblastoma multiforme; GBM; SR9009; mibefradil; REV-ERBα;

    Abstract : The number of children and young adolescents diagnosed with cancer is increasing, leading to a need for new therapeutic strategies with diminished neurodegenerative side- effects. This report presents preliminary observations on glioma-initiating cells (GICs) in the way to develop a strategy that induces cell-cycle arrest or quiescence in neural stem cells (NSCs). READ MORE

  5. 9. Investigation of RRM2 as a potential therapeutic target against glioblastoma

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Neda Hekmati; [2017]
    Keywords : cancer; glioblastoma; RRM2;

    Abstract : Title: Investigation of RRM2 as a potential therapeutic target against glioblastoma Supervisors: Dr. Sven Nelander and Mr. Sathishkumar Baskaran. READ MORE

  6. 10. Green and red fluorescent protein tagging of endogenous proteins in glioblastoma using the CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas9 system

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Jenny Lindvall; [2016]
    Keywords : Glioblastoma; Cancer stem cells; CRISPR Cas9; Nestin; GFAP; GFP; RFP;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma multiforme is the most malignant primary brain tumor that affects adults, recognized by the World Health Organization as an aggressive grade IV astrocytoma. Patients diagnosed with this type of tumor are left with a poor prognosis even with the most advanced treatment available. READ MORE