Essays about: "partial volume effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words partial volume effects.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Assessing a Modeling Standard in Volcanic-Geothermal Systems: the Effects of the Lower System Boundary

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Shelly Mardhia Faizy; [2021]
    Keywords : Geothermal; Numerical Modelling; Laccolith; Permeability; Topography;

    Abstract : Geothermal energy consumption is projected to increase along with other renewable energy in the future. Therefore, it is important to have a better understanding on the evolution of geothermal systems to optimize the exploitation of such resources. Generally, numerical models are used as a fundamental tool to study a potential geothermal field. READ MORE

  4. 3. Quantification of I-131 Activity from Gamma Camera Images of Thyroid Cancer Patients

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Frida Westerbergh; [2019]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Radioiodine (131I) has been used in thyroid cancer treatments for many years, and has demonstrated good results with regards to disease management. Radioiodine therapy is however partially empirical, as not very much is known concerning radiation dosimetry. READ MORE

  5. 4. Automatic Segmentation and Classification of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Using Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Johanna Alfredsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Lesion Segmentation; Multiple Sclerosis; MS; Synthetic MRI; MRI; Lesion Evolution; Lesion Progression; Lesion Analysis; Medical Imaging; qMRI; Quantitative MR; Automatic Segmentation;

    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease causing a degeneration of myelin around the axons in the central nervous system. This process leaves traces in the form of lesions, which can be distinguished in an MRI examination. It is important to detect these at an early stage to state diagnosis and initiate medication. READ MORE

  6. 5. Commercial thinning and its potential for contribution to the timber supply in British Columbia’s Interior forests : a look at Finnish and Swedish forest practices and their applicability in British Columbia’s Interior forests

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : David Christian; [2014]
    Keywords : forestry; silviculture; commercial thinning; mid-term timber supply;

    Abstract : Thinning is the partial removal of trees in a forest stand prior to final harvest. The term can be divided in pre-commercial thinning where little if any volume is removed from the stand and commercial thinning where removals are intended to provide a positive economic result. READ MORE