Essays about: "positron emission tomography"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words positron emission tomography.
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21. A comparison of classification accuracy between MRI and PET datasets in computer aided diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years. Diagnosing the disease early is key to giving those affected a chance to maintain a higher quality of life. One of the most common ways to detect AD is to visually inspect scans of the patients’ brains. READ MORE
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22. Modelling and Simulations of a clinical PET-system using the GATE Monte Carlo software
University essay from Lunds universitet/SjukhusfysikerutbildningenAbstract : Introduction: The increased importance of PET imaging in the health care system has lead to a constant need for improvement and optimisation of scanner systems and their protocols. By utilising the features of the GATE Monte Carlo program one can gain a better understanding of the limitations and possibilities of the system. READ MORE
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23. Classifying patients' response to tumour treatment from PET/CT data: a machine learning approach
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)Abstract : Early assessment of tumour response has lately acquired big interest in the medical field, given the possibility to modify treatments during their delivery. Radiomics aims to quantitatively describe images in radiology by automatically extracting a large number of image features. READ MORE
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24. Real-time Head Motion Tracking for Brain Positron Emission Tomography using Microsoft Kinect V2
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)Abstract : The scope of the current research work was to evaluate the potential of the latest version of Microsoft Kinect sensor (Kinect v2) as an external tracking device for head motion during brain imaging with brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Head movements constitute a serious degradation factor in the acquired PET images. READ MORE
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25. Investigation of the prognostic value of CT and PET-based radiomic image features in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medicinsk strålningsfysik, Lund; Lunds universitet/SjukhusfysikerutbildningenAbstract : Background Medical data in the form of radiographic routine scans is steadily accumulating. The analysis of such data through automated quantitative methods is believed to produce new information which would allow for more personalization of therapy. The present thesis investigated the use of such methods in head and neck cancer. READ MORE
