Search for dissertations about: "blood vessels"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 455 swedish dissertations containing the words blood vessels.
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11. Segmentation Methods for Medical Image Analysis : Blood vessels, multi-scale filtering and level set methods
Abstract : Image segmentation is the problem of partitioning an image into meaningful parts, often consisting of an object and background. As an important part of many imaging applications, e.g. face recognition, tracking of moving cars and people etc, it is of general interest to design robust and fast segmentation algorithms. READ MORE
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12. Development of a Cancer Vaccine Targeting Tumor Blood Vessels
Abstract : A treatment strategy for cancer is the suppression of tumor growth by directing an immune response to the tumor vessels, which will destroy the tissue.In this thesis we describe the development of a vaccine that targets antigens expressed around angiogenic vasculature in most solid tumors. READ MORE
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13. The role of PDGF-B in brain blood vessels
Abstract : The development of blood vessels is dependent on several molecular cues to form properly. A functional PDGF-B/PDGFR-b signaling is paramount for the investment of mural cells, that provide with support, to the developing vasculature. READ MORE
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14. Blood saving in orthopaedic surgery
Abstract : A substantial blood loss frequently accompanies total hip and knee replacement surgery. This is a potential health risk and associated with increased need for allogenic blood transfusions. READ MORE
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15. Level Set Segmentation and Volume Visualization of Vascular Trees
Abstract : Medical imaging is an important part of the clinical workflow. With the increasing amount and complexity of image data comes the need for automatic (or semi-automatic) analysis methods which aid the physician in the exploration of the data. READ MORE