Search for dissertations about: "mammography"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 105 swedish dissertations containing the word mammography.

  2. 16. Breast cancer screening in an urban, Swedish population Aspects of non-attendance, interval cancers and over-diagnosis

    Author : Sophia Zackrisson; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologi; mammography; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; Public health; non-attenders; socio-economic factors; lead time; interval cancer; over-diagnosis; service screening; breast cancer screening;

    Abstract : Service screening with mammography was implemented in Sweden in the late 80's, following the results from trials in Sweden and abroad. A high rate of attendance, a high diagnostic accuracy and treatment in accordance with established guidelines are key circumstances for an effective screening programme. READ MORE

  4. 17. Breast Cancer Prevention – lifestyle modifications or targeted interventions?

    Author : Öykü Boraka; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; breast cancer; breast cancer prevention; physical activity; mammography; breast density;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is now the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the world. Breast cancer prevention has gained increasing attention due to increasing breast cancer incidence rates in the West and can be actualized through lifestyle modifications or targeted interventions. READ MORE

  5. 18. Resampling Evaluation of Signal Detection and Classification : With Special Reference to Breast Cancer, Computer-Aided Detection and the Free-Response Approach

    Author : Anna Bornefalk Hermansson; Rolf Larsson; Ulf Olsson; Dankmar Böhning; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Statistics; breast cancer; trend modelling; FROC; confidence intervals; threshold independence; bootstrap; kernel density estimation; mammography; computer-aided detection; Statistik;

    Abstract : The first part of this thesis is concerned with trend modelling of breast cancer mortality rates. By using an age-period-cohort model, the relative contributions of period and cohort effects are evaluated once the unquestionable existence of the age effect is controlled for. READ MORE

  6. 19. Refractive Optics for Hard X-rays

    Author : Björn Cederström; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; X-ray; focusing; refractive; optics; mammography; Physics; Fysik;

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  7. 20. Microwave tomography

    Author : Andreas Fhager; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; inverse algorithms; microwave tomography; image reconstruction; FDTD; inverse Maxwell problem; mammography;

    Abstract : Microwave tomography for non-destructive detection of internaldielectric properties has received increasing interest during the lastdecades. Several application areas are under research, includingapplications in geoscience, biomedical applications, safety andsecurity etc. READ MORE