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Day surgery; routines, pain and recovery
(2010-11-19)ABSTRACT Day surgery in Sweden is increasing both in numbers and in types of procedures. Also older and sicker patients are often included in day case surgery programs, which puts an extra demand on good practice. Methods: ... -
Degenerative cervical myelopathy: Surgical treatment, imaging evaluation, and outcome
(2023-08-16)Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord impairment in adults worldwide. The overall aims of this thesis were to compare patient-reported clinical outcomes, adverse events, and ... -
Delayed and cancelled orthopaedic surgery; Causes and consequences
(2019-05-06)Extended waiting time, over-booked waiting lists and cancelled and delayed surgical procedures are realities for some patients treated at orthopaedic clinics in Sweden. This situation affects the prioritisation procedures ... -
Detection of pulmonary nodules in chest tomosynthesis: Comparison with chest radiography, evaluation of learning effects and investigation of radiation dose level dependency
(2014-05-05)Chest tomosynthesis is a relatively recently introduced technique in healthcare, which produces section images of the chest at a lower radiation dose than computed tomography (CT) and with better depth resolution than ... -
Development and application of a patient-derived xenograft platform to test anticancer agents
(2017-05-09)Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer and incidence rates are on the rise. Despite recent improvements in treatment options, the disease still remains lethal. Which calls for expedited solutions. ... -
Development of individualized surgical treatments for malignant melanoma
(2019-05-17)Background: Cutaneous melanoma is a malignancy with an increasing incidence worldwide, especially in northern Europe. The aim of this thesis is to scrutinize the results achieved by traditional surgery and the opportunities ... -
Development of methods and strategies for optimisation of x-ray examinations
(2019-11-29)The overall aim of the work presented in this thesis was to develop methods and strategies for the optimisation process prescribed by legal authorities for medical X-ray imaging. This overall aim was divided into four ... -
Development of methods for analysis and reconstruction of nuclear medicine images
(2016-10-25)This thesis presents four novel algorithms for processing and analysis of nuclear medicine images. In addition, the novel research image platform where these four algorithms have been implemented, together with most ... -
Development of methods for evaluation and optimization of chest tomosynthesis
(2011-11-25)Tomosynthesis is a low-dose technique that has attracted increasing interest from the medical imaging community during the past decade. Tomosynthesis refers to the technique of acquiring a number of projection radiographs ... -
Development of new MRl-based analysis methods for improved diagnosis of low back pain patients
(2023-04-27)BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide, where three of four individuals experience back pain at some point in their lives. The pathophysiological background of LBP is probably ... -
Development of targeted alpha therapy with Bi-213 and At-211 for the treatment of disseminated cancer
(2016-03-01)Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a type of targeted cancer therapy. The concept behind RIT is to deliver cytotoxic ionizing radiation to tumor cells by attaching radionuclides to tumor-specific antibodies. The radioimmunoconjugates ... -
Diabetes under seven (DU7). Aspects of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, nutrition and physical activity in children younger than seven years with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(2014-03-06)Aim: The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the specific challenges in insulin treatment for children younger than seven years with type 1 diabetes, with a focus on glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, nutrition and physical ... -
Diagnosis and management of periprosthetic joint infections
(2020-09-18)Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication to hip and knee arthroplasty surgery. In the light of its devastating implications for the affected patient, its great economic impact on the health care system ... -
Diagnosis and monitoring of sport-related concussion
(2014-05-13)Background: Concussions are one of the most common sport-related injuries and it is known that they cause axonal and glial damage, and that there are risks for long-term effects. The aims of this thesis were to find possible ... -
Diagnostic aspects of skin cancer and lichen sclerosus studied with laser scanning microscopy
(2020-08-20)Histopathologic examination of tissue biopsies is the current gold standard for the diagnosis of dermatological problems. Similarly, in oncology, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the state-of-the-art diagnostic method ... -
Different aspects of psoriasis etiology and treatment
(2012-05-14)Psoriasis is a chronic disease where treatments are often needed throughout life. The quality of life of patients is often affected and comorbidities are common. The overall aim of this thesis was to study treatment regimes, ... -
Diffusion MRI: Aspects of Reproducibility and Novel Segmented 2D and 3D Approaches for Higher Resolution and Geometric Fidelity
(2023-11-06)Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a very useful tool for non-invasive imaging and clinical investigation of the human body. It provides data of the water diffusion process. Applied to biological tissues in a clinical ... -
Discogenic pain - A diagnostic challenge
(2014-01-31)Low back pain (LBP) is a common health complaint with a lifetime prevalence up to 80%. Patients with discogenic pain constitute a minority of all with LBP but represent an important group with substantial personal consequences ... -
Distal femur fracture in the elderly patient
(2023-05-25)Studies on the epidemiology of distal femur fractures show a vast increase in low-energy trauma-associated fractures in older ages. Age-related changes in bones lead to loss of bone matrix and increased porosity, which ...