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Teye, Joshua (author)Diagnostic imaging is a fundamental requirement for the effective treatment of about 25 % of patients globally. Ultrasound imaging is considered the safest, least expensive and most convenient diagnostic imaging modality. Its widespread adoption has been in the area of 2D imaging. However, the accuracy of diagnosis with 2D ultrasound imaging is...master thesis 2020
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Oosterveer, Timo (author)The aim of this project was the implementation of optical coherence tomography (OCT), an invasive intracoronary imaging (ICI) tool used for the visualization of coronary arteries. The implementation was performed in a structured manner by: (1) A literature review into the current applications of OCT in relation to current standards; (2) A thesis...master thesis 2020
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Imhoff, A.W.M. (author)Conventional imaging techniques from medical ultrasound and seismic imaging are not suitable for multilayered domains where there is no separation between received reflection events. This happens in layered structures where the thickness of the individual layer is small with respect to the induced wavelengths. An example of these structures is...master thesis 2020
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Kumar, Karishma (author)Detailed imaging of blood flow may improve the understanding of brain functions. The state-of-the-art non-invasive flow imaging of the brain is limited to a one-dimensional Doppler setting. We propose a method to estimate the two-dimensional flow vector in the fine vascular network of the brain by using a speckle tracking technique. The...master thesis 2020
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Spel, Bart (author)Interacting with holograms is something which is widely speculated about. Combining holographic projections with haptic feedback and gesture control might bring this concept closer to reality. This project aims at exploring the possibilities of combining these three technologies into a combined virtual control system. Project owner Safran...master thesis 2019
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Waasdorp, Rick (author)Muscles generate force and enable movement. After excitation of a muscle the muscle fibers contract. Methods to assess muscle contraction in vivo are scarce. Electromechanical delay (EMD), defined as the time lag between muscle excitation and contraction onset, has been proposed as a measure for contraction efficiency, but provides limited...master thesis 2019
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Ntekouli, Mado (author)Understanding the hidden organizational principles existing in the human brain was always one of the great challenges in Neuroscience. To uncover the way the brain functions, advancements in the fields of Medical Imaging and Computational Science have been of great importance. Powerful imaging tools, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging...master thesis 2019
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Yu, Mengxin (author)Miniature ultrasound probes, such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) probes, are valuable diagnostic tools and provide image guidance during minimallyinvasive interventions. As more ultrasound transducer elements are built into such probes to improve image quality and frame rate, it becomes increasingly difficult to accommodate the cables needed...master thesis 2019
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Saccher, Marta (author)During the past decade, Implantable biomedical devices have emerged as an efficient treatment for neurological disorders. Among them, low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) has recently gained interest due to its focusing ability, depth of penetration and reversible effects. Although the exact biophysical mechanism that leads to the interaction...master thesis 2019
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Nagarkar, Rishabh Nitin (author)An ASIC is presented for intra-vascular ultrasound imaging. Despite being connected via a single coaxial cable, it is able to pass arbitrary high voltage bipolar signals to the transducers for acoustic imaging. The thesis talks about the need to reduce the cable count to one and reviews the existing work in literature. It builds up on an...master thesis 2019
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Jiang, Qiyou (author)This work presents a low-noise amplifier (LNA) for ultrasound imaging with built-in continuous time-gain compensation (TGC), which compensates for the time-dependent attenuation of the received echo signal and thus significantly reduces its dynamic range (DR). The proposed design combines the LNA and TGC functions in a single variable-gain...master thesis 2019
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Visser, Bram (author)Previous work [1] has demonstrated the possibility of high resolution imaging through the use of a single element and a aberration mask. This thesis will expand on the previous work by examining the proposed method for errors in the creation of the model. The analysis is preformed by examining the various aspects of the measurements setup and...master thesis 2019
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Grandia, Leander (author)Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common type of arrhythmia, characterized by rapid and irregular contraction of the atria. Irregular contraction of the atria is caused by erroneous electrical activation, originating from the tissue around the Pulmonary Veins (PV) in the Left Atrium (LA). Catheter-based treatment of AF includes ablation of the...master thesis 2019
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van den Berg, Ronald (author)The majority of cardiovascular clinical events, which are the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, are caused by atherosclerotic plaque rupture. This biomechanical event occurs when the local plaque stresses exceed its strength. The plaque stresses can be assessed by computational models to predict these events. Current approaches...master thesis 2019
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Bouchan, Thomas (author)Breast cancer is the most occurring cancer among women. Detecting it at an early stage enables to significantly reduce the mortality rate. Mammography is the golden standard technique used for screening but it has some disadvantages, among which the difficulty to scan women with dense breasts. Ultrasound is a promising technique enabling a cheap...master thesis 2019
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Hoogenstraaten, Amy (author)Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a localized thermalintervention technique with the purpose to destroy small tumours (< 3 cm) byheating the tumour tissue. Due to various challenges with targeting andvisualisation during RFA, the clinical need of steerable needles is present forradiologists. Helwig, B.P. developed a new...master thesis 2019
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Bisschop, Marc (author)Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) could fulfill many different functions in the human body. Batteries have always been the main power source of these devices. Batteries have some drawbacks, the biggest one being the replacement of IMDs with fully discharged batteries. In this thesis a wireless power transfer system, with a receiving power...master thesis 2019
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de Graaf, Jurjan (author)Fascicle shear is theoretically a mechanism by which skeletal muscles lengthen. Existing ultrasound based techniques allow measurement of muscle architecture parameters, but not the quantification of shear strain. In this study, an algorithm that tracks the shear strain from ultrasound images using a continuum representation of the muscle was...master thesis 2019
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Floriana Ayumurti Kukuh, Ayu (author)The quality of treated drinking water in the distribution network might deteriorate even though the quality of water leaving the treatment plant has been set to be at the highest level. Regrowth of microorganisms or known as microbiological instability is found to be one of the responsible causes for the change of the water quality. This...student report 2019
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Janssen, Ernest (author)Breast cancer is impacting over 1.5 million women each year. Early detection is essential in decreasing the mortality rate. Mammography is currently the golden standard for breast screening. However, this method is not ideal and water-bath ultrasound breast scanning is considered to be a promising screening modality. This type of scanning system...master thesis 2019