This thesis investigates several issues in DCE-MRI of high-grade gliomas for the purpose of optimizing the sequence for increased reproducibility of the estimated kinetic parameters. The effect of reducing the temporal ...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs) comprise approximately five percent of neoplasms originating from the pancreas. Surgical resection is an important treatment option for PNENs because it alone offers the possibility ...

Zopiclone is one of the most commonly prescribed sleep medications in the world. Driving in the morning, after regular nighttime zopiclone consumption, is, by many, considered to be safe traffic wise, due to the fast ...

Elektiv ortopedisk kirurgi hos pasienter med revmatisk leddsykdom Revmatiske sykdommer fører ofte til leddsmerter og redusert fysisk funksjon. I denne studien rapporterte en stor gruppe pasienter med leddgikt en generell ...

Background: Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) aims at improving neuropsychological weaknesses and associated thinking styles in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). It has only recently been developed for adolescents ...

Background Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. In more than 95% of females with classic RTT a pathogenic mutation in MECP2 has been identified. This leaves a small fraction of classic cases ...

Inflammation is central to heart failure progression. Innate immune signaling increases expression of the transmembrane proteoglycan syndecan-4 in cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts, followed by shedding of its ectodomain. ...

Children born to substance-dependent mothers who themselves have had an upbringing disturbed by parental substance-abuse, are at high risk. The mothers in this study represent a vulnerable group, difficult for researchers ...