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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Baron, Corey A
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- 1Padron Olivas, Maria F
- 1Pietrasik, Wojciech
- 1Tsang, Adrian
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Fall 2022
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease which is mainly characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and axonal loss. Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has become the most established imaging tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of MS in clinical practice....
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An Investigation of Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Spectroscopy
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Hazlin Zaini, Zhang Chen, Min Liu, Fabrizio Giuliani, Chris Hanstock, Christian Beaulieu. Altered white matter connectivity between early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis patients, Abstract # 3610. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 21st Annual...
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Fall 2016
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) noninvasive method, capable of measuring perfusion, i.e. blood flow, with blood as an intrinsic contrast. ASL measurements of cerebral perfusion are usually acquired at very low spatial resolution (> 60mm3 voxels), for several...
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Contributions of Prefrontal White Matter Integrity to Cognitive Performance in Healthy Aging
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Aging is well-known to produce changes in the brain at both the functional and anatomical level. Increased age is associated with general brain atrophy and a decline in cognitive abilities such as executive functioning, working memory, and processing speed. A key brain region responsible for...
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Fall 2014
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) measures the diffusion (i.e. random molecular motion) of water. Since the motion of water is inhibited by cellular membranes, dMRI provides insight into the microstructural characteristics of the tissue. However, distinguishing between small anatomical...
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Fall 2013
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) are two common epilepsy syndromes. TLE is a type of focal epilepsy. It is frequently associated with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), a condition that is also medically intractable. Although TLE is characterized by a focal...
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Oscillating Gradient Spin Echo (OGSE): A Study of Short Diffusion Time Effects in Human Brain at 3T
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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is a non-invasive MRI technique that is sensitive to the diffusion of water molecules within the body. Its ability to encode water displacements enables it to detect changes in neural microstructure, such as those due to normal healthy aging or...
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Fall 2024
Measuring skin sodium content has attracted significant interest due to its potential as a biomarker for various diseases, including dermatological conditions, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and diabetes. Skin sodium content can also vary between males and females and increases with age...
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Sodium MRI of the Human Brain: Application to Ischemic Stroke and the Development of Multiple Quantum Filtering
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MRI of sodium in the brain is much more challenging compared to hydrogen. However, imaging of brain tissue sodium has been suggested to provide temporal information in acute ischemic stroke that may benefit patients with unknown onset time such as those awake with symptoms. Furthermore, selective...