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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
- 126Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 11Department of Medical Sciences
- 6Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 5Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 4Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 1Department of Dentistry
- 1Abbasi Dezfouli, Meysam
- 1Adel, Seyed Amir Ali
- 1Adria, Steffen
- 1Agarwal, Kshitij
- 1Agrawal, Rahul
- 1Aguilar, Leandro Rafael Solis
- 13MRI
- 6Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 4Multiple Sclerosis
- 4Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping
- 3Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
- 3Brain. Magnetic resonance imaging.
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Fall 2020
This thesis describes the research and development process in creating a 3D ultrasound-based navigation system to assist screw insertion for scoliosis surgery, with a focus on children who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Screw placement accuracy is critical to prevent spinal cord or...
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A Combined Computational and Experimental Investigation of Polynucleotide Binding Polymers for Therapeutic Applications
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Polynucleotide binding polymers have a wide range of therapeutic applications including delivery systems for therapeutic polynucleotides, and antithrombotic drugs for extracellular nucleic acid-mediated thrombogenic events. This dissertation explores polynucleotide binding polymers in these two...
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A Novel 3D Printed Brace Manufacturing Process for the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional spinal deformity with lateral curvature and axial vertebral rotation affecting 1-3% of adolescents. Bracing is a proven non-surgical treatment aiming to stop curve progression. Literature has shown that brace wear time affects brace...
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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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Fall 2010
Magnetic resonance imaging is an essential tool for assessing soft tissues. The desire for increased signal-to-noise and improved tissue contrast has spurred development of imaging systems operating at magnetic fields exceeding 3.0 Tesla (T). Unfortunately, traditional imaging methods are of...
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Advances in Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping for Human Brain: Applications in Hemorrhage, Motion, Blood Vessels
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Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) is an emerging postprocessing method, computed from phase images, which is finding wide application in quantifying iron content in healthy and pathological tissue. However, QSM is still not commonly used in clinical practice. This thesis discusses the...
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Fall 2020
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal disorder causing abnormal curvature of the spine in three dimensions (3D), starting in the patient’s adolescence, and having no known cause. Bracing is the most common non-surgical method of treating AIS, but the brace design is heavily reliant on...