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Fall 2015
Fats are a fundamental building block of the human body, but accumulation of unwanted fat in and around tissues is a common pathology related to many disease mechanisms. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) offers a host of methods to differentiate water and fat signals in images or spectra, for...
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Spring 2021
Transverse relaxation (T2)-weighted images are routinely acquired in clinics. However, T2 quantification is rarely performed as most of the specialized pulse sequences used to quantify T2 are time consuming and thus generally not used in a clinical setup. Nevertheless, there is strong interest in...
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Fall 2021
Tracking myelination and demyelination in the brain is a crucial part of studies on neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Classic MRI techniques are unable to provide enough information about the pathology of tracts and lesions. Multi-component analysis of multi-echo data...
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Nanocrystalline Silver and Silver-Gold Materials for Inflammation Reduction and Surgical Adhesion Prevention
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Surgical adhesions are caused by tissue trauma and inflammation and present a high clinical burden. Nanocrystalline silver is known to be a strong anti-inflammatory and antibacterial material. This thesis explores the potential for nanocrystalline silver and silver-gold to be used to treat...
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Fall 2015
Inhibitory feedback from sensory pathways is important for controlling movement. In this thesis we characterize a long-latency inhibitory spinal pathway to ankle flexors that is activated by low-threshold, homonymous afferents. In non-injured participants, this pathway was activated by both...
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Non-invasive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging techniques for assessment of myocardial fibrosis
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While there may be numerous underlying origins, myocardial fibrosis is a common, unifying finding in various forms of heart disease. Unfortunately, its presence goes beyond simply being a herald of myocardial injury. The alterations in the extracellular space lead to abnormalities in both...
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Novel Indices for the Diagnosis of Infant Hip Dysplasia Using Two and Three Dimensional Ultrasound
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Infant developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a common condition in which the ball and socket joint of the hip is not formed properly. Current diagnosis techniques are controversial and lack firm agreement between physicians. Diagnosis is based on a joint application of physical examination...
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Spring 2012
The following thesis describes original studies assessing the gene delivery efficacy of novel non-viral carrier combinations. The first panel of non-viral carriers tested are termed AVPs (artificial viral particles), in reference to their structural similarity to enveloped viruses, and were...