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Strategies for calculating contrast media dose for chest CT
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Total body weight (TBW) is a frequently used contrast media (CM) strategy for dose calculation in enhanced CT, yet it is suboptimal as it lacks consideration of patient characteristics, such as body fat percentage ... -
Strålebehandling med Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) mot venstresidig brystkreft med spredning til regionale lymfeknuter
(Hold Pusten;Nr. 5 - 2020 - 47. årgang, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-26)Bakgrunn: Studier har vist høyere dødelighet av hjertesykdom blant pasienter som fikk strålebehandling mot venstre bryst sammenlignet med de som fikk behandling mot høyre bryst. Pustestyrt behandlingsteknikk reduserer ... -
Studentaktiv læring i praksisrettet undervisning for radiografstudenter
(Radiography Open;Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-13)In radiography education, providing the students the means to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills is crucial in preparation for placements in imaging departments. Previous and ongoing research supports that ... -
Substantial Decline in Prevalence of Vaccine-Type and Nonvaccine-Type Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Girls 5 Years After Implementing HPV Vaccine in Norway
(Journal of Infectious Diseases;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-16)Background: In 2009, quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in a school-based single-cohort program targeting 12-year-old girls in Norway. We estimated the impact of the Norwegian HPV immunization ... -
Substrate oxidation in primary human skeletal muscle cells is influenced by donor age
(Cell and Tissue Research;382 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)Primary human myotubes represent an alternative system to intact skeletal muscle for the study of human diseases related to changes in muscle energy metabolism. This work aimed to study if fatty acid and glucose metabolism ... -
A survey of local diagnostic reference levels for the head, thorax, abdomen and pelvis computed tomography in Norway and Canada
(Acta Radiologica Open;Volume 11, Issue 10, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-07)Background: Computed tomography (CT) contributes to 60% of the collective dose in medical imaging. Literature has demonstrated that patient dose varies across regions and countries. Establishing diagnostic reference levels ... -
A survey of the European Reference Network EpiCARE on clinical practice for selected rare epilepsies
(Epilepsia Open;volume 6, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-14)Objective: Clinical care of rare and complex epilepsies is challenging, because evidence-based treatment guidelines are scarce, the experience of many physicians is limited, and interdisciplinary treatment of comorbidities ... -
A survey to explore the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiation therapists in Norway and Canada: A tale of two countries
(Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS);Volume 68, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-29)Introduction: Several studies have demonstrated the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care providers. However, there is little known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted radiation therapists ... -
Survival among women diagnosed with screen-detected or interval breast cancer classified as true, minimal signs, or missed through an informed radiological review
(European Radiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-12)Objectives: “True” breast cancers, defined as not being visible on prior screening mammograms, are expected to be more aggressive than “missed” cancers, which are visible in retrospect. However, the evidence to support ... -
Synthesis and antimycobacterial activities of non-purine analogs of 6-aryl-9-benzylpurines; imidazopyridines, pyrrolopyridines, benzimidazoles and indoles
(Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry;19, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-04-20)6,9-Disubstituted purines and 7-deazapurines are known to be powerful inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in vitro. Analogs modified in the six-membered ring (imidazopyridines, pyrrolopyridines, benzimidazoles, ... -
Synthesis of non-purine analogs of 6-aryl-9-benzylpurines, and their antimycobacterial activities : compounds modified in the imidazole ring
(Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry;18 (20), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10-15)Purine analogs modified in the five-membered ring have been synthesized and examined for antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in vitro employing the microplate alamar blue assay (MABA). The 9-deaza ... -
Sædanalysen
(Academic article, 2017)Bakgrunn: Sædanalysen er et viktig verktøy i utredningen av ufrivillig barnløshet. Standard sædanalyse inkluderer spermiekonsentrasjon, totalt antall spermier, spermiemotilitet og spermiemorfologi. Analysen er basert på ... -
TaME-seq: An efficient sequencing approach for characterisation of HPV genomic variability and chromosomal integration
(Scientific Reports;9, Article number: 524 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-26)HPV genomic variability and chromosomal integration are important in the HPV-induced carcinogenic process. To uncover these genomic events in an HPV infection, we have developed an innovative and cost-effective sequencing ... -
Tannhelse og livskvalitet hos personer etter hjerneslag
(Sykepleien forskning;9(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Bakgrunn: Mennesker som har erfart hjerneslag antas oppleve økte orale problemer som følge av lammelser i ansikt, munn, tunge, og redusert førlighet til å betjene spisebestikk og tannbørste. Det er mangelfullt med forskning ... -
Targeted SNP discovery in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) genes using a 3'UTR-primed SNP detection approach
(BMC Genomics;11 (706), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) represent the most widespread type of DNA variation in vertebrates and may be used as genetic markers for a range of applications. This has led to an increased interest ... -
Tarmfloraen – på helsa løs
(Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift;6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-22)Hensikt I løpet av de siste årene har det fremkommet holdepunkter for at ubalanse eller forstyrrelser i tarmfloraen, såkalt dysbiose, bidrar til utvikling av enkelte metabolske sykdommer. Hensikten med denne artikkelen er ... -
Tear metabolomics in dry eye disease: A review
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences;Volume 20, Issue 15, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-01)Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial syndrome that can be caused by alteration in the quality or quantity of the precorneal tear film. It is considered one of the most common ocular conditions leading patients to seek ... -
Terminal digit preference: a source of measurement error in breast cancer diameter reporting
(Acta Oncologica;Published online 30 Sep 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-14)Objectives: Women diagnosed with breast cancer are offered treatment and therapy based on tumor characteristics, including tumor diameter. There is scarce knowledge whether tumor diameter is accurately reported, or whether ... -
The Influence of CT Reconstruction Methods on the Accuracy of Monitoring Lung Nodule Diameters at Different Dose Levels
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of filtered back projection (FBP) and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) on the accuracy of lung nodule diameter measurements at different dose ... -
The Influence of Source-to-Image Distance on Effective Dose and Image Quality for Mobile Chest X-ray Imaging
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: To investigate the effect of source-to-image distance (SID) on effective dose and image quality at a fixed mAs. Furthermore, to determine whether effective dose varies as SID is varied after compensating mAs for ...