Characterization of the early stages in biofilm development by Marais, Susara

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A morphometric study of the brain ventricles of patients diagnosed with Chronic Hydrocephalus at Groote Schuur Hospital by Lichaba, Reagobaka

“…Ventricular enlargement is a radiological indicator of hydrocephalus and has been one of the features used to diagnose the condition, with the ICP measurement used to confirm the condition. …”
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Speckle reduction in SAR imagery by Gebhardt, Mark William Dewdney

“…There are a number of different approaches which may be taken in order to reduce the amount of speckle noise in SAR imagery. One of the approaches is termed post image formation processing and this is the main concern of this thesis. …”
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Cardiac sarcoidosis defined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: patient characteristics and outcomes by Emhemed, Mohamed

“…There were 21 (60%) males, and a male: female ratio of 1.5:1. The mean age of study participants was 50.3 ± 11 years. …”
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Retrospective study on mandible morphology towards improving implant design by Gillingham, Ryan

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The influence of HIV and ART exposure on neonate brain volumes by Olagunju, Aishah

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect(s) of HIV and duration of ART exposure and the potential impact of additional maternal health factors during pregnancy on neonate brain volumes. Methods: Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), T1-weighted brain images of neonates were acquired. …”
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Treatment plan quality for stereotactic treatment of multiple cranial metastases: comparison of C-arm and O-ring treatment platforms by Shiba, Sakhele Lancelort

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Non-intrusive noise measuring on a television picture using spectrum analysis by Janse van Rensburg, Cornelius

“…A method to make this noise estimation more robust against high-frequency harmonics, due to structure in the picture, is to tessellate the image into sub-images. …”
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Clinical predictors of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and immediate postpartum period: a retrospective, analytical study by Sheehama, Ilona Ndapewa

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Optimization of techniques required for somatic cell nuclear transfer using a mouse model

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Radiotherapy in the management of carcinoma of the vulva in HIV positive and negative patients : an institutional experience by Opakas, Jesse Elungat

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The Effect of initiating corticosteroids on lung function and symptoms in patients with active pulmonary sarcoidosis by Eknewir, Salaheddin

“…Data extracted from medical records included patient demographics and clinical characteristics, corticosteroid dosage, duration and recorded side effects, chest imaging, and pulmonary function testing across one year following steroid initiation. …”
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Post-mortem Lodox® as a potential substitute for histologic confirmation of pneumonia in sudden infant death investigation by Cook, Tracy Leanne

“…Conclusion: The potential utilisation of the Lodox® scan as a substitute for histologic diagnosis of pneumonia in sudden infant death would make a vast difference in forensic practice in lower income countries, where caseloads are high and access to sophisticated imaging is limited. The small sample size in this study (n:100) did not yield statistically significant information to conclude that a relationship exists between Lodox® and histology categorisation. …”
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Treatment of advanced salivary gland tumours with neutron radiotherapy by Lombe, Dorothy Chilambe

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Selective non-operative management of abdominal gunshot wounds at Groote Schuur Hospital : a cohort study of clinical outcomes and financial costs by Kim, Rebecca Y

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Fundamental behaviour and micronisation of Fischer-Tropsch waxes via supercritical CO2 PGSS processing by Barnard, Andri

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Relationship between white matter changes and aggression in methamphetamine dependence by Lederer, Katharina Johanna

“…First, whole brain voxel wise comparison across subjects using tract based spatial statistics (TBSS) in FSL was used. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), parallel diffusivity (λ║) and perpendicular diffusivity (λ┴) were compared between the two groups. …”
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Investigate the nutritional status, including body composition, of oncology patients attending an outpatient clinic at Groote Schuur hospital: a cross-sectional study by Blacker, Megan

“…This makes it challenging for other countries not represented to create awareness and identification of sarcopenia in different healthcare settings. Gold standard methods in body composition, namely computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and reference standard methods, namely dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) have highlighted the common phenotypic component of reduced muscle mass in malnutrition, cancer cachexia and sarcopenia, with a plethora of reference populations used and cutoff points determined for different representations of muscle mass. …”
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An overview of adult corrosive ingestion injuries in a sub-Saharan African setting by Scriba, Matthias Frank

“…AIM To investigate the corrosive injury spectrum in a low-resource setting and the applicability of parameters for predicting full-thickness (FT) necrosis and mortality. METHODS A retrospective analysis of a prospective corrosive injury registry (1st March 2017 – 31st October 2023) was performed to include all adult patients with acute corrosive ingestion managed at a single, academic referral centre in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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