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Radiological assessment of chest compression point and achievable compression depth in cardiac patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to relate cardiovascular structures to surface anatomy in a population relevant to cardiac arrest victims, relate the external thoracic anterior-posterior (AP) diameter ... -
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer – Does daily image guidance with tighter margins improve patient reported outcomes compared to weekly orthogonal verified irradiation? Results from a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Novel cancer drugs are subject to strict scientific evaluation of safety and efficacy and usually undergo a cost effectiveness analysis before approval for use in clinical practice. For new techniques in ... -
A randomized study of the effect of patient positioning on setup reproducibility and dose distribution to organs at risk in radiotherapy of rectal cancer patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background:The patient positioning in pelvic radiotherapy (RT) should be decided based on both reproducibilityand on which position that yields the lowest radiation dose to the organs at risk (OAR), and thereby less ... -
Re-establishing and preserving hope of recovery through user participation in patients with a severe mental disorder: the self-referral-to-inpatient-treatment project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Aims The treatment of patients with a severe mental disorder is generally not good enough. The aim of this article was to illustrate some alternative approaches for better understanding and treatment for the individual, ... -
Real-Time Automatic Ejection Fraction and Foreshortening Detection Using Deep Learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Volume and ejection fraction (EF) measurements of the left ventricle (LV) in 2-D echocardiography are associated with a high uncertainty not only due to interobserver variability of the manual measurement, but also due to ... -
Real-time forecasting of emergency department arrivals using prehospital data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the patient flow in the ED is needed. The objective of ... -
Reasons for prolonged time for diagnostic workup for stage I-II lung cancer and estimated effect of applying an optimized pathway for diagnostic procedures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background:Minimizing the time until start of cancer treatment is a political goal. In Norway, the target time forlung cancer is 42 days. The aim of this study was to identify reasons for delays and estimate the effect on ... -
Reduced hippocampal subfield volumes and memory function in school-aged children born preterm with very low birthweight (VLBW)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The hippocampus, an essential structure for learning and memory, has a reduced volume in preterm born (gestational age < 37 weeks) individuals with very low birth weight (VLBW: birth weight < 1500 g), which ... -
Reduced muscle activity variability in lumbar extensor muscles during sustained sitting in individuals with chronic low back pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activity variability within and between the right and left side of lumbar muscles in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) compared to healthy controls (HCs) during ... -
Registrering av subjektive symptomer ved lymfødem: Finnes det et spørreskjema med gode måleegenskaper?
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Relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and memory function in adults born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW)
(Journal article, 2020)Background: Being born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW) is related to aberrant brain development. Hippocampus is a brain region particularly vulnerable to injury, for instance from consequences following preterm ... -
Relationship of estimated GFR and albuminuria to concurrent laboratory abnormalities: An individual participant data meta-analysis in a global consortium
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Rationale & Objective Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is complicated by abnormalities that reflect disruption in filtration, tubular, and endocrine functions of the kidney. Our aim was to explore the relationship of specific ... -
Relative difference among 27 functional measures in patients with knee osteoarthritis: an exploratory cross-sectional case-control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background To raise the effectiveness of interventions, clinicians should evaluate important biopsychosocial aspects of the patient’s situation. There is limited knowledge of which factors according to the International ... -
Relative difference in muscle strength between patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy controls when tested bilaterally and joint-inclusive: an exploratory cross-sectional study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background To improve the goal-directedness of strength exercises for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), physical rehabilitation specialists need to know which muscle-groups are most substantially weakened across ... -
Relative difference in muscle strength between patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy controls when tested bilaterally and joint-inclusive: an exploratory cross-sectional study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: To improve the goal-directedness of strength exercises for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), physical rehabilitation specialists need to know which muscle-groups are most substantially weakened across ... -
Relative Enhanced Diffusivity in Prostate Cancer: Protocol Optimization and Diagnostic Potential
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Relative enhanced diffusivity (RED) is a potential biomarker for indirectly measuring perfusion in tissue using diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 3 b values. Purpose To optimize the RED ... -
Resection of the coccyx as an outpatient procedure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We wished to determine if coccygectomy as an outpatient procedure is a safe alternative to inpatient treatment. 68 patients were treated at our institution with coccygectomy as an outpatient procedure during a seven-year ... -
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Evaluation of an educational programme
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a critical incident with a high mortality rate. Augmentation of the circulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) might be beneficial. Use of resuscitative ... -
Retrospective screening of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines in data files from forensic post mortem samples analyzed by UHLC-QTOF-MS from 2014 to 2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The introduction of new psychoactive substances (NPS) on the illicit drug market has led to major challenges for the analytical laboratories. Keeping screening methods up to date with all relevant drugs is hard to achieve ... -
Rettighetsvurdering og kvalitet på henvisninger - grad av samsvar mellom fire smertesentre
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BAKGRUNN Langvarige smerter er et utbredt helseproblem. De fire regionale tverrfaglige smertesentrene i Norge mottar årlig ca. 5 000 henvisninger fra fastleger og spesialisthelsetjenesten. Et likeverdig tilbud tilsier at ...