Biomedical Engineering Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Biomedical Engineering department.

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Description:: Objective: Cervical cancer causes 311,000 deaths annually. However, routine pap smears can facilitate early detection and improve patient outcomes. Liquid Pap smears are conducted in …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Karasu Benyes, Yasmin (creator); Tripathi, Anubhav (Advisor); Messerlian, Geralyn (Reader); Singh, Ritambhara (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Cytology; Cervix uteri--Cancer; Deep Learning
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Description:: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) disruption is a common injury, particularly in the young and active patient. ACL reconstruction surgery is the current standard of care, …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Flannery, Sean (creator); Beveridge, Jillian (Reader); Crisco, Joseph (Reader); Kimia, Benjamin (Reader); Walsh, Edward (Reader); Fleming, Braden (Advisor); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Machine Learning; Magnetic resonance imaging; Anterior cruciate ligament; Orthopedics; Artificial intelligence; Deep Learning
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Description:: Sleep apnea is a common, yet underdiagnosed, sleep-related breathing disorder associated with increased risk of cardiovascular issues. This work uses a multifaceted approach integrating artificial …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Gatsonis, Achilles Nicholas (creator); Karniadakis, George (Advisor); Chu, Antony (Reader); Srivastava, Vikas (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Machine Learning; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Artificial intelligence; Deep Learning; Electrocardiographs; Apnea
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Description:: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a life-threatening form of cancer causing tens of thousands of deaths in the USA yearly. Current treatment solutions mainly rely …
Year:: 2025
Contributor:: Franco, Alvaro (creator); Kimia, Benjamin B. (Advisor); Crisco, Joseph J. (Reader); Jiao, Zhicheng (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Biomedical engineering; Artificial intelligence; Oncology; Deep Learning; Image Segmentation; Diagnostic imaging; Kidneys--Tumors
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Description:: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is becoming increasingly popular for neuroscientific study, but it remains challenging to objectively quantify tissue and vascular properties from 3D or …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Stefan, Sabina (creator); Lee, Jonghwan (Advisor); Plavicki, Jessica (Reader); Borton, David (Reader); Moore, Christopher (Reader); Boas, David (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Cerebrovascular disease; Alzheimer's disease; Optical coherence tomography; Deep Learning
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Description:: Brain cancer remains a pervasive public health issue. The use of CNN’s to segment brain tumor images has gained significant traction since 2012; however, most …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Montagut, Julian (creator); Neretti, Nicola (Reader); Srivastava, Vikas (Reader); Lee, Jonghwan (Advisor); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Machine Learning; Histology, Pathological; Artificial intelligence; Glioblastoma; Deep Learning; Image Segmentation; Brain--Cancer
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