Master thesis and projects - Ultrasound technology - Studies - Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
Master's thesis and projects
– Ultrasound technology
The Department of circulation and medical imaging offers projects and master's thesis topics for technology students of most of the different technical study programmes at NTNU. There is a seperate page for the supplementary specialisation courses.
List of topics
Topics for thesis and projects are given below. Most of the topics can be adjusted to the students qualifications and wishes.
Don't hesitate to take contact with the corresponding supervisor - we're looking forward to a discussion with you!
Blood flow imaging projects
Blood flow imaging projects
Ultrasound blood flow imaging - a bit of background:
One of the strengths of ultrasound imaging is its ability to measure blood and tissue...
Estimation of true flow velocity using ultrasound
Estimation of true flow velocity using ultrasound
Ultrasound colour Doppler is used for estimation of flow velocity in blood vessels. The quantified flow velocity is dependent...
Fusion of multi-modal cardiac data
Fusion of multi-modal cardiac data
Full 3D datasets of the heart can be acquired using different imaging modalities e.g. 3D echocardiography (3D echo), computed tomography...
Pocket size Ultrasound technology
Pocket size Ultrasound technology
The ultrasound group in Trondheim has several ongoing projects related to pocket-sized ultrasound. The main target is to develop...
Pulse-echo based method for estimation of speed of sound
Pulse-echo based method for estimation of speed of sound
Accurate and spatially dense measurements of sound speed in a medium could potentially be used to obtain better...
Ultrasonic imaging through solids
Ultrasonic imaging through solids
In Non Destructive Testing (NDT), process monitoring, and condition monitoring ultrasound is an important method. for many cases ultrasonic...
SURF Imaging Topics
SURF Imaging Topics
SURF Imaging is a new method for ultrasound imaging under development at the Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging. The methods most important...
Ultrasound Mediated Drug Delivery
Ultrasound Mediated Drug Delivery
Ultrasound has very interesting applications for increasing transport of drugs to cancer tumors and also transport of genes into cells in...
Real-time monitoring of left ventricular function under interventional procedures
Real-time monitoring of left ventricular function under interventional procedures
Major cardiac interventions such as bypass surgery, vascular surgery and valve related...
Fighting Cancer with CW Shear-Wave Elastography
Fighting Cancer with CW Shear-Wave Elastography
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with nearly 1.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2012 (second most...
Adaptive clutter filtering for coronary heart disease
Adaptive clutter filtering for coronary heart disease
In coronary heart disease (CHD) plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries and blocks the supply of oxygen to heart...
Patient Adaptive Imaging in Echocardiography
Patient Adaptive Imaging in Echocardiography
Ultrasound imaging is the leading, and most cost effective, diagnostic and clinical assessment tool for heart disease and is...