Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-125).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-139).

Grado de magíster en informática médica / El cáncer de mama (CM), es una de las principales causas de muerte en mujeres a nivel mundial. El número de falsos positivos (FP) y falsos negativos (FN) que resultan del diagnóstico mamográfico constituyen los errores diagnósticos más frecuentes. La herramienta utilizada en mamografía Computer Aided Detection (CAD), puede resultar ser el avance más significativo en la detección del CM en los últimos 25 años. El propósito de esta tesis es identificar si el parámetro numérico (Score) que entrega el CAD tiene directa relación con el resultado histopatológico de las microcalcificaciones. Todo esto con el objetivo de contribuir a la toma de decisiones por parte del médico al momento de la clasificación de las lesiones conducentes a biopsias y, con ello, mejorar los resultados en el informe mamográfico y el número de las solicitudes de estudio histopatológico. El diseño de investigación empleado fue retrospectivo de cohorte transversal. El período para la toma de la muestra abarcó desde enero hasta diciembre de 2016 y se consideraron las variables: Score, microcalcificaciones, resultado histopatológico y BIRADS. Los resultados obtenidos dieron cuenta de la existencia de una correlación entre el Score, la clasificación BIRADS 4 y el resultado de biopsia, pero no en forma absoluta, ya que se obtuvo un 21% de FP. Sin embargo, la correlación evaluada presentó potencial, demostrando una alta especificidad para la detección de lesiones mamarias. / Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide. The number of false positives (FP) and false negatives (FN) in mammographic diagnosis represent the most frequent diagnostic errors. Health informatics tool named Computer Aided Detection (CAD), may prove be the most significant progress for breast cancer detection in the last 25 years. The purpose of this thesis is to identify if the numerical parameter (Score) that is delivered by CAD has a direct relation with the microcalcifications histopathological results. All this with the aim of contributing to the decision making by the physician at the time of the classification of the lesions leading to biopsies and, with that, to improve the results in the mammographic report and the number of the histopathological study requests. This was a retrospective cross-sectional cohort investigation. The collection of the sample ranged from January to September 2016, and the variables considered were: Score, microcalcificacions, histopathological findings and BIRADS. The results obtained showed the existence of a correlation between the Score, the BIRADS 4 classification and the biopsy result, but not in absolute form, since 21% of FP was obtained. However, the correlation evaluated presented potential, demonstrating a high specificity for the detection of breast lesions.

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O uso crescente da Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico (TCFC) na área odontológica tem permitido o aumento dos achados incidentais em exames que são realizados por outros fins. Dentre essas uma, das mais comuns e com impacto na vida dos pacientes é o ateroma calcificado das artérias carótidas (ACAC), e no seu diagnóstico diferencial existem as ossificações das cartilagens da laringe. Para correta identificação dessas calcificações são necessários conhecimentos acerca da localização anatômica, distribuição e sua morfologia, sendo que a TCFC fornece uma localização tridimensional (3D) acurada. Entretanto existem diferentes softwares de pós-processamento de imagens disponíveis no mercado, e não há na literatura estudos sobre a capacidade desses softwares para a visualização dessas estruturas. Esse estudo tem o objetivo de identificar essas calcificações supracitadas, nos softwares de visualização de TCFC, i-Cat Vision® e Invivo5®, nas reconstruções multiplanares e 3D em dois grupos diferentes, sendo um grupo de exames de indivíduos com fissuras labiopalatinas (HRAC) (50 exames de TCFC) e outro sem fissuras labiopalatinas (FOB) (100 exames de TCFC). Foram avaliados 150 exames (112 do gênero feminino e 38 do gênero masculino) de TCFC por dois observadores devidamente treinados e calibrados. Para o grupo sem fissuras labiopalatinas foi encontrada diferença estatística significante entre a idade e a quantidade de calcificações encontradas. Considerando todas as calcificações, foram encontrados 104 indivíduos com alguma calcificação, representando 69,33% da amostra, sendo que o grupo HRAC apresentou 88% e o grupo FOB 59%. Foi possível demonstrar diferença estatística significante ao se comparar a quantidade de calcificações entre os grupos avaliados. Foi assumido nesse trabalho que as reconstruções separadamente do programa Invivo5® seria a padrão- ouro, nesse momento o programa i-Cat Vision® foi considerado mais específico do que sensível. Foram identificados muito falsos positivos no programa i-Cat Vision® e menores resultados para falso-negativos. Esse trabalho não tem o propósito de identificar os ACAC nos exames de TCFC, mas incentivar e demonstrar que é possível visualizar tais calcificações e diferenciá-las umas das outra, lembrando-se da responsabilidade do dentista em prevenir um problema futuro ao paciente que pode levar a quadros de morbidade e mortalidade. / The widespread use of CBCT in Dentistry leads to an increasing of incidental findings regarding exams for different purposes. The most common incidental finding that impacts the patients quality of life is the carotid artery calcifications as well as the ossification of laryngeal cartilage which is the most common differential diagnosis for aterosclerosis. To identify this calcifications/ossification correctly it is necessary to know about its anatomic localization, distribution and morphology once that CBCT images may evidence an accurate 3D location. Therefore many different manipulations imaging software for CBCT technology is available and there is no research in the literature about the capacity of this software to visualize these calcification/ossification structures. This study aimed to identify these calcifications/ossification, in two different visualization softwares: i-Cat Vision® and Invivo5®, both in Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) and 3D reconstruction, in two different groups, where one was constituted of cleft lip and palate (50 CBCT exams) patients and the other by patients without cleft lip and palate (100 CBCT exams). Two calibrated and trained observers evaluated 150 CBCT exams (112 were female and 38 male). There was significantly statistical difference when comparing age and calcifications quantity for no cleft lip and palate group. When considering all calcifications in both groups, 104 patients in 150 (total number) showed some calcification/ossification, representing 69,33%. The percentage of calcification/ossification in the cleft lip and palate group were 88% whereas the other one evidenced 59%. And due to this difference, there was significantly statistical difference between these groups. Besides, the Invivo5® software was considered the gold-standard (multiplanar reconstruction and 3D reconstruction) to identify the structures previously mentioned; then i-Cat Vision® software showed more specificity than sensitivity comparing the results with the Invivo5®. Many false positives were identified in i-Cat Vision® and only some false negatives, showing again the characteristics of these softwares. This work was not intended to identify carotid artery calcifications in CBCT exams, but in fact the real purpose was to demonstrate that it is possible to identify calcifications/ossifications and differentiate one of another. It is always important to remember about the dentistry knowledge and responsibility to prevent patient coming disease that may lead to morbidity and mortality situations.

Foram avaliados 507 casos de calcificações quanto as suas características (densidade, morfologia, distribuição, extensão e número) e associação com o câncer de mama.De acordo com os valores preditivos positivos de cada tipo de calcificação elas foram categorizadas pelo sistema BI-RADS em subcategorias 4A (2 a 10%), 4B (10,1 a 30%) e 4C (30,1 a 70,0%) e categoria 5 (acima de 70%). Todas as características se mostraram importantes na diferenciação das calcificações em benignas e malignas, em menor grau a densidade e em maior grau a morfologia e a distribuição. A distribuição linear ou segmentar, e a morfologia pleomorfa ou linear apresentaram as mais altas taxas de malignidade / Five hundred and seven cases of calcificações had been evaluated about its characteristics (density, morphology, distribution, extension and number) and association with the breast cancer. Using the VPP of each type of calcifications they had been categorized by the BI-RADS system in categories 4Â (2 to10%), 4B (10,1 to 30%) and 4C (30,1 to 70.0%) and category 5 (above 70%). All the characteristics had shown importance in the differentiation of the calcificações in benign and malignant, in lesser degree the density and bigger degree the morphology and distribuition. A linear or segmentary distribuition, and the pleomorfic or linear morphology had presented the highest taxes of malignidade

The liver is a vital organ, playing numerous critical roles in the body. The liver's ability to perform essential functions is disturbed by injuries that are often associated with many complications such as calcification. Although many reports in the literature document observations of liver calcification, the mechanisms regulating this phenomenon remain unclear. Herein, we aim to investigate the cellular and molecular events that occur during pathological calcification of the liver. / To study the mechanisms of calcification, assessments included histological-staining, immunolabeling, and biochemical and electron microscopy analyses. The findings suggest that calcification may result from hydroxyapatite precipitation in necrotic or apoptotic hepatocytes. Similarly, calcification may be associated with differentiated myofibroblasts expressing bone matrix proteins downstream of TGFbeta signalling. / To identify specific protein regulators linked to the various stages in calcification, and to assess the protein composition of the tissue, a proteomic analysis was used. This analysis identified IQGAP1, an effector of the Rho-GTPases and a master regulator of cell adhesion and migration. IQGAP1 is strongly expressed in myofibroblasts, suggesting that IQGAP1 may be implicated in myofibroblasts migrating towards calcification. Studies on IQGAP1 interactions with its binding partners reveal that it is part of a protein complex that includes beta-catenin, an adhesion protein, and Rac1, a cytoskeletal regulator. These results suggest that IQGAP1 may play an important role in myofibroblast migration upon liver injury. / Having identified that activin and TGFbeta signalling are activated in myofibroblasts, we hypothesised that they may stimulate myofibroblast differentiation and proliferation. Studies using a C3H/10T1/2 cell model reveal that both activin and TGFbeta stimulate differentiation, but only activin induces cell proliferation in a Smad-independent fashion, which requires activation of the ERK/MAPK pathway. / In summary, this work provides new mechanistic insights on the global regulation of liver calcification. The various phases of this work collectively cover the central role of myofibroblasts in liver injury: association with calcification, rapid proliferation, differentiation to an activated form, and migration toward the injured area. The findings allow us to better understand the mechanisms by which liver myofibroblasts are regulated in a specific pathological context.

Foram avaliados 507 casos de calcificações quanto as suas características (densidade, morfologia, distribuição, extensão e número) e associação com o câncer de mama.De acordo com os valores preditivos positivos de cada tipo de calcificação elas foram categorizadas pelo sistema BI-RADS em subcategorias 4A (2 a 10%), 4B (10,1 a 30%) e 4C (30,1 a 70,0%) e categoria 5 (acima de 70%). Todas as características se mostraram importantes na diferenciação das calcificações em benignas e malignas, em menor grau a densidade e em maior grau a morfologia e a distribuição. A distribuição linear ou segmentar, e a morfologia pleomorfa ou linear apresentaram as mais altas taxas de malignidade / Five hundred and seven cases of calcificações had been evaluated about its characteristics (density, morphology, distribution, extension and number) and association with the breast cancer. Using the VPP of each type of calcifications they had been categorized by the BI-RADS system in categories 4Â (2 to10%), 4B (10,1 to 30%) and 4C (30,1 to 70.0%) and category 5 (above 70%). All the characteristics had shown importance in the differentiation of the calcificações in benign and malignant, in lesser degree the density and bigger degree the morphology and distribuition. A linear or segmentary distribuition, and the pleomorfic or linear morphology had presented the highest taxes of malignidade

O uso crescente da Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico (TCFC) na área odontológica tem permitido o aumento dos achados incidentais em exames que são realizados por outros fins. Dentre essas uma, das mais comuns e com impacto na vida dos pacientes é o ateroma calcificado das artérias carótidas (ACAC), e no seu diagnóstico diferencial existem as ossificações das cartilagens da laringe. Para correta identificação dessas calcificações são necessários conhecimentos acerca da localização anatômica, distribuição e sua morfologia, sendo que a TCFC fornece uma localização tridimensional (3D) acurada. Entretanto existem diferentes softwares de pós-processamento de imagens disponíveis no mercado, e não há na literatura estudos sobre a capacidade desses softwares para a visualização dessas estruturas. Esse estudo tem o objetivo de identificar essas calcificações supracitadas, nos softwares de visualização de TCFC, i-Cat Vision® e Invivo5®, nas reconstruções multiplanares e 3D em dois grupos diferentes, sendo um grupo de exames de indivíduos com fissuras labiopalatinas (HRAC) (50 exames de TCFC) e outro sem fissuras labiopalatinas (FOB) (100 exames de TCFC). Foram avaliados 150 exames (112 do gênero feminino e 38 do gênero masculino) de TCFC por dois observadores devidamente treinados e calibrados. Para o grupo sem fissuras labiopalatinas foi encontrada diferença estatística significante entre a idade e a quantidade de calcificações encontradas. Considerando todas as calcificações, foram encontrados 104 indivíduos com alguma calcificação, representando 69,33% da amostra, sendo que o grupo HRAC apresentou 88% e o grupo FOB 59%. Foi possível demonstrar diferença estatística significante ao se comparar a quantidade de calcificações entre os grupos avaliados. Foi assumido nesse trabalho que as reconstruções separadamente do programa Invivo5® seria a padrão- ouro, nesse momento o programa i-Cat Vision® foi considerado mais específico do que sensível. Foram identificados muito falsos positivos no programa i-Cat Vision® e menores resultados para falso-negativos. Esse trabalho não tem o propósito de identificar os ACAC nos exames de TCFC, mas incentivar e demonstrar que é possível visualizar tais calcificações e diferenciá-las umas das outra, lembrando-se da responsabilidade do dentista em prevenir um problema futuro ao paciente que pode levar a quadros de morbidade e mortalidade. / The widespread use of CBCT in Dentistry leads to an increasing of incidental findings regarding exams for different purposes. The most common incidental finding that impacts the patients quality of life is the carotid artery calcifications as well as the ossification of laryngeal cartilage which is the most common differential diagnosis for aterosclerosis. To identify this calcifications/ossification correctly it is necessary to know about its anatomic localization, distribution and morphology once that CBCT images may evidence an accurate 3D location. Therefore many different manipulations imaging software for CBCT technology is available and there is no research in the literature about the capacity of this software to visualize these calcification/ossification structures. This study aimed to identify these calcifications/ossification, in two different visualization softwares: i-Cat Vision® and Invivo5®, both in Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) and 3D reconstruction, in two different groups, where one was constituted of cleft lip and palate (50 CBCT exams) patients and the other by patients without cleft lip and palate (100 CBCT exams). Two calibrated and trained observers evaluated 150 CBCT exams (112 were female and 38 male). There was significantly statistical difference when comparing age and calcifications quantity for no cleft lip and palate group. When considering all calcifications in both groups, 104 patients in 150 (total number) showed some calcification/ossification, representing 69,33%. The percentage of calcification/ossification in the cleft lip and palate group were 88% whereas the other one evidenced 59%. And due to this difference, there was significantly statistical difference between these groups. Besides, the Invivo5® software was considered the gold-standard (multiplanar reconstruction and 3D reconstruction) to identify the structures previously mentioned; then i-Cat Vision® software showed more specificity than sensitivity comparing the results with the Invivo5®. Many false positives were identified in i-Cat Vision® and only some false negatives, showing again the characteristics of these softwares. This work was not intended to identify carotid artery calcifications in CBCT exams, but in fact the real purpose was to demonstrate that it is possible to identify calcifications/ossifications and differentiate one of another. It is always important to remember about the dentistry knowledge and responsibility to prevent patient coming disease that may lead to morbidity and mortality situations.

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