A method for rapidly assessing a patient's arterial stiffness and hence risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) without resorting to laborious blood tests is presented. Simple measurement of a patient's volume pulse measured at the finger-tip (digital volume pulse) using an infrared light absorption detector placed on the index finger is sufficient to predict their CVD risk. Suitable featu

In this paper novel theory to automate shape modelling is described. The main idea is to develop a theory that is intrinsically defined for curves, as opposed to a finite sample of points along the curves. The major problem here is to define shape variation in a way that is invariant to curve parametrisations. Instead of representing continuous curves using landmarks, the problem is treated analyt

25. Brorson H. Armlymfödem. In: Nationella riktlinjer för bröstcancersjukvård, Medicinskt och hälsoekonomiskat faktadokument. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen; 2006. p. 110-117 164-168. [National Guidelines for Breast Cancer Treatment, The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare 2006]

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