Voor een optimale beoordeling van CT-beelden is een contrastverschil tussen de weefsels en organen van belang (1-3). Tussen de organen in het abdomen is weinig contrastverschil aanwezig. Om het contrastverschil te vergroten kan gebruik gemaakt worden van (positief) jodiumhoudend contrastmiddel (1-3). …

Het gebruik van intraveneus (IV) jodiumhoudend contrastmiddel in combinatie met positieve orale contrastmiddelen zorgt voor grotere contrastverschillen binnen het CT-abdomen. Door ontwikkelingen binnen de Multi Detector Computer Tomografie (MDCT) en de nadelen van positief contrast wordt het gebruik …

The Zayanderood was the largest river in the center of Iran that passes through the city of Esfahan. It connected people and offered stability and economic opportunities. Tragically the river has no water anymore; these days it has a dry riverbed, that no longer connects but separates. Through designing …

The transition from a fresh water to a saline water system brings many opportunities. By following the concept of the landscape machine, the monoculture can transform into a rich and diverse landscape with ecological and economical values that strengthen each other. A sustainable area will be achieved …

The Icelandic landscape is facing increased pressure in a geopolitical situation where energy policies and increasing tourism lead to infrastructural development and ecological adaptation. Tectonic plates and glaciers create renewable Energy industries in Iceland. They rely on considerable renewable …

Inaugural speech of Peter van Assche, professor Architecture & Circular Thinking, deliverd on 12 December 2019 . In the Architecture & Circular Economy research group at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, I want to go on a journey in order to find new ways of thinking. Not to return as a misanthrope, …

This thesis discusses the progress made on the development of superficial hyperthermia treatment planning. For superficial hyperthermia treatment, contact flexible microstrip applicators (CFMA) are used. These applicators are bent along the body curvature of the patient. A software tool, written in …

Life on the Brink is an unusual volume in that it allows non-­‐academic, activist voices as well as  politicians,  environmental  studies  scholars,  and  social  scientists  to  participate  in  the  argument that concerns us all, the argument about the future of our planet and of humanity. The common …

The Noordwaard is a recently realised high water floodplain near Dordrecht. The design plan of the Noordwaard is an answer to the increasing river discharge extremes, combining water safety, agriculture, recreation and nature management. However, in terms of governance a gap has emerged. The Department …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om te onderzoeken op welke manier het afval emissievrij in kan worden gezameld in de binnenstad van Haarlem. Dit doel heeft geleid tot de volgende hoofdvraag: Op welke wijze kan het vervoeren van afval emissievrij worden ingericht vanaf de binnenstad van Haarlem naar de …