• Advanced Image Enhancement Method for Distant Vessels and Structures in Capsule Endoscopy 

      Rukundo, Olivier; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      This paper proposes an advanced method for contrast enhancement of capsule endoscopic images, with the main objective to obtain sufficient information about the vessels and structures in more distant (or darker) parts of ...
    • First quality score for referral letters in gastroenterology—a validation study 

      Eskeland, Sigrun Losada; Brunborg, Cathrine; Seip, Birgitte Karen Berggreen; Wiencke, Kristine; Hovde, Øistein; Owen, Tanja; Skogestad, Erik; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Halvorsen, Fred-Arne; Garborg, Kjetil Kjeldstad; Aabakken, Lars; de Lange, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Abstract Objective To create and validate an objective and reliable score to assess referral quality in gastroenterology. Design An observational multicentre study. Setting and participants 25 gastroenterologists participated ...
    • Outcome of Ulcerative Colitis 20 Years after Diagnosis in a Prospective Population-based Inception Cohort from South-Eastern Norway, the IBSEN Study 

      Kempski-Monstad, Iril Lovise; Solberg, Inger Camilla; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Hovde, Øistein; Henriksen, Magne; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Gunther, Eva; Moum, Bjørn; Stray, Njaal; Vatn, Morten H; Høie, Ole Ingebreth; Jahnsen, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background and aims: The long-term course of ulcerative colitis [UC] is difficult to predict. Mortality, colectomy, cancer, and hospitalisation represent hard outcomes of disease. Moreover, knowledge on the risk of relapses ...
    • Pain Severity and Vitamin D Deficiency in IBD Patients 

      Frigstad, Svein Oskar; Høivik, Marte Lie; Jahnsen, Jørgen; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Grimstad, Tore; Berset, Ingrid Prytz; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Hovde, Øistein; Bernklev, Tomm; Moum, Bjørn; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Pain and vitamin D deficiency are common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Disease activity, fatigue, frequent relapses, prior surgery and psychological factors all seem to influence the experience of pain in IBD. Vitamin ...
    • PS-DeVCEM: Pathology-sensitive deep learning model for video capsule endoscopy based on weakly labeled data 

      Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule; Hovde, Øistein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We propose a novel pathology-sensitive deep learning model (PS-DeVCEM) for frame-level anomaly detection and multi-label classification of different colon diseases in video capsule endoscopy (VCE) data. Our proposed model ...
    • Randomised clinical trial and meta-analysis: mesalazine treatment in irritable bowel syndrome—effects on gastrointestinal symptoms and rectal biomarkers of immune activity 

      Castro Tejera, Valeria; Öhman, Lena; Aabakken, Lars; Fellström, Bengt; Hausken, Trygve; Hovde, Øistein; Hreinsson, Johann P.; Lindberg, Greger; Venge, Per; Simrén, Magnus; Törnblom, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Low-grade immune activation in the gut is a potential treatment target in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Aims: To determine improvement in IBS symptoms after mesalazine treatment, and the utility of measures ...
    • Self-esteem in patients with inflammatory bowel disease 

      Opheim, Randi; Moum, Bjørn; Grimstad, Tore; Jahnsen, Jørgen; Berset, Ingrid Prytz; Hovde, Øistein; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Bernklev, Tomm; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore self-esteem and associations between self-esteem and sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disease of ...
    • The effect of referral templates on out-patient quality of care in a hospital setting: A cluster randomized controlled trial 

      Wåhlberg, Henrik; Valle, Per Christian; Malm, Siri; Hovde, Øistein; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background The assessment of quality of care is an integral part of modern medicine. The referral represents the handing over of care from the general practitioner to the specialist. This study aimed to assess whether an ...