I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Varun Jog, for introducing me to the fascinating world of machine learning in medical imaging and for giving me the opportunity and freedom to explore as much of it as possible. His encouragement and scientific supervision helped me to move forward for further success. Special thanks go to Prof. Dane Morgan, Prof.Meghan Lubner and Mingren Shen for their endless amount of patience, support, insight and guidance. This thesis would not have been possible without all of their advice. I would also like to thank my parents and my brother for their never-ending support.iii
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