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Research in Medical Augmented Reality

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Abstract

In-situ visualization in medical augmented reality (AR) enables the registered view of virtual data such as a 3D CT scan, with a video view of the real anatomy of a patient. Data can be aligned with the required accuracy such that surgeons do not have to analyze data on an external monitor in the operating room. Instead, surgeons get a direct view onto and ”into” the patient. Mental registration of medical imagery with the operation site is not necessary anymore. Augmenting medical images and virtual surgical instruments within the body provides the most intuitive way to understand the patient’s anatomy within the region of interest. This allows for the development of completely new generations of surgical navigation systems. CAMP is one of the strongest research centers for medical AR world-wide, featuring the world’s most accurate video-see-through AR system based on a head-mounted-display. Also, CAMP has developed the world’s first AR-enabled C-arm, CamC, which has already been tested in clinical trials in Munich.

Contact Person and Group Coordination

Ulrich Eck
Nassir Navab




Research Projects in Medical Augmented Reality

NARVIS - navigated augmented reality visualization system

NARVIS - navigated augmented reality visualization system

Advanced visualization is getting increasingly important for the operation room of the future. The increasing number of available medical images must be presented to surgery team in new ways in order to support them rather than overloading with more information. In our project NARVIS we integrate an HMD-based (head mounted display) AR system into the operation room for 3D in situ visualization of computed tomography (CT) images. The final system aims at spinal surgery. The work is in close collaboration with our project partners “Klinikum für Unfallchirgie” at LMU, A.R.T. Weilheim, and Siemens Corporate Research in Princeton. The project is funded by Bayerische Forschungsstiftung.
Automatic Progression Tracking of Skin Lesions

Automatic Progression Tracking of Skin Lesions

The aim of this project is to investigate, design, and implement a novel prototype device capable of acquiring the skin surface in multiple spectral bands and generating a 3D reconstruction of it. The reconstruction will allow the system to compare quantitatively the results with any previous one, and show the physician the evolution of a skin lesion. Moreover, the software will also search for melanocytic skin lesions suspicious for melanoma using established medical criteria, and assist the physician to check these suspicious lesions in more detail through the multispectral information. This will provide the physician with a tool that documents the evolution of skin lesions allowing to follow these objectively over time irrespective of common problems like tanning, body weight changes, deformation, etc. The final goal is to improve skin cancer detection stages when therapeutic intervention results in survival rate close to 100%, as well as to provide a tool for the quantitative evaluation of skin cancer types such as cutaneous lymphoma that have to be monitored over time. This approach should increase not only the detection sensitivity but also specificity; an important notion particularly for patients with several atypical naevi for which the false negative rate is over 80%. The scanner will then also be a tool to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies.
Augmented Reality Magic Mirror using the Kinect

Augmented Reality Magic Mirror using the Kinect

The Microsoft Kinect provides a color and a depth image. Using OpenNI? and PrimeSense? NITE we can get the skeleton of a person standing in front of the Kinect in real-time. We register a CT dataset to this skeleton and do an Augmented Reality overlay of the CT and the person. Using context and focus visualization we only show the CT through a virtual window, while still showing the person. The Kinect is positioned next to a big screen. When standing in front of the system, the system acts like a magic mirror that allows seeing inside yourself. Such a system can be used for educational purposes to teach anatomy. The system is currently a prototype. It does not show the CT of the person in front of the monitor, but a CT of another person. We use the Visible Korean Human dataset that has been provided to us by Prof. Min Suk Chung.
heARt - Heart surgery Enhanced by Augmented Reality Techniques

heARt - Heart surgery Enhanced by Augmented Reality Techniques

Minimally invasive or totally endoscopic cardiac surgery is an operation technique in which physicians operate through small incision points at the operating region, either using endoscopic tools or master-slave robot systems. In either case, the field of view of the physician is quite limited to a small area around the operating region. To get more general overview, preoprative imaging and planning data can be used through Augmented Reality techniques.
PORT - pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance and navigation for robotically assisted minimally invasive cardiovascular surgery:
- Design of a Planning Tool for Port Placement in Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery (MarcoFeuerstein)
- Design of an Intra-Operative Augmented Reality Navigation Tool for Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery (JoergTraub)
STENT - pre-operative planning and navigation for STENT implantations:
- Development of a Planning and Navigation Tool for Endoscopic Treatment of abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - Computer Supported Implantation of a Stent Graft (MartinGroher)
- Mathematical Methods of Image Processing for Automated Navigation in Endoscopic Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurisms - Computer Aided Implantation of a Stent Graft (PeterKeitler)
The project started in March 2003 and finished in November 2003 as a bundle of diploma theses supervised by Prof. Gudrun Klinker (Fachgebiet Augmented Reality) and Prof. R. Bauernschmitt (German Heart Center). Many of the participants are now working at the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures by Prof. Nassir Navab.
ARAV Augmented Reality Aided Vertebroplasty

ARAV Augmented Reality Aided Vertebroplasty

In today’s ORs more and more operations are performed employing minimally invasive procedures. Surgical instruments are inserted through a tiny cut on the patient’s skin, the port to the inside of the patient. In some cases endoscope cameras record video images of the operation site that are presented on a monitor. As a consequence of this technique, the surgeon’s field of view is divided into several work spaces, the monitor, the patient and information of medical imaging data presented on a third station. The missing direct view on the workspace complicates intuitive control of surgical tools. In contrast to open surgery the physician has to collect information from several fields of view at the same time and fuse information mentally to create a complete model of his working space, the operation site. The minimally invasive intervention vertebroplasty was determined as a suitable medical application to bring an Head Mounted Display (HMD) into the OR for augmentation of surgical instruments and medical imaging data. In-situ visualization with an HMD presents all available imaging data and navigational information in one field of view. The objective of vertebroplasty is the insertion of cement into weak and brittle vertebrae through a trocar for stabilization. In this case the view on the inside of the patient is not provided by an endoscope camera. However, since the operation is performed under a CT scanner, imaging data is permanently updated to check position of the trocar and amount of inserted cement. Imaging data is presented on a monitor and has to be mapped mentally by the surgeon on the real operation site.
Improving Depth Perception and Perception of Layout for In-Situ Visualization in Medical Augmented Reality

Improving Depth Perception and Perception of Layout for In-Situ Visualization in Medical Augmented Reality

In-situ visualization in medical augmented reality (AR) using for instance a video see-through head mounted display (HMD) and an optical tracking system enables the stereoscopic view on visualized CT data registered with the real anatomy of a patient. Data can aligned with the required accuracy and the surgeons do not have to analyze data on an external monitor or images attached to the wall somewhere in the operating room. Thanks to a medical AR system like mentioned before, surgeons get a direct view onto and also ”into” the patient. Mental registration of medical imagery with the operation site is not necessary anymore. In addition surgical instruments can be augmented inside the human body. Bringing medical imagery and surgical instruments in the same field of action provides the most intuitive way to understand the patient’s anatomy within the region of interest and allows for the development of completely new generations of surgical navigation systems.
Unfortunately, this method of presenting medical data suffers from a serious lack. Virtual imagery, such as a volume rendered spinal column, can only be displayed superimposed on real objects. If virtual entities of the scene are expected behind real ones, like the virtual spinal column beneath the real skin surface, this problem implicates incorrect perception of the viewed objects respective their distance to the observer. The strong visual depth cue interposition is responsible for misleading depth perception. This project aims at the development and evaluation of methods to improve depth perception for in-situ visualization in medical AR. Its intention is to provide an extended view onto the human body that allows an intuitive localization of visualized bones and tissue.
Virtual Mirror: Interaction Paradigm for Augmented Reality Applications

Virtual Mirror: Interaction Paradigm for Augmented Reality Applications

Augmented Reality offers a higher degree of freedom for the programmer than classical visualization of volume data on a screen. The existing paradigms for interaction with 3D objects are not satisfactory for particular applications since the majority of them rotate and move the object of interest. The classic manipulation of virtual objects cannot be used while keeping real and virtual spaces in alignment within an AR environment. This project introduces a simple and efficient interaction paradigm allowing the users to interact with 3D objects and visualize them from arbitrary viewpoints without disturbing the in-situ visualization, or requiring the user to change the viewpoint. We present a virtual, tangible mirror as a new paradigm for interaction with 3D models. The concept borrows its visualization paradigm in some sense from methodology used by dentists to examine the oral cavity without constantly changing their own viewpoint or moving the patients head. The virtual mirror improves the understanding of complex structures, enables completely new concepts to support navigational aid for different tasks and provides the user with intuitive views on physically restricted areas.
Intra-operative Human Computer Interaction and Usability Evaluations

Intra-operative Human Computer Interaction and Usability Evaluations

Computerized medical systems play a vital role in the operating room, yet surgeons often face challenges when interacting with these systems during surgery. In this project we are aiming at analyzing and understanding the Operating Room specific aspects which affect the end user experience. Beside operating room specific usability evaluation approaches in this project we also try to improve the preliminary intra-operative user interaction methodologies.
Advanced imaging in Head Mounted Displays (HMD) for Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Advanced imaging in Head Mounted Displays (HMD) for Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of low vision worldwide without a medical solution. Nevertheless, enhancement of people's vision by means of mediated reality is conceivable. This project presents a head-mounted magnification system to enhance visual perception acquired with peripheral vision. A hybrid magnification technique is adjusted and implemented on a head-mounted display. Moreover, a system for modeling and correcting distorted vision is proposed. The system obtains a correction model by means of a deformable grid. To evaluate the system, a method for simulating distorted vision is applied. By superimposing the model on OCT macular images, it is suitable to identify macular features, which could help on the development of an automatic correction method.
Research Group: Assessment and Training of Medical Expert with Objective Standards (ATMEOS)

Research Group: Assessment and Training of Medical Expert with Objective Standards (ATMEOS)

In highly dynamic and complex high-risk domains - such as surgery - systematic training in the relevant skills is the basis for safe and high-quality performance. Traditionally, assessment and training in surgery traditionally concentrated upon proficiency and acquisition of surgeons' technical skills. As the fundamental impact of non-technical skills - such as communication and coordination - is increasingly acknowledged for safe delivery of surgeries comprehensive training approaches are missing. The overall aim of the project is to investigate a novel learning environment for the assessment and training of both technical and non-technical skills of entire multidisciplinary operating room (OR) teams.
Intra-operative Imaging and Navigation for Minimal Invasiveness in Head and Neck Cancer

Intra-operative Imaging and Navigation for Minimal Invasiveness in Head and Neck Cancer

Intra-operative Imaging and Navigation for Guidance in Neurosurgical Procedures

Intra-operative Imaging and Navigation for Guidance in Neurosurgical Procedures

Augmented Reality Supported Patient Education and Consultation

Augmented Reality Supported Patient Education and Consultation

The project Augmented Reality Supported Patient Education and Consultation (Augmented Reality unterstützte Operationsaufklärung) aims at developing Augmented Reality (AR) supported communication tools for patient education. The development of the targeted systems involves disciplines reaching from image registration, human computer interaction and in-situ visualization to instructional design and perceptual psychology. As a primary clinical application, we determined breast reconstruction in plastic surgery.
Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of malignancy

Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of malignancy

Intra-operative localization of non-superficial cancerous lesions in non-hollow organs like liver, kidney, etc is currently facilitated by intra-operative ultrasound (IOUS) and palpation. This yields a high rate of false positives due to benign abnormal regions and thus unnecessary resections with increased complications and morbidity. In this project we integrate functional nuclear information from gamma probes with IOUS, to provide a synchronized, real-time visualization that facilitates the detection of active tumors and metastases intra-operatively. The bet of this project is that the inclusion of an advanced, augmented visualization provides more reliability and confidence on classifying lesions prior to the resection.
Freehand SPECT for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization

Freehand SPECT for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization

Nuclear medicine imaging modalities assist commonly in surgical guidance given their functional nature. However, when used in the operating room they present limitations. Pre-operative tomographic 3D imaging can only serve as a vague guidance intra-operatively, due to movement, deformation and changes in anatomy since the time of imaging, while standard intra-operative nuclear measurements are limited to 1D or (in some cases) 2D images with no depth information. To resolve this problem we propose the synchronized acquisition of position, orientation and readings of gamma probes intra-operatively to reconstruct a 3D activity volume. In contrast to conventional emission tomography, here, in a first proof-of-concept, the reconstruction succeeds without requiring symmetry in the positions and angles of acquisition, which allows greater flexibility and thus opens doors towards 3D intra-operative nuclear imaging.
Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm ( CamC )

Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm ( CamC )

Mobile C-arms are an everyday tool to acquire X-ray images in the operating room during surgery. The Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm (CamC) system augments a regular mobile C-arm by a video camera for X-ray and video image overlay. Thanks to the mirror construction and one time calibration of the device, the acquired X-ray images are co-registered with the video images without any further calibration or registration during the intervention. The CamC system can support a wide range of potential clinical applications, such as needle guidance, interlocking of intramedullary nails, and pedicle screw placement.
3D user interfaces for medical interventions

3D user interfaces for medical interventions

This work group aims at practical user interfaces for 3D imaging data in surgery and medical interventions. The usual monitor based visualization and mouse based interaction with 3D data will not present acceptable solutions. Here we study the use of head mounted displays and advanced interaction techniques as alternative solutions. Different issues such as depth perception in augmented reality environment and optimal data representation for a smooth and efficient integration into the surgical workflow are the focus of our research activities. Furthermore appropriate ways of interaction within the surgical environment are investigated.
Magneto-Optic Tracking of a Flexible Laparoscopic Ultrasound Transducer

Magneto-Optic Tracking of a Flexible Laparoscopic Ultrasound Transducer

In abdominal surgery, a laparoscopic ultrasound transducer is commonly used to detect lesions such as metastases. The determination and visualization of position and orientation of its flexible tip in relation to the patient or other surgical instruments can be of much help to (novice) surgeons utilizing the transducer intraoperatively. This difficult subject has recently been paid attention to by the scientific community. Electromagnetic tracking systems can be applied to track the flexible tip. However, the magnetic field can be distorted by ferromagnetic material.

We present a new method based on optical tracking of the laparoscope and magneto-optic tracking of the transducer, which is able to automatically detect and correct field distortions. This is used for a smooth augmentation of the B-scan images of the transducer directly on the camera images in real time.
Laparoscope Augmentation for Minimally Invasive Liver Resection

Laparoscope Augmentation for Minimally Invasive Liver Resection

In recent years, an increasing number of liver tumor indications were treated by minimally invasive laparoscopic resection. Besides the restricted view, a major issue in laparoscopic liver resection is the precise localization of the vessels to be divided. To navigate the surgeon to these vessels, pre-operative imaging data can hardly be used due to intra-operative organ deformations caused by appliance of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and respiratory motion.

Therefore, we propose to use an optically tracked mobile C-arm providing cone-beam computed tomography imaging capability intra-operatively. After patient positioning, port placement, and carbon dioxide insufflation, the liver vessels are contrasted and a 3D volume is reconstructed during patient exhalation. Without any further need for patient registration, the volume can be directly augmented on the live laparoscope video. This augmentation provides the surgeon with essential aid in the localization of veins, arteries, and bile ducts to be divided or sealed.

Current research focuses on the intra-operative use and tracking of mobile C-arms as well as laparoscopic ultrasound, augmented visualization on the laparoscope's view, and methods to synchronize respiratory motion.
[[][Unreal Engine for Medical AR]]

[[][Unreal Engine for Medical AR]]

Augmented Reality offers many opportunities to deliver relevant additional information to the surgeon during an intervention. Unfortunately, the necessary prototypes for developing such systems usually require a great deal of implementation due to the complex technology involved, for example for tracking, rendering and image processing. Goal of this project is to use an existing game engine and extend it with the relevant functionality to form a basis for rapid development of high quality clinical prototypes.
Intra-operative Beta Probe Surface Imaging and Navigation for Optimal Tumor Resection

Intra-operative Beta Probe Surface Imaging and Navigation for Optimal Tumor Resection

In minimally invasive tumor resection, the goal is to perform a minimal but complete removal of cancerous cells. In the last decades interventional beta probes supported the detection of remaining tumor cells. However, scanning the patient with an intraoperative probe and applying the treatment are not done simultaneously. The main contribution of this work is to extend the one dimensional signal of a nuclear probe to a four dimensional signal including the spatial information of the distal end of the probe. This signal can be then used to guide the surgeon in the resection of residual tissue and thus increase its spatial accuracy while allowing minimal impact on the patient.
Computer-Aided Ophthalmic Procedures

Computer-Aided Ophthalmic Procedures

In the current workflow of opthamologic surgeries, the surgeon observes the scene in an indirect way through a microscope while performing the surgery with the necessary high handling precision. During membrane peeling, for example, the surgeon has to grasp an anatomical layer of only 10 μm off the retina without damaging it. However, under this limited microscopic view, it becomes very challenging to infer the distance of the surgical instrument to the retina. Issues such as lens distortion, high level of blurriness and lack of haptic feedback complicate the task further. Recently, an intraoperative version of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) was introduced, which provides the 3D information along a scanning line. On the one hand, this modality provides depth information during the surgery. On the other hand, the device has to be manually positioned to the region of interest which further complicates the current workflow of the surgeon (who already has to manipulate the surgical tool, the handheld light source and the microscope). The main goal of the project is support the surgeon in the current workflow and provide additional information during the surgery via advanced computer vision, visualization and augmented reality algorithms.

Related Publications

2020
L. Qian, T. Song, M. Unberath, P. Kazanzides
AR-Loupe: Magnified Augmented Reality by Combining an Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Display and a Loupe
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (bib)
J. Fotouhi, A. Mehrfard, T. Song, A. Johnson, G. Osgood, M. Unberath, M. Armand, N. Navab
Development and Pre-Clinical Analysis of Spatiotemporal-Aware Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Interventions
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
The first three authors contribute equally to this paper.
(bib)
A. Martin-Gomez
Evaluation of Different Visualization Techniques for Perception-Based Alignment in Medical AR
19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020) (bib)
A. Martin-Gomez, J. Fotouhi, U. Eck, N. Navab
Gain A New Perspective: Towards Exploring Multi-View Alignment in Mixed Reality
19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020) (bib)
A. Martin-Gomez, A. Winkler, K. Yu, T. Roth, U. Eck, N. Navab
Augmented Mirrors
19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020) (bib)
A. Martin-Gomez, J. Fotouhi, N. Navab
Towards Exploring the Benefits of Augmented Reality for Patient Support During Radiation Oncology Interventions
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization (bib)
G. Deib, T. Song, W. Gu, J. Perkowski, N. Navab, M. Unberath, F. Hui, P. Gailloud
Image guidance for mechanical thrombectomy in stroke using an optical see-through head-mounted display (OST-HMD): proof of concept and rationale
Journal of NeuroInterventional? Surgery 12 (Suppl 1), A86-A86 (bib)
F.X. Creighton, M. Unberath, T. Song, Z. Zhao, M. Armand, J. Carey
Early Feasibility Studies of Augmented Reality Navigation for Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Otology & Neurotology, vol. 41, no. 7, 2020, pp. 883-888 (bib)
A. Martin-Gomez, U. Eck, J. Fotouhi, N. Navab
Looking Also From Another Perspective: Exploring the Benefits of Alternative Views for Alignment Tasks
27th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Mar 2020 (bib)
2019
L. Fink, S.C. Lee, J.Y. Wu, X. Liu, T. Song, Y. Velikova, M. Stamminger, N. Navab, M. Unberath
LumiPath - Towards Real-Time Physically-Based Rendering on Embedded Devices
22nd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2019) (bib)
J. Fotouhi, M. Unberath, T. Song, J. Hajek, S.C. Lee, B. Bier, A. Maier, G. Osgood, M. Armand, N. Navab
Co-localized augmented human and X-ray observers in collaborative surgical ecosystem
22nd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2019) (IJCARS Best Paper Award, Runner Up)
The first two authors contribute equally to this paper.
(bib)
J. Fotouhi, M. Unberath, T. Song, W. Gu, A. Johnson, G. Osgood, M. Armand, N. Navab
Interactive Flying Frustums (IFFs): spatially aware surgical data visualization
10th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI 2019) (NDI Student Travel Award)
The first three authors contribute equally to this paper.
(bib)
A. Martin-Gomez, U. Eck, N. Navab
Visualization Techniques for Precise Alignment in VR. A Comparative Study
26th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Osaka, Japan, Mar 2019 (bib)
2018
T. Song, C. Yang, O. Dianat, E. Azimi
Endodontic guided treatment using augmented reality on a head-mounted display system
12th International Workshop on Augmented Enviroments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (AE-CAI 2018) (Outstanding Paper Award)
The first two authors contribute equally to this paper.
(bib)
S. Matinfar, A. Nasseri, U. Eck, , A. Roodaki, Navid Navab, C. Lohmann, M. Maier, N. Navab
Surgical soundtracks: automatic acoustic augmentation of surgical procedures
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
The final publication is available here
(bib)
U. Eck, T. Sielhorst
Display Technologies
Mixed and Augmented Reality in Medicine, CRC Press, 1st edition. 14pp, July 2018 (bib)
U. Eck, A. Winkler
Display-Technologien fuer Augmented Reality in der Medizin
Der Unfallchirurg, Springer International, Volume 121, Number 4 pp. 278--285, Feb 2018 (bib)
2017
S. Matinfar, A. Nasseri, U. Eck, A. Roodaki, Navid Navab, C. Lohmann, M. Maier, N. Navab
Surgical Soundtracks: Towards Automatic Musical Augmentation of Surgical Procedures
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Quebec, Canada, September 2017. This work won the young scientist award at MICCAI 2017.
The final publication is available here
(bib)
F. Bork, R. Barmaki, U. Eck, P. Fallavollita, B. Fuerst, N. Navab
Exploring Non-reversing Magic Mirrors for Screen-Based Augmented Reality Systems
24th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, pp. 373-374, Mar 2017 (bib)
2016
Ma Meng, Philipp Jutzi, F. Bork, Ina Seelbach, A. von der Heide, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita
Interactive mixed reality for muscle structure and function learning
7th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality (to appear), Aug 2016
The first three authors contribute equally to this paper.
(bib)
U. Eck, P. Stefan, H. Laga, C. Sandor, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab
Exploring Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality User Interfaces for Stereo-Tactic Neurosurgery Planning
7th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality, Bern, Switzerland, pp. 208-220, Aug 2016 (bib)
2013
T. Reichl, J. Gardiazabal, N. Navab
Electromagnetic servoing - a new tracking paradigm
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1526-1535, April 2013. Available online. (bib)
T. Reichl, X. Luo, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, K. Mori, N. Navab
Hybrid electromagnetic and image-based tracking of endoscopes with guaranteed smooth output
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. Available online. (bib)
T. Reichl
Advanced Hybrid Tracking and Navigation for Computer-Assisted Interventions
Dissertation. Official publication available at mediatum.ub.tum.de. (bib)
2012
A. Schnelzer, A. Ehlerding, C. Bluemel, A. Okur, K. Scheidhauer, S. Paepke, M. Kiechle
Showcase of Intraoperative 3D Imaging of the Sentinel Lymph Node in a Breast Cancer Patient using the New Freehand SPECT Technology
Breast Care 2012;7:484-486 (bib)
T. Blum, R. Stauder, E. Euler, N. Navab
Superman-like X-ray Vision: Towards Brain-Computer Interfaces for Medical Augmented Reality
The 11th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Atlanta, USA, Nov. 5 - 8, 2012. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
B. Diotte, P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, S. Weidert, P. Thaller, E. Euler, N. Navab
Radiation-free drill guidance in interlocking of intramedullary nails
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Nice, France, October 2012 (bib)
N. Navab, T. Blum, L. Wang, A. Okur, T. Wendler
First Deployments of Augmented Reality in Operating Rooms
IEEE Computer, Volume 45, Issue 7, pp. 48-55 (bib)
T. Reichl, I. Gergel, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, I. Wegner, H.P. Meinzer, N. Navab
New methods for tracking error compensation in transbronchial interventions
Proceedings of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2012), Pisa, Italy, June 2012 (bib)
T. Reichl, I. Gergel, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, I. Wegner, H.P. Meinzer, N. Navab
Motion compensation for bronchoscope navigation using electromagnetic tracking, airway segmentation, and image similarity
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2012), Berlin, Germany, March 2012 (bib)
T. Blum, V. Kleeberger, C. Bichlmeier, N. Navab
mirracle: An Augmented Reality Magic Mirror System for Anatomy Education
IEEE Virtual Reality 2012 (VR), Orange County, USA, Mar. 4 - 8, 2012. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
S. Weidert, L. Wang, A. von der Heide, N. Navab, E. Euler
Intraoperative augmented-reality-visualisierung: Aktueller stand der entwicklung und erste erfahrungen mit dem camc
Unfallchirurg, 2012 (Accepted for publication) (bib)
T. Reichl, I. Gergel, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, I. Wegner, H.P. Meinzer, N. Navab
Real-time motion compensation for EM bronchoscope tracking with smooth output - ex-vivo validation
SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, USA, February 2012. (bib)
L. Wang, P. Fallavollita, R. Zou, X. Chen, S. Weidert, N. Navab
Closed-form inverse kinematics for interventional C-arm X-ray imaging with six degrees of freedom: modeling and application
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (bib)
2011
M. Wieczorek, A. Aichert, P. Fallavollita, O. Kutter, A. Ahmadi, L. Wang, N. Navab
Interactive 3D visualization of a single-view X-Ray image
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2011), Toronto, Canada, September 2011. (bib)
T. Reichl, X. Luo, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, K. Mori, N. Navab
Deformable Registration of Bronchoscopic Video Sequences to CT Volumes with Guaranteed Smooth Output
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2011), Toronto, Canada, September 2011. (bib)
R.R. Shamir, L. Joskowicz, I. Tamir, M. Horn, T. Blum, N. Navab, J. Mehrkens, Y. Shoshan
A Method for Reduced Risk Trajectory Planning in Image-Guided Keyhole Neurosurgery
Conference of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT 2011), TelAviv, Israel, September 13 - 16, 2011 (bib)
S. Weidert, L. Wang, P. Thaller, J. Landes, A. Brand, N. Navab, E. Euler
X-ray Stitching for Intra-operative Mechanical Axis Determination of the Lower Extremity
the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, London, UK, June 15-19 2011 (bib)
B. Diotte, C. Cagniart, S. Ilic
Markerless Motion Capture in the Operating Room.
Technical Report, Technische Universität München, München, Germany, Mai 2011 (bib)
R.R. Shamir, M. Horn, T. Blum, J. Mehrkens, Y. Shoshan, L. Joskowicz, N. Navab
Trajectory Planning with Augmented Reality for Improved Risk Assesment in Image-Guided Keyhole Neurosurgery
IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro (ISBI 2011), Chicago, Illinois, USA, March 30 - April 2, 2011 (bib)
L. Wang, R. Zou, S. Weidert, J. Landes, E. Euler, D. Burschka, N. Navab
Closed-form inverse kinematics for intra-operative mobile C-arm positioning with six degrees of freedom
SPIE Medical Imaging, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, USA, February 2011 (bib)
2010
C. Bichlmeier
Immersive, Interactive and Contextual In-Situ Visualization for Medical Applications
Dissertation an der Fakultät für Informatik, Technische Universität München, 2010 ( online version available here) (bib)
T. Wendler, T. Lasser, S. I. Ziegler, K. Scheidhauer
Freehand SPECT/US: new approach for intraoperative hybrid imaging of sentinel nodes
Proceedings of the International Sentinel Node Society Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 2010 (bib)
T. Wendler, D. Zaeuner, S. Wiesner, K. Scheidhauer
Fused SPECT/CT and real-time video visualization for intraoperative guidance in SLNB of head and neck malignancies
Proceedings of the International Sentinel Node Society Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 2010 (bib)
K. Scheidhauer, A. Ehlerding, J. Saeckl, A. Rieger, K. Herrmann, A. Schnelzer, M. E. Martignoni, T. Wendler
Feasibility evaluation of freehand SPECT for intraoperative 3D lymphatic mapping
Proceedings of the International Sentinel Node Society Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 2010 (bib)
I. Santi, L. Fantini, K. Herrmann, Ch. Fuccio, T. Wendler, P. Caroli, P. Castelucci, S. Nicolini, A. K. Buck, M. Schwaiger, S. Fanti
Freehand SPECT 3D-imaging for sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer: preliminary preoperative study for future intraoperative use in the operating room
Proceedings of the International Sentinel Node Society Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 2010 (bib)
M. C. Kreissl, T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, K. Scheidhauer
Freehand SPECT: First experiences with a new method of 3D-SLN mapping in melanoma
Proceedings of the International Sentinel Node Society Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 2010 (bib)
L. Wang, M. Springer, H. Heibel, N. Navab
Floyd-Warshall All-Pair Shortest Path for Accurate Multi-Marker Calibration
The 9th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 13 - 16, 2010. (bib)
T. Blum, M. Wieczorek, A. Aichert, R. Tibrewal, N. Navab
The effect of out-of-focus blur on visual discomfort when using stereo displays
The 9th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 13 - 16, 2010. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, E. Euler, T. Blum, N. Navab
Evaluation of the Virtual Mirror as a Navigational Aid for Augmented Reality Driven Minimally Invasive Procedures
The 9th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 13 - 16, 2010. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
I. Santi, L. Fantini, K. Herrmann, Ch. Fuccio, T. Wendler, P. Caroli, P. Castelucci, A. K. Buck, M. Schwaiger, S. Fanti
Freehand SPECT for sentinel lymph node biopsy: first clinical experience
Proceedings of EANM 2010, Vienna, Austria, October 2010 (bib)
A. K. Buck, A. Ehlerding, J. Saeckl, K. Herrmann, T. Wendler, M. E. Martignoni, A. Schnelzer, M. Schwaiger
Evaluation of feasibility of freehand SPECT in the operating room
Proceedings of EANM 2010, Vienna, Austria, October 2010 (bib)
A. Schnelzer, A. Ehlerding, T. Chen, T. Wendler, K. Scheidhauer, S. Paepke, M. Kiechle
Sentinel lymph node detection with intraoperative freehand SPECT in breast cancer patients
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) 2010, Munich, Germany, October 2010 (bib)
L. Wang, R. Zou, S. Weidert, J. Landes, E. Euler, D. Burschka, N. Navab
Modeling Kinematics of Mobile C-arm and Operating Table as an Integrated Six Degrees of Freedom Imaging System
The 5th International Workshop on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality, MIAR 2010, Beijing, China, September 19-20, 2010 (bib)
T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, A. Schnelzer, M. E. Martignoni, T. Lasser, J. Traub, A. Ehlerding, J. Saeckl, N. Navab, M. Kiechle, H. Friess, M. Schwaiger, S. I. Ziegler, A. K. Buck
Visione 3-D SPECT intraoperatoria: una nuova metodica per chirurgia radioguiata
Proceedings of SICO 2010, Milan, Italy, June 2010 (bib)
L. Wang, J. Traub, S. Weidert, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
Parallax-Free Intra-Operative X-ray Image Stitching
the MICCAI 2009 special issue of the Journal Medical Image Analysis (bib)
L. Wang, J. Landes, S. Weidert, T. Blum, A. von der Heide, E. Euler, N. Navab
First Animal Cadaver Study for Interlocking of Intramedullary Nails under Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm A Surgical Workflow Based Preclinical Evaluation
the 1st International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), Switzerland, June 23 2010. The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com. (bib)
T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, A. Schnelzer, T. Lasser, J. Traub, O. Kutter, A. Ehlerding, K. Scheidhauer, T. Schuster, M. Kiechle, M. Schwaiger, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, A. K. Buck
First Demonstration of 3D Lymphatic Mapping using freehand SPECT
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sentinel Node Biopsy and Radioguided Head & Neck Surgery (SNB), Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2010 (bib)
J. Saeckl, A. Ehlerding, K. Herrmann, T. Wendler, M. Schwaiger, M. Kiechle, H. Friess, A. K. Buck, A. Schnelzer, M. E. Martignoni
Evaluation of feasibility of freehand SPECT in the operating room
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sentinel Node Biopsy and Radioguided Head & Neck Surgery (SNB), Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2010 (bib)
S. Weidert, L. Wang, J. Landes, A. von der Heide, N. Navab, E. Euler
First Surgical Procedures under Camera-Augmented Mobile C-arm (CamC) guidance
The 3rd Hamlyn Symposium for Medical Robotics ,London, UK, May 25 2010 (bib)
A. K. Buck, A. Schnelzer, T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, T. Lasser, J. Traub, O. Kutter, T. Schuster, A. Ehlerding, K. Scheidhauer, M. Kiechle, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, M. Schwaiger
First demonstration of 3D lymphatic mapping in breast cancer using freehand SPECT
Proceedings of DGN Nuklearmedizin 2010, Leipzig, Germany, April 2010 (bib)
K. Herrmann, A. Schnelzer, T. Wendler, M. Hoyer, D. Weisgerber, T. Lasser, S. Paepke, M. E. Martignoni, M. Kiechle, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, M. Schwaiger
Evaluation of feasibility of freehand SPECT in the operating room
Proceedings of DGN Nuklearmedizin 2010, Leipzig, Germany, April 2010 (bib)
T. Reichl, O. Kutter, Benedikt Schultis, MI. Menzel, H. Hautmann, N. Navab
Video-basiertes Tracking eines Bronchoskops
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2010), Aachen, Germany, March 2009 (bib)
P. Wucherer, C. Bichlmeier, M. Eder, L. Kovacs, N. Navab
Multimodal Medical Consultation for Improved Patient Education
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2010), Aachen, Germany, March 2010 (bib)
M. Wieczorek, A. Aichert, O. Kutter, C. Bichlmeier, J. Landes, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
GPU-accelerated Rendering for Medical Augmented Reality in Minimally-Invasive Procedures
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2010), Aachen, Germany, March 14-16 2010 (bib)
P. Dressel, L. Wang, O. Kutter, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Intraoperative positioning of mobile C-arms using artificial fluoroscopy
SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, USA, February 2010 (bib)
2009
J. Traub, K. Herrmann, T. Lasser, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, A. K. Buck, T. Wendler
Freehand SPECT/Ultrasound Fusion for Hybrid Image-guided Resection
Proceedings of RSNA 2009, Chicago, USA, December 2009 (bib)
T. Blum, S.M. Heining, O. Kutter, N. Navab
Advanced Training Methods using an Augmented Reality Ultrasound Simulator
8th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2009), Orlando, USA, October 2009, pp. 177-178. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, S. Holdstock, S.M. Heining, S. Weidert, E. Euler, O. Kutter, N. Navab
Contextual In-Situ Visualization for Port Placement in Keyhole Surgery: Evaluation of Three Target Applications by Two Surgeons and Eighteen Medical Trainees
The 8th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Orlando, US, Oct. 19 - 22, 2009. (bib)
T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, A. Schnelzer, T. Lasser, J. Traub, O. Kutter, T. Schuster, M. Kiechle, M. Schwaiger, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, A. K. Buck
Clinical introduction of freehand SPECT for image-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2009), Barcelona, Spain, October 2009 (bib)
T. Wendler, X. Feng, K. Herrmann, T. Lasser, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab, A. K. Buck
2D/3D registration of freehand SPECT and planar scintigraphy for clinical evaluation of 3D thyroid scintigraphy
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2009), Barcelona, Spain, October 2009 (bib)
T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, T. Lasser, J. Traub, M. Schwaiger, N. Navab, S. I. Ziegler, A. K. Buck
First experience with freehand SPECT for lymphatic mapping in melanoma in upper body
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2009), Barcelona, Spain, October 2009 (bib)
T. Wendler, T. Lasser, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Freehand SPECT / ultrasound fusion for hybrid image-guided resection
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2009), Barcelona, Spain, October 2009 (bib)
T. Lasser, A. Duliu, T. Wendler, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Interactive Reconstruction for Freehand SPECT: An Approach to Acquisition Guidance?
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2009), Barcelona, Spain, October 2009 (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, M. Kipot, S. Holdstock, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
A Practical Approach for Intraoperative Contextual In-Situ Visualization
International Workshop on Augmented environments for Medical Imaging including Augmented Reality in Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2009), London, UK, September 2009 (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, S.M. Heining, M. Feuerstein, N. Navab
The Virtual Mirror: A New Interaction Paradigm for Augmented Reality Environments
IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 1498-1510, September 2009 (bib)
L. Wang, J. Traub, S. Weidert, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
Parallax-free Long Bone X-ray Image Stitching
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), London, UK, September 20-24 2009 (bib)
T. Blum, M. E. Martignoni, H. Friess, N. Navab
An Ultrasound Simulator for Training using CT-based Simulation of Ultrasound Images
5th Russian-Bacarian Conference on Bio-Medical Engineering, Munich, Germany, July 2009 (bib)
N. Fritz, T. Meyer, T. Blum, H.U. Lemke, M. Ilzkovitz, Y. Nevatia, M. Nolden, I. Wegner, M. Weinlich, R. Breitkreutz, W. Wein, M. Lazerges, O. Angerer, N. Navab
CAMDASS: An Augmented Reality Medical Guidance System for Spaceflights
Proceedings of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2009), Berlin, Germany, June 2009 (bib)
B. Ockert, C. Bichlmeier, S.M. Heining, O. Kutter, N. Navab, E. Euler
Development of an Augmented Reality (AR) training environment for orthopedic surgery procedures
Proceedings of The 9th Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS 2009), Boston, USA, June, 2009 (bib)
T. Wendler, K. Herrmann, T. Lasser, J. Traub, M. Schwaiger, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab, A. K. Buck
Freehand SPECT: first in-vivo evaluation and comparison to conventional lymphatic mapping
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2009), Toronto, Canada, June 2009 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Reichl, J. Vogel, J. Traub, N. Navab
Magneto-Optical Tracking of Flexible Laparoscopic Ultrasound: Model-Based Online Detection and Correction of Magnetic Tracking Errors
IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 951-967, June 2009 (bib)
N. Navab, S.M. Heining, J. Traub
Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm (CAMC): Calibration, Accuracy Study and Clinical Applications
IEEE Transactions Medical Imaging, 29 (7), 1412-1423 (bib)
T. Wendler, X. Feng, T. Lasser, K. Herrmann, J. Traub, K. Scheidhauer, S. I. Ziegler, D. Lenhart, J. Grahneis, M. Schwaiger, N. Navab, A. K. Buck
Freehand SPECT for 3D thyroid scintigraphy: first patient report
Proceedings of DGN Nuklearmedizin 2009, Leipzig, Germany, April 2009 (bib)
K. Herrmann, T. Wendler, T. Chen, A. Bartel, T. Lasser, K. Scheidhauer, J. Traub, T. Schuster, S. I. Ziegler, M. Schwaiger, A. K. Buck, N. Navab
Freehand SPECT: first in-vivo use for lymphatic mapping and comparison to conventional imaging
Proceedings of DGN Nuklearmedizin 2009, Leipzig, Germany, April 2009 (bib)
L. Wang, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, S. Benhimane, R. Graumann, E. Euler, N. Navab
Long Bone X-ray Image Stitching using C-arm Motion Estimation
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2009), Heidelberg, Germany, March 22-24 2009 (bib)
L. Wang, S. Weidert, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, C. Riquarts, E. Euler, N. Navab
Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm: Towards Real Patient Study
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2009), Heidelberg, Germany, March 22-24 2009 (bib)
2008
C. Bichlmeier, B. Ockert, S.M. Heining, A. Ahmadi, N. Navab
Stepping into the Operating Theater: ARAV - Augmented Reality Aided Vertebroplasty
The 7th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Cambridge, UK, Sept. 15 - 18, 2008. (bib)
T. Wendler, T. Lasser, A. K. Buck, C. Özgür, M. Schwaiger, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
First in Vivo Use of a Fused Gamma Ultrasound System
Proceedings of RSNA 2008, Chicago, USA, December 2008 (bib)
J. Traub, T. Sielhorst, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Advanced Display and Visualization Concepts for Image Guided Surgery
IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology; Special Issue on Medical Displays, Volume 4, Issue 4, Dec. 2008 (bib)
T. Sielhorst, M. Feuerstein, N. Navab
Advanced Medical Displays: A Literature Review of Augmented Reality
IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology; Special Issue on Medical Displays, Volume 4, Issue 4, Dec. 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, T. Lasser, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Towards Confident 3D Tomographic Reconstruction for Asymmetric, Sparse Detector Geometries
Proceedings of IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (IEEE MIC 2008), Dresden, Germany, October 2008 (bib)
T. Lasser, T. Wendler, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Towards Reproducibility of Freehand 3D Tomographic Nuclear Imaging
Proceedings of IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (IEEE MIC 2008), Dresden, Germany, October 2008 (bib)
T. Lasser, T. Wendler, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Definition of optimal collimator geometries for 3D tomographic thyroid scintigraphy using navigated gamma probes
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2008), Munich, Germany, October 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, T. Lasser, A. K. Buck, J. Traub, M. Schwaiger, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
First case report of 3D tomographic thyroid scintigraphy with tracked gamma probes
Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2008), Munich, Germany, October 2008, Eur J Nuc Med Mol Imaging, vol. 35 (Suppl. 2), S129 (bib)
O. Kutter, A. Aichert, C. Bichlmeier, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, B. Ockert, E. Euler, N. Navab
Real-time Volume Rendering for High Quality Visualization in Augmented Reality
International Workshop on Augmented environments for Medical Imaging including Augmented Reality in Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2008), USA, New York, September 2008 (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, B. Ockert, O. Kutter, M. Rustaee, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
The Visible Korean Human Phantom: Realistic Test & Development Environments for Medical Augmented Reality
International Workshop on Augmented environments for Medical Imaging including Augmented Reality in Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2008), USA, New York, September 2008 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Reichl, J. Vogel, J. Traub, N. Navab
New Approaches to Online Estimation of Electromagnetic Tracking Errors for Laparoscopic Ultrasonography
Computer Aided Surgery, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 311-323, September 2008 (bib)
J. Traub, A. Ahmadi, N. Padoy, L. Wang, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, P. Jannin, N. Navab
Workflow Based Assessment of the Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm System
International Workshop on Augmented Reality environments for Medical Imaging and Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2008), New York, NY, USA, September 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, A. Hartl, T. Lasser, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Tracking-based statistical correction for radio-guided cancer surgery
Proceedings of World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC 2008), Nice, France, September 2008 (bib)
T. Lasser, A. Duliu, T. Wendler, J. Becker, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Computer-assisted spectral quantification of disease progression in CTCL
Proceedings of World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC 2008), Nice, France, September 2008 (bib)
L. Wang, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, S. Benhimane, R. Graumann, E. Euler, N. Navab
Long Bone X-ray Image Stitching Using Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI, 2008, New York, USA, September 6-10 2008 (bib)
F. Wimmer, C. Bichlmeier, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Creating a Vision Channel for Observing Deep-Seated Anatomy in Medical Augmented Reality
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2008), Munich, Germany, April 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, J. Traub, T. Lasser, M. Feuerstein, J. Vogel, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Combined ultrasound and gamma probe imaging for examination of thyroid nodules
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2008), New Orleans, USA, June 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, A. Hartl, T. Lasser, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
3D Intra-operative nuclear imaging for SLNB in neck
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2008), New Orleans, USA, June 2008 (bib)
T. Lasser, A. Duliu, T. Wendler, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Navigated tracking of skin lesion progression with optical spectroscopy
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2008), New Orleans, USA, June 2008 (bib)
A. Hartl, T. Wendler, J. Traub, T. Lasser, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Confident radioactivity surface reconstruction for control of resection borders
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2008), New Orleans, USA, June 2008 (bib)
J. Traub, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
Two camera augmented mobile C-arm – System setup and first experiments
Proceedings of The 8th Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS 2008), Hong Kong, China, June, 2008 (bib)
S.M. Heining, C. Bichlmeier, E. Euler, N. Navab
Smart Device: Virtually Extended Surgical Drill
Proceedings of The 8th Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS 2008), Hong Kong, China, June, 2008 (bib)
M. Baumhauer, M. Feuerstein, H.P. Meinzer, J. Rassweiler
Navigation in Endoscopic Soft Tissue Surgery: Perspectives and Limitations
Journal of Endourology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 1-16, April 2008 (bib)
T. Wendler, I. Faure de Pebeyre, T. Lasser, N. Navab
Integrated Surface Acquisition for Hand-Held Probes
Proceedings of OSA Biomedical Optics (BIOMED 2008), St. Petersburg, USA, March 2008 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Mussack, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Intraoperative Laparoscope Augmentation for Port Placement and Resection Planning in Minimally Invasive Liver Resection
IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 355-369, March 2008 (bib)
M. Feuerstein
Augmented Reality in Laparoscopic Surgery - New Concepts and Methods for Intraoperative Multimodal Imaging and Hybrid Tracking in Computer Aided Surgery
Book, ISBN 978-3-8364-7783-3, Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller. (bib)
2007
C. Bichlmeier, S.M. Heining, M. Rustaee, N. Navab
Laparoscopic Virtual Mirror for Understanding Vessel Structure: Evaluation Study by Twelve Surgeons
The Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007. (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, F. Wimmer, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Contextual Anatomic Mimesis: Hybrid In-Situ Visualization Method for Improving Multi-Sensory Depth Perception in Medical Augmented Reality
The Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007. (bib)
T. Sielhorst, Wu Sa, A. Khamene, F. Sauer, N. Navab
Measurement of absolute latency for video see through augmented reality
Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR'07), Nara, Japan, November 2007 (bib)
J. Traub, H. Heibel, P. Dressel, S.M. Heining, R. Graumann, N. Navab
A Multi-View Opto-Xray Imaging System: Development and First Application in Trauma Surgery
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), Brisbane, Australia, October/November 2007. (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Reichl, J. Vogel, A. Schneider, H. Feußner, N. Navab
Magneto-optic Tracking of a Flexible Laparoscopic Ultrasound Transducer for Laparoscope Augmentation
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), Brisbane, Australia, October/November 2007.
The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com
(bib)
C. Bichlmeier, M. Rustaee, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Virtually Extended Surgical Drilling Device: Virtual Mirror for Navigated Spine Surgery
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), Brisbane, Australia, October/November 2007. (bib)
T. Sielhorst, M. Bauer, O. Wenisch, G. Klinker, N. Navab
Online Estimation of the Target Registration Error for n-ocular Optical Tracking Systems
to appear Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), Brisbane, Australia, October 2007, pp. 652-659. (bib)
M. Feuerstein
Augmented Reality in Laparoscopic Surgery - New Concepts for Intraoperative Multimodal Imaging
PhD Thesis. The original (high-resolution) publication is available online at mediatum.ub.tum.de (bib)
A. Hartl, T. Wendler, T. Lasser, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Towards intra-operative 3D nuclear imaging: development and evaluation of ad hoc models
Proceedings of Jahrestagung der deutschen Gesselschaft für Computer- und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie e.V. (CURAC 2007), Karlsruhe, Germany, October 2007 (bib)
N. Navab, J. Traub, T. Sielhorst, M. Feuerstein, C. Bichlmeier
Action- and Workflow-Driven Augmented Reality for Computer-Aided Medical Procedures
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 10-14, Sept/Oct, 2007 (bib)
T. Reichl
Online Error Correction for the Tracking of Laparoscopic Ultrasound
Diploma Thesis. Technische Universität München, July 2007 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Mussack, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Registration-free Laparoscope Superimposition for Intra-Operative Planning of Liver Resection
3rd Russian-Bavarian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Erlangen, Germany, July 2/3 2007 (bib)
T. Wendler, J. Traub, A. Hartl, T. Lasser, M. Burian, A. K. Buck, F. Daghighian, M. Schwaiger, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Adding navigation to radio-guided surgery: new possibilities, new problems, new solutions
Proceedings of Russian Bavarian Conference on Biomedical Engineering (RBC Biomed 2007), Erlangen, Germany, July 2-3, 2007, pp. 96-100 (bib)
T. Blum, T. Sielhorst, N. Navab
Advanced Augmented Reality Feedback for Teaching 3D Tool Manipulation
New Technology Frontiers in Minimally Invasive Therapies, 2007, pp. 223-236 (bib)
T. Wendler, A. Hartl, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Intraoperative nuclear imaging using navigated gamma-probes for tumor localization
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2007), Washington D.C., USA, June 2007 (bib)
T. Wendler, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Validation of navigated beta-probe imaging with PET/CT-generated activity surfaces. New approach in radio-guided resection for FDG-positive tumors
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2007), Washington D.C., USA, June 2007; Meeting Abstracts 48: 46P-b. (bib)
P. Stefan, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, C. Riquarts, T. Sielhorst, E. Euler, N. Navab
Hybrid navigation interface: a comparative study
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2007), Munich, Germany, March 2007, pp. 81-86 (bib)
J. Traub, S. Kaur, P. Kneschaurek, N. Navab
Evaluation of Electromagnetic Error Correction Methods
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2007), Munich, Germany, March 2007, pp. 363-367 (bib)
T. Klein, S. Benhimane, J. Traub, S.M. Heining, E. Euler, N. Navab
Interactive Guidance System for C-arm Repositioning without Radiation
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2007), Munich, Germany, March 2007, pp. 21-25 (bib)
O. Kishenkov, T. Wendler, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Method for projecting functional 3D information onto anatomic surfaces: Accuracy improvement for navigated 3D beta-probes
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2007), Munich, Germany, March 2007, pp.66-70 (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, T. Sielhorst, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Improving Depth Perception in Medical AR: A Virtual Vision Panel to the Inside of the Patient
Proceedings of Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2007), Munich, Germany, March 2007 (bib)
C. Alcérreca, J. Vogel, M. Feuerstein, N. Navab
A New Approach to Ultrasound Guided Radio-Frequency Needle Placement
Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2007, Munich, Germany, March 2007 (bib)
N. Navab, M. Feuerstein, C. Bichlmeier
Laparoscopic Virtual Mirror - New Interaction Paradigm for Monitor Based Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, March 10-14, 2007 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, T. Mussack, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Registration-Free Laparoscope Augmentation for Intra-Operative Liver Resection Planning
SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, USA, 17-22 February 2007 (bib)
2006
C. Bichlmeier, N. Navab
Virtual Window for Improved Depth Perception in Medical AR
International Workshop on Augmented Reality environments for Medical Imaging and Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006 (bib)
C. Bichlmeier, T. Sielhorst, N. Navab
The Tangible Virtual Mirror: New Visualization Paradigm for Navigated Surgery
International Workshop on Augmented Reality environments for Medical Imaging and Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006 (bib)
N. Navab, S. Wiesner, S. Benhimane, E. Euler, S.M. Heining
Visual Servoing for Intraoperative Positioning and Repositioning of Mobile C-arms
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006 (bib)
T. Wendler, J. Traub, S. I. Ziegler, N. Navab
Navigated three dimensional beta probe for optimal cancer resection
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1-6 2006, LNCS 4190 (1), pp. 565-569 (bib)
J. Traub, P. Stefan, S.M. Heining, T. Sielhorst, C. Riquarts, E. Euler, N. Navab
Hybrid navigation interface for orthopedic and trauma surgery
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006, pp. 373-380 (bib)
T. Sielhorst, C. Bichlmeier, S.M. Heining, N. Navab
Depth perception a major issue in medical AR: Evaluation study by twenty surgeons
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006, pp. 364-372
The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com
(bib)
J. Traub, P. Stefan, S.M. Heining, T. Sielhorst, C. Riquarts, E. Euler, N. Navab
Towards a Hybrid Navigation Interface: Comparison of a Slice Based Navigation System with In-situ Visualization
Proceedings of International Workshop on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality (MIAR 2006), Shanghai, China, August, 2006, pp.179-186 (bib)
S.M. Heining, P. Stefan, L. Omary, S. Wiesner, T. Sielhorst, N. Navab, F. Sauer, E. Euler, W. Mutschler, J. Traub
Evaluation of an in-situ visualization system for navigated trauma surgery
Journal of Biomechanics 2006; Vol. 39 Suppl. 1, page 209 (bib)
S.M. Heining, S. Wiesner, E. Euler, N. Navab
CAMC (camera augmented mobile c-arm) - first clinical application in a cadaver study
Journal of Biomechanics 2006; Vol. 39 Suppl. 1, page 210 (bib)
J. Traub, P. Stefan, S.M. Heining, T. Sielhorst, C. Riquarts, E. Euler, N. Navab
Stereoscopic augmented reality navigation for trauma surgery: cadaver experiment and usability study
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2006; Vol. 1 Suppl. 1, page 30 - 31. The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com (bib)
T. Sielhorst, M. Feuerstein, J. Traub, O. Kutter, N. Navab
CAMPAR: A software framework guaranteeing quality for medical augmented reality
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2006; Vol. 1 Suppl. 1, page 29 - 30.
The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com
(bib)
S.M. Heining, S. Wiesner, E. Euler, N. Navab
Pedicle screw placement under video-augmented fluoroscopic control. First clinical application in a cadaver study
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2006; Vol. 1 Suppl. 1, page 189-190. The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com (bib)
S.M. Heining, P. Stefan, F. Sauer, E. Euler, N. Navab, J. Traub
Evaluation of an in-situ visualization system for navigated trauma surgery
Proceedings of The 6th Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS 2006), Montreal, Canada, June, 2006 (bib)
S.M. Heining, S. Wiesner, E. Euler, W. Mutschler, N. Navab
Locking of intramedullary nails under video-augmented flouroscopic control: first clinical application in a cadaver study
Proceedings of The 6th Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS 2006), Montreal, Canada, June, 2006 (bib)
2005
M. Feuerstein, S.M. Wildhirt, R. Bauernschmitt, N. Navab
Automatic Patient Registration for Port Placement in Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery
Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2005), Palm Springs, USA, October 2005.
The original publication is available online at www.springerlink.com
(bib)
T. Sielhorst, T. Blum, N. Navab
Synchronizing 3D movements for quantitative comparison and simultaneous visualization of actions
Fourth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2005), Vienna, Austria, October 2005, pp. 38-47. The original publication is available online at ieee.org. (bib)
J. Traub, S. Wiesner, M. Feuerstein, H. Feußner, N. Navab
Evaluation of Calibration Methods for Laparoscope Augmentation
4. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer-und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie (CURAC 2005), Berlin, Germany, September 2005 (bib)
T. Sielhorst, T. Blum, N. Navab
Quantitative comparison of movements for medical training
4. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer-und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie (CURAC 2005), Berlin, Germany, September 2005 (bib)
M. Feuerstein, N. Navab, E.U. Schirmbeck, S.M. Wildhirt, R. Lange, R. Bauernschmitt
Endocsope Augmentation for Port Placement and Navigation for Rigid Anatomy
4. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer-und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie (CURAC 2005), Berlin, Germany, September 2005 (bib)
B. Olbrich, J. Traub, S. Wiesner, A. Wiechert, H. Feußner, N. Navab
Respiratory Motion Analysis: Towards Gated Augmentation of the Liver
Proceedings of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2005), pp. 248-253, Berlin, Germany, June 2005 (bib)
2004
R. Bauernschmitt, M. Feuerstein, E.U. Schirmbeck, J. Traub, G. Klinker, S.M. Wildhirt, R. Lange
Improved Preoperative Planning in Robotic Heart Surgery
IEEE Proceedings of Computers in Cardiology (CinC 2004), pp. 773 - 776, Chicago, USA, September 2004 (bib)
J. Traub, M. Feuerstein, M. Bauer, E.U. Schirmbeck, H. Najafi, R. Bauernschmitt, G. Klinker
Augmented Reality for Port Placement and Navigation in Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery
Proceedings of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2004), pp. 735 - 740, Chicago, USA, June 2004 (bib)
T. Sielhorst, J. Traub, N. Navab
The AR Apprenticeship: Replication and Omnidirectional Viewing of Subtle Movements
Proc. of IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2004, pp. (bib)
T. Sielhorst, T. Obst, R. Burgkart, R. Riener, N. Navab
An Augmented Reality Delivery Simulator for Medical Training
International Workshop on Augmented Environments for Medical Imaging - MICCAI Satellite Workshop, 2004(url) (bib)
2003
S. Vogt, A. Khamene, F. Sauer, A. Keil, H. Niemann
A High Performance AR System for Medical Applications
Proc. IEEE Int'l Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pages 270-271, October 2003 (url) (bib)

Working Group

Bork
Felix Bork
Coskun
Huseyin Coskun
Eck
Ulrich Eck
Grimm
Matthias Grimm
Martin Gomez
Alejandro Martin Gomez
Matinfar
Sasan Matinfar
Roth
Daniel Roth
Seibold
Matthias Seibold
Song
Tianyu Song
Wendler
Thomas Wendler
Winkler
Alexander Winkler


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