Short Bio

From 2008-2010, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in collaboration with the teams at Queen’s University, Canada (The Perk Lab) and the Johns Hopkins Medical School, USA (JHU). Since 2010, I have been leading the research activities within the Navigated Augmented Reality Visualization System (NARVIS) laboratory. The NARVIS lab has evolved towards a research environment that investigates all phases of a clinician’s upbringing.

The research areas include:

• medical augmented reality in medical education & rehabilitation
• surgical simulation and training
• intra-operative imaging and navigation
• development of surgical systems and user interfaces for therapy delivery

News

• July 1: Accepted a faculty position at the University of Ottawa, Canada. I will join the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences

• Co-editor: International Society for Computer Aided Surgery newsletter

Publications @ CAMP

2017
	S. Habert, U. Eck, P. Fallavollita, S. Parent, N. Navab, F. Cheriet A Novel Application of an RGBD augmented C-arm for Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery Assistance Accepted as Oral Presentation to Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (AECAI), workshop of MICCAI, Quebec, Canada, September 2017 (bib)
	D. Kugelmann, L. Stratmann, N. Nuehlen, F. Bork, S. Hoffmann, G. Samarbarksh, A. Pferschy, A. von der Heide, A. Eimannsberger, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab, J. Waschke An Augmented Reality Magic Mirror as Additive Teaching Device for Gross Anatomy Annals of Anatomy-Anatomischer Anzeiger (2017) The first four authors contribute equally to this paper. (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
	Alana Da Gama, Thiago Menezes Chaves, Lucas Silva Figueiredo, Adriana Baltar, Ma Meng, N. Navab, Veronica Teichrieb, P. Fallavollita MirrARbilitation: A clinically-related gesture recognition interactive tool for an AR rehabilitation system Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine (bib)
	Xiang Wang, S. Habert, C. Schulte-zu-Berge, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Inverse visualization concept for RGB-D augmented C-arms Computers in Biology and Medicine (bib)
	N. Ienaga, F. Bork, S. Meerits, S. Mori, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab, H. Saito First Deployment of Diminished Reality for Anatomy Education International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2016 (bib)
	C. Baur, S. Albarqouni, S. Demirci, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita CathNets: Detection and Single-View Depth Prediction of Catheter Electrodes 7th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality (MIAR), 24-26 August, 2016, Bern, Switzerland. (Best Paper Award) (bib)
	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)
	Ma Meng, P. Fallavollita, S. Habert, Simon Weider, N. Navab Device and System Independent Personal Touchless User Interface for Operating Rooms International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), 2016 (bib)
	P. Fallavollita, A. Brand, L. Wang, E. Euler, P. Thaller, N. Navab, S. Weidert An augmented reality C-arm for intraoperative assessment of the mechanical axis - a preclinical study International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (bib)
	Xiang Wang, S. Habert, Ma Meng, C.-H. Huang, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Precise 3D/2D calibration between a RGB-D sensor and a C-arm fluoroscope International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (bib)
	Ma Meng, P. Fallavollita, Ina Seelbach, A. von der Heide, E. Euler, J. Waschke, N. Navab Personalized augmented reality for anatomy education Clinical Anatomy (bib)
	P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, S. Weidert, N. Navab Augmented Reality in Orthopaedic Interventions and Education Computational Radiology for Orthopaedic Interventions, Springer International Publishing 2016 (bib)
2015
	M. Zweng, P. Fallavollita, S. Demirci, M. Kowarschik, N. Navab, D. Mateus Automatic Guide-Wire Detection for Neurointerventions Using Low-Rank Sparse Matrix Decomposition and Denoising MICCAI 2015 Workshop on Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (bib)
	Hagen Kaiser, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Real-Time Markerless Respiratory Motion Management Using Thermal Sensor Data MICCAI 2015 Workshop on Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (bib)
	Hagen Kaiser, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab 'On the Fly' Reconstruction and Tracking System for Patient Setup in Radiation Therapy MICCAI 2015 Workshop on Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (bib)
	R. Londei, M. Esposito, B. Diotte, S. Weidert, E. Euler, P. Thaller, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Intra-operative augmented reality in distal locking The International Journal for Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) (bib)
	Xiang Wang, S. Habert, Ma Meng, C.-H. Huang, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab RGB-D/C-arm Calibration and Application in Medical Augmented Reality International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2015 (bib)
	Ma Meng, , P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Natural user interface for ambient objects International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2015 (bib)
	N. Leucht, S. Habert, P. Wucherer, S. Weidert, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Augmented Reality for Radiation Awareness International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2015 (bib)
	S. Habert, Ma Meng, W. Kehl, Xiang Wang, F. Tombari, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Augmenting mobile C-arm fluoroscopes via Stereo-RGBD sensors for multimodal visualization International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2015 (bib)
	S. Habert, J. Gardiazabal, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab RGBDX: first design and experimental validation of a mirror-based RGBD Xray imaging system International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2015 (bib)
	C. Baur, F. Milletari, V. Belagiannis, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Automatic 3D reconstruction of electrophysiology catheters from two-view monoplane C-arm image sequences The 6th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI) (bib)
	M. Weigl, P. Stefan, K. Abhari, P. Wucherer, P. Fallavollita, M. Lazarovici, S. Weidert, K. Catchpole Intra-operative disruptions, surgeon mental workload, and technical performance in a full-scale simulated procedure Surgical Endoscopy (bib)
	S. Virga, V. Dogeanu, P. Fallavollita, R. Ghotbi, N. Navab, S. Demirci Optimal C-arm Positioning for Aortic Interventions Bildverarbeitung fuer die Medizin (BVM 2015), Luebeck, Germany, March 2015 (bib)
	N. Navab, P. Fallavollita, S. Weidert, E. Euler CAMP@NARVIS: A Real-World AR/VR Research Laboratory IEEE Virtual Reality (bib)
	R. Eagleson, P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, Y. Duschko, S. deRibaupierre, C. Vollmar, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Collaborative Table-Top VR Display for Neurosurgical Planning IEEE Virtual Reality (bib)
	P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, K. Abhari, P. Fallavollita, M. Weigl, M. Lazarovici, A. Winkler, S. Weidert, T. Peters, S. deRibaupierre, R. Eagleson, N. Navab Vertebroplasty Performance on Simulator for 19 Surgeons Using Hierarchical Task Analysis IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (bib)
2014
	O. Pauly, B. Diotte, P. Fallavollita, S. Weidert, E. Euler, N. Navab Machine Learning-based Augmented Reality for Improved Surgical Scene Understanding. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (bib)
	O. Pauly, B. Diotte, S. Habert, S. Weidert, E. Euler, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Visualization inside the operating room: 'Learning' what the surgeon wants to see The 5th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI) (bib)
	R. Londei, M. Esposito, B. Diotte, S. Weidert, E. Euler, P. Thaller, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita The Augmented Circles: A Video-Guided Solution for the Down-the-Beam Positioning of IM Nail Holes The 5th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI) (bib)
	B. Diotte, P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, S. Weidert, E. Euler, P. Thaller, N. Navab Multi-modal intra-operative navigation during distal locking of intramedullary nails IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (bib)
	F. Milletari, V. Belagiannis, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Fully automatic catheter localization in C-arm images using l1- Sparse Coding Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Boston, September 2014 (bib)
	P. Fallavollita, A. Winkler, S. Habert, P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, Riad Mansour, R. Ghotbi, N. Navab 'Desired-View' controlled positioning of angiographic C-arms Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Boston, September 2014 (bib)
	Xiang Wang, S. Demirci, C. Schulte-zu-Berge, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Improved Interventional X-ray Appearance International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2014 (bib)
	Alana Da Gama, P. Fallavollita, Veronica Teichrieb, N. Navab Motor rehabilitation using Kinect: a systematic review Games for Health Journal (bib)
	Jian Wang, L. Wang, Matthias Kreiser, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Augmented Depth Perception Visualization in 2D/3D Image Fusion Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (bib)
	X. Chen, Hemal Naik, L. Wang, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Video Guided Calibration of an Augmented Reality mobile C-arm International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) (bib)
	P. Fallavollita Detection, Tracking and Related Costs of Ablation Catheters in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias Cardiac Arrhythmias - Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Treatment, Publisher: INTECH, Editor: Wilbert S. Aronow (bib)
	P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, S. Weidert, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Task and Crisis Analysis during Surgical Training International Journal for Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) (bib)
	P. Stefan, P. Wucherer, Y. Oyamada, Ma Meng, A. Schoch, , , , , M. Weigl, , P. Fallavollita, H. Saito, N. Navab An AR Edutainment System Supporting Bone Anatomy Learning IEEE Virtual Reality (bib)
	C. Amat di San Filippo, G. Fichtinger, William Morris, Tim Salcudean, E. Dehghan, P. Fallavollita Intraoperative Segmentation of Iodine and Palladium Radioactive Sources in C-arm images International Journal for Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) (bib)
2013
	S. Weidert, P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, S.P. Baierl, M. Weigl, M. Lazarovici, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab A Vertebroplasty simulation environment for medical education. Bone Joint J, 2013 (bib)
	P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, S. Weidert, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Development and procedural evaluation of immersive medical simulation environments The 4th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), Heidelberg, Germany, June 26, 2013 (bib)
	P. Thaller, B. Diotte, P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, S. Weidert, E. Euler, W. Mutschler, N. Navab Video-assisted interlocking of intramedullary nails Injury, 2013 (bib)
	F. Milletari, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Automatic detection of multiple and overlapping EP catheters in fluoroscopic sequences Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, September 2013 (bib)
	P. Thaller, B. Diotte, P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, S. Weidert, W. Mutschler, N. Navab, E. Euler Video-navigated targeting unit for interlocking of intramedullary nails – experimental study on a new technique. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Extremitätenverlängerung und Rekonstruktion, 2013 (bib)
	C. Amat di San Filippo, G. Fichtinger, William Morris, Tim Salcudean, E. Dehghan, P. Fallavollita Declustering n-connected components: an example case for the segmentation of iodine implants in C-arm images 4th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), Heidelberg, Germany, June 26, 2013 (bib)
	S. Weidert, P. Wucherer, P. Stefan, P. Fallavollita, E. Euler, N. Navab Vertebroplasty medical simulation learning environment International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, Orlando, June 2013 (bib)
	S. Pati, O. Erat, L. Wang, S. Weidert, E. Euler, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita Accurate pose estimation using a single marker camera calibration system SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, Florida, USA, February 2013 (bib)
	O. Erat, O. Pauly, S. Weidert, P. Thaller, E. Euler, W. Mutschler, N. Navab, P. Fallavollita How a Surgeon becomes Superman by visualization of intelligently fused multi-modalities SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, Florida, USA, February 2013 (bib)
	Ma Meng, P. Fallavollita, T. Blum, U. Eck, C. Sandor, S. Weidert, J. Waschke, N. Navab Kinect for Interactive AR Anatomy Learning The 12th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Adelaide, Australia, Oct. 1 - 4, 2013. (bib)
2012
	Y. Oyamada, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Single Camera Calibration using partially visible calibration objects based on Random Dots Marker Tracking Algorithm The IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Workshop on Tracking Methods and Applications, 2012 (bib)
	Jian Wang, P. Fallavollita, L. Wang, Matthias Kreiser, N. Navab Augmented Reality during Angiography: Integration of a Virtual Mirror for Improved 2D/3D Visualization The 11th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Atlanta, USA, Nov. 5 - 8, 2012. (bib)
	O. Pauly, A. Katouzian, A. Eslami, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Supervised Classification for Customized Intraoperative Augmented Reality Visualization The 11th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Atlanta, USA, Nov. 5 - 8, 2012. (bib)
	A. Aichert, M. Wieczorek, Jian Wang, L. Wang, Matthias Kreiser, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab The Colored X-rays MICCAI 2012 Workshop on Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (bib)
	L. Wang, P. Fallavollita, A. Brand, O. Erat, S. Weidert, P. Thaller, E. Euler, N. Navab Intra-op measurement of the mechanical axis deviation: an evaluation study on 19 human cadaver legs Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Nice, France, October 2012 (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)
	E. Dehghan, J. Lee, P. Fallavollita, N. Kuo, A. Deguet, Yi Le, C. Burdette, D. Song, J. Prince, G. Fichtinger Ultrasound-Fluoroscopy Registration for Prostate Brachytherapy Dosimetry Medical Image Analysis, 2012 (bib)
	E. Moult, G. Fichtinger, William Morris, Tim Salcudean, E. Dehghan, P. Fallavollita Segmentation of iodine brachytherapy implants in fluoroscopy International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 2012 (bib)
	X. Chen, L. Wang, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Precise X-ray and video overlay for augmented reality fluoroscopy International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 2012 (bib)
	A. Brand, L. Wang, P. Fallavollita, Philip Sandner, N. Navab, P. Thaller, E. Euler, S. Weidert Intraoperative measurement of mechanical axis alignment by automatic image stitching: a human cadaver study International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS), South Korea, June 2012 (bib)
	E. Moult, C. Burdette, D. Song, G. Fichtinger, P. Fallavollita Implicit active contours for automatic brachytherapy seed segmentation in fluoroscopy SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, USA, February 2012 (bib)
	X. Chen, L. Wang, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Error analysis of the x-ray projection geometry of camera-augmented mobile C-arm SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, California, USA, February 2012 (bib)
	P. Fallavollita The Future of Cardiac Mapping Cardiac Arrhythmias - New Considerations, Publisher: INTECH, Editor: Francisco R. Breijo-Marquez (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)
	E. Dehghan, J. Lee, P. Fallavollita, N. Kuo, A. Deguet, C. Burdette, D. Song, J. Prince, G. Fichtinger Point-to-Volume Registration of Prostate Implants to Ultrasound Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2011), Toronto, Canada, September 2011. (bib)