Publications

This page contains a selection of scientific publications by the VAR group. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

2024

Polenz, L., Joeres, F., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F. (2024)
Simulating projective Augmented Reality Visualizations in Virtual Reality: Is VR a feasible Environment for medical AR Evaluations?
CHI Extended Abstracts, accepted
 
Allgaier, M., Huettl, F., Hanka, L., Huber, T., Preim, B., Saalfeld, S., Hansen, C. (2024)
Gamification Concepts for a VR-based Visuospatial Training for Intraoperative Liver Ultrasound
CHI Extended Abstracts, accepted
 
Schott, D., Kunz, M., Mandel, J., Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2024)
An AR-Based Multi-User Learning Environment for Anatomy Seminars
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), accepted
 
Schwenderling, V., Herbrich, W., Joeres, F., Hansen, C. (2024)
A Novel Framework for Hand Visualization in Web-based Collaborative XR
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), accepted
 
Chheang, V., Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Vradelisc, L., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2024)
Advanced Liver Surgery Training in Collaborative VR Environments
Computers & Graphics, 119, pp. 103879

2023

Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Moritz, J., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2023)
Is this the vReal Life? Manipulating Visual Fidelity of Immersive Environments for Medical Task Simulation
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pp. 1171-1180
Mielke, T., Joeres, F., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2023)
Interactive Registration Methods for Augmented Reality in Robotics: A Comparative Evaluation
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 501-506
Honorable Mention for Best Poster 
Allgaier, M., Huettl, F., Hanka, L., Lang, H., Huber, T., Preim, B., Saalfeld, S., Hansen, C. (2023)
LiVRSono - Virtual Reality Training with Haptics for Intraoperative Ultrasound
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 980-989
Schott, D., Moritz, J., Hansen, C., Joeres, F. (2023)
The UUXR-Framework: A Draft Classification for Using Extended Reality in Usability and User Experience Research
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pp. 460-465
Gulamhussene, G., Bashkanov, O., Omari, J., Pech, M., Hansen, C., Rak, M. (2023)
Using Training Samples as Transitive Information Bridges in Predicted 4D MRI
MICCAI Workshop on Medical Image Learning with noisy and Limited Data (MILLanD), pp. 237-245
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Polenz, L., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2023)
Clutch & Grasp: Activation Gestures and Grip Styles for Device-based Interaction in Medical Spatial Augmented Reality
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 180, pp. 103117
Gulamhussene, G., Rak, M., Bashkanov, O., Joeres, F., Omari, J., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2023)
Transfer-Learning is a Key Ingredient to Fast Deep Learning-Based 4D Liver MRI Reconstruction
Nature Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 11227
Schroeer, S, Alpers, J., Gutberlet, M.,Bruesch, I., Rumpel, R., Wacker, F., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2023)
A Probabilistic Thermal Dose Model for the Estimation of Necrosis in MR-guided Tumor Ablations
Medical Physics, ahead of print
Bashkanov, O., Rak, M., Engelage, L., Lumiani, A., Muschter, R. Hansen, C. (2023)
Automatic Detection of Prostate Cancer Grades and Chronic Prostatitis in Biparametric MRI
Journal Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 239, pp. 107624
Huettl, F., Heinrich, F., Boedecker, C., Vradelis, L., Ludt, A., Kneist, W., Hansen, C., Huber, T. (2023)
Real-Time Augmented Reality Annotation for Surgical Education During Laparoscopic Surgery: Results from a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial and Future Aspects
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 237(2), pp. 292-300
Suehn, T., Esmaeili, N., Mattepu, S., Spiller, M., Boese, A., Urrutia, R., Poblete, V., Hansen, C., Lohmann, C., Illanes, A., Friebe, M. (2023)
Vibro-Acoustic Sensing of Instrument Interactions for Tactile-based Differentiation of Textures in Robotic Palpation
Sensors, 23(6), pp. 3141
Bashkanov, O., Rak, M., Engelage, L., Hansen, C. (2023)
Automatic Patient-level Diagnosis of Prostate Disease with Fused 3D MRI and Tabular Clinical Data
Medical Imaging with Deep Learning (MIDL), pp. 128:1–14
Schott, D., Kunz, M., Wunderling, T., Heinrich, F., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2023)
CardioGenesis4D: Interactive Morphological Transitions of Embryonic Heart Development in a Virtual Learning Environment
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29(5), pp. 2615 - 2625
Best Paper Honorable Mention 
Chheang, V., Brueggemann, R., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2023)
Virtual Resection Planning using Bezier Surface Interactions in Collaborative VR Environments
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Hamburg, Germany, pp. 166-169
Gulamhussene, G., Das, A., Spiegel, J., Punzet, D., Rak, M., Hansen, C. (2023)
Needle Tip Tracking during CT-guided Interventions using Fuzzy Segmentation
German Workshop on Medical Image Computing, pp. 285–291
Urrutia, R., Espejo, D., Evens, N., Guerra, M., Suehn, T., Boese A., Hansen, C., Fuentealba, P., Illanes, A., Poblete, V. (2023)
Clustering Methods for Vibro-Acoustic Sensing Features as a Potential Approach of Tissues Caracterisation in Robotic Assisted Interventions
Sensors, 23(23), pp. 9297
Gulamhussene, G., Spiegel, J., Das, A., Rak, M., Hansen, C. (2023)
Deep Learning-based Marker-less Pose Estimation of Interventional Tools using Surrogate Keypoints
German Workshop on Medical Image Computing, pp. 292–298

2022

Schreiter, J., Mielke, T., Schott, D., Thormann, M., Omari, J., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2022)
A Multimodal User Interface for Touchless Control of Robotic Ultrasound
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 18, pp. 1429-1436
Alpers, J., Roetzer, M., Gutberlet, M., Wacker, F., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Adaptive Simulation of 3D Thermometry Maps for Interventional MR-guided Tumor Ablation using Pennes’ Bioheat Equation and Isotherms
Nature Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 20356
Chheang, V., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Saalfeld, P., Barmaki, R., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
WiM-Based Group Navigation for Collaborative Virtual Reality
IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), accepted
Huber T., Huettl F., Hanke LI., Vradelis L., Heinrich S., Hansen C., Boedecker C., Lang H. (2022)
Liver Surgery 4.0 - Planning, Volumetry, Navigation and Virtual Reality
Zentralbl Chir., 147, pp. 361-368
Bublak, T., Bofferding, M., Olson, C., Jonas, H., Rademeier, J., Hansen, C. (2022)
A Virtual Environment for Emergency Ultrasound Training during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Proceedings of Mensch und Computer, pp. 608-610
Schreiter, J., Schott, D., Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F. (2022)
AR-Supported Supervision of Conditional Autonomous Robots: Considerations for Pedicle Screw Placement in the Future
Journal of Imaging, Special Issue Medical Augmented Reality Summer School (MARSS), 8(10), pp. 255
Gulamhussene, G., Meyer, A., Rak, M., Bashkanov, O., Omari, J., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2022)
Predicting 4D Liver MRI for MR-guided Interventions
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 101, pp. 102122
Download test data set 
Hombeck, J., Meuschke, M., Lieb, S., Lichtenberg, N., Datta, R., Krone, M., Hansen, C., Preim B., Lawonn, K. (2022)
Distance Visualizations for Vascular Structures in Desktop and VR: Overview and Implementation
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM), accepted
Source Code 
Schwenderling, L., Kleinau, A., Herbrich, W., Kasireddy, H., Heinrich, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Activation Modes for Gesture-based Interaction with a Magic Lens in AR Anatomy Visualisation
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, pp. 1243-1250
Schreiter, J., Semshchikov, V., Hanses, M., Elkmann, N., Hansen, C. (2022)
Towards a Real-Time Control of Robotic Ultrasound using Haptic Force Feedback
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), pp. 81-84
Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Hansen, C. (2022)
Exploring Object and Multi-Target Instrument Tracking for AR-Guided Interventions
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), pp. 74-77
Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Labsch, D., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Towards Multimodal Interaction for Needle-Based Procedures in a Virtual Radiology Suite
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), pp. 70-73
Alpers, J., Hensen, B., Roetzer, M., Reimert, D., Gerlach, T., Vick, R., Gutberlet, M., Wacker, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Comparison Study of Reconstruction Algorithms for Volumetric Necrosis Maps from 2D Multi-Slice GRE Thermometry Images
Nature Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 11509
Schwenderling, L., Heinrich, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Augmented Reality Visualization of Automated Path Planning for Percutaneous Interventions: A Phantom Study
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 17, pp. 2071-2079
Allgaier, M., Chheang, V., Saalfeld, P., Apilla, V., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Neyazi, B., Sandalcioglu, E., Hansen, C., Preim, B., Saalfeld, S. (2022)
A Comparison of Input Devices for Precise Interaction Tasks in VR-based Surgical Planning and Training
Computers in Biology and Medicine, 145, pp. 105429
Chheang, V., Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Vradelis, L., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Towards Virtual Teaching Hospitals for Advanced Surgical Training
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 410-414
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Joeres, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
2D versus 3D: A Comparison of Needle Navigation Concepts between Augmented Reality Display Devices
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 260-269
Chheang, V., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Saalfeld, P., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Group WiM: A Group Navigation Technique for Collaborative Virtual Reality Environments
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 556-557
Hombeck, J., Meuschke, M., Zyla, L., Heuser, A., Toader, J., Popp, F., Bruns, C., Hansen, C., Datta, R., Lawonn, L. (2022)
Evaluating Perceptional Tasks for Medicine: A Comparative User Study Between a Virtual Reality and a Desktop Application
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 514-523
Talk at IEEE VR 2022 
Mielke, T., Joeres, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Natural 3D Object Manipulation for Interactive Laparoscopic Augmented Reality Registration
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Design and Development. HCII 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden, pp. 317-328
Gabele, M., Schroeer, S., Thoms, A., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2022)
Effects and Combination of Tailored Browser-Based and Mobile Cognitive Software Training
Proceedings of International Conference on Multimedia Modeling (MMM), Quy Nhon, Vietnam, pp. 279-291
Batz, V., Lipowski, I., Morfeld, M., Hansen, C., Herzog, M. (2022)
Accessible Design of Serious Games for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Vocational Education
Proceedings of Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference, accepted

2021

Gabele, M., Fischer V., Steinbruegge, M., Thiemke, D., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2021)
Potentials of a Web-based Gamification Guide for Knowledge Transfer between Research and Industry
CHI PLAY '21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp. 301-307
Sabieleish, M. Heryan, K., Boese, A., Hansen, C., Friebe, M., Illanes, A. (2021)
Study of Needle Punctures into Soft Tissue through Audio and Force Sensing: Can Audio be a Simple Alternative for Needle Guidance?
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 16, pp. 1683-1697
Schreiter, J., Joeres, J., March, C., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2021)
Application Potential of Robot-Guided Ultrasound During CT-guided Interventions
MICCAI International Workshop of Advances in Simplifying Medical UltraSound (ASMUS), pp. 116-125
Wagner, S., Belger, J., Joeres, F., Thoene-Otto, A., Hansen, C., Preim, B., Saalfeld, P. (2021)
Immersive Virtual Road Crossing as an Assessment Tool for Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Computers & Graphics, 99, pp. 70-82
Chheang, V., Saalfeld, P., Joeres, F., Boedecker, C., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2021)
A Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment for Liver Surgery Planning
Computers & Graphics, 99, pp. 234-246
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Streuber, M., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, L., Hansen, C. (2021)
Effects of Surface Visualizations on Depth Perception in Projective Augmented Reality
IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS), pp. 1-6
Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F. (2021)
AR Visualization of Automated Access Path Planning for Percutaneous Interventions
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1), pp. 20211112
Alpers, J., Reimert, D., Roetzer, M., Gerlach T., Gutberlet, M., Wacker, F., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2021)
2.5D Thermometry Maps for MRI-guided Tumor Ablation
Proceedings of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Strasbourg, France, pp. 311-320
Download used datasets 
Ernst, P. and Rak, M. and Hansen, C. and Rose, G. and Nuernberger, A. (2021)
Trajectory upsampling for sparse conebeam projections using convolutional neural networks
Proceedings of the 16th International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (FULLY3D), Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Heinrich, F., Apilla, V., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C., Preim, B., Meuschke, M. (2021)
Estimating Depth Information of Vascular Models: A Comparative User Study Between a Virtual Reality and a Desktop Application
Computers & Graphics, 98, pp. 210-217
Preim, B., Saalfeld, P., Hansen, C. (2021)
Virtual and Augmented Reality for Educational Anatomy
Digital Anatomy. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, pp. 299-324
Joeres, F., Black, D., Razavizadeh, S., Hansen, C. (2021)
Audiovisual AR Concepts for Laparoscopic Subsurface Structure Navigation
Graphics Interface, Toronto, Canada, pp. 224-230
Meyer, A., Mehrtash, A., Rak, M., Bashkanov, O., Langbein, B., Ziaei, A., Kibel, A., Tempany, C., Hansen, C., Tokuda, J. (2021)
Domain Adaptation for Segmentation of Critical Structures for Prostate Cancer Therapy
Nature Scientific Reports, 11, pp. 11480
Wei, W., Haishan, X., Alpers, J., Rak, M., Hansen, C. (2021)
A Deep Learning Approach for 2D Ultrasound and 3D CT/MR Image Registration in Liver Tumor Ablation
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 206, pp. 106117
Batz, V., Lipowski, I., Klaba, F., Engel, N., Weiss, V., Hansen, C., Herzog, M. (2021)
The Digital Competence of Vocational Education Teachers and of Learners With and Without Cognitive Disabilities
Proceedings of International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education (SETE), in print
Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Schmidt, G., Joeres, F., Boedecker, C., Huettl, F., Lang H., Huber. T., Preim. B., Hansen, C. (2021)
A VR/AR Environment for Multi-User Liver Anatomy Education
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 296-305
Chheang, V., Apilla, V., Saalfeld, P., Boedecker, C., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2021)
Collaborative VR for Liver Surgery Planning using Wearable Data Gloves: An Interactive Demonstration
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 768
Huettl F., Saalfeld P., Hansen C., Preim B., Poplawski A., Kneist W., Lang H., Huber T. (2021)
Virtual Reality and 3D Printing Improve Preoperative Visualization of 3D Liver Reconstructions - Results from a Preclinical Comparison of Presentation Modalities and User's Preference
Annals of Translational Medicine, 9(13), pp. 1074
Gabele, M., Weicker, J., Wagner, S., Thoms, A., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2021)
Effects and Ways of Tailored Gamification in Software-Based Training in Cognitive Rehabilitation
ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP), Utrecht, Netherlands, pp. 158-168
Joeres, F., Mielke, T., Hansen, C. (2021)
Laparoscopic Augmented Reality Registration for Oncological Resection Site Repair
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 16(9), pp. 1577-1586
Boedecker, C., Huettl, F., Huettl, F., Saalfeld, P., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Baumgart, J., Preim, B., Hansen, C., Lang, H., Huber, T. (2021)
Using Virtual 3D-models in Surgical Planning: Workflow of an Immersive Virtual Reality Application in Liver Surgery
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 406(3), pp. 911-915
Bashkanov, O., Meyer, A., Schindele, D., Schostak, M., Toennies, K., Hansen, C., Rak, M. (2021)
Learning Multi-Modal Volumetric Prostate Registration with Weak Inter-Subject Spatial Correspondence
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Nice, France, pp. 1817-1821
Meyer, A., Ghosh, S., Schindele, D., Schostak, M., Stober, S., Hansen, C., Rak, M. (2021)
Uncertainty-Aware Temporal Self-Learning (UATS): Semi-Supervised Learning for Segmentation of Prostate Zones and Beyond
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 116, pp. 102073

2020

Chheang, V., Fischer, V., Buggenhangen, H., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Kneist, W., Preim, B., Saalfeld, P., Hansen, C. (2020)
Towards Interprofessional Team Training for Surgeons and Anesthesiologists using Virtual Reality
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 15, pp. 2109-2118
Heinrich, F., Huettl, F., Schmidt, G., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Huber, T., Hansen, C. (2020)
HoloPointer: A Virtual Augmented Reality Pointer for Laparoscopic Surgery Training
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 16, pp. 161-168
Joeres, F., Heinrich, F., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2020)
Towards Natural 3D Interaction for Laparoscopic Augmented Reality Registration
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 9(4), pp. 384-391
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Comparison of Augmented Reality Display Techniques to Support Medical Needle Insertion
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 26(12), pp. 3568-3575
Bornemann, K.,Heinrich, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Exploration of Medical Volume Data in Projective Augmented Reality: An Interactive Demonstration
Proceedings of Mensch und Computer, Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 507-509
Gulamhussene, G., Joeres, F., Rak, M., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2020)
4D MRI: Robust Sorting of Free Breathing MRI Slices for use in Interventional Settings
PLOS ONE, 15(6), pp. e0235175
Download test data set 
Streuber, S., Saalfeld, P., Podulski, K., Huettl, F., Huber, T., Buggenhagen, H., Boedecker, C., Preim, B., Hansen C. (2020)
Training of Patient Handover in Virtual Reality
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(1)
Illanes, A., Boese, A., Friebe, M., Hansen, C. (2020)
Feasibility Check: Can Audio be a Simple Alternative to Force-based Feedback for Needle Guidance?
Proceedings of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Lima, Peru, 12263, pp. 24-33
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Interacting with Medical Volume Data in Projective Augmented Reality
Proceedings of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Lima, Peru, 12263, pp. 429-439
Schott, D., Hatscher, B., Joeres, F., Gabele, M., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2020)
Lean-Interaction: Passive Image Manipulation in Concurrent Multitasking
Graphics Interface, Toronto, Canada, pp. 404-412
Wei, W., Rak, M., Alpers, J., Hansen, C. (2020)
Towards Fully Automatic 2D US to 3D CT/MR Registration: A novel Segmentation-Based Strategy
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Iowa City, Iowa, USA, in print
Hatscher, B., Mewes, A., Pannicke, E., Kaegebein, U., Wacker, F., Hansen, C., Hensen, B. (2020)
Touchless Scanner Control to support MRI-Guided Interventions
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 15(3), pp. 545-553
Schindele, D., Meyer, A., Von Reibnitz, D. F., Kiesswetter, V., Schostak, M., Rak, M., Hansen, C. (2020)
High Resolution Prostate Segmentations for the ProstateX-Challenge [Data set]
The Cancer Imaging Archive,
Meyer, A., Schindele, D., von Reibnitz, D., Rak, M., Schostak, M., Hansen, C. (2020)
PROSTATEx Zone Segmentations [Data set]
The Cancer Imaging Archive,
Meyer, A., Chlebus, G., Rak, M., Schindele, D., Schostak, M., van Ginneken, B., Schenk, A., Meine, H., Hahn, H.K., Schreiber, A., Hansen, C. (2020)
Anisotropic 3D Multi-Stream CNN for Accurate Prostate Segmentation from Multi-Planar MRI
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, accepted
Download test data set 

2019

Chheang, V., Saalfeld, P., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Kneist, W., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2019)
An Interactive Demonstration of Collaborative VR for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Training
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), San Diego, USA, pp. 247-2471
Chheang, V., Saalfeld, P., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Kneist, W., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2019)
Collaborative Virtual Reality for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Training
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), San Diego, USA, pp. 1-17
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Jungmann, F., Hansen, C. (2019)
Augmented Reality Visualisation Concepts to Support Intraoperative Distance Estimation
Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), Sydney, Australia
Best Poster Award 
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Depth Perception in Projective Augmented Reality: An Evaluation of Advanced Visualization Techniques
Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), Sydney, Australia
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Becker, M., Skalej, M., Hansen, C. (2019)
HoloInjection: Augmented Reality Support for CT-guided Spinal Needle Injections
IET Healthcare Technology Letters, 6, pp. 165-171
Lichtenberg, N., Krayer, B., Hansen, C., Mueller, S., Lawonn, K. (2019)
Distance Field Visualization and 2D Abstraction of Vessel Tree Structures with on-the-fly Parameterization
Proceedings of Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic, in print
Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Effects of Accuracy-to-Colour Mapping Scales on Needle Navigation Aids visualised by Projective Augmented Reality
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Reutlingen, Germany, in print
Bashkanov, O., Saalfeld, P., Gunasekaran, H., Jabaraj, M., Preim, B., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Kneist, W., Hansen, C. (2019)
VR Multi-User Conference Room for Surgery Planning
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Reutlingen, Germany, in print
Alpers, J., Hensen, B., Wacker, F., Rieder, C., Hansen, C. (2019)
MRI-Guided Liver Tumor Ablation - A Workflow Design Prototype
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Reutlingen, Germany, in print
Arrambide, K., Gabele, M., Cormier, L., Wagner, S., Wehbe, R., Hansen, C., Nacke, L. (2019)
The Development of "Orbit" - The Collaborative BCI Game For Children With AD(H)D
Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY), ACM, , Barcelona, Spain, pp. 341-348
Gabele, M., Thoms, A., Schumacher, D., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2019)
Light as a Long-term Visualization Method of the Training Status for Patients in Hometraining in Rehabilitation
Proceedings of International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI), Porto, Portugal, in print
Encouragement Award 
Joeres, F., Schindele, D., Luz, M., Blaschke, S., Russwinkel, N., Schostak, M., Hansen, C. (2019)
How well do Software Assistants for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy meet Surgeon Information Needs? A Cognitive Task Analysis and Literature Review Study.
PLoS ONE, 14(7), pp. 1-24
Solovjova, A., Hatscher, B., Hansen, C. (2019)
Influence of Augmented Reality Interaction on a Primary Task for the Medical Domain
Proceedings of Mensch & Computer 2019, Workshop Human-Computer Interaction in Safety-Critical Systems, Hamburg, pp. 325-330
Gabele, M., Schroeer, S., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2019)
An AR Sandbox as a Collaborative Multiplayer Rehabilitation Tool for Children with ADHD
Proceedings of Mensch & Computer 2019, Workshop Virtual and Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing, Hamburg, pp. 600-605
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Hansen, C. (2019)
A novel Registration Method for Optical See-Through Augmented Realty Devices and Optical Tracking Data
Proceedings of GI VR/AR Workshop, in print
Wagner, S., Joeres, F., Gabele, M., Hansen, C., Preim, B., Saalfeld, P. (2019)
Difficulty Factors for VR Cognitive Rehabilitation Training - Crossing a Virtual Road
Computers & Graphics, 83, pp. 11-22
Ernst, P., Hille, G., Hansen, C., Toennies, K., Rak, M. (2019)
A CNN-Based Framework for Statistical Assessment of Spinal Shape and Curvature in Whole-Body MRI Images of Large Populations
Proceedings of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Shenzhen, China, pp. 3-11
Rak, M., Steffen, J., Meyer, A., Hansen, C., Toennies, K. (2019)
Combining Convolutional Neural Networks and Star Convex Cuts for Fast Whole Spine Vertebra Segmentation in MRI
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 177, pp. 47-56
Wehbe, R., Bornemann, K., Hatscher, B., Tu, J., Cormier, L., Hansen, C., Lank, E., Nacke, L. (2019)
Crushed It!: Interactive Floor Demonstration
Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland Uk, pp. INT014:1-INT014:4
Gabele, M., Thoms, A., Alpers, J., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2019)
Non-player Character as a Companion in Cognitive Rehabilitation for Adults - Characteristics and Representation
Proceedings of International GamiFIN Conference, pp. 130-141
Gabele, M., Thoms, A., Alpers, J., Husslein, S., Hansen, C. (2019)
Effects of Interactive Storytelling and Quests in Cognitive Rehabilitation for Adults
Proceedings of International GamiFIN Conference, pp. 118-129
Meyer, A., Rak, M., Schindele, D., Blaschke, S., Schostak, M., Fedorov, A., Hansen, C. (2019)
Towards Patient-Individual PI-RADS v2 Sector Map: CNN for Automatic Segmentation of Prostatic Zones from T2-Weighted MRI
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2019) , Venice, Italy , 696-700
Wei, W., Xu, H., Alpers, J., Tinabao, Z., Wang, L., Rak, M., Hansen, C. (2019)
Fast Registration for Liver Motion Compensation in Ultrasound-guided Navigation
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2019) , Venice, Italy , pp. 1132-1136
Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Comparison of Projective Augmented Reality Concepts to Support Medical Needle Insertion
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 25, pp. 2157-2167
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Bornemann, K., Roethe, A., Essayed, I., Hansen, C. (2019)
Visualization Concepts to Improve Spatial Perception for Instrument Navigation in Image-Guided Surgery
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, San Diego, USA, 10951, pp. 1095125
Huber, T., Hadzijusufovic, E., Hansen, C., Paschold, M., Lang, H., Kneist, W. (2019)
Head-Mounted Mixed-Reality Technology During Robotic-Assisted Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 62(2), pp. 258-261

2018

Heinrich, F., Rohde, S., Huber, T., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2018)
VR-basierte Interaktion mit 3D-Organmodellen zur Planung und Simulation laparoskopischer Eingriffe
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Leipzig, Germany, 57-62
Pannicke, E., Hatscher, B., Hensen, B., Mewes, A., Hansen, C., Wacker, F., and Vick, R. (2018)
MR Compatible and Sterile Gesture Interaction for Interventions
Proceedings of the 12th Interventional MRI symposium, Boston, MA, USA, pp. 43
Jahan, K., Adler, S., Ahmad, J., and Hansen C. (2018)
Wireless Tracking for Industrial Services
Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communications (WPNC), Bremen, Germany, pp. 1-6
Mewes, A., Heinrich, F., Hensen, B., Wacker, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2018)
Concepts for Augmented Reality Visualization to support Needle Guidance inside the MRI
IET Healthcare Technology Letters, pp. 5-10
Hatscher, B., Hansen, C. (2018)
Hand, Foot or Voice: Alternative Input Modalities for Touchless Interaction in the Medical Domain
ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI'18), Boulder, Colorado, USA, pp. 145-153
Solovjova, A., Labsch, L., Hatscher, B., Hensen, B., Fritzsche, M., Hansen, C. (2018)
Plantar Pressure-based Gestures for Medical Image Manipulation
Mensch und Computer, Dresden, Germany, pp. 421-425
Hettig, J., Engelhardt, S., Hansen, C., Mistelbauer, G. (2018)
AR in VR: Assessing Surgical Augmented Reality Visualizations in a Steerable Virtual Reality Environment
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, pp. 1-9
Mewes, A., Heinrich, F., Kaegebein, U., Hensen, B., Wacker, F., Hansen, C. (2018)
Projector-Based Augmented Reality System for Interventional Visualization inside MRI Scanners
International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, 15(1), pp. e1950
Lichtenberg, N., Smit, N., Hansen, C., Lawonn, K. (2018)
Real-Time Field Aligned Stripe Patterns
Computers & Graphics, 74, pp. 137-149
Hatscher, B., Luz, M., Hansen, C. (2018)
Foot Interaction Concepts to Support Radiological Interventions
i-com - Journal of Interactive Media, 17(1), pp. 3-13
Huber, T., Paschold, M., Hansen, C., Lang, H., Kneist W. (2018)
Artificial Versus Video Based Immersive Virtual Surroundings: Analysis of Performance and User's Preference
Surgical Innovation (SRI), 3, pp. 280-285
Meyer, A., Mehrtash, A., Rak, M., Schindele, S., Schostak, M., Tempany, C., Kapur, T., Abolmaesumi, P., Fedorov, A., Hansen, C. (2018)
Automatic High Resolution Segmentation of the Prostate from Multi-Planar MRI
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Washington, D.C., USA, pp. 177-181
Huber, T., Wunderling, T., Paschold, M., Lang, H., Kneist W., Hansen, C. (2018)
Highly-Immersive Virtual Reality Laparoscopy Simulation: Development and Future Aspects
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 13(2), pp. 281-290

2017

Hatscher, B., Luz, M., Nacke, L., Mueller, V., Elkmann, N., Hansen C. (2017)
GazeTap: Towards Hands-Free Interaction in the Operating Room
ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI'17), Glasgow, Scotland, pp. 243-251
Detmer, F., Hettig, J., Schindele, D., Schostak, M., Hansen C. (2017)
Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems for Renal Interventions: A Systematic Review
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, pp. 78-94
Hettig, J., Mistelbauer, G., Rieder, C., Lawonn, K., Hansen C. (2017)
Visual Navigation Support for Liver Applicator Placement using Interactive Map Displays
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM),
Lichtenberg, N., Hansen, C., Lawonn, K. (2017)
Concentric Circle Glyphs for Enhanced Depth-Judgment in Vascular Models
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM),
Alpers, J., Hansen, C., Ringe, C., Rieder, C. (2017)
CT-Based Navigation Guidance for Liver Tumor Ablation
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM),
Huber, T., Paschold, M., Hansen, C., Lang, H., Kneist W. (2017)
"I will do laparoscopy somewhere else". Total, highly immersive virtual reality without side effects?
Der Chirurg, pp. 956-960
Wunderling T., Huber, T., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Hansen, C. (2017)
Immersives Laparoskopie-Training mit Hand-Tracking im virtuellen Operationssaal
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Hannover, Germany, pp. 67-72
Wagner S., Hatscher, B., Luz, M., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2017)
Konzepte mit unterschiedlichen Platzanforderungen zur Navigation in medizinischen Bilddaten mittels eines Sensorfussbodens
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Hannover, Germany, pp. 220-225
Hatscher, B., Luz, M., Hansen, C. (2017)
Foot Interaction Concepts to Support Radiological Interventions
Mensch und Computer, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 93-104
Best Paper Award 
Black, D., Ganze, B., Hettig, J., Hansen, C. (2017)
Auditory Display for Improving Free-hand Gesture Interaction
Mensch und Computer, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 137-146
Saalfeld, P., Kasper, D., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2017)
Touchless Measurement of Medical Image Data for Interventional Support
Mensch und Computer, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 83-92
Luz, M., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2017)
Guidelines and Recommendations for the Evaluation of New Visualization Techniques by Means of Experimental Studies
EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization, pp. 19-23
Lawonn, K., Luz, M., Hansen, C. (2017)
Improving Spatial Perception of Vascular Models using Supporting Anchors and Illustrative Visualization
Computers & Graphics, 63, pp. 37-49
Hettig, J., Saalfeld, P., Luz, M., Becker, M., Skalej, M., Hansen, C. (2017)
Comparison of Gesture and Conventional Interaction Techniques for Interventional Neuroradiology
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(9), pp. 1643-1653
Mewes, A., Bennet, H., Wacker., F., Hansen., C. (2017)
Touchless Interaction with Software in Interventional Radiology and Surgery: A Systematic Literature Review
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(2), pp. 291-305
Huber, T., Paschold, M., Hansen, C., Wunderling, T., Lang, H., Kneist W. (2017)
New Dimensions in Surgical Training: Immersive Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Simulation Exhilarates Surgical Staff
Surgical Endoscopy, 31(11) , pp. 4472-4477
Black, D., Hansen, C., Nabavi, A., Kikinis, R., Hahn H. (2017)
A Survey of Auditory Display in Image-Guided Interventions
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(10), pp. 1665-1676
Li, M., Hansen, C., Rose, G. (2017)
A Software Solution to Dynamically Reduce Metallic Distortions of Electromagnetic Tracking Systems for Image-guided Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(9), pp. 1621-1633
Li, M., Hansen, C., Rose, G. (2017)
A Simulator for Advanced Analysis of a 5-DOF EM Tracking Systems in use for Image-Guided Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12, pp. 2217-2229
Black, D., Hettig, J., Luz, M., Hansen, C., Kikinis, R., Hahn, H. (2017)
Auditory Feedback to Support Image-Guided Medical Needle Placement
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(9), pp. 1655-1663
Poudel, P., Illanes, A., Arens, C., Hansen C. , Friebe, M. (2017)
Active Contours Extension and Similarity Indicators for improved 3D Segmentation of Thyroid Ultrasound Images
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Imaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications, Orlando, USA, pp. 1013803-1013803-8
Wunderling, T, Golla, B., Poudel, P., Arens, C., Friebe, M., Hansen C. (2017)
Comparison of Thyroid Segmentation Techniques for 3D ultrasound
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Image Processing, Orlando, USA, pp. 1013317-1013317-7
Download used US datasets and GT 

2016

Mewes, A., Saalfeld, P., Riabikin, O., Skalej, M., Hansen, C. (2016)
A Gesture-Controlled Projection Display for CT-guided Interventions
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(1), pp. 157-164
Hatscher, B., Wagner, S., Grimaldi, L., Fritzsche, M., Elkmann, N., Hansen, C. (2016)
Navigation in medizinischen Bilddaten mittels eines taktilen Fussbodens
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Bern, Switzerland, pp. 33-38
Weiss, S., Schnurr, A., Mewes, A., Hoffmann, T., Schindele, D., Schostak, M., Hansen, C. (2016)
Mobile Augmented Reality and 3D Printing to Involve Patients in Treatment Decisions for Prostate Cancer
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Bern, Switzerland, pp. 11-16
Lichtenberg, N., Smit, N., Hansen, C., Lawonn, K. (2016)
Seamless Line Illustration for Interactive Biomedical Visualization
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM), Bergen, Norway
Wang, L., Schnurr, A. , Zidowitz, S., Hahn, H., Hansen, C. (2016)
Segmentation of Hepatic Arteries in Multi-phase Liver CT using Directional Dilation and Connectivity Analysis
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, San Diego, USA, 9785-60
Poudel, P., Hansen,C., Sprung, J., Friebe, M. (2016)
3D Segmentation of Thyroid Ultrasound Images Using Active Contours
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, 2, pp. 467-470
Hettig, J. and Saalfeld, P. and Luz, M. and Skalej, M. and Hansen, C. (2016)
Evaluation of Human-Computer Interaction Techniques in Interventional Radiology
Proceedings of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 185-187
Luz, M., Strauss, G., Manzey, D. (2016)
Impact of image-guided surgery on surgeons' performance: a literature review
Int. J. Human Factors and Ergonomics, Vol.4, Nos. 3/4, pp. 229-263

2015

Lawonn, K., Luz, M., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2015)
Illustrative Visualization of Vascular Models for Static 2D Representations
International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Munich, Germany, 9350, pp. 399-406
Hettig, J., Mewes, A., Riabikin, O., Skalej, M., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2015)
Exploration of 3D Medical Image Data for Interventional Radiology using Myoelectric Gesture Control
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM), Chester, United Kingdom, pp. 177-185
Saalfeld, P., Mewes, A., Hansen, C., Preim, B. (2015)
Gaze-Based Annotations: Labels on Demand
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Bremen, Germany, pp. 261-266
Li, M., Hansen, C., Rose, G. (2015)
A robust electromagnetic tracking system for clinical applications
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Session of Excellence, Bremen, Germany, pp. 31-36
Saalfeld, P., Mewes, A., Luz, M., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2015)
Comparative Evaluation of Gesture and Touch Input for Medical Software
Proceedings of Mensch und Computer (MuC), Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 143-152
Schwalbe, M., Hansen, C., Weber, S., Huanxiang, L. (2015)
An Image-Guidance System for Vascular Malformation Treatment: Concept, Design and Evaluation on a Patient-Specific Phantom
Proceedings of International Congress for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Barcelona, Spain, 10 (Suppl 1), pp. 64-65
Meyer, A., Schnurr, A.K., Schwalbe, M., Weber, S., Hansen, C. (2015)
AngioPlan: A Software Assistant to Support the Treatment of Arterio-Venous Malformations
Proceedings of International Congress for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Barcelona, Spain, 10 (Suppl 1), pp. 184-186

2014

Huebler, A., Hansen, C., Beuing, O., Skalej, M., Preim, B. (2014)
Workflow Analysis for Interventional Neuroradiology using Frequent Pattern Mining
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Munich, Germany, pp. 165-168
Mewes, A., Adler, S., Rose, G., Hansen, C. (2014)
Augmented-Reality-Mikroskop - Implementierung einer flexiblen Datenverbindung zwischen CT-Angiographieanlage und Mikroskop
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Munich, Germany, pp. 28-31
Hansen, C., Heckel, F., Ojdanic, D., Schenk, A., Zidowitz, S., Hahn, H. K. (2014)
Genauigkeit und Fehlerquellen im Operationssaal am Beispiel der Leberchirurgie
The Digital Operating Room, Berlin, Germany, pp. 69-87
Wang, L., Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Hahn, H. (2014)
Segmentation and Separation of Venous Vasculatures in Liver CT Images
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, San Diego, USA, pp. 90350Q-90350Q-8
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Preim, B., Stavrou, G., Oldhafer, K. J., Hahn, H. K. (2014)
Impact of Model-based Risk Analysis for Liver Surgery Planning
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 9(3), pp. 473-480

2013

Wang, L., Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Hahn, H. (2013)
Interactive Segmentation of Vascular Structures in CT Images for Liver Surgery Planning
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Innsbruck, Austria, pp. 98-102
Black, D., Al Issawi, J., Rieder, C., Hansen, C., Hahn, H. (2013)
Auditory Support for Navigated Radiofrequency Ablation
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Innsbruck, Austria, pp. 30-33
Mönch, J., Mühler, K., Hansen, C., Oldhafer, K. J., Stavrou, G., Hillert, C., Logge, C., Preim, B. (2013)
The LiverSurgeryTrainer - Training of Computer-based Planning in Liver Resection Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 8(5), pp. 809-818
Hansen, C., Black, D., Lange, C., Rieber, F., Lamade, W., Donati, M., Oldhafer, K. J., and Hahn, H. K. (2013)
Auditory Support for Resection Guidance in Navigated Liver Surgery
International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, 9(1), pp. 36-43
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Ritter, F., Lange, C., Oldhafer, K. J., and Hahn, H. K. (2013)
Risk Maps for Liver Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 8(3), pp. 419-428
Best Paper Award 

Before 2013

Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Ritter, F., Oldhafer, K.-J., Hahn, H.-K. (2012)
Risk Maps for Liver Surgery
Proceedings of International Congress for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Pisa, Italy, 7 (Suppl 1), pp. 144-145
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Preim, B., Oldhafer, K.-J., Hahn, H.-K. (2012)
Impact of Model-based Risk Analyses for Liver Surgery Planning
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Düsseldorf, Germany, ePub, pp. 83-86
Demedts, D., Schenk, A., Hansen, C., Peitgen, H.-O (2010)
Evaluation of Resection Proposals for Liver Surgery Planning
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, pp. 13-16
Black, D., Hansen, C., Loviscach, J., Peitgen, H.-O. (2010)
Auditory Support for Image-Guided Liver Surgery
Proceedings of International Congress for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 (Suppl. 1), pp. 187-188
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Schenk, A., Oldhafer, K., Lang, H., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2010)
Risk Maps for Navigation in Liver Surgery
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, USA, Vol. 7625, pp. 762528_1-8
Hansen, C., Lindow, B., Zidowitz, S., Schenk, A., Peitgen, H.-O. (2010)
Towards Automatic Generation of Resection Surfaces for Liver Surgery Planning
Proceedings of International Congress for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Geneva, Switzerland, 5 (Suppl. 1), pp. 119-120
Hansen, C., Wieferich, J., Ritter, F., Rieder, C., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2010)
Illustrative Visualization of 3D Planning Models for Augmented Reality in Liver Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 5(2), pp. 133-141
Ritter, F., Hansen, C., Wilkens, K., Koehn, A., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2009)
User Interfaces for Direct Interaction with 3D Planning Data in the Operation Room
Journal of i-com (Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien), 8(1), pp. 24-31
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Hindennach, M., Schenk, A., Hahn, H., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2009)
Interactive Determination of Robust Safety Margins for Oncologic Liver Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 4(5), pp. 469-474
Mühler, K., Hansen, C., Neugebauer, M., Preim, B. (2008)
Automatische Kamerapositionierung für Intraoperative Visualisierungen in der Onkologischen Leberchirurgie
Proceeding of Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin (BVM), Informatik Aktuell, Berlin, Germany, pp. 143-147
Hansen, C., Koehn, A., Schlichting, S., Weiler, F., Konrad, O., Zidowitz, S., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2008)
Intraoperative Modification of Resection Plans for Liver Surgery
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS), 2(3-4), pp. 291-297
Hansen, C., Schlichting, S., Zidowitz, S., Kleemann, M., Peitgen, H.-O. (2008)
Intraoperative Adaptation of Planning Data for Oncologic Liver Surgery
Proceedings of MICCAI Workshop on Image Guidance and Computer Assistance for Soft-Tissue Interventions, New York, USA, ePub
Hansen, C., Zidowitz, S., Schenk, A., Oldhafer, K., Lang, H., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2008)
Intraoperative Adaptation and Visualization of Preoperative Risk Analyses for Oncologic Liver Surgery
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, USA, Vol. 6918, pp. 691809_1-10
Hansen, C., Wieferich, J., Ritter, F., Rieder, C., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2008)
Illustrative Visualization of 3D Planning Models for Augmented Reality in Liver Surgery
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Leipzig, Germany, pp. 1-4
Hansen, C., Koehn, A., Ritter, F., Zidowitz, S., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2007)
Simultaneous Visualization of Preoperative Planning Models and Intraoperative Ultrasound for Liver Surgery
Proceedings of Eurographics, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 117-120
Hansen, C., Schlichting, S., Markert, M., Hindennach, M., Zidowitz S., Peitgen H.-O. (2007)
Intraoperative Adaptation of Preoperative Risk Analyses for Oncologic Liver Surgery using tracked 2D ultrasound
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Karlsruhe, Germany, pp. 155-158
Ritter, F., Hansen, C., Dicken, V., Konrad, O., Preim, B., and Peitgen, H.-O. (2006)
Real-time Illustration of Vascular Structures
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 12(5), pp. 877-884

Theses

Hettig J. (2015)
Verwendbarkeit von myoelektrischer Gestensteuerung im Operationssaal
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Bornemann, M. (2016)
Konzepte zur Tiefendarstellung von augmentierten Patientendaten in stereoskopischer Laparoskopie
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Kasper D. (2016)
Freihandgesten zur Vermessung medizinischer Strukturen während der Planung und Durchführung von Interventionen
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Weiss, S. (2016)
A Mobile Augmented Reality Application to Improve Patient Education in Urology
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Stallmeister, L. (2017)
Exploration von Qualitätsgraden der Visualisierung und Interaktion in Virtual Reality
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Li, M. (2017)
Toward a Robust Electromagnetic Tracking System for Use in Medical Applications
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Wagner, S. (2017)
Interaktion mit medizinischen Bilddaten unter sterilen Bedingungen mit Hilfe von Fußgesten
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Ernst, P. (2018)
CNN-based spinal curvature reconstruction/extraction in MRI for statistical analysis in population studies
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Mewes, A. (2019)
Projector-based augmented reality and touchless interaction to support MRI-guided interventions
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Fischer, V. (2019)
Interprofessional Multi User Virtual Reality Training for Anesthesia in a Laparoscopic Setting
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Schott, D. (2019)
Entwicklung von multimodalen Interaktionstechniken zur handfreien Selektion und Manipulation von medizinischen Bilddaten
Master Thesis, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Magdeburg, Germany
Solovjova, A. (2019)
Entwicklung und Evaluierung multimodaler beruehrungsloser AR-Interaktionstechniken fuer Multitasking-Szenarien
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Schroer, S. (2019)
Eine multimodale Neurofeedback-Anwendung als spielerische Ergänzung zur ADHS-Therapie
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Schwenderling, L. (2019)
Augmented-Reality-Unterstuetzung bei CT-gesteuerter periradikulaerer Therapie mit Hilfe der Microsoft HoloLens
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Schmidt, G. (2019)
Augmented Reality-Konzepte zur Verbesserung der Distanzeinschaetzung fuer die Navigation von chirurgischen Instrumenten
Master Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Hatscher, B. (2020)
Touchless, Direct Input Methods for Human-Computer Interaction to Support Image-Guided Interventions
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Mielke, T. (2020)
Entwicklung eines Registrierungskonzepts fuer laparoskopische Augmented Reality
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Electro Engineering and Information Technology, Magdeburg, Germany
Roetzer, M. (2020)
Virtual-Reality-Operationsraum fuer MRT-gestuetzte minimalinvasive Eingriffe
Bachelor Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Electro Engineering and Information Technology, Magdeburg, Germany
Joeres, F. (2021)
Augmented Reality in Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Schwenderling, L. (2021)
Intraoperative Augmented Reality Visualisierung einer automatisierten Pfadplanung fuer perkutane Interventionen
Masters Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Razavizadeh, S. (2021)
An Augmented Reality Tool for Resection Site Repair Phase during Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Masters Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Electro Engineering and Information Technology, Magdeburg, Germany
Chheang, V. (2022)
Collaborative Virtual Reality for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Training and Planning
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Meyer, A. (2022)
Exploiting Supplementary Data and Knowledge for Improved CNN-based Segmentation of Prostate Structures in T2-weighted MRI
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Mielke, T. (2022)
Entwicklung einer multimodalen Benutzerschnittstelle zur beruehrungslosen Steuerung eines Roboterarms im medizinischen Interventionsraum
Masters Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany
Gabele, M. (2023)
Development and Design of Software-Based Methods to Promote Motivation of Patients in Cognitive Rehabilitation
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Magdeburg, Germany