Prof. Dr. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich
Professur für Medizinrobotik

Prof. Dr. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich
Professur für Medizinrobotik
My team’s research focus is on cognition guided robots for surgical assistance in minimally invasive procedures, intelligent and flexible surgical instruments, and intuitive interfaces between humans and robots in the operating room. We aim to contribute to a healthcare system that enables optimal and personalized treatment of patients through targeted interactions between surgical experts and the next generation of learning surgical robots.
Research projects
- Context-sensitive robotic assistance for grasping and holding tasks in cholecystectomy
- Cooperative assistance in robotic surgery through multi-agent reinforcement learning
- Autonomous catheter navigation for endovascular interventions
- Navigation in neurosurgery: Risk-aware path planning and robotic control
- Automated recognition of cerebral ventricular anatomy
No projects found.
2026
- Bombieri, M., Huaulme, A., Cleary, K., Giannarou, S., Kronreif, G., Mathis-Ullrich, F.,... Jannin, P. (2026). Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Surgical Data Science: Revising Its Benefits for Surgical Stakeholders and Patients. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 8(1), 288-295. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2025.3643994
- Briel, M., Haide, L., Reincke, M., Peter, R., Piccinelli, N., Kronreif, G.,... Tagliabue, E. (2026). Robust distance estimation with out-of-distribution detection in ophthalmic surgery. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2026.3661297
- Briel, M., Haide, L., Weber, T., Jungo, A., Piccinelli, N., Kronreif, G.,... Tagliabue, E. (2026). Intraoperative fusion of models and data for robust distance sensing. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-026-03615-1
- Nienhaus, J., Peter, R., Kapeller, F., Dettelbacher, K., Sentosa, R., Tagliabue, E.,... Leitgeb, R. (2026). PASO: A Multipurpose Porcine Anterior Segment Dataset Featuring Spectral and Reconstructed OCT Volume Scans and Surgical Instrument Segmentation Masks. In Huihui Fang, Meng Wang, Heng Li, Hao Chen, Hrvoje Bogunovic, Cecilia S. Lee (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 126-136). Daejeon, KOR: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
- Peter, R., Oberschulte, E., Vaidya, A., Lindemeier, T., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Tagliabue, E. (2026). Rectification of Cornea Induced Distortions in Microscopic Images for Assisted Ophthalmic Surgery. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2026.3656209
- Peter, R., Oberschulte, E., Wu, E., Vaidya, A., Lindemeier, T., Tagliabue, E., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2026). Generation of Controllable and Photorealistic Synthetic Cataract Surgery Images: Blending 3D Models and Real-World Data. In Virginia Fernandez, Lianrui Zuo, Samuel W. Remedios, David Wiesner, Adrià Casamitjana (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 97-106). Daejeon, KOR: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
- Peter, R., Pham, D.X.V., Matten, P., Wu, E., Nienhaus, J., Meissen, F.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2026). Domain-agnostic weakly supervised surgical instrument segmentation. Scientific Reports, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43054-1
- Robertshaw, H., Barnes, A., Blakelock, P., Blanc, R., Crossley, R., Fahrig, R.,... Booth, T.C. (2026). A Position Statement on Endovascular Models and Effectiveness Metrics for Mechanical Thrombectomy Navigation, on Behalf of the Stakeholder Taskforce for Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Robotic Thrombectomy (START). Journal of the American Heart Association, 15(7), e044931-. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.044931
2025
- Briel, M., Haide, L., Emmrich, J., Piccinelli, N., Kronreif, G., Tagliabue, E., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). Intraoperative 3D Reconstruction and Geometric Modeling Using Sensorized Microsurgical Instruments. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2025.3604119
- Briel, M., Haide, L., Hess, M., Schimmelpfennig, J., Matten, P., Peter, R.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). Intraoperative adaptive eye model based on instrument-integrated OCT for robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03325-0
- Gyenes, B., Franke, N., Scheikl, P., Henrich, P., Younis, R., Neumann, G.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). Point Cloud Segmentation for Autonomous Clip Positioning in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on a Phantom. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2025.3585357
- Henrich, P., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). LOOC: Localizing Organs using Occupancy Networks and Body Surface Depth Images. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3543736
- Henrich, P., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Scheikl, P. (2025). LUDO: Low-Latency Understanding of Deformable Objects using Point Cloud Occupancy Functions. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2025.3582837
- Karstensen, L., Robertshaw, H., Hatzl, J., Jackson, B., Langejürgen, J., Breininger, K.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). Learning-based autonomous navigation, benchmark environments and simulation framework for endovascular interventions. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.110844
- Lingelbach, K., Rips, J., Karstensen, L., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Vukelić, M. (2025). Evaluating robotic actions: spatiotemporal brain dynamics of performance assessment in robot-assisted laparoscopic training. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnrgo.2025.1535799
- Matasyoh, N.M., Delev, D., Masalha, W., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Zeineldin, R. (2025). Correction: NeuroLens: organ localization using natural language commands for anatomical recognition in surgical training (International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, (2025), 20, 8, (1623-1632), 10.1007/s11548-025-03463-5). International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03519-6
- Matasyoh, N.M., Delev, D., Masalha, W., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Zeineldin, R. (2025). NeuroLens: organ localization using natural language commands for anatomical recognition in surgical training. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03463-5
- Murek, M., Philipp, M., Gutt-Will, M., Mathis, A.M., Bervini, D., Saur, S.,... Raabe, A. (2025). Streamlining microsurgical procedures: a phantom trial of an artificial intelligence–driven robotic microscope assistant. Neurosurgical Focus, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.4.FOCUS25142
- Schüßler, A., Kunz, C.-P., Younis, R., Alt, B., Paik, J., Wagner, M., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2025). Semi-Autonomous Robotic Assistance for Gallbladder Retraction in Surgery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2025.3577430
2024
- Alagi, H., Fischer, N., Behrends, K., Ftirst-Walter, I., Becker, J., Beigl, M.,... Hein, B. (2024). Enhancing Force Sensing Capabilities in Exoskeleton Interfaces Using Compliant Actuator-Sensor Units - A User Study. In Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 889-894). Heidelberg, DE: IEEE Computer Society.
- Fischer, J., Andreas, D., Beckerle, P., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Marzi, C. (2024). Vibrational Feedback for a Teleoperated Continuum Robot with Non-contact Endoscope Localization. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-0105
- Fischer, N., Ho, P., Marzi, C., Schuler, P., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). A Laryngoscope with Shape Memory Actuation. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10(2), 58-61. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-1067
- Henrich, P., Gyenes, B., Scheikl, P., Neumann, G., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Registered and Segmented Deformable Object Reconstruction from a Single View Point Cloud. In Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2024 (pp. 3117-3126). Waikoloa, HI, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Henrich, P., Liu, J., Ge, J., Schmidgall, S., Shepard, L., Ghazi, A.E.,... Krieger, A. (2024). Tracking Tumors under Deformation from Partial Point Clouds using Occupancy Networks. In IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 7227-7234). Abu Dhabi, AE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Kunz, C.-P., Kraus, M., Younis, R., Wagner, M., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Statistical Shape Models for Grasp Point Determination in Laparoscopic Surgeries. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-0111
- Lemke, H.U., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Design criteria for AI-based IT systems. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-024-03064-8
- Matasyoh, N.M., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Zeineldin, R. (2024). SAMSurg: Surgical Instrument Segmentation in Robotic Surgeries Using Vision Foundation Model. IEEE Access, 12, 193950-193959. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3520386
- Matasyoh, N.M., Schmidt, R., Zeineldin, R., Spetzger, U., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Interactive Surgical Training in Neuroendoscopy: Real-Time Anatomical Feature Localization using Natural Language Expressions. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2024.3405814
- Matasyoh, N.M., Zeineldin, R., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Optimising speech recognition using LLMs: an application in the surgical domain. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10(1), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-0112
- Peter, R., Moreira, S., Tagliabue, E., Hillenbrand, M., Nunes, R.G., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Correction to: Stereo reconstruction from microscopic images for computer-assisted ophthalmic surgery(International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 10.1007/s11548-024-03177-0). International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-024-03270-4
- Peter, R., Moreira, S., Tagliabue, E., Hillenbrand, M., Nunes, R.G., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Stereo reconstruction from microscopic images for computer-assisted ophthalmic surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-024-03177-0
- Peter, R.C., Peikert, S., Haide, L., Pham, D.X.V., Chettaoui, T., Tagliabue, E.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Lens Capsule Tearing in Cataract Surgery using Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 15501-15508). Yokohama, JP: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Scheikl, P., Schreiber, N., Haas, C., Freymuth, N., Neumann, G., Lioutikov, R., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Movement Primitive Diffusion: Learning Gentle Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2024.3382529
- Schüßler, A., Younis, R., Paik, J., Wagner, M., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Kunz, C.-P. (2024). Interactive Surgical Liver Phantom for Cholecystectomy Training. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10(2), 95-98. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-1076
- Younis, R., Yamlahi, A., Bodenstedt, S., Scheikl, P., Kisilenko, A., Daum, M.,... Wagner, M. (2024). A surgical activity model of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for co-operation with collaborative robots. Surgical Endoscopy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10958-w
- Zeineldin, R., Karar, M.E., Burgert, O., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). NeuroIGN: Explainable Multimodal Image-Guided System for Precise Brain Tumor Surgery. Journal of Medical Systems, 48(1), 25-. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-024-02037-3
- Zeineldin, R., Karar, M.E., Elshaer, Z., Coburger, J., Wirtz, C.R., Burgert, O., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Explainable hybrid vision transformers and convolutional network for multimodal glioma segmentation in brain MRI. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54186-7
- Zeineldin, R., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2024). Ensemble Learning and 3D Pix2Pix for Comprehensive Brain Tumor Analysis in Multimodal MRI. In Ujjwal Baid, Sylwia Malec, Spyridon Bakas, Reuben Dorent, Monika Pytlarz, Alessandro Crimi, Ruisheng Su, Navodini Wijethilake (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 24-34). Vancouver, BC, CAN: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
2023
- Fischer, N., Alagi, H., Beigl, M., Hein, B., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). A Compliant Actuator-Sensor Unit using a Shape Memory Alloy and Capacitive Force Sensing for Active Exoskeleton Interfaces. In IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. Austin, TX, USA: IEEE Computer Society.
- Fischer, N., Becher, M., Holtge, L., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). A Self-Assembling Extendable Tendon-Driven Continuum Robot With Variable Length. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8(12), 8518-8524. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3325781
- Fischer, N., Knapp, J., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Shape-sensing by self-sensing of shape memory alloy instruments for minimal invasive surgery. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 71(7), 554-561. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0058
- Fischer, N., Kriechbaum, J., Berwanger, D., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Compliant Hall-Effect Sensor Array for Passive Magnetic Instrument Tracking. IEEE Sensors Letters, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2023.3250971
- Fischer, N., Marzi, C., Meisenbacher, K., Kisilenko, A., Davitashvili, T., Wagner, M., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). A sensorized modular training platform to reduce vascular damage in endovascular surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-023-02935-w
- Fischer, N., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Compact flexible actuator based on a shape memory alloy for shaping surgical instruments. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 71(7), 547-553. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0049
- Karstensen, L., Ritter, J., Hatzl, J., Ernst, F., Langejürgen, J., Uhl, C., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Recurrent neural networks for generalization towards the vessel geometry in autonomous endovascular guidewire navigation in the aortic arch. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-023-02938-7
- Linkerhägner, J., Freymuth, N., Scheikl, P.M., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Neumann, G. (2023). GROUNDING GRAPH NETWORK SIMULATORS USING PHYSICAL SENSOR OBSERVATIONS. In 11th International Conference on Learning Representations, ICLR 2023. Kigali, RWA: International Conference on Learning Representations, ICLR.
- Marzi, C., Buck, F., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Continuum robot actuation by a single motor per antagonistic tendon pair: workspace and repeatability analysis. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 71(7), 528-536. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0066
- Rauter, G., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Special issue: Minimal-invasive robotics. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 71(7), 503-504. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0098
- Scheikl, P.M., Tagliabue, E., Gyenes, B., Wagner, M., Dall'Alba, D., Fiorini, P., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2023). Sim-to-Real Transfer for Visual Reinforcement Learning of Deformable Object Manipulation for Robot-Assisted Surgery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8(2), 560-567. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3227873
- Zeineldin, R.A., Junger, D., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2023). Development of an AI-driven system for neurosurgery with a usability study: a step towards minimal invasive robotics. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 71(7), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0061
- Zeineldin, R.A., Karar, M.E., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2023). Self-supervised iRegNet for the Registration of Longitudinal Brain MRI of Diffuse Glioma Patients. In Spyridon Bakas, Ujjwal Baid, Bhakti Baheti, Alessandro Crimi, Sylwia Malec, Monika Pytlarz, Maximilian Zenk, Reuben Dorent (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 25-34). Singapore, SGP: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
2022
- Alt, B., Kunz, C., Katic, D., Younis, R., Jaekel, R., Mueller-Stich, B.P.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). LapSeg3D: Weakly Supervised Semantic Segmentation of Point Clouds Representing Laparoscopic Scenes. In IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 5265-5270). Kyoto, JPN: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- García, G., Fischer, N., Marzi, C., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Robotic Sensorized Gastroendoscopy with Wireless Single-Hand Control. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0017
- Hopp, T., Springer, L., Gross, C., Grudzenski-Theis, S., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Ruiter, N. (2022). Segmentation of the mouse skull for MRI guided transcranial focused ultrasound therapy planning. In Cristian A. Linte, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen (Eds.), Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. Virtual, Online: SPIE.
- Karstensen, L., Ritter, J., Hatzl, J., Paetz, T., Langejuergen, J., Uhl, C., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Learning-based autonomous vascular guidewire navigation without human demonstration in the venous system of a porcine liver. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 17(11), 2033-2040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-022-02646-8
- Kunz, C., Maierhofer, P., Gyenes, B., Franke, N., Younis, R., Müller-Stich, B.P.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Augmented Reality-based Robot Control for Laparoscopic Surgery. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), 54-57. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0014
- Marzi, C., Alagi, H., Rau, O., Hampe, J., Korvink, J.G., Hein, B., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Capacitive Proximity Sensor for Non-Contact Endoscope Localization. In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 9614-9620). Philadelphia, PA, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Peikert, S., Kunz, C., Fischer, N., Hlavac, M., Pala, A., Schneider, M., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Automated Linear and Non-Linear Path Planning for Neurosurgical Interventions. In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 7731-7737). Philadelphia, PA, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Philipp, M., Alperovich, A., Gutt-Will, M., Mathis, A., Saur, S., Raabe, A., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Dynamic CNNs using uncertainty to overcome domain generalization for surgical instrument localization. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2022 (pp. 1727-1736). Waikoloa, HI, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Philipp, M., Alperovich, A., Lisogorov, A., Gutt-Will, M., Mathis, A., Saur, S.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Annotation-efficient learning of surgical instrument activity in neurosurgery. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), 30-33. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0008
- Philipp, M., Bacher, N., Saur, S., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Bruhn, A. (2022). From Chairs To Brains: Customizing Optical Flow For Surgical Activity Localization. In Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. Kolkata, IND: IEEE Computer Society.
- Prinzen, T., Marzi, C., Haag, J., Mathis-Ullrich, F., Schipper, J., & Klenzner, T. (2022). Erkennung von Bildmerkmalen im Mikroskopbild für robotisch assistierte Mikrochirurgie: erste Ergebnisse und klinische Perspektive. In Laryngorhinootologie 2022. Georg Thieme Verlag KG.
- Ritter, J., Karstensen, L., Langejürgen, J., Hatzl, J., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Uhl, C. (2022). Quality-dependent Deep Learning for Safe Autonomous Guidewire Navigation. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0006
- Zeineldin, R.A., Karar, M.E., Elshaer, Z., Coburger, J., Wirtz, C.R., Burgert, O., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2022). Explainability of deep neural networks for MRI analysis of brain tumors. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-022-02619-x
- Zeineldin, R.A., Karar, M.E., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2022). Ensemble CNN Networks for GBM Tumors Segmentation Using Multi-parametric MRI. In Alessandro Crimi, Spyridon Bakas (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 473-483). Virtual, Online: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
- Zeineldin, R.A., Pollok, A., Mangliers, T., Karar, M.E., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2022). Deep automatic segmentation of brain tumours in interventional ultrasound data. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), 133-137. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0034
2021
- Fischer, N., Scheikl, P.M., Marzi, C., Galindo-Blanco, B., Kisilenko, A., Müller-Stich, B.P.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Flexible Facile Tactile Sensor for Smart Vessel Phantoms. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1019
- Gerst, M., Kunz, C., Henrich, P., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Multimodal risk-map for navigation planning in neurosurgical interventions. In Mechanisms and Machine Science (pp. 183-191). Springer Science and Business Media B.V..
- Karstensen, L., Pätz, T., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Stallkamp, J. (2021). Facile Testbed for Robotic X-ray based Endovascular Interventions. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1026
- Kunz, C., Gerst, M., Henrich, P., Schneider, M., Hlavac, M., Pala, A., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Multimodal risk-based path planning for neurosurgical interventions. Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the Asme, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049550
- Kunz, C., Hlavac, M., Schneider, M., Pal'a, A., Henrich, P., Jickeli, B.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Autonomous Planning and Intraoperative Augmented Reality Navigation for Neurosurgery. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 3(3), 738-749. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2021.3091184
- Marzi, C., Fischer, N., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Biocompatible Soft Material Actuator for Compliant Medical Robots. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1013
- Marzi, C., Prinzen, T., Haag, J., Klenzner, T., & Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Continuous Feature-Based Tracking of the Inner Ear for Robot-Assisted Microsurgery. Frontiers in Surgery, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.742160
- Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Scheikl, P.M. (2021). Robots in the operating room—(co)operation during surgery Robotik im Operationssaal – (Ko‑)Operieren mit Kollege Roboter. Gastroenterologe, 16(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11377-020-00496-x
- Philipp, M., Bacher, N., Nienhaus, J., Hauptmann, L., Lang, L., Alperovich, A.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Synthetic data generation for optical flow evaluation in the neurosurgical domain. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1), 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1015
- Scheikl, P.M., Gyenes, B., Davitashvili, T., Younis, R., Schulze, A., Mueller-Stich, B.P.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). Cooperative Assistance in Robotic Surgery through Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. In IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 1859-1864). Prague, CZE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Schneider, M., Kunz, C., Pal'a, A., Wirtz, C.R., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Hlavac, M. (2021). Augmented reality–assisted ventriculostomy. Neurosurgical Focus, 50(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.10.FOCUS20779
- Wagner, M., Bihlmaier, A., Kenngott, H.G., Mietkowski, P., Scheikl, P.M., Bodenstedt, S.,... Mueller-Stich, B.P. (2021). A learning robot for cognitive camera control in minimally invasive surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 35(9), 5365-5374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08509-8
- Zeineldin, R.A., Karar, M.E., Elshaer, Z., Schmidhammer, M., Coburger, J., Wirtz, C.R.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2021). IRegNet: Non-rigid registration of MRI to interventional US for brain-shift compensation using convolutional neural networks. IEEE Access, 9, 147579-147590. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3120306
- Zeineldin, R.A., Karar, M.E., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2021). A Hybrid Deep Registration of MR Scans to Interventional Ultrasound for Neurosurgical Guidance. In Chunfeng Lian, Xiaohuan Cao, Islem Rekik, Xuanang Xu, Pingkun Yan (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 586-595). Virtual, Online: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
- Zeineldin, R.A., Weimann, P., Karar, M.E., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Burgert, O. (2021). Slicer-DeepSeg: Open-Source Deep Learning Toolkit for Brain Tumour Segmentation. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1007
2020
- Karstensen, L., Behr, T., Pusch, T.P., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Stallkamp, J. (2020). Autonomous guidewire navigation in a two dimensional vascular phantom. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-0007
- Kunz, C., Maurer, P., Kees, F., Henrich, P., Marzi, C., Hlaváč, M.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2020). Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-0027
- Scheikl, P.M., Laschewski, S., Kisilenko, A., Davitashvili, T., Müller, B., Capek, M.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2020). Deep learning for semantic segmentation of organs and tissues in laparoscopic surgery. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-0016