Blar i Faculty of Medicine på forfatter "Biermann, Martin"

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    • Default-mode network functional connectivity is closely related to metabolic activity 

      Passow, Susanne; Specht, Karsten; Adamsen, Tom Christian; Biermann, Martin; Brekke, Njål; Craven, Alexander R.; Ersland, Lars; Grüner, Renate; Kleven-Madsen, Nina; Kvernenes, Ole Heine; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Olesen, Rasmus Aamand; Hugdahl, Kenneth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)
      Over the last decade, the brain's default-mode network (DMN) and its function has attracted a lot of attention in the field of neuroscience. However, the exact underlying mechanisms of DMN functional connectivity, or more ...

    • EMG changes during continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring with sustained recurrent laryngeal nerve traction in a porcine model 

      Brauckhoff, Katrin; Aas, Turid; Biermann, Martin; Husby, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Purpose: Traction is the most common cause of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in endocrine neck surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate specific alterations to the electromyogram (EMG) and verify ...

    • Evaluation of a new e-learning framework for teaching nuclear medicine and radiology to undergraduate medical students 

      Gulati, Ankush; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; du Plessis, Elsa; Softeland, Eirik; Gray Jr, Robert; Biermann, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Radiology and nuclear medicine have traditionally been taught in a series of lectures and seminars concluded by an examination testing knowledge rather than skills. Purpose: To emphasize skills in the students’ ...

    • Excellent response of intramedullary Erdheim-Chester disease to vemurafenib: a case report 

      Tzoulis, Charalampos; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Søfteland, Eirik; Neckelmann, Gesche; Biermann, Martin; Haroche, Julien; Straume, Oddbjørn; Gjerde, Ivar Otto; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-30)
      Background: Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare histiocytosis characterized by multi-systemic organ involvement. Immune-modulating agents such as interferon-alpha have limited success and the disorder is progressive and ...

    • F18-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic meta-analysis 

      Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Lein, Regina Küfner; Heinecke, A.; Varhaug, Jan Erik; Biermann, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-09)
      Background Positron emission tomography (PET) with fluor-18-deoxy-glucose (FDG) is widely used for diagnosing recurrent or metastatic disease in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Purpose To assess the ...

    • Gastric function in diabetic gastroparesis assessed by ultrasound and scintigraphy 

      Steinsvik, Elisabeth Kjelsvik; Sangnes, Dag A.; Søfteland, Eirik; Biermann, Martin; Assmus, Jörg; Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji; Gilja, Odd Helge; Hausken, Trygve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Gastroparesis is a severe diabetes complication characterized by delayed gastric emptying. We examined patients with symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis using gastric emptying scintigraphy and ultrasound drink ...

    • Gastroparesis Symptoms Associated with Intestinal Hypomotility: An Explorative Study Using Wireless Motility Capsule 

      Bekkelund, Mattis; Sangnes, Dag André; Søfteland, Eirik Wigtil; Aabakken, Lars; Biermann, Martin; Steinsvik, Elisabeth K.; Hausken, Trygve; Dimcevski, Georg; Hatlebakk, Jan Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: Gastric emptying measurements are mandatory in gastroparesis diagnostics, but the association between delayed emptying and symptoms is questionable. It is imperative to find biomarkers better correlated to symptom ...

    • High cardiac background activity limits 99mTc-MIBI radioguided surgery in aortopulmonary window parathyroid adenomas 

      Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Løvås, Kristian; Biermann, Martin; Brauckhoff, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-23)
      Background: Radioguided surgery using 99m-Technetium-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) has been recommended for the surgical treatment of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas. However, high myocardial 99mTc-MIBI uptake ...

    • A human clinical trial using ultrasound and microbubbles to enhance gemcitabine treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer 

      Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji; Kotopoulis, Spiros; Bjånes, Tormod Karlsen; Hoem, Dag; Schjøtt, Jan; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Biermann, Martin; Molven, Anders; Sorbye, Halfdan; McCormack, Emmet; Postema, Michiel; Gilja, Odd Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)
      Background: The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the safety and potential toxicity of gemcitabine combined with microbubbles under sonication in inoperable pancreatic cancer patients. The secondary aim was to ...

    • Impact of EMG Changes in Continuous Vagal Nerve Monitoring in High-Risk Endocrine Neck Surgery 

      Brauckhoff, Katrin; Vik, Renate Kollevåg; Sandvik, Lorentz; Heimdal, John-Helge; Aas, Turid; Biermann, Martin; Brauckhoff, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)
      Background: Continuous vagal intraoperative neuromonitoring (CIONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) may reduce the risk of RLN lesions during high-risk endocrine neck surgery such as operation for large goiter ...

    • Introduction of positron emission tomography into the Western Norwegian Health Region: Regional balance in resource utilization from 2009 to 2014 

      Stokmo, Henning Langen; Reitan, Bernt Christian; Johnsen, Boel; Gulati, Ankush; Kleven-Madsen, Nina; Adamsen, Tom Christian Holm; Biermann, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Background: The aim was to compare resource utilization across the four health trusts within the Western Norway Regional Health Authority since the establishment of positron emission tomography (PET) at Haukeland University ...

    • Latencies longer than 3.5 ms after vagus nerve stimulation does not exclude a nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve 

      Brauckhoff, Michael; Naterstad, Helle; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Biermann, Martin; Aas, Turid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-28)
      Background: It has recently been reported that a signal latency shorter than 3.5 ms after electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve signify a nonrecurrent course of the inferior laryngeal nerve. We present a patient with ...

    • Multimodal imaging of thyroid cancer 

      Brauckhoff, Katrin; Biermann, Martin (Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose of review Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer in adults with rising incidence. Challenges in imaging thyroid cancer are twofold: distinguishing thyroid cancer from benign thyroid nodules, which ...

    • A phase I prospective, non-randomized trial of autologous dendritic cell-based cryoimmunotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer 

      Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Almås, Bjarte; Børretzen, Astrid; Helle, Svein Inge; Førde, Kristina; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Kaada, Silje Katrine Helland; Melve, Guro Kristin; Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Biermann, Martin; Bigalke, Iris; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Azeem, Waqas; Olsen, Jan Roger; Gabriel, Benjamin; Knappskog, Stian; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Bahn, Duke; Pantel, Klaus; Riethdorf, Sabine; Ragde, Haakon; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl Henning; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is an immunologically cold disease with dismal outcomes. Cryoablation destroys cancer tissue, releases tumor-associated antigens and creates a pro-inflammatory ...

    • Post-PET ultrasound improves specificity of 18F-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer while maintaining sensitivity 

      Biermann, Martin; Kråkenes, Jostein; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Haugland, Hans Kristian; Akslen, Lars A.; Heinecke, A.; Varhaug, Jan Erik; Brauckhoff, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-13)
      Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluor-18-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) with or without computed tomography (CT) is generally accepted as the most sensitive imaging modality for diagnosing recurrent differentiated ...

    • Progressive striatal necrosis associated with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies 

      Tzoulis, Charalampos; Vedeler, Christian A.; Haugen, Mette; Storstein, Anette; Tran, Gia Tuong Thi; Gjerde, Ivar Otto; Biermann, Martin; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Bindoff, Laurence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-31)
      Background: We report a case of childhood onset, generalized dystonia due to slowly progressive bilateral striatal necrosis associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies. This clinical phenotype has ...

    • A simple versatile solution for collecting multidimensional clinical data based on the CakePHP web application framework 

      Biermann, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04)
      Clinical trials aiming for regulatory approval of a therapeutic agent must be conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Clinical Data Management Systems (CDMS) are specialized software solutions geared toward ...

    • Wireless motility capsule compared with scintigraphy in the assessment of diabetic gastroparesis 

      Sangnes, Dag André; Søfteland, Eirik; Bekkelund, Mattis; Frey, Jakub; Biermann, Martin; Gilja, Odd Helge; Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-30)
      Background: Gastroparesis is a potentially severe late complication of diabetes mellitus. Today, delayed gastric emptying (GE) is mandatory for establishing the diagnosis. In this study, we compared wireless motility capsule ...