Dr. Thomas Wendler

Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Wendler Vidal

Institute of Informatics

Postal address

Postal:
Boltzmannstr. 3
85748 Garching b. München

Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 19437
Homepage
wendler@tum.de

Research Interests

Medical Robotics
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Medicine
Molecular Imaging (in particular Nuclear Medicine, Fluorescence Imaging)
Nuclear Medicine Therapy (in particular Dosimetry)
Computer Aided Interventions (in particular Image Guided Interventions)
Clinical Applications

2022

Bi, Yuan; Jiang, Zhongliang; Gao, Yuan; Wendler, Thomas; Karlas, Angelos; Navab, Nassir: VesNet-RL: Simulation-Based Reinforcement Learning for Real-World US Probe Navigation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (3), 2022, 6638-6645 more…
De Benetti, Francesca; Brosch-Lenz, Julia; Hasa, Ergela; Eiber, Matthias; Navab, Nassir; Wendler, Thomas: Evaluating mosaicking strategies for patch-based Monte Carlo simulations for internal dosimetry. International Conference on Monte Carlo Techniques for Medical Applications, 2022 more…
De Benetti, Francesca; Bentele, Verena; Burian, Egon; Makowski, Marcus; Navab, Nassir; Braren, Rickmer; Wendler, Thomas: Longitudinal Analysis of Disease Progression Using Image and Laboratory Data for Covid-19 Patients. Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2022, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022 more…
Engstler, Paul; De Benetti, Francesca; Hasa, Ergela; Eiber, Matthias; Shi, Kuangyu; Navab, Nassir; Wendler, Thomas: Towards fast personalized Deep Neural Network-based Dose Distribution Calculations for Theranostics - Evaluation of Network Architectures in the example of Lu-177-PSMA prostate cancer treatment. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 63 (supplement 2), 2022, 3247--3247 more…
Jian, Bailiang; Azampour, Mohammad Farid; De Benetti, Francesca; Oberreuter, Johannes; Bukas, Christina; Gersing, Alexandra S.; Foreman, Sarah C.; Dietrich, Anna-Sophia; Rischewski, Jon; Kirschke, Jan S.; Navab, Nassir; Wendler, Thomas: Weakly-Supervised Biomechanically-Constrained CT/MRI Registration of the Spine. Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022 more…
Jiang, Zhongliang; Li, Zhenyu; Grimm, Matthias; Zhou, Mingchuan; Esposito, Marco; Wein, Wolfgang; Stechele, Walter; Wendler, Thomas; Navab, Nassir: Autonomous Robotic Screening of Tubular Structures Based Only on Real-Time Ultrasound Imaging Feedback. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 69 (7), 2022, 7064-7075 more…
Ramadani, Ardit; Bui, Mai; Wendler, Thomas; Schunkert, Heribert; Ewert, Peter; Navab, Nassir: A survey of catheter tracking concepts and methodologies. Medical Image Analysis 82, 2022, 102584 more…
Zielke, John; Eilers, Christine; Busam, Benjamin; Weber, Wolfgang; Navab, Nassir; Wendler, Thomas: RSV: Robotic Sonography for Thyroid Volumetry. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (2), 2022, 3342-3348 more…

2021

Bukas, Christina; Jian, Bailiang; Rodríguez Venegas, Luis Francisco; De Benetti, Francesca; Rühling, Sebastian; Sekuboyina, Anjany; Gempt, Jens; Kirschke, Jan Stefan; Piraud, Marie; Oberreuter, Johannes; Navab, Nassir; Wendler, Thomas: Patient-Specific Virtual Spine Straightening and Vertebra Inpainting: An Automatic Framework for Osteoplasty Planning. Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2021, Springer International Publishing, 2021 more…
Jiang, Zhongliang; Zhou, Yue; Bi, Yuan; Zhou, Mingchuan; Wendler, Thomas; Navab, Nassir: Deformation-Aware Robotic 3D Ultrasound. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 (4), 2021, 7675-7682 more…
Segato, Alice; Vece, Chiara Di; Zucchelli, Sara; Marzo, Marco Di; Wendler, Thomas; Azampour, Mohammad Farid; Galvan, Stefano; Secoli, Riccardo; De Momi, Elena: Position-Based Dynamics Simulator of Brain Deformations for Path Planning and Intra-Operative Control in Keyhole Neurosurgery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 (3), 2021, 6061-6067 more…

Teaching

Winter term 2022/23

Title	Type	Duration	Lecturer (assistant)
Computer Aided Medical Procedures (IN2021)	VO	4	N. Navab [L] N. Navab [L] U. Eck T. Wendler Vidal S. Faghihroohi R. D. Soberanis Mukul
Image Guided Surgery (IN2286)	VI	4	N. Navab [L] T. Wendler Vidal A. Ramadani Y. Velikova M. Salehi K. Mach M. Sommersperger Y. Bi H. Maier
Master Practical Course - Computational Surgineering (IN2106, IN4325)	PR	6	N. Navab [L] N. Navab [L] T. Wendler Vidal Y. Velikova M. Salehi K. Mach A. Ramadani M. Sommersperger Y. Bi H. Maier

Summer term 2023

Title	Dates	Type	Duration	Lecturer (assistant)
Computer Aided Medical Procedures II (IN2022)		VI	4	N. Navab [L] N. Navab [L] U. Eck T. Wendler Vidal S. Faghihroohi I. Joshi
Master Practical Course - Computational Surgineering (IN2106, IN4325)		PR	6	N. Navab [L] T. Wendler Vidal A. Ramadani Y. Velikova M. Sommersperger K. Mach M. Salehi H. Maier

Past Projects

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

In medical collaboration with:
PD Dr. med. Alexander Drzezga, Nuclear Medicine Dept., Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany

Scientific Director: Nassir Navab, Sibylle Ziegler

Contact Person(s): Dzhoshkun Ismail Shakir

In industrial collaboration with:
Dr. Farhad Daghighian, President, IntraMedical Imaging LLC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thomas Wendler, CTO, SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germany

Freehand SPECT for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization

In medical collaboration with:
Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaiger, Chefarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
PD Dr. Andreas Buck, Oberarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Ken Herrmann, Assistenzarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Prof. Dr. Marion Kiechle, Chefarzt, Gynaecology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Stefan Paepke, Leitender Oberarzt, Gynaecology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Andreas Schnelzer, Oberarzt, Gynaecology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Alexandra Ehlerding, Assistenzarzt, Gynaecology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Prof. Dr. Helmuth Friess, Chefarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Marc Martignoni, Oberarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Dr. Jakob Saeckl, Assistenzarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Prof. Dr. Stefano Fanti, Chefarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Asienda Ospidaliera S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dr. Ivan Santi, Assistenzarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Asienda Ospidaliera S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dr. Lorenzo Fantini, Assistenzarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Asienda Ospidaliera S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Scientific Director: Nassir Navab, Sibylle Ziegler

Contact Person(s): TobiasLasser, Asli Okur; Philipp Matthies

In industrial collaboration with:
Dr. Joerg Traub, CEO, SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germany
Dr. Thomas Wendler, CTO, SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germany

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

In medical collaboration with:
PD Dr. Andreas Buck, Oberarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany

Scientific Director: Nassir Navab

Contact Person(s): Nassir Navab

In industrial collaboration with:
Dr. Farhad Daghighian, President, IntraMedical Imaging LLC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thomas Wendler, CTO, SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germany

Student Projects

Available:

Current:

Finished:

Laparoscopic Freehand SPECT by Ayah Haidar (Master Thesis)
Development of a Disposable Tracking Target for Medical Application by Berkin Ergün (Master Thesis)
3D Surface Reconstruction for freehand SPECT by Gel Han, Christopher Resch & Christian Wiesner (IDP/Klinisches Anwendungsprojekt)
Optimized Workflow for Integration of Pre-operative Images into a Intra-operative Imaging Application by Dominik Zaeuner (Diploma Thesis)
Automated Segmentation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes from Freehand SPECT Images of Breast Cancer Patients by Asli Okur (Diploma Thesis)
Clinical evaluation of freehand SPECT for 3D thyroid scintigraphy by Xinxing Feng (IDP)
Clinical evaluation of freehand SPECT for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast carcinoma by Mei-Chuan Chen (IDP)
Design and Implementation of a Graphical User Interface for Acquisition and Evaluation of Freehand SPECT for Lymphatic Mapping in Breast and Skin Cancer by David Weisgerber (IDP/Klinisches Anwendungsprojekt)
Navigated Biopsy of scintigraphic cold nodules for patients suspected of having thyroid cancer by Katarzyna Szajkowska (Master Thesis)
Optical Screening Methods for Quantitative Evaluation of Progression in Skin Displasia by Rebekka Mayr (Master Thesis)
Feasibility study of beta probes for intraoperative detection of malignancy by Jakub Bieniarz (Master Thesis)
Robust Surface Reconstruction using IR-Laser-Pointer by Asli Okur (SEP)
An Iterative Reconstruction Framework for Surface PET: Positron Activity Surface Imaging using Tracked Beta Probes for Intraoperative Control of Resection Borders in Cancer Surgery by Coskun Özgür (Master Thesis)
Workflow and statistical analysis and workflow optimized design of graphical user interfaces for thyroid examinations by David Weisgerber (IDP/Klinisches Anwendungsprojekt)
Confidence visualization and robust inference based on tracking for beta probe surface reconstruction by Alexander Hartl (Diploma Thesis)
Workflow analysis for tumor resection procedures and evaluation of potential applications for radio-guided surgery by Xin Xu (Master Thesis)
Gamma Probe Modelling and Calibration for SPECT Reconstruction by Alexander Hartl (IDP)
Design and optimization of collimators for handheld gamma cameras by Volodymyr Cherniy (Master Thesis)