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Projects
A selection of cooperation projects
Here is a selection of joint research projects lead by researchers from Oldenburg and Groningen. You can find a list of the research projects of the Oldenburg-Groningen Joint Graduate Research Training Group on the programme website.
2D-Dosimetry in Proton Therapy
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe, PD Dr. Hui Khee Looe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Sytze Brandenburg, Prof. Dr. Stefan Both, Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG)
Funding
Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg
Publication
- Brodbek, L., Kretschmer, J., Willborn, K., Meijers, A., Both, S., Langendijk, J. A., . . . Poppe, B. (2020). Analysis of the applicability of two-dimensional detector arrays in terms of sampling rate and detector size to verify scanned intensity-modulated proton therapy plans. Med Phys. doi:10.1002/mp.14346
- Brodbek, L., Kretschmer, J., Dulkys, A., Le, T. L. T., Espelage, T., GMarmitt,G, Willborn, K., . . . Poppe, B. (2019). A frequency analysis of scanned intensity modulated proton therapy treatment plans. Med Phys, 46(6). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13589
- Both, S., Knopf, A., Korevaar, E. W., Langendijk, J. A., Meijers, A., Muijs, C. T., . . . Visser, S. (2020). Can we use the same planning strategies for diaphragm motion in IMPT as we use in VMAT? Proceedings from ESTRO 2020.
Accelerators for FLASH
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe, Dr. Gerhard Drolshagen (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Sytze Brandenburg, Prof. Dr. Stefan Both, Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG)
Funding
Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg
A chronic infection of the knee or hip prosthesis - an improvement in patient treatment by learning from the neighbors
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Bulstra, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Funding
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Nds. MWK)
AuDi-Reha: The Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Auditory Diagnostics and Rehabilitation Intervention
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Birger Kollmeier (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Pim van Dijk (UMCG, Department of Otorhinolaryngology)
Autocontouring von Patientendaten mittels MIRADA
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG, Radiotherapy)
Publication
- Grone, J., Höhn, M. C., Stelljes, T. S., Poppe, B., Jiang, P., Zhai, T., . . . , K. C. W. (2017). Multi-Atlas-Konturierung von Risikoorganen im Kopf- und Halsbereich mit Mirada Medical RTx. Strahlenther Onkol 193(Suppl 1): 1. doi.org/10.1007/s00066-017-1137-6.
- Grone, J., Brouwer, C. L., Zhai, T., Jiang, P., Stelljes, T. S., Poppe, B., . . . , K. C. W. (2016). Atlas-based automatic contouring using the Mirada RTx system. Strahlenther Onkol 192(Suppl 1): 1. doi.org/10.1007/s00066-016-0974-z.
- Grone, J., Meyners, J., Delfs, B., Mangangou, A., Burke, E., A. M., . . . Willborn, K. C. (2015). Variationen bei der Konturierung wichtiger Risikoorgane. Strahlenther Onkol 191(Suppl 1): 1. doi.org/10.1007/s00066-015-0847-x, 47.
Common Care
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe, Dr. Kay Willborn (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG)
Cross-border comparison of antibiotic prescriptions among children and adolescents between the north of the Netherlands and the north-west of Germany
- Prof. Dr. Falk Hoffmann (University of Oldenburg, Department of Health Services Research, Division of Outpatient Care and Pharmacoepidemiology), Prof. Dr. Michael Freitag (University of Oldenburg, Department of Health Services Research, Division of General Medicine)
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Friedrich (UMCG, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control)
Publication
Cross border treatment of patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (Common Care - WP 3 Orthopedics)
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Dr. med. Günter Dietz (Klinik für Orthopädische und Rheumatologische Rehabilitation, Bad Zwischenahn)
- Prof. Dr. Paul Jutte, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Funding
EU INTERREG V
DAME (Deep Learning in Medical Image Processing)
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG)
Early detection and treatment of prostate cancer patients - a transnational comparison of the effects of PSA-Testing guidelines and recommendations and an empirical evaluation of the heterogeneity of health care
- Dr. Alexander Winter (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Urology), Joachim Kieschke (Epidemiologisches Krebsregister Niedersachsen)
- Prof. Dr. Truuske de Bock (UMCG, Department of Epidemiology)
Funding
Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg
Publication
Effects of Cognitive Load on Decision Making Strategies in Cooperative Human Machine Systems
- Prof. Dr. Jochem Rieger und Moritz Held (University of Oldenburg, Department of Psychology, Applied Neurocognitive Psychology Lab)
- Prof. Dr. Niels Taatgen und Dr. Jelmer P. Borst (RUG, Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence)
Funding
DFG Funding PIRE II and Jelmer Borst/Artificial Intelligence Department: Bernoulli Institute
Additional information
Jointly supervised PhD-project as part of a joint degree
Effektivität der Rehabilitation nach Primärimplantation einer Hüft-Totalendoprothese. Ein Vergleich der gängigen postoperativen Nachsorge in den Niederlanden gegenüber der üblichen Nachsorge in Deutschland
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Dr. med. Günter Dietz (Klinik für Orthopädische und Rheumatologische Rehabilitation, Bad Zwischenahn)
- Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Bulstra, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Funding
- Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg;
- Intramural funding of the UMCG;
- Deutsche Rentenversicherung Oldenburg – Bremen (DRV)
ENRICH – European Training Network
- Prof. Dr. Volker Hohmann (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics and Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all, Division of Auditory Signal Processing and Hearing Devices)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Audiology), UMCG (Prof. Dr. Deniz Baskent)
Funding
EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)
Publication
Additional Information
Evaluation radiologischer Risikofaktoren für die Sinterung zementfreier Hüftendoprothesenschäfte Typ Excia T
- Prof. Dr. Uwe Maus, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Dr. Martin Stevens Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Exploring the differences in surgical and antibiotic treatment for periprosthetic joint infections across the border; analyzing clinical and microbiological outcomes
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Dr. Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker (UMCG, Internist-infectiologist)
- Prof. Dr. Paul Jutte, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Funding
EU-INTERREG V
From anatomy to surgery – clinical relevance of lumbosacral plexus variations
- Dr. med. Christian Heinen, Nikoloas Bagia (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Neurosurgery), Prof. Dr. Anja U. Bräuer, Dr. Veysel Ödemis (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine), Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Kretschmer (Klinikum Klagenfurt)
- Dr. Janniko Georgiadis (UMCG, Section Anatomy), Dr. Remco Renken (UMCG, Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems)
Funktionalität und Patientenzufriedenheit nach monokondylärem Oberflächenersatz am Knie - ist Navigation auch klinisch vorteilhaft?
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Influence of physical therapy on the extent of recovery after revision arthroplasty of the hip and knee in the Netherlands and Germany
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. Sjoerd K. Bulstra (UMCG, Department of Orthopaedics)
Investigation of the neural mechanisms underlying transcranial brain stimulation
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann (University of Oldenburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Experimental Psychology)
- Prof. Dr. Andre Aleman, Dr. Branislava Curcic-Blake (UMCG, Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems)
Joint experiments on otoacustic emissions
- Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl, Prof. Dr. Geoffrey A. Manley (University of Oldenburg, Department of Neuroscience, Division of Cochlea and Auditory Brainstem Physiology)
- Prof. Pim van Dijk, Prof. Hero Wit (UMCG, Department of Otorhinolaryngology)
Publications
- van Dijk P, Manley GA (2013) The effects of air pressure on spontaneous otoacoustic emissions of lizards. JARO 14:309-319. DOI: /10.1007/s10162-013-0385-0
- Manley GA, Pim van Dijk (2016) Frequency selectivity of the human cochlea: Suppression tuning of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions. Hearing Research 336:53-62. DOI: /10.1016/j.heares.2016.04.004
- Epp B, Manley GA, van Dijk P (2018) The mechanisms underlying multiple lobes in SOAE suppression tuning curves in a transmission line model of the cochlea. In: To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics. Eds. C Bergevin, S Puria. AIP Conf.Proc. Vol. 1965, pp 090005-1 - 090005-5, Melville, New York. DOI: /10.1063/1.5038494
- Engler S, Köppl C, Manley GA, de Kleine E, van Dijk P (2020) Suppression tuning of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in the barn owl (Tyto alba). Hearing Res: in press. DOI: /10.1016/j.heares.2019.107835
- Wit HP, Manley GA, van Dijk P (2020) Modeling the characteristics of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in lizards. Hearing Res: in press. DOI: /10.1016/j.heares.2019.107840
Joint experiments on the innervation and synaptopathy of the cochlea in mammals
- Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl (University of Oldenburg, Department of Neuroscience, Cochlea and Auditory Brainstem Physiology), Prof. Dr. Georg Klump (University of Oldenburg, Department of Neuroscience, Division of Animal Physiology and Behaviour)
- Dr. Sonja Pyott (UMCG, Department of Otorhinolaryngology)
Funding
Joint doctoral project funded by the Faculty for Medical and Health Sciences and the Department of Neuroscience of the University of Oldenburg since 2018.
Publication
Klinisch-Anatomisches Digitales Trainingsmodul (KADT): Verbessern digitale Lehrplattformen die anatomisch-radiologischen Kenntnisse der Studierenden im klinischen Trainingszentrum?
- Dr. Veysel Ödemis, Prof. Anja U. Bräuer (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, Division of Anatomy), Dr. med. Amr Soliman (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
- Dr. Janniko Georgiadis (UMCG, Section Anatomy)
LET Mesasurements in Particle Beams
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe, PD Dr. Hui Khee Looe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Sytze Brandenburg (UMCG)
Funding
Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg /UMCG
Non-Reference Dosimetry in Particle Beams
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe, PD Dr. Hui Khee Looe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Sytze Brandenburg, Prof. Dr. Stefan Both, Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk (UMCG)
Funding
Intramural funding of the Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg /UMCG
Publication
- Kretschmer, J., Dulkys, A., Brodbek, J., Stelljes, T. S. L., HK, & Poppe, P. (2020). Monte Carlo simulation of beam quality correction factors for ionisation chambers in monoenergetic proton beams. Proceedings from Abstractband der 51. Jahrestagung der DGMP.
- Kretschmer, J., Dulkys, A., Brodbek, L., Stelljes, T. S., Looe, H. K., & Poppe, B. (2020). Monte Carlo simulated beam quality and perturbation correction factors for ionization chambers in monoenergetic proton beams. Med Phys, 47(11), 5890-5905. doi:10.1002/mp.14499
- Kretschmer, J., Dulkys, A., Brodbek, L., Stelljes, T. S., Willborn, K., Looe, H. K., & Poppe, B. (2019). Monte Carlo simulations to improve the beam quality correction factors of ionization chambers in monoenergetic proton beams. Strahlenther Onkol, Suppl 1), 183.
- Kretschmer, J., Dulkys, A., Brodbek, L., Stelljes, T. S., Willborn, K. C., Looe, H. K., & Poppe, B. (2019). Investigation of ionization chamber responses to monoenergetic proton beams using Monte Carlo simulations. Med Phys, 46(6). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13589
Preoperative Expectations of German Patients on the Implantation of a Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. Paul Jutte, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Radiation Damages in Electronics
- Prof. Dr. Björn Poppe (University of Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Division of Medical Radiation Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Sytze Brandenburg (UMCG)
Funding
EU-H2020
Return to work and sustained work participation after total hip or total knee arthroplasty
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. Paul Jutte, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
- Prof. Dr. Sandra Brouwers (UMCG, Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine))
The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation After a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA): A Comparison of Usual Care in the Netherlands Versus Germany
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prod. Dr. Sjoerd K. Bulstra (UMCG, Department of Orthopaedics)
The influence of patient and health system characteristics on outcome after total hip arthroplasty in a cross-border region (Subproject 3; Comparison of healthcare structures, processes and outcomes in the Northern German and Dutch cross-border region [CHARE- GD I]
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. rer. medic. Lena Ansmann (University of Oldenburg, Department of Health Services Research)
- Prof. Dr. Paul Jutte, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Funding
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Nds. MWK)
The therapeutic validity and effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review
- Prof. Dr. med. Djordje Lazovic, Dr. rer. medic. Gesine H. Seeber (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, University Clinic of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
- Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Bulstra, Dr. Martin Stevens (UMCG, Department of Orthopedics)
Trends and patterns of antidepressant use in children and adolescents from five western countries, 2005–2012
- Prof. Dr. Falk Hoffmann (University of Oldenburg, Department of Health Services Research, Division of Outpatient Care and Pharmacoepidemiology)
- Prof. Dr. Luuk Kalverdijk (UMCG, Universitair Centrum Psychiatrie)
Publications
- Bachmann CJ, Aagaard L, Burcu M, Glaeske G, Kalverdijk LJ, Petersen I, Schuiling-Veninga CC, Wijlaars L, Zito JM, Hoffmann F (2016) Trends and patterns of antidepressant use in children and adolescents from five western countries, 2005–2012, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 26(3), 2016, Pages 411-419, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.02.001
- Kalverdijk LJ, Bachmann CJ, Aagaard L, Burcu M, Glaeske G, Hoffmann F, Petersen I, Schuiling-Veninga CCM, Wijlaars LP, Zito JM. A multi-national comparison of antipsychotic drug use in children and adolescents, 2005-2012. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2017 Oct 11;11:55. doi: 10.1186/s13034-017-0192-1
- Hálfdánarson Ó, Zoëga H, Aagaard L, Bernardo M, Brandt L, Fusté AC, Furu K, Garuoliené K, Hoffmann F, Huybrechts KF, Kalverdijk LJ, Kawakami K, Kieler H, Kinoshita T, Litchfield M, López SC, Machado-Alba JE, Machado-Duque ME, Mahesri M, Nishtala PS, Pearson SA, Reutfors J, Saastamoinen LK, Sato I, Schuiling-Veninga CCM, Shyu YC, Skurtveit S, Verdoux H, Wang LJ, Yahni CZ, Bachmann CJ. International trends in antipsychotic use: A study in 16 countries, 2005-2014. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2017 Oct;27(10):1064-1076. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.07.001
- Bachmann CJ, Aagaard L, Bernardo M, Brandt L, Cartabia M, Clavenna A, Coma Fusté A, Furu K, Garuoliené K, Hoffmann F, Hollingworth S, Huybrechts KF, Kalverdijk LJ, Kawakami K, Kieler H, Kinoshita T, López SC, Machado-Alba JE, Machado-Duque ME, Mahesri M, Nishtala PS, Piovani D, Reutfors J, Saastamoinen LK, Sato I, Schuiling-Veninga CCM, Shyu YC, Siskind D, Skurtveit S, Verdoux H, Wang LJ, Zara Yahni C, Zoëga H, Taylor D International trends in clozapine use: a study in 17 countries. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2017 Jul;136(1):37-51. doi: 10.1111/acps.12742
- Bachmann CJ, Wijlaars LP, Kalverdijk LJ, Burcu M, Glaeske G, Schuiling-Veninga CCM, Hoffmann F, Aagaard L, Zito JM. Trends in ADHD medication use in children and adolescents in five western countries, 2005-2012. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2017 May;27(5):484-493. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.03.002
Virtueller Präpariersaal: virtueller Präpariersaal mit 3D Animation und 360° Darstellung von Feuchtpräparaten der Anatomie Groningen
- Dr. Veysel Ödemis (University of Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, Division of Anatomy)
- Dr. Janniko Georgiadis (UMCG, Section Anatomy)