Publications in reverse chronological order:
U. Scheipers, Localization of Cancer within the Gland: Ultrasound Imaging, in: H. U. Ahmed, M. Arya, P. Carroll, M. Emberton, eds., Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. [Google Book Search], [Amazon.com]
U. Scheipers, S. Koptenko, R. Remlinger, T. Falco, M. Lachaine, 3-D Ultrasound Volume Reconstruction Using the Direct Frame Interpolation Method, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 2460-2470, 2010. [IEEE Transactions]
U. Scheipers, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization, in: I. S. Gill, O. Ukimura, ed., Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology, Springer, 2008. [Google Book Search], [Amazon.com]
U. Scheipers, K. König, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, H. Ermert, Sonohistology – Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for Prostate Cancer Diagnostics, Cancer Biomarkers, Vol. 4-5, pp. 227-250, 2008. [IOS Press]
U. Scheipers, A ROC Framework for Computer-Aided Detection Systems, in: C. H. Chen, ed., Ultrasonic and Advanced Methods for Nondestructive Testing and Material Characterization, World Scientific Publishers, 2007. [Google Book Search], [Amazon.com]
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, J. Hänsler, M. Frieser, D. Strobel, C. Welp, J. Werner, E. Hahn, H. Ermert, Classification of Thermally Ablated Tissue Using Diagnostic Ultrasound, in: M. Andre, ed., Acoustical Imaging, Vol. 28, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York, 2007.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, M. Ashfaq, J. Hänsler, M. Frieser, D. Strobel, E. Hahn, H. Ermert, In Vivo Imaging of Coagulated Tissue, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1762-1765, 2006.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, F. Gottwald, A. Bozzato, M. Mienkina, J. Zenk, H. Iro, H. Ermert, Classification of Parotid Gland Tumors using Sonohistology, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 645-648, 2006.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, F. Gottwald, A. Bozzato, J. Zenk, H. Iro, H. Ermert, Sonohistologie für die Klassifikation von Parotistumoren, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 51, 2006.
U. Scheipers, C. Perrey, S. Siebers, C. Hansen, H. Ermert, A Tutorial on the Use of ROC Analysis for Computer-Aided Diagnostic Systems, Ultrasonic Imaging, Vol. 27, pp. 181-198, 2005.
U. Scheipers, S. Siebers, F. Gottwald, M. Ashfaq, A. Bozzato, J. Zenk, H. Iro, H. Ermert, Sonohistology for the Computerized Differentiation of Parotid Gland Tumors, Ultrasound in Med. & Biol., Vol. 31, No. 10, pp. 1287-1296, October 2005.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, A Classification System for Monitoring Thermal Therapies, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1126-1129, September 2005.
U. Scheipers, S. Siebers, M. Ashfaq, F. Gottwald, A. Bozzato, J. Zenk, H. Iro, H. Ermert, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for the Differentiation of Parotid Gland Tumors, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 828-830, September 2005. [PDF, 296 KB]
U. Scheipers, Sonohistology - Methods and Systems for Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization based on a Multifeature Approach and Fuzzy Inference Systems, Doctoral Thesis, Logos Verlag Berlin, Berlin, 2005. [RAR, 1980 KB] [Order a printed copy here...] [...or at amazon.de] [www.sonohistology.com]
K. König, U. Scheipers, A. Pesavento, A. Lorenz, H. Ermert, T. Senge, Initial Experiences with Real-Time Elastography Guided Biopsies of the Prostate, Journal of Urology, Vol. 174, pp. 115-117, July 2005.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, J. Hänsler, M. Frieser, D. Strobel, C. Welp, J. Werner, E. Hahn, H. Ermert, Sonographic Monitoring of Thermal Therapies using Automated Classification, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 50, pp. 1256-1257, 2005.
Ch. Hansen, U. Scheipers, N. Hüttebräuker, M. Gebel, H. Ermert, Time Series Analysis of Parameters from Ultrasound Data due to Liver Activity, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 50, pp. 1244-1245, 2005.
Ch. Hansen, U. Scheipers, N. Hüttebräuker, M. Gebel, H. Ermert, Trends in Time Series of Parameters from Ultrasonic Images Due to Metabolic Activities of the Human Liver, in: H.-P. Meinzer et al., eds., Procs BVM, Vol. 7, pp. 445-449, 2005.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, Sonographic Classification of Thermally Coagulated Tissue, in: H.-P. Meinzer et al., eds., Procs BVM, Vol. 7, pp. 440-444, 2005.
U. Scheipers, K. König, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, H. Ermert, Diagnostics of Prostate Cancer based on Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 2153-2156, September 2004. [PDF, 204 KB]
S. Siebers, M. Schwabe, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, Evaluation of Ultrasonic Texture and Spectral Parameters for Coagulated Tissue Characterization, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1804-1807, September 2004.
S. Siebers, B. Geier, M. Vogt, U. Scheipers, A. Mumme, H. Ermert, Classification of Venous Thrombosis Combining Ultrasound Elastography and Tissue Characterization, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1761-1764, September 2004.
C. Perrey, U. Scheipers, W. Bojara, S. Holt, M. Lindstead, H. Ermert, Computerized Segmentation of Blood and Luminal Borders in Intravascular Ultrasound, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1122-1125, September 2004.
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, K. König, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for the Classification of Prostate Tissue, JASA, Vol. 115, No. 5(2), p. 2586, May 2004.
U. Scheipers, K. König, T. Senge, J. Noldus, S. Philippou, H. Ermert, Moderne Verfahren der Prostatasonographie: Elastographie und Sonohistologie, Ultraschall in Med, Vol. 22, No. 25, pp. S33, September 2004.
U. Scheipers, C. Perrey, H. Ermert, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization based on Higher Order Classifiers, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 49, pp. 850-851, 2004.
S. Siebers, B. Geier, U. Scheipers, M. Vogt, A. Mumme, H. Ermert, Staging of Deep Venous Thrombosis using Ultrasound, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 49, pp. 846-847, 2004.
S. Siebers, M. Schwabe, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, Kontrolle der Thermotherapie mit Ultraschall, Ultraschall in Med, Vol. 22, No. 25, pp. S14, September 2004.
S. Siebers, B. Geier, M. Vogt, U. Scheipers, A. Mumme, H. Ermert, Sonographische Klassifikation der tiefen venösen Thrombose, Ultraschall in Med, Vol. 22, No. 25, pp. S35, September 2004.
U. Scheipers, K. König, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, H. Ermert, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for the Classification of Prostate Tissue, Proceedings of WCU, pp. 637-640, September 2003. [PDF, 333 KB]
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization for Prostate Diagnostics, Ultrasound in Med. & Biol., Vol. 29, No. 8, pp. 1137-1149, August 2003. [PDF, 426 KB]
H. J. Sommerfeld, J. M. Garcia-Schürmann, J. Schewe, K. Kühne, F. Cubick, R. R. Berges, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, J. Pannek, S. Philippou, T. Senge, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Using Ultrasound Elastography. Introduction of a Novel Technique and First Clinical Results, Urologe A, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 941-945, July 2003.
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, H.-J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, K. Kühne, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization for Prostate Diagnostics: Spectral Parameters vs. Texture Parameters, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 122-129, May 2003. [PDF, 2676 KB]
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, Ultrasound Based Methods for Monitoring of Thermal Therapies, in: M. Andre, ed., Acoustical Imaging, Vol. 27, pp. 643-649, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York, 2003.
K. M. Hiltawsky, W. Khaled, A. Lorenz, C. Perrey, A. Pesavento, U. Scheipers, S. Siebers, M. Vogt, H. Ermert, Prinicple, Applications and Limitations of Ultrasound Elastography, in: M. Andre, ed., Acoustical Imaging, Vol. 27, pp. 503-510, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York, 2003.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, C. Welp, J. Werner, H. Ermert, Ultrasound Based Methods for Thermal Therapy Monitoring, in: J.Y. Chapelon and C. Lafon, eds., 3rd International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, INSERM Unité 556 (ISTU3), Lyon, pp. 205-210, 2003.
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, H. J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, K. Kühne, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization for Prostate Diagnostics, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp.1347-1350, USA, 2002. [PDF, 298 KB]
A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, K. Kuehne, T. Senge, U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, Real Time Strain Imaging Guided Prostate Biopsy, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Abstract 1D-3, USA, 2002.
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, H. J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, K. Kühne, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization for Prostate Diagnostics, Proceedings in Acoustics, DAGA, pp. 689-690, 2002.
U. Scheipers, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, H. Ermert, H. J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, K. Kühne, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Multifeature Tissue Characterization for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1265-1268, USA, 2001. [PDF, 358 KB]
U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, A. Lorenz, H. J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultraschall-Gewebecharakterisierung für die Früherkennung von Prostatatumoren, Ultraschall in Med, Vol. 22, No. 11, p. 43, 2001.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, A. Pesavento, A. Lorenz, H. Ermert, Elastographie und Vibrographie, Ultraschall in Med, Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 99-100, 2001.
U. Scheipers, A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, H. Ermert, H. J. Sommerfeld, M. Garcia-Schürmann, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultraschall-Gewebecharakterisierung für die Prostatadiagnostik, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 72-73, 2001.
A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, U. Scheipers, S. Siebers, H. Ermert, K. Kühne, M. Garcia-Schürmann, H.-J. Sommerfeld, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Real Time Strain Imaging - a new Ultrasonic Method für Cancer Detection: First Study Results, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 62-63, 2001.
S. Siebers, U. Scheipers, A. Pesavento, A. Lorenz, H. Ermert, Echtzeit-Elastographie und Vibrographie: Abbildung elastischer Gewebeeigenschaften mit Ultraschall, Biomed. Technik, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 60-61, 2001.
A. Lorenz, A. Pesavento, U. Scheipers, H. Ermert, M. Garcia-Schürmann, H.-J. Sommerfeld, T. Senge, S. Philippou, Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization – Assessment of Prostate Tissue Malignancy in Vivo Using a Conventional Classifier based Tissue Classification Approach and Elastographic Imaging, Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1845-1848, USA, 2000.