Dr. Florian Heinrich

Research Scientist

Faculty of Computer Science
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Office: G82-167
Phone: ++49 391 67-59349
ed.ugvo@hcirnieH.nairolF :liaM-E

Research Interest

My research interests include visualization and interaction concepts for medical AR/VR applications. In this area, I am mainly focused on supporting needle-based interventions with AR instrument navigation techniques. Besides, I am also interested in topics on the perception of distances and depth, especially for projector-based AR.

Short CV

Professional Experience

Since 07/2017Researcher and PhD Student at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
01/2016-06/2017Student Research Assistent and Master's Thesis at Computer-Assisted Surgery Group, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Augmented reality visualization of a needle navigation in a magnetic resonance tomograph
10/2014-03/2015Internship and Bachelor's Thesis at AppLab, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany
Supplementing physical use cases in the context of a Volkswagen vehicle with smart solutions

Education

06/2015-04/2017M.Sc. Computer Science Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
10/20011-06/2015B.Sc. Computational Visualistics Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany

Awards

2021Karl-Heinz-Hoehne-Award / medvis Award by the professional group Visual Computing in Biology and Medicine, a section of German Society for Computer ScienceLink
2019Best Poster Award for Augmented Reality Visualisation Concepts to Support Intraoperative Distance Estimation at VRST 2019Link
2017Faculty Award for the Best Master's GraduateLink
2015Faculty Award for the Best Bachelor's GraduateLink

Scientific Publications

Polenz, L., Joeres, F., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F. (2024)
Simulating projective Augmented Reality Visualizations in Virtual Reality: Is VR a feasible Environment for medical AR Evaluations?
CHI Extended Abstracts, accepted
 
Schott, D., Kunz, M., Mandel, J., Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2024)
An AR-Based Multi-User Learning Environment for Anatomy Seminars
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), accepted
 
Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Moritz, J., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2023)
Is this the vReal Life? Manipulating Visual Fidelity of Immersive Environments for Medical Task Simulation
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pp. 1171-1180
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Polenz, L., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2023)
Clutch & Grasp: Activation Gestures and Grip Styles for Device-based Interaction in Medical Spatial Augmented Reality
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 180, pp. 103117
Huettl, F., Heinrich, F., Boedecker, C., Vradelis, L., Ludt, A., Kneist, W., Hansen, C., Huber, T. (2023)
Real-Time Augmented Reality Annotation for Surgical Education During Laparoscopic Surgery: Results from a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial and Future Aspects
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 237(2), pp. 292-300
Schott, D., Kunz, M., Wunderling, T., Heinrich, F., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2023)
CardioGenesis4D: Interactive Morphological Transitions of Embryonic Heart Development in a Virtual Learning Environment
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29(5), pp. 2615 - 2625
Best Paper Honorable Mention 
Chheang, V., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Saalfeld, P., Barmaki, R., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
WiM-Based Group Navigation for Collaborative Virtual Reality
IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), accepted
Schreiter, J., Schott, D., Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F. (2022)
AR-Supported Supervision of Conditional Autonomous Robots: Considerations for Pedicle Screw Placement in the Future
Journal of Imaging, Special Issue Medical Augmented Reality Summer School (MARSS), 8(10), pp. 255
Schwenderling, L., Kleinau, A., Herbrich, W., Kasireddy, H., Heinrich, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Activation Modes for Gesture-based Interaction with a Magic Lens in AR Anatomy Visualisation
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, pp. 1243-1250
Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Hansen, C. (2022)
Exploring Object and Multi-Target Instrument Tracking for AR-Guided Interventions
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), pp. 74-77
Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Labsch, D., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Towards Multimodal Interaction for Needle-Based Procedures in a Virtual Radiology Suite
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(1), pp. 70-73
Schwenderling, L., Heinrich, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
Augmented Reality Visualization of Automated Path Planning for Percutaneous Interventions: A Phantom Study
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 17, pp. 2071-2079
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Joeres, F., Hansen, C. (2022)
2D versus 3D: A Comparison of Needle Navigation Concepts between Augmented Reality Display Devices
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 260-269
Chheang, V., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Saalfeld, P., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022)
Group WiM: A Group Navigation Technique for Collaborative Virtual Reality Environments
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 556-557
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Streuber, M., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, L., Hansen, C. (2021)
Effects of Surface Visualizations on Depth Perception in Projective Augmented Reality
IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS), pp. 1-6
Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F. (2021)
AR Visualization of Automated Access Path Planning for Percutaneous Interventions
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(1), pp. 20211112
Heinrich, F., Apilla, V., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C., Preim, B., Meuschke, M. (2021)
Estimating Depth Information of Vascular Models: A Comparative User Study Between a Virtual Reality and a Desktop Application
Computers & Graphics, 98, pp. 210-217
Heinrich, F., Huettl, F., Schmidt, G., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Huber, T., Hansen, C. (2020)
HoloPointer: A Virtual Augmented Reality Pointer for Laparoscopic Surgery Training
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 16, pp. 161-168
Joeres, F., Heinrich, F., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2020)
Towards Natural 3D Interaction for Laparoscopic Augmented Reality Registration
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 9(4), pp. 384-391
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Comparison of Augmented Reality Display Techniques to Support Medical Needle Insertion
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 26(12), pp. 3568-3575
Bornemann, K.,Heinrich, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Exploration of Medical Volume Data in Projective Augmented Reality: An Interactive Demonstration
Proceedings of Mensch und Computer, Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 507-509
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2020)
Interacting with Medical Volume Data in Projective Augmented Reality
Proceedings of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Lima, Peru, 12263, pp. 429-439
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Jungmann, F., Hansen, C. (2019)
Augmented Reality Visualisation Concepts to Support Intraoperative Distance Estimation
Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), Sydney, Australia
Best Poster Award 
Heinrich, F., Bornemann, K., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Depth Perception in Projective Augmented Reality: An Evaluation of Advanced Visualization Techniques
Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), Sydney, Australia
Heinrich, F., Schwenderling, L., Becker, M., Skalej, M., Hansen, C. (2019)
HoloInjection: Augmented Reality Support for CT-guided Spinal Needle Injections
IET Healthcare Technology Letters, 6, pp. 165-171
Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Effects of Accuracy-to-Colour Mapping Scales on Needle Navigation Aids visualised by Projective Augmented Reality
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), Reutlingen, Germany, in print
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Hansen, C. (2019)
A novel Registration Method for Optical See-Through Augmented Realty Devices and Optical Tracking Data
Proceedings of GI VR/AR Workshop, in print
Heinrich, F., Joeres, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2019)
Comparison of Projective Augmented Reality Concepts to Support Medical Needle Insertion
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 25, pp. 2157-2167
Heinrich, F., Schmidt, G., Bornemann, K., Roethe, A., Essayed, I., Hansen, C. (2019)
Visualization Concepts to Improve Spatial Perception for Instrument Navigation in Image-Guided Surgery
Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, San Diego, USA, 10951, pp. 1095125
Heinrich, F., Rohde, S., Huber, T., Paschold, M., Kneist, W., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2018)
VR-basierte Interaktion mit 3D-Organmodellen zur Planung und Simulation laparoskopischer Eingriffe
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery, Leipzig, Germany, 57-62
Mewes, A., Heinrich, F., Hensen, B., Wacker, F., Lawonn, K., Hansen, C. (2018)
Concepts for Augmented Reality Visualization to support Needle Guidance inside the MRI
IET Healthcare Technology Letters, pp. 5-10
Mewes, A., Heinrich, F., Kaegebein, U., Hensen, B., Wacker, F., Hansen, C. (2018)
Projector-Based Augmented Reality System for Interventional Visualization inside MRI Scanners
International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, 15(1), pp. e1950