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Lotta María Ellingsen - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Lotta María Ellingsen
Íslenska
Professor
Medical imaging
Location
VR-2 / V02-357
Phone
525 - 4670
Email
lotta [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Website
https://lotta.hi.is/
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-0979
Research portal – Lotta María Ellingsen
Courses 2024 - 2025
RAF615M - Science and innovation in medical technology
RAF612G - Electrical system of a racing car, part B
RAF055F - Selected topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
RAF506G - Electrical system of a racing car, part A
RAF507M - Medical Imaging Systems
RAF054F - Selected topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Collaboration
NeuroImaging
,
Thilo van Eimeren
,
University of Cologne
Bone image analysis
,
Benedikt Helgason
,
ETH Zurich
Brain and bone image analysis
,
Vilmundur Guðnason, Sigurður Sigurðsson
,
Icelandic Heart Association
Neuroimaging
,
Ari M. Blitz
,
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Medical Image Processing
,
Jerry L. Prince
,
Johns Hopkins University
Education
2008
,
Ph.D.
,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2004
,
M.Sc.
,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2001
,
B.Sc.
,
University of Iceland
,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professional Experience
2017 -
,
Associate Professor,
University of Iceland
2022 -
,
Head of faculty,
University of Iceland
2020 -
2022,
Adjunct Associate Professor,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
2014 -
2019,
Assistant Research Professor,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
2014 -
2017,
Assistant Professor,
University of Iceland
2009 -
2010,
Post-doctoral Fellow,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
2002 -
2007,
Research Assistant,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
2000 -
2002,
Engineer - signal processing group,
deCODE Genetics
Published works
2024
Segmentation methods for quantifying X-ray Computed Tomography based biomarkers to assess hip fracture risk
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Region-Based U-Net for Accelerated Training and Enhanced Precision in Deep Brain Segmentation
Automated fingerprint analysis as a diagnostic tool for the genetic disorder Kabuki syndrome
Genetics in Medicine Open
2022
Fast and robust femur segmentation from computed tomography images for patient-specific hip fracture risk screening
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization
A joint ventricle and WMH segmentation from MRI for evaluation of healthy and pathological changes in the aging brain
PLoS ONE
Introducing a gatekeeping system for amyloid status assessment in mild cognitive impairment
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2021
Automated brainstem parcellation using multi-atlas segmentation and deep neural network
Automated femur segmentation from computed tomography images using a deep neural network
2019
Applications of a deep learning method for anti-aliasing and super-resolution in MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Unsupervised brain lesion segmentation from MRI using a convolutional autoencoder
Brain ventricle parcellation using a deep neural network: Application to patients with ventriculomegaly
NeuroImage: Clinical
Brain age prediction using deep learning uncovers associated sequence variants
Nature Communications
Large-scale parcellation of the ventricular system using convolutional neural networks
SegAE: Unsupervised white matter lesion segmentation from brain MRIs using a CNN autoencoder
NeuroImage: Clinical
2018
Deformable model reconstruction of the subarachnoid space
Shortcomings of ventricle segmentation using deep convolutional networks
Multi-atlas segmentation of the hydrocephalus brain using an adaptive ventricle atlas
2017
15q11.2 CNV affects cognitive, structural and functional correlates of dyslexia and dyscalculia
Translational Psychiatry
Whole brain parcellation with pathology
Longitudinal multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation data resource
Data in Brief
Longitudinal multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation
NeuroImage
2016
Segmentation and labeling of the ventricular system in normal pressure hydrocephalus using patch-based tissue classification and multi-atlas labeling
2011
Digital Topology in Brain Image Segmentation and Registration
2010
Robust deformable image registration using prior shape information for atlas to patient registration
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
2009
Mjolnir
International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
2007
Digital homeomorphisms in deformable registration
Statistical atlases of bone anatomy
2006
Deformable registration of CT pelvis images using Mjolnir
Transposon-derived repeats in the human genome and 5-methylcytosine- associated mutations in adjacent genes
Gene
Mjolnir
Atlas-assisted tomography
2001
Automated genotyping
Keywords for Specialisation:
Medical Image Processing
Computer Vision
Image analysis
MRI
Deep learning
Dementia
Artificial Intelligence
Brain
Computed Tomography
Machine Learning
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