Julia Schottenhamml - Pattern Recognition Lab

Julia Schottenhamml, M. Sc.

Job title: Researcher
Organization: Department of Computer Science
Working group: Chair of Computer Science 5 (Pattern Recognition)
Phone number: +49 9131 85 27882
Fax number: +49 9131 85 27270
Email: julia.schottenhamml@fau.de
Website: https://lme.tf.fau.de/person/schottenhamml/
Address:
Martensstr. 3
91058 Erlangen
Room 10.138

Since 03/2018:
PhD Candidate at the Pattern Recognition Lab, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
10/2015 – 09/2016:
Visiting Student at the Biomedical Optical Imaging and Biophotonics Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

04/2014 – 01/2018:
Master of Science in Computer Science, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
10/2010 – 03/2014:
Bachelor of Science in Medical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

12/2016 – 03/2017:
Student research assistant, Digital Sports Group
04/2015 – 10/2015:
Student teaching assistant, Exercises in Algorithms and Data Structures

06/2014 – 03/2015:
Student research assistant, Digital Sports Group
04/2013 – 10/2013:
Student teaching assistant, Exercises in Algorithms and Data Structures
10/2012 – 04/2013:
Student teaching assistant, Exercises in Signals and Systems 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10/2015 – 09/2016:
Visiting Student at the Biomedical Optical Imaging and Biophotonics Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRMII)

01/2014 – 02/2014:
Internship, Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRMII), Munich

2019

PPP Brasilien 2019

(Third Party Funds Single)

Term: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Funding source: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

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2018

Automatic Intraoperative Tracking for Workflow and Dose Monitoring in X-Ray-based Minimally Invasive Surgeries

(Third Party Funds Single)

Term: June 1, 2018 - May 31, 2021
Funding source: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

Abstract

The goal of this project is the investigation of multimodal methods for the evaluation of interventional workflows in the operation room. This topic will be researched in an international project context with partners in Germany and in Brazil (UNISINOS in Porto Alegre). Methods will be developed to analyze the processes in an OR based on signals from body-worn sensors, cameras and other modalities like X-ray images recorded during the surgeries. For data analysis, techniques from the field of computer vision, machine learning and pattern recognition will be applied. The system will be integrated in a way that body-worn sensors developed by Portabiles as well as angiography systems produced by Siemens Healthcare can be included alongside.

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OCT-OCTA Segmentation of the Bruch’s Membrane in the Presence of Pathology:
Because of the ever increasing size of OCT(A) data sets, manual segmentation of ocular layers is typically impractically laborious, necessitating the usage of automatic algorithms. While automatic segmentation of ocular layers in the normal eye can be challenging, automatic segmentation in the presence of pathology, which often causes significant ocular distortions, is more challenging still.
Perhaps nowhere is the demand for accurate segmentation more stringent than in OCTA analysis of the choriocapillaris. Analysis of the choriocapillaris is of great interest in studying a number of diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR), where the choriocapillaris is thought to play an important role. En face OCTA analysis of the choriocapillaris typically requires segmentation of Bruch’s membrane (BM), an acellular matrix situated between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choriocapillaris.

However, to our knowledge, all previous publications on segmenting the BM have exclusively used OCT data. We think that OCTA data can be used synergistically alongside OCT data to segment Bruch’s membrane, as well as other ocular structures.

As such, the scope of this project is to explore different ways of incorporating and exploiting the additional information provided by the OCTA data in order to get more accurate and robust segmentation results for the BM in the presence of pathology.

This project is carried out in collaboration with Prof. Fujimoto’s Biomedical Optical Imaging and Biophotonics Group at MIT in Cambridge, USA.

2020

Journal Articles

Maloca PM., Spaide RF., de Carvalho ER., Studer HP., W Hasler P., Scholl HP., Heeren TF., Schottenhamml J., Balaskas K., Tufail A., Egan C.:
Novel biomarker of sphericity and cylindricity indices in volume-rendering optical coherence tomography angiography in normal and diabetic eyes: a preliminary study
In: Graefes Archive For Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2020)
ISSN: 0721-832X
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04582-x
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Conference Contributions

Schottenhamml J., Ploner S., Moult E., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
Fully automatic separation of three capillary plexuses in the macular region
Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO) (ONLINE, May 1, 2020 - May 7, 2020)
In: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ROCKVILLE: 2020
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Husvogt L., Ploner S., Stromer D., Schottenhamml J., Moult E., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
Compressed sensing for optical coherence tomography angiography volume generation
International workshop on Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen, 2020 (Berlin, March 15, 2020 - March 17, 2020)
In: Thomas Tolxdorff, Thomas M. Deserno, Heinz Handels, Andreas Maier, Klaus H. Maier-Hein, Christoph Palm (ed.): Informatik aktuell 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-29267-6_19
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2019

Journal Articles

Moult EM., Alibhai AY., Rebhun CB., Lee B., Ploner S., Schottenhamml J., Husvogt L., Baumal CR., Witkin AJ., Maier A., Duker JS., Rosenfeld P., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG.:
Spatial Distribution of Choriocapillaris Impairment in Eyes with Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
In: Retina-The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases (2019)
ISSN: 0275-004X
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002556
URL: https://journals.lww.com/retinajournal/Abstract/publishahead/SPATIAL_DISTRIBUTION_OF_CHORIOCAPILLARIS.96058.aspx
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Conference Contributions

Ploner S., Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Husvogt L., Alibhai AY., Waheed NK., Duker JS., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
Correction of artifacts from misregistered B-scans in orthogonally scanned and registered OCT angiography
ARVO Annual Meeting 2019 (Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 28, 2019 - May 2, 2019)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2019
URL: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2745781&resultClick=1
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Schottenhamml J., Ploner S., Moult EM., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
Deep learning based hybrid OCT-OCTA segmentation of Bruch's membrane in pathology
Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO) (Vancouver, April 28, 2019 - May 2, 2019)
In: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ROCKVILLE: 2019
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Husvogt L., Ploner S., Moult EM., Alibhai AY., Schottenhamml J., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
Using Medical Image Reconstruction Methods for Denoising of OCTA Data
ARVO Annual Meeting 2019 (Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 28, 2019 - May 2, 2019)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2019
URL: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2746928&resultClick=1
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Mustafa A., Biswas A., Bergler C., Schottenhamml J., Maier A.:
Analysis by adversarial synthesis - A novel approach for speech vocoding
20th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association: Crossroads of Speech and Language, INTERSPEECH 2019 (Graz, AUT, September 15, 2019 - September 19, 2019)
In: Gernot Kubin, Thomas Hain, Bjorn Schuller, Dina El Zarka, Petra Hodl (ed.): Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH 2019
DOI: 10.21437/Interspeech.2019-1195
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Groh B., Eskofier B., Schottenhamml J., Drory A.:
Unobtrusive Estimation of In-Stroke Boat Rotation in Rowing Using Wearable Sensors
12th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport (IACSS) (Moscow, Russia, July 8, 2019 - July 10, 2019)
In: Springer (ed.): Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport (IACSS 2019) 2019
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2018

Journal Articles

Rebhun CB., Moult EM., Ploner S., Moreira-Neto C., Alibhai AY., Schottenhamml J., Lee B., Choi W., Rifai FA., Tams M., Husvogt L., Baumal CR., Witkin AJ., Maier A., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Fujimoto JG., Waheed NK.:
Analyzing relative blood flow speeds in choroidal neovascularization using variable interscan time analysis OCT angiography
In: Ophthalmology Retina 2 (2018), p. 306-319
ISSN: 2468-7219
DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2017.08.013
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468653017303561?via=ihub
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Conference Contributions

Ploner S., Kraus MF., Husvogt L., Moult EM., Alibhai AY., Schottenhamml J., Geimer T., Rebhun CB., Lee B., Baumal CR., Waheed NK., Duker JS., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
3-D OCT Motion Correction Efficiently Enhanced with OCT Angiography
ARVO Annual Meeting 2018 (Honolulu, HI, April 29, 2018 - May 3, 2018)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2018
URL: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2694583&resultClick=1
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Ploner S., Riess C., Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG., Maier A.:
A Joint Probabilistic Model for Speckle Variance, Amplitude Decorrelation and Interframe Variance (IFV) Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2018 - Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen (Erlangen, March 11, 2018 - March 13, 2018)
In: Proceedings des Workshops Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2018 - Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen 2018
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-56537-7_37
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Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Novais EA., Kraus M., Lee B., Choi W., Ploner S., Husvogt L., Lu CD., Yiu P., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Maier A., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG.:
OCT-OCTA Segmentation
Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2018 (Erlangen, March 11, 2018 - March 13, 2018)
In: Maier, Andreas
Deserno, Thomas Martin
Handels, Heinz
Maier-Hein, Klaus
C., Palm
Tolxdorff, Thomas (ed.): Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2018, Berlin: 2018
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-56537-7_76
URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-56537-7_76
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2017

Journal Articles

Cole ED., Moult EM., Dang S., Choi W., Ploner S., Lee B., Louzada RN., Novais EA., Schottenhamml J., Husvogt L., Maier A., Fujimoto JG., Waheed NK., Duker JS.:
The Definition, Rationale, and Effects of Thresholding in OCT Angiography
In: Ophthalmology Retina 1/2017 (2017), p. 435-447
ISSN: 2468-7219
DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2017.01.019
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468653017300283
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Lu CD., Lee B., Schottenhamml J., Maier A., Pugh EN., Fujimoto JG.:
Photoreceptor Layer Thickness Changes During Dark Adaptation Observed With Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 58 (2017), p. 4632-4643
ISSN: 0146-0404
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22171
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Conference Contributions

Alibhai AY., Moult EM., Rebhun CB., Moreira-Neto C., Novais EA., Lee B., Schottenhamml J., Husvogt L., Maier A., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG.:
Flow Void Analysis: Multiscale Quantitation and Visualization of Choriocapillaris Alterations in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using OCT Angiography
ARVO Annual Meeting 2017 (Baltimore, MD, USA, May 7, 2017 - May 11, 2017)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2017
Open Access: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2637739&resultClick=1
URL: https://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2017/Alibhai17-FVA.pdf
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Ploner S., Moult EM., Schottenhamml J., Husvogt L., Lu CD., Rebhun CB., Alibhai AY., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Maier A., Fujimoto JG.:
Hybrid OCT-OCTA Vessel Visualization for Projection-Free Display of the Intermediate and Deep Retinal Plexuses
ARVO Annual Meeting 2017 (Baltimore, MD, USA, May 7, 2017 - May 11, 2017)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2017
URL: https://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2017/Ploner17-HOV.pdf
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Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Novais EA., Kraus M., Lee B., Choi W., Ploner S., Husvogt L., Lu CD., Yiu P., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Maier A., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG.:
OCT-OCTA Segmentation: a Novel Framework and an Application to Segment Bruch's Membrane in the Presence of Drusen
ARVO Annual Meeting 2017 (Baltimore, MD, USA, May 7, 2017 - May 11, 2017)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2017
URL: https://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2017/Schottenhamml17-OSA.pdf
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Moult EM., Ploner S., Rebhun CB., Alibhai AY., Lee B., Moreira-Neto C., Novais EA., Schottenhamml J., Husvogt L., Maier A., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Waheed NK., Fujimoto JG.:
Variable Interscan Time Analysis (VISTA-) Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) of Blood Flow Speeds in Eyes with Diabetic Retinopathy
ARVO Annual Meeting 2017 (Baltimore, MD, USA, May 7, 2017 - May 11, 2017)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, ARVO: 2017
URL: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2637998&resultClick=1
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2016

Journal Articles

Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Ploner S., Lee B., Novais EA., Cole ED., Dang S., Lu CD., Husvogt L., Waheed NK., Duker JS., Hornegger J., Fujimoto JG.:
An Automatic, Intercapillary Area-based Algorithm for Quantifying Diabetes-related Capillary Dropout Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
In: Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 36 (2016), p. S93-S101
ISSN: 1539-2864
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001288
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28005667
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Ploner S., Moult EM., Choi W., Waheed NK., Lee B., Novais EA., Cole ED., Potsaid B., Husvogt L., Schottenhamml J., Maier A., Rosenfeld P., Duker JS., Hornegger J., Fujimoto JG.:
Toward Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: Visualizing Blood Flow Speeds in Ocular Pathology Using Variable Interscan Time Analysis
In: Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 32 (2016), p. S118-S126
ISSN: 1539-2864
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001328
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Conference Contributions

Schottenhamml J., Moult EM., Ploner S., Lee B., Lu CD., Husvogt L., Waheed NK., Duker JS., Hornegger J., Fujimoto JG.:
An automatic algorithm measuring the retinal intercapillary area to assess diabetic retinopathy
ARVO Annual Meeting 2016 (Seattle, WA, USA, May 1, 2016 - May 5, 2016)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2016
URL: https://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2016/Schottenhamml16-AAA.pdf
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Ploner S., Moult EM., Waheed NK., Husvogt L., Schottenhamml J., Lee B., Hornegger J., Duker JS., Rosenfeld P., Fujimoto JG.:
Toward quantitative OCT angiography: visualizing flow impairment using variable interscan time analysis (VISTA)
ARVO Annual Meeting 2016 (Seattle, WA, USA, May 1, 2016 - May 5, 2016)
In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2016
URL: https://www5.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/Forschung/Publikationen/2016/Ploner16-TQO.pdf
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2014

Journal Articles

Kraus M., Liu JJ., Schottenhamml J., Chen CL., Budai A., Branchini L., Ko T., Ishikawa H., Wollstein G., Schuman J., Duker JS., Fujimoto JG., Hornegger J.:
Quantitative 3D-OCT motion correction with tilt and illumination correction, robust similarity measure and regularization
In: Biomedical Optics Express 5 (2014), p. 2591-2613
ISSN: 2156-7085
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.5.002591
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Julia Schottenhamml, M. Sc.

Academic CV

Working Experience

Projects

2019

PPP Brasilien 2019

2018

Automatic Intraoperative Tracking for Workflow and Dose Monitoring in X-Ray-based Minimally Invasive Surgeries

Publications

2020

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Conference Contributions

2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2014

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