Research groups:

Neck endocrine disease (leader)

Abdominal Imaging (member)

Translation research in nevrodegeneration and aging (member)

Paediatric Imaging group (member)

Associate editor of Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
Editorial Board Thyroid

My profession credo of 2008 (still valid today)

National server for education in Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine at the University of Bergen: Web lectures etc.

Excellent teaching practitioner

Faculty of Medicine Teaching Quality Award 2017

Best teacher 2019 (Medical Graduates' Award Dec 2019)

National e-learning platform for training nuclear medicine specialists in Norway

Academic article

• Lillebostad, Peder August Gudmundsen; Njølstad, Tormund Salvesen; Hogstad, Signe et al. (2025). Deep-learning segmentation of the substantia nigra from multiparametric MRI: Application to Parkinson’s disease. (external link)
• Tulipan, Andreas Julius; Gulati, Ankush; Haslerud, Torjan Magne et al. (2024). Rebooting nuclear medicine specialist education under the COVID-19 pandemic: From plenary lectures to active e-learning. (external link)
• Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore et al. (2023). A prospective non-randomized phase I trial of dendritic cell–based cryoimmunotherapy combined with checkpoint inhibitors in mCRPC.. (external link)
• Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne et al. (2023). A phase I prospective, non-randomized trial of autologous dendritic cell-based cryoimmunotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. (external link)
• Tulipan, Andreas Julius; Guzman, Angela Jaramillo; Haslerud, Torjan Magne et al. (2022). Enhancing PSMA-PET/CT with intravenous contrast: Improved tracer clearance in the prostate bed. (external link)
• Bekkelund, Mattis; Sangnes, Dag André; Søfteland, Eirik Wigtil et al. (2021). Gastroparesis symptoms associated with intestinal hypomotility: An explorative study using wireless motility capsule. (external link)
• Steinsvik, Elisabeth Kjelsvik; Sangnes, Dag A.; Søfteland, Eirik Wigtil et al. (2021). Gastric function in diabetic gastroparesis assessed by ultrasound and scintigraphy. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Kanoun, Salim; Davidsen, Trond et al. (2020). An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic. (external link)
• Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Beisland, Christian et al. (2020). Assessing extraprostatic extension by mpMRI of the prostate: Mehralivand’s EPE grade or EPE Likert score?. (external link)
• Sangnes, Dag André; Søfteland, Eirik Wigtil; Bekkelund, Mattis et al. (2019). Wireless motility capsule compared with scintigraphy in the assessment of diabetic gastroparesis. (external link)
• Gulati, Ankush; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Plessis, Elsa du et al. (2019). Evaluation of a new e-learning framework for teaching nuclear medicine and radiology to undergraduate medical students. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2018). Building an inclusive classroom – a blended course in Nuclear Medicine. (external link)
• Johnsen, Boel; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Pedersen, Kjetil Boye et al. (2018). Added value of 18F-FDG PET-CT in staging of Ewing sarcoma in children and young adults. (external link)
• Ueland, Grethe Åstrøm; Methlie, Paal; Jøssang, Dag Eirik et al. (2018). Adrenal Venous Sampling for Assessment of Autonomous Cortisol Secretion. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Katrin; Svendsen, Øyvind Sverre; Stangeland, Lodve et al. (2017). Injury mechanisms and electromyographic changes after injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: Experiments in a porcine model. (external link)
• Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Futterer, Jürgen J.; Losnegård, Are et al. (2017). Optimising preoperative risk stratification tools for prostate cancer using mpMRI. (external link)
• Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Tulipan, Andreas Julius; Jr, Robert Gray et al. (2017). E-learning for medical imaging specialists: introducing blended learning in a nuclear medicine specialist course. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Katrin; Aas, Turid; Biermann, Martin et al. (2016). EMG changes during continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring with sustained recurrent laryngeal nerve traction in a porcine model. (external link)
• Johnsen, Boel; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Pedersen, Kjetil Boye et al. (2016). Estimated cumulative radiation dose received by diagnostic imaging during staging and treatment of operable Ewing sarcoma 2005–2012. (external link)
• Tzoulis, Charalampos; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Biermann, Martin et al. (2016). Mitochondrial DNA homeostasis is essential for nigrostriatal integrity. (external link)
• Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji; Kotopoulis, Spiros; Bjånes, Tormod Karlsen et al. (2016). A human clinical trial using ultrasound and microbubbles to enhance gemcitabine treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Katrin; Vik, Renate Kollevåg; Sandvik, Lorentz et al. (2016). Impact of EMG changes in continuous vagal nerve monitoring in high-risk endocrine neck surgery. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2016). A national e-learning platform for training specialists in Nuclear Medicine in Norway. (external link)
• Johnsen, Boel; Pedersen, Kjetil Boye; Rosendahl, Karen et al. (2016). F-18-FDG PET-CT in children and young adults with Ewing sarcoma diagnosed in Norway during 2005-2012: a national population-based study. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Katrin; Vik, Renate Kollevåg; Sandvik, Lorentz et al. (2015). Impact of EMG Changes in Continuous Vagal Nerve Monitoring in High-Risk Endocrine Neck Surgery. (external link)
• Passow, Susanne; Specht, Karsten; Adamsen, Tom Christian et al. (2015). Default-mode network functional connectivity is closely related to metabolic activity. (external link)
• Stokmo, Henning Langen; Reitan, Bernt Christian; Johnsen, Boel et al. (2015). Introduction of positron emission tomography into the Western Norwegian Health Region: Regional balance in resource utilization from 2009 to 2014. (external link)
• Tzoulis, Charalampos; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Gjerde, Ivar Otto et al. (2015). Excellent response of intramedullary Erdheim-Chester disease to vemurafenib: a case report. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Kråkenes, Jostein; Brauckhoff, Katrin et al. (2015). Post-PET ultrasound improves specificity of 18F-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer while maintaining sensitivity. (external link)
• Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Reitan, Bernt Christian; Biermann, Martin et al. (2015). Metabolic tumor volume on 18F-FDG PET/CT improves preoperative identification of high-risk endometrial carcinoma patients. (external link)
• Gulati, Ankush; Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Følling, Magne et al. (2015). Comparison of Slope and Area algorithms for quantifying split renal function in dynamic renography. (external link)
• Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Fütterer, Jurgen; Halvorsen, Ole Johan et al. (2015). 1.5-T multiparametric MRI using PI-RADS: a region by region analysis to localize the index-tumor of prostate cancer in patients undergoing prostatectomy. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Michael; Naterstad, Helle Fjell; Brauckhoff, Katrin et al. (2014). Latencies longer than 3.5 ms after vagus nerve stimulation does not exclude a nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2014). A simple versatile solution for collecting multidimensional clinical data based on the CakePHP web application framework. (external link)
• Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Løvås, Kristian et al. (2014). High cardiac background activity limits <sup>99m</sup>Tc-MIBI radioguided surgery in aortopulmonary window parathyroid adenomas. (external link)
• Tzoulis, Charalampos; Vedeler, Christian A.; Haugen, Mette et al. (2013). Progressive striatal necrosis associated with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies. (external link)
• Tzoulis, Charalampos; Tran, Gia Tuong Thi; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas et al. (2013). Severe nigrostriatal degeneration without clinical parkinsonism in patients with polymerase gamma mutations. (external link)
• Schwarzlmuller, Thomas; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Brauckhoff, Michael et al. (2012). Insidentell thyreoideacancer ved F-18-FDG-PET. (external link)
• Trocchi, Pietro; Kluttig, Alexander; Dralle, Henning et al. (2012). Thyroid cancer surgery in Germany : An analysis of the nationwide DRG statistics 2005-2006. (external link)
• Naum, Alexandru Gratian; Johnsen, Boel; Biermann, Martin et al. (2011). Quantitative comparison of myocardial perfusion defects using different reconstruction algorithms. (external link)
• Bach-Gansmo, Tore; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Jøraholmen, Vivi et al. (2010). SPECT/CT hybrid imaging; with which CT?. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, M. K.; Riemann, B. et al. (2009). Clinical outcomes of adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid cancer Results after 874 patient-years of follow-up in the MSDS-trial. (external link)
• Franzius, C; Dietlein, M; Biermann, Martin et al. (2007). Procedure guideline for radioiodine therapy and (131)iodine whole-body scintigraphy in paediatric patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, Michaela K.; Dörr, U et al. (2005). Guidelines on radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: impact on clinical practice. (external link)
• Schuck, Andreas; Biermann, Martin; Schober, Otmar et al. (2005). Strahlentherapie des Schilddrüsenkarzinoms. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, Michaela K.; Riemann, B. et al. (2005). Radiojodtherapie des Schilddrüsenkarzinoms. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Schober, Otmar (2003). Should high hTG levels in absence of iodine uptake be treated?. (external link)
• Schuck, Andreas; Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, Michaela K. et al. (2003). Acute toxicity of adjuvant radiotherapy in locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: First results of the Multicenter Study Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (MSDS). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, Michaela K.; Schuck, Andreas et al. (2003). Multicenter Study Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MSDS): Diminished acceptance of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. (external link)
• Sedmera, David; Reckova, Maria; deAlmeida, Angela et al. (2003). Functional and morphological evidence for a ventricular conduction system in zebrafish and Xenopus hearts. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Schober, Otmar (2002). How many high-risk patients with differentiated thyroid cancer need a “Tumor Center” per year?. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Schober, Otmar (2002). GCP-compliant management of the Multicentric Study Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MSDS) with a relational database under Oracle 8i. (external link)
• Franzius, Christiane; Biermann, Martin; Hülskamp, G et al. (2001). Therapy monitoring in aspergillosis using F-18 FDG positron emission tomography. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Rubart, M; Moreno, A et al. (1998). Differential effects of cytochalasin D and 2,3 butanedione monoxime on isometric twitch force and transmembrane action potential in isolated ventricular muscle: implications for optical measurements of cardiac repolarization. (external link)
• Wu, J; Biermann, Martin; Rubart, M et al. (1998). Cytochalasin D as an excitation-contraction uncoupler for optically mapping action potentials in wedges of ventricular myocardium. (external link)
• Efimov, Igor R.; Cheng, Y. N.; Biermann, Martin et al. (1997). Transmembrane voltage changes produced by real and virtual electrodes during monophasic defibrillation shock delivered by an implantable electrode. (external link)

Poster

• Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne et al. (2023). Survival and biomarkers in a prospective non-randomized phase I trial of dendritic cell-based cryoimmunotherapy combined with checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). (external link)
• Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Reitan, Bernt; Trovik, Jone et al. (2014). Metabolic tumor volume on FDG-PET/CT predicts deep myometrial invasion, lymph node metastases and survival in patients with endometrial carcinoma. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Reitan, Bernt Christian; Johnsen, Boel et al. (2012). False positive FDG-uptake in neck and mediastinum in recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Naum, Alexandru Gratian et al. (2010). Multimodal imaging for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer: Ultrasound, I-131-SPECT-CT, FDG-PET-CT and fine-needle biopsy. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne et al. (2023). Survival and biomarkers in a prospective non-randomized phase I trial of dendritic cell-based cryoimmunotherapy combined with checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Naum, Alexandru Gratian et al. (2012). Multimodal imaging for suspected recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC): FDG-PET-CT, I-131-SPECT-CT, ultrasound (US) and US-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Naum, Alexandru Gratian et al. (2011). Multimodal imaging for diagnosis and treatment of recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)FDG-PET-CT, contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT), I-131-SPECT-CT, ultrasound (US) and US-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Naum, Alexandru Gratian et al. (2011). FDG-PET-CT, I-131-SPECT-CT, ultrasound (US) and US-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Naum, Alexandru Gratian et al. (2010). Multimodal imaging of differentiated thyroid cancer: FDG-PET-CT, I-131-SPECT-CT and ultrasound. (external link)
• Naum, Alexandru Gratian; Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel et al. (2010). Effects of CT attenuation correction and reconstruction method on myocardial SPECT perfusion imaging. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2009). PET-imaging in gastrointestinal oncology. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2009). Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for diffentiated thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2009). PET-CT ved cancer i oesofagus og ventrikkel. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Moen, Gunnar; Biermann, Martin (2021). Diagnostic Hybrid PET/CT and PET/MR with 18 F-FDG Perform Similarly in Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2020). [18F]tetrafluoroborate-PET Outperforms 131I-SPECT/CT in a Series of 25 Patients with Suspected Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. (external link)
• Braaten, Audun Ole; Biermann, Martin (2020). Radiofrequency Ablation and Laser Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules Are Similarly Effective at 6 Months in a Prospective, Randomized Trial. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (2020). Ultrasound Classification Systems Estimating Thyroid Malignancy Fail to Recognize Hyperfunctional Nodules. (external link)
• Adamsen, Tom Christian Holm; Biermann, Martin (2020). Lesional Uptake of the Hypoxia Imaging Agent [18F] FAZA on PET/CT Predicts Progression in Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. (external link)
• Brauckhoff, Katrin; Biermann, Martin (2020). Multimodal imaging of thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne (2018). Automated analysis of gray-scale ultrasound images of thyroid nodules (“radiomics”) may outperform image interpretation by less experienced thyroid radiologists. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Brauckhoff, Katrin (2018). Most “Recurrences” of Thyroid Cancer Represent Persistent Rather Than Recurrent Disease. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Haugland, Hans Kristian (2017). Does Core Needle Biopsy Have A Role in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology?. (external link)
• Sangnes, Dag André; Søfteland, Eirik; Biermann, Martin et al. (2016). Gastroparese - årsaker, diagnostikk og behandling. (external link)
• Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Brauckhoff, Katrin; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne et al. (2016). F18-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic meta-analysis. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik et al. (2013). Is there a role for PET-CT and SPECT-CT in pediatric oncology?. (external link)
• Hellwig, Dirk; Freudenberg, Lutz S.; Mottaghy, Felix M. et al. (2012). Nuclear Medicine in Europe: Education. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Johnsen, Boel; Sørbye, Halfdan et al. (2009). Positronemisjonstomografi ved nevroendokrine svulster. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin (1994). Die Autoophthalmoskopie. Eine historische Rückschau. (external link)

Chapter

• Biermann, Martin; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas (2019). Nukleærmedisinsk bildediagnostikk. (external link)
• Willoch, Frode; Biermann, Martin (2014). Nukleærmedisinsk bildediagnostikk. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Jurgens, H.; Schober, Otmar (2003). Maligne Schilddrüsentumoren. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Dimcevski, Georg Gjorgji; Kotopoulis, Spiros; Hoem, Dag et al. (2013). Ultrasound-assisted treatment of an inoperable pancreatic cancer. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Beyer, Florian; Heindel, Walter et al. (2010). Thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Ropinski, Timo; Viola, Ivan; Biermann, Martin et al. (2009). Multimodal Visualization with Interactive Closeups. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Pixberg, Michaela K.; Schuck, Andreas et al. (2005). External beam radiotherapy. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Borggrefe, Martin; Johna, Robert et al. (2003). Precision and reproducibility of cardiac mapping. (external link)
• Efimov, Igor R.; Biermann, Martin; Zipes, Douglas P (2003). Fast fluorescent mapping of electrical activity in the heart: Practical guide to experimental design and applications. (external link)
• Breithardt, Günter; Shenasa, M; Biermann, Martin et al. (1993). Precision and reproducibility of isochronal cardiac mapping. (external link)
• Biermann, Martin; Shenasa, M; Borggrefe, Martin et al. (1993). The interpretation of cardiac electrograms. (external link)

Reader opinion piece

• Tzoulis, Charalampos; Gjerde, Ivar Otto; Søfteland, Eirik et al. (2012). Erdheim-Chester disease presenting with an intramedullary spinal cord lesion. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Biermann, Martin; Breithardt, Günter (1994). Die Reproduzierbarkeit des kardialen elektrophysiologischen Mappings. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Multimodal imaging of thyroid and parathyroid disease

Neuroimaging

New resarch group Neck Endocrine Disease

National server for education in Nuclear Medicine

E-learning in Nuclear medicine