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

Linux @ UiB

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

• Bente Sandvei Skeie; Alexander R. Craven; Eli Renate Grüner et al. (2026). Phase 1 dose-escalation trial combining sulfasalazine and stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. (external link)
• Vere Rose Megens; Peter Wessel Strandhagen; Erik Magnus Berntsen et al. (2026). The clinical Alzheimer's disease spectrum classified in the A/T/N framework with 18F-Flutemetamol-Centiloid, 18F-MK-6240-CenTauR, and 18F-FDG-AD metaROI: a multicenter memory clinic observational study. (external link)
• Peder August Gudmundsen Lillebostad; Tormund Salvesen Njølstad; Signe Hogstad et al. (2025). Deep-learning segmentation of the substantia nigra from multiparametric MRI: Application to Parkinson’s disease. (external link)
• Andreas Julius Tulipan; Ankush Gulati; Torjan Magne Haslerud et al. (2024). Rebooting nuclear medicine specialist education under the COVID-19 pandemic: From plenary lectures to active e-learning. (external link)
• Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen; Alfred Honore; Bjørn Tore Gjertsen et al. (2023). A prospective non-randomized phase I trial of dendritic cell–based cryoimmunotherapy combined with checkpoint inhibitors in mCRPC.. (external link)
• Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen; Alfred Honore; Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter 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)
• Andreas Julius Tulipan; Angela Jaramillo Guzman; Torjan Magne Haslerud et al. (2022). Enhancing PSMA-PET/CT with intravenous contrast: Improved tracer clearance in the prostate bed. (external link)
• Mattis Bekkelund; Dag André Sangnes; Eirik Wigtil Søfteland et al. (2021). Gastroparesis symptoms associated with intestinal hypomotility: An explorative study using wireless motility capsule. (external link)
• Elisabeth Kjelsvik Steinsvik; Dag A. Sangnes; Eirik Wigtil Søfteland et al. (2021). Gastric function in diabetic gastroparesis assessed by ultrasound and scintigraphy. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Salim Kanoun; Trond Davidsen et al. (2020). An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic. (external link)
• Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter; Ole Johan Halvorsen; Christian Beisland et al. (2020). Assessing extraprostatic extension by mpMRI of the prostate: Mehralivand’s EPE grade or EPE Likert score?. (external link)
• Dag André Sangnes; Eirik Wigtil Søfteland; Mattis Bekkelund et al. (2019). Wireless motility capsule compared with scintigraphy in the assessment of diabetic gastroparesis. (external link)
• Ankush Gulati; Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Elsa du Plessis et al. (2019). Evaluation of a new e-learning framework for teaching nuclear medicine and radiology to undergraduate medical students. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2018). Building an inclusive classroom – a blended course in Nuclear Medicine. (external link)
• Boel Johnsen; Kristine Eldevik Fasmer; Kjetil Boye Pedersen et al. (2018). Added value of 18F-FDG PET-CT in staging of Ewing sarcoma in children and young adults. (external link)
• Grethe Åstrøm Ueland; Paal Methlie; Dag Eirik Jøssang et al. (2018). Adrenal Venous Sampling for Assessment of Autonomous Cortisol Secretion. (external link)
• Katrin Brauckhoff; Øyvind Sverre Svendsen; Lodve Stangeland et al. (2017). Injury mechanisms and electromyographic changes after injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: Experiments in a porcine model. (external link)
• Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter; Jürgen J. Futterer; Are Losnegård et al. (2017). Optimising preoperative risk stratification tools for prostate cancer using mpMRI. (external link)
• Torjan Magne Haslerud; Andreas Julius Tulipan; Robert Gray Jr et al. (2017). E-learning for medical imaging specialists: introducing blended learning in a nuclear medicine specialist course. (external link)
• Katrin Brauckhoff; Turid Aas; Martin Biermann et al. (2016). EMG changes during continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring with sustained recurrent laryngeal nerve traction in a porcine model. (external link)
• Boel Johnsen; Kristine Eldevik Fasmer; Kjetil Boye Pedersen et al. (2016). Estimated cumulative radiation dose received by diagnostic imaging during staging and treatment of operable Ewing sarcoma 2005–2012. (external link)
• Charalampos Tzoulis; Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Martin Biermann et al. (2016). Mitochondrial DNA homeostasis is essential for nigrostriatal integrity. (external link)
• Georg Gjorgji Dimcevski; Spiros Kotopoulis; Tormod Karlsen Bjånes et al. (2016). A human clinical trial using ultrasound and microbubbles to enhance gemcitabine treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer. (external link)
• Katrin Brauckhoff; Renate Kollevåg Vik; Lorentz Sandvik et al. (2016). Impact of EMG changes in continuous vagal nerve monitoring in high-risk endocrine neck surgery. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2016). A national e-learning platform for training specialists in Nuclear Medicine in Norway. (external link)
• Boel Johnsen; Kjetil Boye Pedersen; Karen Rosendahl 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)
• Katrin Brauckhoff; Renate Kollevåg Vik; Lorentz Sandvik et al. (2015). Impact of EMG Changes in Continuous Vagal Nerve Monitoring in High-Risk Endocrine Neck Surgery. (external link)
• Susanne Passow; Karsten Specht; Tom Christian Adamsen et al. (2015). Default-mode network functional connectivity is closely related to metabolic activity. (external link)
• Henning Langen Stokmo; Bernt Christian Reitan; Boel Johnsen 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)
• Charalampos Tzoulis; Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Ivar Otto Gjerde et al. (2015). Excellent response of intramedullary Erdheim-Chester disease to vemurafenib: a case report. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Jostein Kråkenes; Katrin Brauckhoff et al. (2015). Post-PET ultrasound improves specificity of 18F-FDG-PET for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer while maintaining sensitivity. (external link)
• Jenny Hild Aase Husby; Bernt Christian Reitan; Martin Biermann et al. (2015). Metabolic tumor volume on 18F-FDG PET/CT improves preoperative identification of high-risk endometrial carcinoma patients. (external link)
• Ankush Gulati; Torjan Magne Haslerud; Magne Følling et al. (2015). Comparison of Slope and Area algorithms for quantifying split renal function in dynamic renography. (external link)
• Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter; Jurgen Fütterer; Ole Johan Halvorsen 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)
• Michael Brauckhoff; Helle Fjell Naterstad; Katrin Brauckhoff et al. (2014). Latencies longer than 3.5 ms after vagus nerve stimulation does not exclude a nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2014). A simple versatile solution for collecting multidimensional clinical data based on the CakePHP web application framework. (external link)
• Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Katrin Brauckhoff; Kristian Løvås et al. (2014). High cardiac background activity limits <sup>99m</sup>Tc-MIBI radioguided surgery in aortopulmonary window parathyroid adenomas. (external link)
• Charalampos Tzoulis; Christian A. Vedeler; Mette Haugen et al. (2013). Progressive striatal necrosis associated with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies. (external link)
• Charalampos Tzoulis; Gia Tuong Thi Tran; Thomas Schwarzlmüller et al. (2013). Severe nigrostriatal degeneration without clinical parkinsonism in patients with polymerase gamma mutations. (external link)
• Thomas Schwarzlmuller; Katrin Brauckhoff; Michael Brauckhoff et al. (2012). Insidentell thyreoideacancer ved F-18-FDG-PET. (external link)
• Pietro Trocchi; Alexander Kluttig; Henning Dralle et al. (2012). Thyroid cancer surgery in Germany : An analysis of the nationwide DRG statistics 2005-2006. (external link)
• Alexandru Gratian Naum; Boel Johnsen; Martin Biermann et al. (2011). Quantitative comparison of myocardial perfusion defects using different reconstruction algorithms. (external link)
• Tore Bach-Gansmo; Thomas Schwarzlmüller; Vivi Jøraholmen et al. (2010). SPECT/CT hybrid imaging; with which CT?. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; M. K. Pixberg; B. Riemann 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)
• C Franzius; M Dietlein; Martin Biermann et al. (2007). Procedure guideline for radioiodine therapy and (131)iodine whole-body scintigraphy in paediatric patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Michaela K. Pixberg; U Dörr et al. (2005). Guidelines on radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: impact on clinical practice. (external link)
• Andreas Schuck; Martin Biermann; Otmar Schober et al. (2005). Strahlentherapie des Schilddrüsenkarzinoms. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Michaela K. Pixberg; B. Riemann et al. (2005). Radiojodtherapie des Schilddrüsenkarzinoms. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Otmar Schober (2003). Should high hTG levels in absence of iodine uptake be treated?. (external link)
• Andreas Schuck; Martin Biermann; Michaela K. Pixberg 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)
• Martin Biermann; Michaela K. Pixberg; Andreas Schuck et al. (2003). Multicenter Study Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MSDS): Diminished acceptance of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. (external link)
• David Sedmera; Maria Reckova; Angela deAlmeida et al. (2003). Functional and morphological evidence for a ventricular conduction system in zebrafish and Xenopus hearts. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Otmar Schober (2002). How many high-risk patients with differentiated thyroid cancer need a “Tumor Center” per year?. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Otmar Schober (2002). GCP-compliant management of the Multicentric Study Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MSDS) with a relational database under Oracle 8i. (external link)
• Christiane Franzius; Martin Biermann; G Hülskamp et al. (2001). Therapy monitoring in aspergillosis using F-18 FDG positron emission tomography. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; M Rubart; A Moreno 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)
• J Wu; Martin Biermann; M Rubart et al. (1998). Cytochalasin D as an excitation-contraction uncoupler for optically mapping action potentials in wedges of ventricular myocardium. (external link)
• Igor R. Efimov; Y. N. Cheng; Martin Biermann et al. (1997). Transmembrane voltage changes produced by real and virtual electrodes during monophasic defibrillation shock delivered by an implantable electrode. (external link)

Academic book chapter

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

Academic literature review

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

Conference abstract

• Georg Gjorgji Dimcevski; Spiros Kotopoulis; Tormod Karlsen Bjånes et al. (2016). Ultrasound and microbubble enhanced treatment of inoperable pancreatic adeonocarcinoma. (external link)
• Boel Johnsen; Knut Boye; Karen Rosendahl et al. (2013). The use of F18 FDG PET-CT in children and young adults with Ewing Sarcoma diagnosed in Norway 2005-2012. A national, population based study. (external link)
• Jenny Hild Aase Husby; Helga Birgitte Salvesen; Martin Biermann et al. (2013). Value of preoperative 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoroglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in endometrial carcinomas. (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum et al. (2010). Multimodal imaging of differentiated thyroid cancer: FDG-PET-CT, I-131-SPECT-CT and ultrasound [Abstract]. (external link)
• Alexandru Gratian Naum; Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen et al. (2010). Effects of CT attenuation correction and reconstruction method on myocardial SPECT perfusion imaging. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen; Alfred Honore; Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter 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)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum 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)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum 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)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum 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)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum et al. (2010). Multimodal imaging of differentiated thyroid cancer: FDG-PET-CT, I-131-SPECT-CT and ultrasound. (external link)
• Alexandru Gratian Naum; Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen et al. (2010). Effects of CT attenuation correction and reconstruction method on myocardial SPECT perfusion imaging. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2009). PET-imaging in gastrointestinal oncology. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2009). Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for diffentiated thyroid cancer. (external link)
• Martin Biermann (2009). PET-CT ved cancer i oesofagus og ventrikkel. (external link)

Conference poster

• Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen; Alfred Honore; Lars Anders Rokne Reisæter 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)
• Jenny Hild Aase Husby; Bernt Reitan; Jone Trovik 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)
• Martin Biermann; Bernt Christian Reitan; Boel Johnsen et al. (2012). False positive FDG-uptake in neck and mediastinum in recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). (external link)
• Martin Biermann; Boel Johnsen; Alexandru Gratian Naum et al. (2010). Multimodal imaging for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer: Ultrasound, I-131-SPECT-CT, FDG-PET-CT and fine-needle biopsy. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

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

Letter to the editor

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

Non-fiction book chapter

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

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

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

Håndrulle (external link)

Rulle med havkajakk (external link)

Til havs med Endre, Odd Rune (= fotografen) og Margareth (external link) (Jeg er den med hvit hjelm og gul kajakk.)

Triathlon: Strilaman 2022 (external link) ble min første sprint. Olympisk distanse i Stavanger (external link) 2023 (external link). Half-ironman 7.9.24 i Bergen. 

Full maraton i Bergen 2026.