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Hanne Sorger

Hanne Sorger

Associate Professor
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging

hanne.sorger@ntnu.no
AHL-senteret, Øya
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MD, specializing in internal medicine and pulmonology. Research project concerning navigation/GPS for the lung, aiding lung cancer diagnostics.

I have recently started a clinical PhD project on navigation in bronchoscopy at the Faculty of Medicine. Our research group developing a navigation system (can be compared to a GPS) for the lungs. We think this will facilitate a more precise, gentle and quick diagnostics of lung cancer. 

When a patient comes to the Pulmonary ward with a recently discovered "shadow" on chest x-ray, it is our job to find out whether or not this is lung cancer. We also want to know the stage of the disease, ie, whether the disease has spread to other organs. This is of great importance when it comes to mode of treatment and prognosis for the individual. Most patients will be offered a bronchoscopy, a videoassisted investigative procedure of the lung. We use a bronchoscope, a long, thin, flexible tube inserted through the mouth, to inspect and sample from the airways. It can however be difficult to find the tumor or obtain adequate diagnostic material by bronchoscopy. Then we must rely on other, potentially more uncomfortable and risky procedures to provide the correct diagnosis and treatment. 

Our navigation system for the lungs allows a more targeted bronchoscopy, where CT images of the patient´s lungs becomes a map or a coordinate system in which we maneuver our investigative tool- the bronchoscope. When inside the lungs, we are guided by the GPS to where the tumor is to be found, and can direct our sampling procedures at the right spot immediately. We hope and think that this will help us finding the correct diagnosis more often. We are also working on implementing ultrasound images into our navigated bronchoscopy, which will allow us to investigate whether the cancer has spread to lymph nodes positioned near the airways. We could by doing so not only provide the diagnosis, but also determine whether or not the disease can be cured by surgery or radiotherapy. 

Our research project LungNav is a cooperation between the Department of thoracic Medicine, St Olavs Hospital, SINTEF and NTNU (all Trondheim, Norway). Pulmonologists, engineers and medichal tecnicians work together in developing new medichal equipment and new technological methods. This work is exciting!

At the moment, I have a 50% part time employment as a researcher at the Dept of Thoracic Medicine, St Olavs Hospital, and 50% employment as an attending physician/consultant in pulmonology at Levanger Hospital, Dept of Internal Medicine.

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2022

  • Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Peters, Karlijn; Van Beek, Gregory; Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2022) A novel clip-on device for electromagnetic tracking in endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. MITAT. Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies. volum 31 (7).
    Academic article

2021

  • Nordrum, Ivar Skjåk; Romundstad, Tore; Skage, Johanne Eikeland; Samstad, Eivind; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Sand, Kristoffer; Sorger, Hanne; Knobel, Heidi; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2021) Desentral legeutdanning i Møre og Romsdal med base i Ålesund. Er det en mulighet?. 2021.
    Report

2020

  • Haugdahl, Hege Selnes; Knutli, Marlen; Sorger, Hanne. (2020) Norsk oversettelse av nytt, pasientrapportert flerdimensjonalt spørreskjema ved dyspne. Sykepleien Forskning. volum 15.
    Academic article

2017

  • Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Gruionu, Lucian; Leira, Håkon Olav; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2017) Intraoperative localized constrained registration in navigated bronchoscopy. Medical Physics (Lancaster). volum 44 (8).
    Academic article
  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Leira, Håkon Olav; Askeland, Christian; Langø, Thomas; Sorger, Hanne; Lindseth, Frank; Amundsen, Tore; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus. (2017) A new visualization method for navigated bronchoscopy. MITAT. Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies. volum 27 (2).
    Academic article
  • Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2017) A multimodal image guiding system for Navigated Ultrasound Bronchoscopy (EBUS): A human feasibility study. PLOS ONE. volum 12 (2).
    Academic article

2015

  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Scali, Marta; Smistad, Erik; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Leira, Håkon Olav; Lindseth, Frank; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Amundsen, Tore; Sorger, Hanne; Langø, Thomas. (2015) Airway segmentation and centerline extraction from thoracic CT - Comparison of a new method to state of the art commercialized methods. PLOS ONE. volum 10:e0144282 (12).
    Academic article
  • Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2015) A novel platform for electromagnetic navigated ultrasound bronchoscopy (EBUS). International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
    Academic article

2014

  • Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne; Leira, Håkon Olav; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2014) Automatic registration of CT images to patient during the initial phase of bronchoscopy: A clinical pilot study. Medical Physics (Lancaster). volum 41 (4).
    Academic article
  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Leira, Håkon Olav; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Scali, Marta; Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Lindseth, Frank; Langø, Thomas. (2014) Navigated bronchoscopy : A technical review. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. volum 21 (3).
    Academic literature review
  • Romundstad, Solfrid; Naustdal, Thor; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sorger, Hanne; Langhammer, Arnulf. (2014) COPD and microalbinuria: a 12-year follow-up study. European Respiratory Journal. volum 43 (4).
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Peters, Karlijn; Van Beek, Gregory; Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2022) A novel clip-on device for electromagnetic tracking in endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. MITAT. Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies. volum 31 (7).
    Academic article
  • Haugdahl, Hege Selnes; Knutli, Marlen; Sorger, Hanne. (2020) Norsk oversettelse av nytt, pasientrapportert flerdimensjonalt spørreskjema ved dyspne. Sykepleien Forskning. volum 15.
    Academic article
  • Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Gruionu, Lucian; Leira, Håkon Olav; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2017) Intraoperative localized constrained registration in navigated bronchoscopy. Medical Physics (Lancaster). volum 44 (8).
    Academic article
  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Leira, Håkon Olav; Askeland, Christian; Langø, Thomas; Sorger, Hanne; Lindseth, Frank; Amundsen, Tore; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus. (2017) A new visualization method for navigated bronchoscopy. MITAT. Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies. volum 27 (2).
    Academic article
  • Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2017) A multimodal image guiding system for Navigated Ultrasound Bronchoscopy (EBUS): A human feasibility study. PLOS ONE. volum 12 (2).
    Academic article
  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Scali, Marta; Smistad, Erik; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Leira, Håkon Olav; Lindseth, Frank; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Amundsen, Tore; Sorger, Hanne; Langø, Thomas. (2015) Airway segmentation and centerline extraction from thoracic CT - Comparison of a new method to state of the art commercialized methods. PLOS ONE. volum 10:e0144282 (12).
    Academic article
  • Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2015) A novel platform for electromagnetic navigated ultrasound bronchoscopy (EBUS). International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
    Academic article
  • Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne; Leira, Håkon Olav; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2014) Automatic registration of CT images to patient during the initial phase of bronchoscopy: A clinical pilot study. Medical Physics (Lancaster). volum 41 (4).
    Academic article
  • Reynisson, Pall Jens; Leira, Håkon Olav; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Scali, Marta; Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Lindseth, Frank; Langø, Thomas. (2014) Navigated bronchoscopy : A technical review. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. volum 21 (3).
    Academic literature review
  • Romundstad, Solfrid; Naustdal, Thor; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sorger, Hanne; Langhammer, Arnulf. (2014) COPD and microalbinuria: a 12-year follow-up study. European Respiratory Journal. volum 43 (4).
    Academic article

Report

  • Nordrum, Ivar Skjåk; Romundstad, Tore; Skage, Johanne Eikeland; Samstad, Eivind; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Sand, Kristoffer; Sorger, Hanne; Knobel, Heidi; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2021) Desentral legeutdanning i Møre og Romsdal med base i Ålesund. Er det en mulighet?. 2021.
    Report

Media

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Ervik, Øyvind; Tveten, Ingrid Elisabeth; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne. (2022) Automatic identification and segmentation of mediastinal lymph nodes and blood vessels in endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) using a deep neural network. 22nd WCBIP/WCBE (World Conference in Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology) . WABIP; Marseille. 2022-10-06 - 2022-10-09.
  • Poster
    Tveten, Ingrid Elisabeth; Ervik, Øyvind; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne. (2022) Automatic segmentation of mediastinal lymph nodes and blood vessels in endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) images. Autumn Research School in Artificial Intelligence Methods in Medical Imaging 2022 . PRESIMAL, MMIV, UIB; Solstrand. 2022-09-14 - 2022-09-16.

2016

  • Lecture
    Leira, Håkon Olav; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Sorger, Hanne; Solberg, Ole Vegard; Askeland, Christian; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Reynisson, Pall Jens; Langø, Thomas; Amundsen, Tore. (2016) Fraxinus, a free navigation system for bronchoscopy. WCBIP WCBE 2016 . WCBIP (World Conference in Bronchology and Interventional Pu; Firenze. 2016-05-08 - 2016-05-11.
  • Poster
    Reynisson, Pall Jens; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Leira, Håkon Olav; Askeland, Christian; Langø, Thomas; Sorger, Hanne; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Solberg, Ole Vegard; Lindseth, Frank; Amundsen, Tore; Hernes, Toril Anita Nagelhus. (2016) A new visualization approach for navigated bronchoscopy. WCBIP WCBE 2016 . WCBIP (World Conference in Bronchology and Interventional Pu; Firenze. 2016-05-08 - 2016-05-11.
  • Lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2016) A multimodal image guiding system for navigated endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): Human pilot. ERS (Eur Resp Society) 2016 . ERS; London. 2016-09-03 - 2016-09-07.
  • Lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Bakeng, Janne Beate Lervik; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2016) 3D endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): a human pilot study. 19th WCBIP WCBE (World Conference in Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology) . 19th WCBIP; Firenze. 2016-05-08 - 2016-05-11.
  • Lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2016) 3 D endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): Clinical demonstration. ERS (Eur Resp Society) 2016 . ERS; London. 2016-09-03 - 2016-09-07.

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Sorger, Hanne; Leira, Håkon Olav; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2015) Automatic registration of CT images to patient during bronchoscopy - A clinical pilot study. 3rd ECBIP Barcelona, Spain, April 2015 . ECBIP (Eur Cong Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology); Barcelona. 2015-04-23 - 2015-04-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Reynisson, Pall Jens; Leira, Håkon Olav; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Askeland, Christian; Lindseth, Frank; Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2015) New Vizualisation Technique for Navigational Bronchoscopy: Technical Development on Anchored to Centerline Curved Surface and Implementation on Lung Patient. 3rd ECBIP Barcelona, Spain, April 2015 . ECBIP (Eur Cong Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology); Barcelona. 2015-04-23 - 2015-04-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Reynisson, Pall Jens; Scali, Marta; Leira, Håkon Olav; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Lindseth, Frank; Sorger, Hanne; Smistad, Erik; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas. (2015) Centrelines and airways extraction from lung CT for navigated bronchoscopy: a comparison of three methods. 3rd ECBIP Barcelona, Spain, April 2015 . ECBIP (Eur Cong Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology); Barcelona. 2015-04-23 - 2015-04-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Amundsen, Tore; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2015) A novel multimodal image guiding system for navigated endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): human pilot study. 3rd ECBIP Barcelona, Spain, April 2015 . ECBIP (Eur Cong Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology; Barcelona. 2015-04-23 - 2015-04-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2015) Endobronchial ultrasound visualization (3D-EBUS) - A novel navigation system for multimodal image-guided intervention. CARS 29th Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain; 24-26.06.2015 . CARS (Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery) Int Org; Barcelona. 2015-06-24 - 2015-06-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2015) Endobronchial ultrasound visualization (3D-EBUS) - A novel navigation system for multimodal image-guided intervention. 3rd ECBIP Barcelona, Spain, April 2015 . ECBIP (Eur Cong Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology); Barcelona. 2015-04-23 - 2015-04-25.

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2014) A novel platform for electromagnetic navigated ultrasound (EBUS). National PhD Conference in medical Imaging and MedViz Conference . Universitetet i Bergen; Bergen. 2014-06-17 - 2014-06-18.
  • Academic lecture
    Sorger, Hanne; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Amundsen, Tore; Langø, Thomas; Leira, Håkon Olav. (2014) A novel system for navigated endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). European Respiratory Society International Congress 2014 ; Munchen. 2014-09-06 - 2014-09-10.
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