DI Rudolf Stoffner, Ph.D.

Teaching & Research Assistant +43 512 2070 - 4442 rudolf.stoffner@mci.edu

Professional work experience

01/2009 - 12/2024
Research funding - Standortagentur Tirol
Consulting and support for business-science collaborations in the area of funding and financing
01/2004 - 12/2009
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter - Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Education

01/2004 - 12/2010
PhD - Innsbruck Medical University
PhD Image-guided Diagnosis and Therapy
02/2003 - 06/2003
Universitá degli Studi di Genova (Erasmus)
Inverse problems in Imaging
01/2001 - 12/2004
DI - University Innsbruck
Diplomstudium Technische Mathematik
01/1998 - 12/2005
Mag.rer.nat. - Universität Innsbruck
Diplomstudium Mathematik

Peer reviewed journal article

Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Using 4 to 6 Applicators Simultaneously: A Study in the ex vivo Bovine Liver. R. Stoffner, C. Kremser, P. Schullian, M. Haidu, G. Widmann, R. J. Bale. Eur J Radiol. 2012 Oct;81(10):2568-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.10.031. Epub 2012 Jan 31.
Bale R, Widmann G, Stoffner DI. Stereotaxy: breaking the limits of current radiofrequency ablation techniques. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Jul;75(1):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.04.013. Epub 2010 May 10. PMID: 20452738.
Stoffner R, Schullian P, Widmann G, Bale R, Kremser C. Magnetresonanztomografie von durch Radiofrequenzablation erzeugten Koagulationszonen in der Ex-vivo-Rinderleber [Magnetic resonance imaging of radiofrequency current-induced coagulation zones in the ex vivo bovine liver]. Rofo. 2010 Aug;182(8):690-7. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1245373. Epub 2010 Apr 16. PMID: 20401820.
Target registration and target positioning errors in computer-assisted neurosurgery: proposal for a standardized reporting of error assessment. Widmann G, Stoffner R, Sieb M, Bale R. Int J Med Robot. 2009 Dec;5(4):355-65. doi: 10.1002/rcs.271. Review.
Stoffner R, Augschöll C, Widmann G, Böhler D, Bale R. Accuracy and feasibility of frameless stereotactic and robot-assisted CT-based puncture in interventional radiology: a comparative phantom study. Rofo. 2009 Sep;181(9):851-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1109380. Epub 2009 Jun 10. PMID: 19517342.
Comparative accuracy of paired-point registration methods for image-guided oral and craniomaxillofacial surgery. G. Widmann, R. Stoffner, P. Schullian, R. Widmann, M. Keiler, A. Zangerl, W. Puelacher, R. J. Bale. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology Volume 107, Issue 5, May 2009, Pages 701-715
Widmann G, Widmann R, Stoffner R, Widmann E, Rieger T, Remensberger S, Grubwieser G, Puelacher W, Bale R. Multipurpose navigation system-based concept for surgical template production. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 May;67(5):1113-20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.028. PMID: 19375026.
Widmann G, Eisner W, Kovacs P, Fiegele T, Ortler M, Lang TB, Stoffner R, Bale R. Accuracy and clinical use of a novel aiming device for frameless stereotactic brain biopsy. Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2008 Dec;51(6):361-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1085424. Epub 2008 Dec 5. PMID: 19061150.

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

SMIT 2007, Sendai, Japan. Electromagnetic tracking of a guidewire for angiographic interventions: A phantom study. R. Stoffner, N. Glossop, G. Widmann, C. Hinterleithner, T. B. Lang, W. Jaschke, R. J. Bale, MITAT Volume 16 Number 5, 256-318, (2007)
Anatomy of the murine and human cochlea visualized at the cellular level by synchrotron-radiation-based micro-computed tomography. B. Müller, A. Lareida, F. Beckmann, G. M. Diakov, F. Kral, F. Schwarm, R. Stoffner, A. R. Gunkel, R. Glueckert, A. Schrott-Fischer, J. Fischer, A. Andronache, and W. Freysinger. Proc. SPIE 6318, 631805 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680540

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

CAS-H 2005, 3rd International Conference on Computer Aided Surgery around the Head Berlin, 25.-27. August 2005 Talk: Monoscopic Spatial Digitizing. First Experiences. Poster presentation: Ultra-high imaging of the human organ of Corti.
CURAC 2005, 4. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer-und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie Berlin , 22.-24. September 2005 Poster presentation: Ist monoskopische räumliche Positionserfassung möglich? Poster presentation: 3D-Bildgebung des menschlichen Corti´schen Organs

Other intellectual contributions

Verfahren zur Abschätzung des Registrierungsfehlers (österr. Patent Nr. AT 502 654 B1 2007-05-15)