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Overview

Martin Theis is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on imaging and diagnostic technologies.

Theis's research spans mainly the following fields of study:

  • Medicine

The subfields include:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Surgery
  • Physiology

The main research topics covered by Theis are:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Theis has contributed to scientific literature published in a range of journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • European Radiology
  • RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • Scientific Reports
  • Insights into Imaging
  • Radiology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Theis include:

  • End-to-end automated body composition analyses with integrated quality control for opportunistic assessment of sarcopenia in CT, 2021, European Radiology
  • Deep Learning-Based Body Composition Analysis Predicts Outcome in Melanoma Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, 2021, Diagnostics
  • Deep learning enables automated MRI-based estimation of uterine volume also in patients with uterine fibroids undergoing high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy, 2023, Insights into Imaging
  • Transformer-based structuring of free-text radiology report databases, 2023, European Radiology
  • Deep learning-based assessment of CT markers of sarcopenia and myosteatosis for outcome assessment in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer after high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment, 2023, European Radiology

Theis has collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors including:

  • Alois M. Sprinkart
  • Sebastian Nowak
  • Julian A. Luetkens
  • Ulrike Attenberger
  • Daniel Kuetting

Overall, Theis's work integrates advanced imaging techniques with artificial intelligence approaches, particularly deep learning, to support diagnostic and outcome assessment across several medical conditions, including sarcopenia, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.

Best Publications

  • hGFAP-cre transgenic mice for manipulation of glial and neuronal function in vivo.

    Lang Zhuo;Martin Theis;Ikuri Alvarez-Maya;Michael Brenner

  • The Impact of Astrocytic Gap Junctional Coupling on Potassium Buffering in the Hippocampus

    Anke Wallraff;Rüdiger Köhling;Uwe Heinemann;Martin Theis

  • Astrocyte uncoupling as a cause of human temporal lobe epilepsy

    Peter Bedner;Alexander Dupper;Kerstin Hüttmann;Julia Müller

  • Slow Conduction and Enhanced Anisotropy Increase the Propensity for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Adult Mice With Induced Deletion of Connexin43

    Harold V.M. van Rijen;Dominik Eckardt;Joachim Degen;Martin Theis

  • Accelerated hippocampal spreading depression and enhanced locomotory activity in mice with astrocyte-directed inactivation of connexin43.

    Martin Theis;Regina Jauch;Lang Zhuo;Dina Speidel

  • Microglia at brain stab wounds express connexin 43 and in vitro form functional gap junctions after treatment with interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α

    Eliseo A. Eugenín;Dominik Eckardt;Martin Theis;Klaus Willecke

  • Two previously undescribed members of the mouse CPEB family of genes and their inducible expression in the principal cell layers of the hippocampus.

    Martin Theis;Kausik Si;Eric R. Kandel

  • Emerging complexities in identity and function of glial connexins

    Martin Theis;Martin Theis;Goran Söhl;Jürgen Eiberger;Klaus Willecke

  • Increased apoptosis and inflammation after focal brain ischemia in mice lacking connexin43 in astrocytes.

    Taizen Nakase;Goran Söhl;Martin Theis;Klaus Willecke

  • Selective Modulation of Some Forms of Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synaptic Plasticity in Mice With a Disruption of the CPEB-1 Gene

    Juan M. Alarcon;Rebecca Hodgman;Martin Theis;Yi-Shuian Huang

  • Endothelium-specific replacement of the connexin43 coding region by a lacZ reporter gene

    M Theis;C de Wit;T M Schlaeger;D Eckardt

  • Low peak bone mass and attenuated anabolic response to parathyroid hormone in mice with an osteoblast-specific deletion of connexin43

    Dong Jin Chung;Charlles H. M. Castro;Charlles H. M. Castro;Marcus Watkins;Joseph P. Stains

  • Connexin expression by radial glia-like cells is required for neurogenesis in the adult dentate gyrus

    Albrecht Kunze;Marga Rubenecia Congreso;Christian Hartmann;Anke Wallraff-Beck

  • Functional role of connexin43 gap junction channels in adult mouse heart assessed by inducible gene deletion.

    D. Eckardt;M. Theis;J. Degen;T. Ott

  • Involvement of the Cytoplasmic C-Terminal Domain of Connexin43 in Neuronal Migration

    Cima Cina;Karen Maass;Martin Theis;Klaus Willecke

  • Pharmacological and genetic approaches to study connexin-mediated channels in glial cells of the central nervous system.

    Christian Giaume;Martin Theis

  • Gap junctions mediate intercellular spread of sodium between hippocampal astrocytes in situ.

    Julia Langer;Jonathan Stephan;Martin Theis;Christine R. Rose

  • Panglial Gap Junctional Communication is Essential for Maintenance of Myelin in the CNS

    Oliver Tress;Marta Maglione;Dennis May;Tatjyana Pivneva

  • Connexin-based intercellular communication and astrocyte heterogeneity.

    Martin Theis;Christian Giaume

  • Characterization of Panglial Gap Junction Networks in the Thalamus, Neocortex, and Hippocampus Reveals a Unique Population of Glial Cells

    Stephanie Griemsmann;Simon P. Höft;Peter Bedner;Jiong Zhang

  • Mice with astrocyte-directed inactivation of connexin43 exhibit increased exploratory behaviour, impaired motor capacities, and changes in brain acetylcholine levels.

    Christian Frisch;Martin Theis;Maria A. De Souza Silva;Ekrem Dere

  • Expression of connexins during differentiation and regeneration of skeletal muscle: functional relevance of connexin43

    Roberto Araya;Dominik Eckardt;Stephan Maxeiner;Olaf Krüger

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Steinhäuser
Christian Steinhäuser University of Bonn
Gerald Seifert
Gerald Seifert University of Bonn
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joseph P. Huston
Joseph P. Huston Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Uwe Heinemann
Uwe Heinemann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Christian Giaume
Christian Giaume Collège de France
Ekrem Dere
Ekrem Dere Ruhr University Bochum
Frank W. Pfrieger
Frank W. Pfrieger Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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