Prof. Dr. Thomas Järmann

Personal profile

Management role

Head, Academic Director

Educational background

1991 Dipl. El. Ing HTL
1999 Dipl. Phys. ETH
2004 Dr. sc. nat.
2008 Diploma in Higher Education ETHZ
2011 Professor

Professional milestones

1991-94 Engineer, Optronic AG, Goldach SG
2000-04 Dissertation at Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH und University Zurich
2003 Research Assistant, John Hopkins University, Baltimore
2004-09 Research Associate, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH und University Zurich
2001-11 Lectureship in Mathematics and Physics, Hochschule für Technik Zürich
2002-12 Lectureship in Biomedical Engineering, Hochschule für Technik Buchs NTB
ab 2005 Lecturer, School of Engineering, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
2008-11 Head of Study Program Systemtechnik: Mechatronik & Medizintechnik, School of Engineering, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
From 2011 Academic Director, School of Engineering, ZHAW

Membership of networks

• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik
• Schulkommission Berufsmaturitätsschule Zürich

Projects

• Smart Catheterisation SCATh / Project leader / Project completed
• Messung elektromagnetischer Felder von Magnetfeldmatten / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

• Reischauer, Carolin; Vorburger, Robert S.; Wilm, Bertram J.; Järmann, Thomas; Boesiger, Peter,

  2012.

  Optimizing signal-to-noise ratio of high-resolution parallel single-shot diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging at ultrahigh field strengths.

  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

  67(3), pp. 679-690.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.23057

• Järmann, Thomas; Suter, Fabian; Osterwalder, Diego; Lüchinger, Roger,

  2011.

  Measurement and analysis of electromagnetic fields of pulsed magnetic field therapy systems for private use.

  Journal of Radiological Protection.

  31(1), pp. 107-116.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/31/1/007

• Stämpfli, Philipp; Reischauer, Caroline; Järmann, Thomas; Valavanis, A.; Kollias, S.; Boesiger, P.,

  2008.

  Combining fMRI and DTI : a framework for exploring the limits of fMRI-guided DTI fiber tracking and for verifying DTI-based fiber tractography results.

  NeuroImage.

  39(1), pp. 119-126.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.08.025

• Järmann, Thomas; De Zanche, Nicolas; Staempfli, P.; Pruessmann, K.P.; Valavanis, A.; Boesiger, P.; Kollias, Spyros,

  2008.

  Preliminary experience with visualization of intracortical fibers by focused high-resolution diffusion tensor imaging.

  American Journal of Neuroradiology.

  29(1), pp. 146-150.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0742

• Schoonman, Guus G; Sándor, Peter S; Nirkko, Arto C; Lange, Thomas; Järmann, Thomas; Dydak, Ulrike; Kremer, Christine; Ferrari, Michel D; Boesiger, Peter; Baumgartner, Ralf W,

  2007.

  Hypoxia-induced acute mountain sickness is associated with intracellular cerebral edema : a 3 T magnetic resonance imaging study.

  Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.

  28(1), pp. 198-206.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600513

• Schmid, Peter; Lunkenheimer, Paul P.; Redmann, Klaus; Rothaus, Kai; Jiang, Xiaoyi; Cryer, Colin W.; Järmann, Thomas; Niederer, Peter; Boesiger, Peter; Anderson, Robert H.,

  2007.

  Statistical analysis of the angle of intrusion of porcine ventricular myocytes from epicardium to endocardium using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

  The Anatomical Record.

  290(11), pp. 1413-1423.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.20604

• Summers, Paul; Stämpfli, Philipp; Järmann, Thomas; Kwiecinski, S.; Kollias, S.,

  2006.

  A preliminary study of the effects of trigger timing on diffusion tensor imaging of the human spinal cord.

  American Journal of Neuroradiology.

  27(9), pp. 1952-1961.

• Staempfli, Philipp; Järmann, Thomas; Crelier, G.R.; Kollias, S.; Valavanis, A.; Boesiger, Peter,

  2006.

  Resolving fiber crossing using advanced fast marching tractography based on diffusion tensor imaging.

  NeuroImage.

  30(1), pp. 110-120.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.09.027

• Järmann, Thomas; Pruessmann, Klaas; Valavanis, A.; Kollias, S.; Boesiger, Peter,

  2006.

  Influence of SENSE on image properties in high-resolution single-shot echo-planar DTI.

  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

  55(2), pp. 335-342.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.20769

• Weiss, Stephan; Järmann, Thomas; Schmid, Peter; Staempfli, Philipp; Boesiger, Peter; Niederer, Peter; Caduff, Rosmarie; Bajka, Michael,

  2006.

  Three-dimensional fiber architecture of the nonpregnant human uterus determined ex vivo using magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging.

  The Anatomical Record.

  288A(1), pp. 84-90.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20274

• Weber, B.; Treyer, V.; Oberholzer, N.; Järmann, Thomas; Boesiger, P.; Brugger, P.; Regard, M.; Buck, A.; Savazzi, S.; Marzi, C. A.,

  2005.

  Attention and interhemispheric transfer : a behavioral and fMRI study.

  Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

  17(1), pp. 113-123.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1162/0898929052880002

• Bosshardt, Simone; Schmidt, Conny F.; Järmann, Thomas; Degonda, Nadia; Boesiger, Peter; Nitsch, Roger M.; Hock, Christoph; Henke, Katharina,

  2005.

  Effects of memory consolidation on human hippocampal activity during retrieval.

  Cortex.

  41(4), pp. 486-498.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70189-8

• Schmid, Peter; Järmann, Thomas; Boesiger, Peter; Niederer, Peter; Lunkenheimer, Paul P.; Cryer, Colin W.; Anderson, Robert H.,

  2005.

  Ventricular myocardial architecture as visualised in postmortem swine hearts using magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging.

  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

  27(3), pp. 468-472.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.11.036

• Järmann, Thomas; Crelier, G.; Pruessmann, K.P.; Golay, X.; Netsch, T.; van Muiswinkel, A.M.C; Mori, S.; van Zijl, P.C.M.; Valavanis, A.; Kollias, S.; Boesiger, P.,

  2004.

  SENSE-DTI at 3 T.

  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

  51(2), pp. 230-236.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.10707

• Kollias, Spyros S.; Alkadhi, Hatem; Järmann, Thomas; Crelier, Gerard; Hepp-Reymond, Marie-Claude,

  2001.

  Identification of multiple nonprimary motor cortical areas with simple movements.

  Brain Research.

  36(2-3), pp. 185-195.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0173(01)00094-7

• Järmann, Thomas,

  2005.

  Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in the human brain.

  ETH Zürich.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-005023730

• Crelier, Gérard; Järmann, Thomas,

  2001.

  Abbildung von Wahrnehmung und Denken : die funktionelle Magnetresonanz-Bildgebung in der Hirnforschung

  .

  In:

  Heintz, Bettina; Huber, Jörg, eds.,

  Mit dem Auge denken.

  Springer.

  pp. 95-108.

• van de Venn, Hans Wernher; Järmann, Thomas,

  2009.

  Die Kerbe, die Leben rettet : Bypass-Operationen mit semiautomatischem Nähinstrument.

  Technica.

  2009(2).

• van de Venn, Hans Wernher; Järmann, Thomas,

  2009.

  Herz-Bypassoperation in wenigen Minuten?.

  Swiss Engineering STZ.

  2009(4).

Other publications

Järmann, Thomas, 2011. Biomechanik: vom Leib zur Technik. Punktum: SBAP. 2011(9), S. 18-19

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