Hanna Tomic
PhD, LUCI alumna
In 2020, Hanna Tomic received her Master’s degree in Medical Physics from Lund University. The idea for her master’s thesis, “Assessment of Mammography Screening Using Clinical and Virtual Data,” was developed within the LUCI research group.
Following her graduation, she continued to develop her research within the group and held a position as a project assistant. Since the beginning of 2021, she has combined her research activities with a temporary position as a Medical Physicist at Skåne University Hospital, where she worked with clinically related aspects of X-ray imaging.
In April 2026, she successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Virtual Trials for Breast Imaging: Dynamic Simulation of Breast Cancer Screening.” Her main supervisor was Associate Professor Predrag Bakic. The opponent at the dissertation was Professor Ehsan Samei (Durham), and the chair of the disputation was Professor Lars E. Olsson. Thesis: Available in LUCRIS
Hanna Tomic has since continued her professional career in industry.
Publications
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Lesion Detectability and Masking Disparity Assessment in Breast Tomosynthesis Across Diverse Populations Using In-Silico Imaging Trials
Bruno Barufaldi, Rodrigo B. Vimieiro, Vincent Dong, Hanna Tomic, Quy Cao, et al.
(2026) IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 45 p.4433-4443
ArticleTowards Improved Control of Breast Density in Simulated Mammograms via Perlin Noise Parameterization
Hanna Tomic, Magnus Dustler, Predrag R. Bakic
(2026) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Paper in conference proceedingAnnotation and characterization of lesions in breast tomosynthesis images
Magnus Dustler, Akane Ohashi, Hanna Tomic, Kristin Johnson, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2026) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 202 p.326-330
ArticleVirtual Trials for Breast Imaging
Hanna Tomic
(2026) Lund University, Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series
Doctoral Thesis (compilation)A framework for simulation of temporal evolution and longitudinal studies of breast anatomy in radiology
Hanna Tomic, Jakob Olinder, John Henry Markbo, Pontus Timberg, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2025) Medical Physics, 52
ArticleMethodology to simulate temporal changes in breast tumors and parenchyma using Perlin noise
Hanna Tomic, Pontus Timberg, John Henry Markbo, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, et al.
(2025) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 13405
Paper in conference proceedingCharacterization of optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry using NaCl pellets in breast x-ray imaging
Anna Bjerkén, Maria Karampiperi, Hanna Tomic, Magnus Dustler, Christopher Rääf, et al.
(2025) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 201 p.960-965
ArticleUsing simulated breast lesions based on Perlin noise for evaluation of lesion segmentation
Hanna Tomic, Zhikai Yang, Anders Tingberg, Sophia Zackrisson, Rodrigo Moreno, et al.
(2024) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Paper in conference proceedingSimulation of heterogeneity within breast lesions based upon Perlin noise
Hanna Tomic, Arthur C. Costa, Marcelo A. C. Vieira, Magnus Dustler, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2024) 17th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2024), 13174
Paper in conference proceedingEstimation of the absorbed dose in simultaneous digital breast tomosynthesis and mechanical imaging
Anna Bjerkén, Hanna Tomic, Sophia Zackrisson, Magnus Dustler, Predrag Bakic, et al.
(2024) Journal of Medical Imaging, 12
ArticleAssessing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Impact on Early Cancer Detection : Insights from Consecutive Screening
Annika Jögi, Kristin Johnson, Sofia Wittgren, Victor Sundgren, Hanna Tomic, et al.
(2024) Radiology, 312
ArticleSimulation of breast lesions based upon fractal Perlin noise
Hanna Tomic, Arthur C. Costa, Anna Bjerkén, Marcelo A.C. Vieira, Sophia Zackrisson, et al.
(2023) Physica Medica, 114
ArticleDose evaluation of simultaneous breast radiography and mechanical imaging
Anna Bjerkén, Hanna Tomic, Christian Bernhardsson, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, et al.
(2023) Medical Imaging 2023: Physics of Medical Imaging, 12463
Paper in conference proceedingEvaluation of 3D printed contrast detail phantoms for mammography quality assurance
Måns Boll, Trevor Vent, Hanna Tomic, Christian Bernhardsson, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Paper in conference proceedingTumor growth rate estimations in a breast cancer screening population
Hanna Tomic, Akane Ohashi, Victor Dahlblom, Anna Bjerkén, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2022) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Paper in conference proceedingDevelopment and evaluation of a method for tumor growth simulation in virtual clinical trials of breast cancer screening
Hanna Tomic, Anna Bjerkén, Gustav Hellgren, Kristin Johnson, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2022) Journal of Medical Imaging, 9
ArticleFinite element model of mechanical imaging of the breast
Rebecca Axelsson, Hanna Tomic, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Hanna Isaksson, et al.
(2022) Journal of Medical Imaging, 9 p.1-15
ArticleVirtual clinical trial of simultaneous digital breast tomosynthesis and mechanical imaging: : model calibration and the effect of tumor depth
Hanna Tomic, Rebecca Axelsson, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Medical Imaging 2022: : Physics of Medical Imaging, 12031
Paper in conference proceedingSimulation of volumetric breast densities for virtual clinical trials
Hanna Tomic, Daniel Förnvik, Sophia Zackrisson, Anders Tingberg, Magnus Dustler, et al.
(2022) Medical Imaging 2022: : Physics of Medical Imaging, 12031
Paper in conference proceedingAssessment of a tumour growth model for virtual clinical trials of breast cancer screening
Hanna Tomic, Anna Bjerkén, Gustav Hellgren, Kristin Johnson, Daniel Förnvik, et al.
(2021) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Paper in conference proceedingVirtual Clinical Trials in Medical Imaging System Evaluation and Optimisation
Bruno Barufaldi, Andrew D A Maidment, Magnus Dustler, Rebecca Axelsson, Hanna Tomic, et al.
(2021) Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 195 p.363-371
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