IBI: Tobias Knopp (Head of Institute)

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Knopp

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Sektion für Biomedizinische Bildgebung
Lottestraße 55
2ter Stock, Raum 209
22529 Hamburg
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Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
Institut für Biomedizinische Bildgebung
Gebäude E, Raum 4.044
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3
21073 Hamburg

Tel.: 040 / 7410 56794
Fax: 040 / 7410 45811
E-Mail: t.knopp(at)uke.de
E-Mail: tobias.knopp(at)tuhh.de
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1589-8517

Roles

Head of the Institute for Biomedical Imaging
Editor-in-chief of the International Journal on Magnetic Particle Imaging (IJMPI)

Consulting Hours

On appointment

Research Interests

Tomographic Imaging
Image Reconstruction
Signal- and Image Processing
Magnetic Particle Imaging

Curriculum Vitae

Tobias Knopp received his Diplom degree in computer science in 2007 and his PhD in 2010, both from the University of Lübeck with highest distinction. For his PHD on the tomographic imaging method Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) he was awarded with the Klee award from the DGBMT (VDE) in 2011. From 2010 until 2011 he led the MAPIT project at the University of Lübeck and published the first scientific book on MPI. In 2011 he joined Bruker Biospin to work on the first commercially available MPI system. From 2012 until 2014 he worked at Thorlabs in the field of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) as a software developer. In 2014 he has been appointed as Professor for experimental Biomedical Imaging at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the Hamburg University of Technology.

Journal Publications

123
Tsanda, A.; Reiss, S.; Scheffler, K.; Boberg, M.; Knopp, T.
Deep learning for restoring MPI system matrices using simulated training data
2026 Article Physics in Medicine and Biology
Journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 71 (9)
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6560/ae6016
122
Foerger, F.; Boberg, M.; Hackelberg, N.; Heinisch, P.; Ostaszewski, K.; Faltinath, J.; Suskin, P.; Thieben, F.; Mohn, F.; Jürß, P.; Möddel, M.; Knopp, T.
3-D Magnetic Field Camera With Subsecond Temporal Resolution
2026 Article IEEE Sensors Journal
Journal IEEE Sensors Journal, 26 (1)
DOI:
10.1109/JSEN.2025.3629803
121
Backes, J.; Tsanda, A.; Knopp, T.; Renz, W.; Schöll, E.
Combining machine learning and physiological network models for sepsis prediction
2026 Article Frontiers in Network Physiology
Journal Frontiers in Network Physiology, 6
DOI:
10.3389/fnetp.2026.1852577
120
Merbach, T.; Adrian, M.; Wigger, C.; Iraqi Houssaini, S.; Bayer, B.; Tsanda, A.; Acikgöz, S.; Weiland, C.; Kexel, F.; Herzog, D.; Hoffmann, M.; Kelbassa, I.; Knopp, T.; Penn, A.; Schlüter, M.
Comprehensive study of 3D liquid flow fields in additively manufactured structures for SMART reactors using large-scale vertical magnetic resonance imaging and computational fluid dynamics
2026 Article Chemical Engineering Journal
Journal Chemical Engineering Journal, 539 : 176536
DOI:
10.1016/j.cej.2026.176536
119
Adrian, M.; Eckert, K. M.; Serial, M. R.; Tsanda, A.; Rennpferdt, L.; Benders, S.; Trieu, H. K.; Knopp, T.; Smirnova, I.; Penn, A.
NMR relaxometry probes solvent-polarity-dependent molecular interactions in stimuli-responsive lyogels
2026 Article Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 28 : 1645-1654
Publisher The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI:
10.1039/D5CP04032A
118
Dora, J.; Möddel, M.; Flenner, S.; Reimers, J.; Zeller-Plumhoff, B.; Schroer, C. G.; Knopp, T.; Hagemann, J.
Model-based autofocus for near-field phase retrieval
2025 Article Optics Express
Journal Optics Express, 33 (4): 6641-6657
Publisher Optica Publishing Group
DOI:
10.1364/OE.544573
117
Faltinath, J.; Mohn, F.; Foerger, F.; Möddel, M.; Knopp, T.
Natural Frequency Dependence of Magneto-Mechanical Resonators on Magnet Distance
2025 Article IEEE Sensors Journal
Journal IEEE Sensors Journal, 25 (20): 38073-38081
DOI:
10.1109/JSEN.2025.3600007
116
Merbach, T.; Kexel, F.; Faltinath, J.; Möddel, M.; Schlüter, M.; Knopp, T.; Mohn, F.
Wireless and passive pressure detection using magneto-mechanical resonances in process engineering
2025 Article Measurement Science and Technology
Journal Measurement Science and Technology, 36 (8): 085109
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6501/adf2c8
115
Scheffler, K.; Meyn, L.; Foerger, F.; Boberg, M.; Möddel, M.; Knopp, T.
Efficient measurement and representation of magnetic fields in tomographic imaging using ellipsoidal harmonics
2025 Article Communications Physics
Journal Communications Physics, 8 (112)
Publisher Nature
DOI:
10.1038/s42005-025-02012-5
114
Boberg, M.; Knopp, T.; Möddel, M.
Unique compact representation of magnetic fields using truncated solid harmonic expansions
2025 Article European Journal of Applied Mathematics
Journal European Journal of Applied Mathematics : 1-28
DOI:
10.1017/S0956792524000883
113
Tsanda, A.; Nickisch, H.; Wissel, T.; Klinder, T.; Knopp, T.; Grass, M.
Dose robustness of deep learning models for anatomic segmentation of computed tomography images
2024 Article Journal of Medical Imaging
Journal Journal of Medical Imaging, 11 (4): 044005
Publisher SPIE
DOI:
10.1117/1.JMI.11.4.044005
112
Foerger, F.; Boberg, M.; Faltinath, J.; Knopp, T.; Möddel, M.
Design and Optimization of a Magnetic Field Generator for Magnetic Particle Imaging with Soft Magnetic Materials
2024 Article Advanced Intelligent Systems
Journal Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6 (11)
DOI:
10.1002/aisy.202400017
111
Mohn, F.; Foerger, F.; Thieben, F.; Möddel, M.; Schmale, I.; Knopp, T.; Graeser, M.
Resonant Inductive Coupling Network for Human-Sized Magnetic Particle Imaging
2024 Article Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Review of Scientific Instruments, 95 (4): 044701
DOI:
10.1063/5.0192784
110
Mohn, F.; Scheffler, K.; Ackers, J.; Weimer, A.; Wegner, F.; Thieben, F.; Ahlborg, M.; Vogel, P.; Graeser, M.; Knopp, T.
Characterization of the Clinically Approved MRI Tracer Resotran for Magnetic Particle Imaging in a Comparison Study
2024 Article Physics in Medicine and Biology
Journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 69 (13): 135014
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6560/ad5828
109
Thieben, F.; Foerger, F.; Mohn, F.; Hackelberg, N.; Boberg, M.; Scheel, J.-P.; Möddel, M.; Graeser, M.; Knopp, T.
System Characterization of a Human-Sized 3D Real-Time Magnetic Particle Imaging Scanner for Cerebral Applications
2024 Article Communications Engineering
Journal Communications Engineering, 3 (1): 47
DOI:
10.1038/s44172-024-00192-6
108
Dora, J.; Möddel, M.; Flenner, S.; Schroer, C. G.; Knopp, T.; Hagemann, J.
Artifact-suppressing reconstruction of strongly interacting objects in X-ray near-field holography without a spatial support constraint
2024 Article Optics Express
Journal Optics Express, 32 (7): 10801-10828
Publisher Optica Publishing Group
DOI:
10.1364/OE.514641
107
Scheffler, K.; Boberg, M.; Knopp, T.
Solving the MPI reconstruction problem with automatically tuned regularization parameters
2024 Article Physics in Medicine and Biology
Journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 69 (4)
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6560/ad2231
106
Nawwas, L.; Möddel, M.; Knopp, T.
Analysis of leakage artifacts and their impact on convergence of algebraic reconstruction in multi-contrast magnetic particle imaging
2024 Article Physics in Medicine and Biology
Journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 69 (21): 1-15
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6560/ad7e77
105
Maass, M.; Kluth, T.; Droigk, C.; Albers, H.; Scheffler, K.; Mertins, A.; Knopp, T.
Equilibrium Model With Anisotropy for Model-Based Reconstruction in Magnetic Particle Imaging
2024 Article IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging
Journal IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, 10 : 1588 - 1601
DOI:
10.1109/TCI.2024.3490381
104
Mohn, F.; Exner, M.; Szwargulski, P.; Möddel, M.; Knopp, T.; Graeser, M.
Saline bolus for negative contrast perfusion imaging in magnetic particle imaging
2023 Article Physics in Medicine and Biology
Journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 68 (17): 5026
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6560/ace309
ISBN:
0031-9155, 1361-6560

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