M.Sc.
Franziska Schrank
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Franziska Schrank
Research Scientist
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+49 241 80 22914
Franziska.Schrank@lfb.rwth-aachen.de
Curriculum Vitae
| Oct 2024 – present | Research Scientist, Institute of Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University |
| Oct 2024 – present | Research Scientist, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University |
| Oct 2020 – Sep 2024 | Research Scientist, Physics of Molecular Imaging Systems Teaching and Research Area, RWTH Aachen University |
| Apr 2019 – Sep 2020 | M.Sc. Physics, RWTH Aachen University |
| Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 | Research Assistant, Physics of Molecular Imaging Systems Teaching and Research Area, RWTH Aachen University |
| Oct 2015 – Mar 2019 | B.Sc. Physics, RWTH Aachen University |
Research Fields
Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI)
Publications
Journal Publications
2025
Franziska Schrank, Harald Radermacher, Jochen Franke, Sébastien Breham, Fabian Kiessling and Volkmar Schulz
Evaluation of a mouse-sized radial gradiometer receive coil for magnetic particle imaging
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Evaluation of a mouse-sized radial gradiometer receive coil for magnetic particle imaging
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2025
Qibin Wang, Kaixiong Yang, Lingwen Hou, Haohao Yan, Yu Zeng, Yihan Wang, Franziska Schrank, Harald Radermacher, Volkmar Schulz and Shouping Zhu
Enhancing the Sensitivity and Detection Depth of a Single-Sided Magnetic Particle Spectrometer Using Ferrite Cores
In: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Enhancing the Sensitivity and Detection Depth of a Single-Sided Magnetic Particle Spectrometer Using Ferrite Cores
In: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
2024
Qibin Wang, Zhonghao Zhang, Lei Li, Franziska Schrank, Yu Zeng, Pengyue Guo, Harald Radermacher, Volkmar Schulz and Shouping Zhu
Single-sided Magnetic Particle Imaging Device with Offset Field based Spatial Encoding
In: IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Single-sided Magnetic Particle Imaging Device with Offset Field based Spatial Encoding
In: IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
2024
Yanchen Li, Rui Zhang, Roman Barmin, Elena Rama, Max Schoenen, Franziska Schrank, Volkmar Schulz, Ioana Slabu, Fabian Kiessling, Twan Lammers and Roger M Pallares
Improving MPI and hyperthermia performance of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles through fractional factorial design of experiments
In: Nanoscale Advances 6 (17)
Improving MPI and hyperthermia performance of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles through fractional factorial design of experiments
In: Nanoscale Advances 6 (17)
2022
Dennis Pantke, Florian Mueller, Sebastian Reinartz, Jonas Philipps, Seyed Mohammadali Dadfar, Maximilian Peters, Jochen Franke, Franziska Schrank, Fabian Kiessling and Volkmar Schulz
Frequency-selective signal enhancement by a passive dual coil resonator for magnetic particle imaging
In: Physics in Medicine & Biology 67 (11)
Frequency-selective signal enhancement by a passive dual coil resonator for magnetic particle imaging
In: Physics in Medicine & Biology 67 (11)
2021
Laiyin Yin, Franziska Schrank, Nicolas Gross-Weege, David Schug and Volkmar Schulz
RF shielding materials for highly-integrated PET/MRI systems
In: Physics in Medicine & Biology 66 (9)
RF shielding materials for highly-integrated PET/MRI systems
In: Physics in Medicine & Biology 66 (9)
2020
B. Theek, T. Nolte, D. Pantke, F. Schrank, F. Gremse and V. Schulz & F. Kiessling
Emerging methods in radiology
In: Radiologe 60 (Suppl 1)
Emerging methods in radiology
In: Radiologe 60 (Suppl 1)
Conference Publications
2025
H. Radermacher, F. Schrank, D. Pantke, F. Mueller and V. Schulz
Extending tuning coil loading for improved passive compensation in multi-frequency MPI towards nominal field strength operation
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
Extending tuning coil loading for improved passive compensation in multi-frequency MPI towards nominal field strength operation
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
2025
Franziska Schrank, Harald Radermacher and Volkmar Schulz
Improved image quality with a receive-only coil for the Bruker MPI scanner
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
Improved image quality with a receive-only coil for the Bruker MPI scanner
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
2025
Manfred Faldum, Franziska Schrank, Volkmar Schulz and Markus Bachmayr
Efficient solvers for coupled Brown-Néel Fokker-Planck equations
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
Efficient solvers for coupled Brown-Néel Fokker-Planck equations
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
2025
Qibin Wang, Kaixiong Yang, Linwen Hou, Yihan Wang, Franziska Schrank, Harald Radermacher, Volkmar Schulz and Shouping Zhu
Simulation of Multi-Coil Single-Sided MPI System with Offset Field Spatial Encoding
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
Simulation of Multi-Coil Single-Sided MPI System with Offset Field Spatial Encoding
In: IJMPI 11 (1 Suppl 1)
2024
Qibin Wang, Zhonghao Zhang, Lei Li, Franziska Schrank, Harald Radermacher, Volkmar Schulz and Shouping Zhu
Simulation of a single-sided MPI handheld device with offset magnetic field for spatial encoding
In: IJMPI 10 (1 Suppl 1)
Simulation of a single-sided MPI handheld device with offset magnetic field for spatial encoding
In: IJMPI 10 (1 Suppl 1)
2023
V. Schulz F. Schrank
Deep transfer learning for faster reconstruction in 2D magnetic particle imaging
In: Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik 68 (s1)
Deep transfer learning for faster reconstruction in 2D magnetic particle imaging
In: Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik 68 (s1)
2023
Pauline Kreft, Franziska Schrank, Dennis Pantke and Volkmar Schulz
Sample preparations for reproducible measurements in MPS and MPI
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
Sample preparations for reproducible measurements in MPS and MPI
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
2023
Sebastian Solibida, Dennis Pantke-Stratmann, Franziska Schrank and Volkmar Schulz
A refined debye model for the dynamic magnetization response of superparamagnetic nanoparticles
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
A refined debye model for the dynamic magnetization response of superparamagnetic nanoparticles
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
2023
Harald Radermacher, Franziska Schrank, Dennis Pantke, Florian Mueller, Maximilian Peters and Volkmar Schulz
Highly flexible gradiometer coil arrangement offering improved passive compensation for multi-frequency MPI
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
Highly flexible gradiometer coil arrangement offering improved passive compensation for multi-frequency MPI
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
2023
Volkmar Schulz Franziska Schrank
Multi-purpose deep learning framework for MPI based on contrastive learning
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
Multi-purpose deep learning framework for MPI based on contrastive learning
In: IJMPI 9 (1 Suppl 1)
2022
Franziska Schrank, Dennis Pantke and Volkmar Schulz
Deep learning MPI super-resolution by implicit representation of the system matrix
In: IJMPI 8 (1 Suppl 1)
Deep learning MPI super-resolution by implicit representation of the system matrix
In: IJMPI 8 (1 Suppl 1)
Teaching
Supervised Theses
- Pauline Kreft, “Sensitivity in Magnetic Particle Imaging”, Master Thesis, ongoing
- Felix Dahms, “Time domain signal denoising in magnetic particle imaging using deep learning”, Master Thesis, ongoing
- Nora Weiss, “Comparison of x-space and system matrix based reconstruction in one-dimensional multi-frequency magnetic particle imaging”, Bachelor Thesis, ongoing
- Jun Siang Pang, “On the reconstruction and the application of learned priors in Magnetic Particle Imaging“, Master Thesis, 2024
- Martin Wieland, “Traversing the parameter space of the system matrix in magnetic particle imaging with gradient descent”, Bachelor Thesis, 2024
- Antonia Guerrero Palma, “Analysis of the influence of the sample volume, drive field strength and trajectory on the sensitivity in magnetic particle imaging“, Bachelor Thesis, 2024
- Lennart Bertram, “Evaluation of a Simulation Tool for Geometric and Electromagnetic Modeling of the passive Dual Coil Resonator (pDCR) in Magnetic Particle Imaging“, Bachelor Thesis, 2024
- Xiaoting Wang, “Evaluation of Neural Network Architectures for the Direct Reconstruction in 2D Magnetic Particle Imaging“, Bachelor Thesis, 2023
- Pauline Kreft, “Evaluation of sample preparations and influences of core size and viscosity on the particle signal for MPI“, Bachelor Thesis, 2022
- Dominic Baartz, “Analysis of selected Deep Learning Methods for system matrix recovery in MPI“, Bachelor Thesis, 2022