• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.158-164
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• 2009

The real time security system using web camera shall correspond in commensurate with it in real time through classifying moving object and analyzing the behavior. But, as to the detection of moving object in real time image through a camera, it is difficult to detect movement correctly according to the change of unnecessary noises, lighting conditions and screened phenomenon. This paper proposes real time security system by dual camera and ultrasonic sensor, a method of advanced detection in order to detect correct movement of specific object. That is, we could improve the tracing characteristics by using ultrasonic sensor as measurement factor of changed position and verify through experiments that the information interchanged between camera upwards and in front of it have effect on tracing a specific object continuously. The results of the experiment show that recognition rate of object was 97.4% and the correct tracing could be done lastingly in a phenomena of screening object.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.185-194
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• 2009

This research attempted to find risk factors of alcoholic liver diseases by ultrasonography at the K image medicine clinic center located in Kwangju city, Kyunggi-Do from March to May, 2007. Six risk factors were selected for this study, age, sex, frequency of alcohol drinking, body mass index(BMI), cholesterol and GPT. The data collected from 353 patients of aged between 20 and 69. This study found the relationships between liver diseases and alcohol drinking style by liver ultrasonography. The results of the analyses showed that the male were 2.12 times more likely to have liver diseases than the female. The persons drinking alcohol more than 3 times per week had 2.37 times higher likelihood of showing liver diseases than below 2 times per week or non drinking at all.. The persons with normal body mass index have 0.52 times lower probability of liver diseases than the persons with abnormal BMI. The persons with abnormal cholesterol level have 9.13 times higher probability of liver diseases. The persons with abnormal GPT have 4.66 times higher probability of liver diseases. The results of this study suggested applying ultrasonography in health promotion programs for diagnosis of liver diseases.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1911-1915
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• 2010

영상수위계는 카메라에 의해서 수위표를 촬영하여 촬영된 영상을 처리하여 수위값으로 변환하여 자동적으로 수위를 측정하는 장비이다. 이 수위계는 기존 수위측정 장비인 부자식, 압력식, 기포식, 초음파식, 레이다식과는 달리 수위표를 촬영한 영상으로부터 수위를 직접 눈으로 확인할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 이로 인해 영상자료로부터 측정된 수위를 검증할 수 있어 수위측정의 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있다. 그리고 수위표 영상과 더불어 관측지점 주변의 전체 영상을 동시에 촬영하여 실시간으로 전송하기 때문에 홍수시 하천 상황에 대한 모니터링 목적으로 사용될 수 있다. 수위관측용으로 운영 중인 영상수위계의 수위측정자료를 분석한 결과, 안개가 짙게 낀 경우, 목자판이 오염된 경우, 목자판 내에 그림자가 진 경우 등에서 수면을 인식하지 못하거나 오인식이 발생하였다. 이와 같이 수위 오 결측이 발생하는 경우에 수면을 정확하게 인식할 수 있도록 수위 측정방법을 개선하였다. 영상의 분할 이진화 처리기법, 노이즈 제거 기법, 목자판 영역내의 영상농도에 대한 히스토그램을 통해서 목자판과 수면을 구분하는 기법을 영상처리방법으로 새롭게 적용하였다. 수위 오 결측이 발생하는 영상자료를 이용하여 개선된 영상처리방법의 성능을 검증한 결과, 기존 방법으로는 수면을 전혀 인식하지 못하였던 영상이 개선된 방법을 적용하면 안개가 낀 경우에 약 97%까지, 목자판이 오염된 경우에 약 89%까지, 목자판 내에 그림자가 진 경우에 약 92%까지 수면을 인식하였다. 따라서 이와 같이 개선된 방법을 적용하게 되면 영상수위계의 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.403-411
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• 2023

Functional ultrasound imaging, such as elasticity imaging and micro-blood flow Doppler imaging, enhances diagnostic capability by providing useful mechanical and functional information about tissues. However, the implementation of functional ultrasound imaging poses limitations such as the storage of vast amounts of data in Radio Frequency (RF) data acquisition and processing. In this paper, we propose a sub-Nyquist approach that reduces the amount of acquired axial samples for efficient shear-wave elasticity imaging. The proposed method acquires data at a sampling rate one-third lower than the conventional Nyquist sampling rate and tracks shear-wave signals through RF signals reconstructed using band-pass filtering-based interpolation. In this approach, the RF signal is assumed to have a fractional bandwidth of 67 %. To validate the approach, we reconstruct the shear-wave velocity images using shear-wave tracking data obtained by conventional and proposed approaches, and compare the group velocity, contrast-to-noise ratio, and structural similarity index measurement. We qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrate the potential of sub-Nyquist sampling-based shear-wave elasticity imaging, indicating that our approach could be practically useful in three-dimensional shear-wave elasticity imaging, where a massive amount of ultrasound data is required.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.383-387
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• 2015

Bowel and rectal diseases are on the increase by irregular life and westernized eating habits of modern people, especially rectal cancer, which accounts for 50% of the entire colon cancer. For the initial rectal cancer, because there is no portion projecting on the surface, if not see inside the tissue with ultrasound, you make an errors that misdiagnosis as rectal abscess. However there is a need for more accurate diagnosis, because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish abscess from rectal cancer depending on staging, in spite of the ultrasonic diagnosis. Therefore, this study was performed quantitative analysis by using a computer algorithm for rectal cancer and abscess image. Each of 20 cases about normal, abscess and cancer by setting analysis region ($50{\times}50$ pixels) applies to GLCM algorithm and Autocorrelation, Max probability, Sum average, Sum variance in each image were analyzed by comparing the 4 single parameter. Consequently, The high lesion detection efficiency was presented 100% by the 3 parameter of Autocorrelation, Max probability, Sum variance and the parameter of Sum average presents 95% in cancer, more than 90% in abscess. Those parameters are valuable in distinction standard about normal, cancer and abscess in rectum. It is sufficient availability as a computer assisted diagnosis system depended on clinical using.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.409-410
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• 2017

기존의 야외 주차관리 시스템은 초음파 센서 모듈, 주차 유도 센서, 주차 감지 전용 센서 등의 소형 센서와 장치들을 다수 사용하기 때문에 고비용의 발생과 주차장 관리의 불편함이 초래된다. 이러한 기존 시스템이 요구하는 장치들을 최소화 하고자 CCTV 기반의 소프트웨어 영상처리 기술로 차량의 위치와 주차공간의 유/무를 확인할 수 있는 야외 주차장 관리 시스템을 제시한다. 제시하는 시스템은 MOBILE 기반의 서비스를 제공하기 때문에 사용자에게 편리한 주차장 이용 서비스를 제공하고, CCTV를 기반으로 관리자에 의한 실시간 모니터링으로 주차장 내의 사고 및 긴급 상황을 인지해 사고를 대응할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.612-615
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• 2012

시각장애인이 단순히 눈을 가리는 용도로 쓰이는 안경에 장애물 감지를 위한 초음파 센서와 바라보는 시선의 영상을 담기 위한 카메라모듈, 기울기와 방향을 감시하기 위한 9축센서를 탑재시켜 전자 안경을 만들고, 전자안경에서 수집된 데이터를 처리하기 위해 스마트폰과 연동하여 영상처리 기술을 접목시켜 보이지 않는 시각을 청각으로 대체해주는 장치이다. 또한 보호자에게 웹을 통해서 실시간으로 시각장애인 위치정보를 구글맵 지도에 표시하여 알려준다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.43 no.5 s.311
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• pp.89-100
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• 2006

The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is very important, because the severity of it is an independent predictor of transient cerebral ischemia, stroke, and coronary events such as myocardial infarction. The conventional image processing to measure the IMT has not been satisfactory, because the methods have relied on the manual section drawing and a regional segmentation by differential estimation. We propose a new image processing technology effective to extract features from the carotid artery image whose pixels have the directional vector properties with composed color distribution. The technique we presented here is not by differential variation but by verification of the layer properties of carotid artery image. Iterated vertical and horizontal analysis and segmentation of the IMT image show the vector characteristics. This new technique makes it possible to cluster the layers statistically, and to classify mathematical correlation between regions and resulting in correct measurements of thickness and its variation. The advantages and effectiveness of this approach are applicable to region process and character extraction of such a vector image.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.7-12
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• 2019

Purpose: During the pelvic radiation therapy, it is performed with controlling bladder volume because the range of irradiation is changed depending on the bladder volume. Therefore in this study, we evaluate the accuracy of BVI by tracing the change of bladder volume using ultrasonic pulse diagnosis equipment(BVI 6100, Medical supply Co. LTD) Material and Methods: From January 2017 to September 2018, 19 patients who received pelvic radiation therapy at Pusan National University Hospital were included. To treat the patient, we compared that the bladder volume obtained from the BVI and the bladder volume obtained from the CBCT image then we evaluated for significance. Results: There was a significant correlation of r=0.773, BVI and CBCT in the whole volume section. However, based on the bladder volume in the RTP Image the p value was shown to be 0 at 125~175cc and lower than 0.05 at 175~275cc, And more than 0.05 at 275~375cc. Conclusions: In this study, the patient whose bladder volume is above than 275cc, there is a significance of bladder volume between BVI and CBCT image. However, we could make a decision to be undermined the reliability of BVI measurement in the case of the patient with emptied his urine. Therefore, it is possible to acquire a significant value for 175~275cc patients to use the correction value of BVI and the appropriate tolerance of volume.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.99-105
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• 2007

Purpose: The morphological study and dynamic stability of the ulnar nerve around the elbow joint was investigated in asymptomatic normal population using ultrasonography. The purpose of this study is to provide fundamental data for ultrasonographic diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy in cubital tunnel syndrome. Materials and Methods: Fifty cases of 25 healthy male volunteers, aged between 20 to 30 years, included in this study. High resolution 7.5 MHz linear probe was used to examine the ulnar nerve in axial and longitudinal views. In a longitudinal view, the course, position and the thickness of nerve were monitored, the diameter of ulnar nerve and dynamic stability at elbow flexion and extension were measured in an axial view at four different points; 1cm proximal to medial epicondyle, behind the medial epicondyle, entrance to Osborne ligament, and 1cm distal to Osborne ligament. Results: The short diameters of ulnar nerve at elbow extension at four anatomic points were 2.66 mm, 2.97 mm, 2.64 mm, and 2.69 mm and the long diameters were 4.61 mm, 4.56 mm, 4.36 mm, and 4.37 mm, which showed no significant change at each point. However, at elbow flexion, the short diameters were changed to 2.72 mm, 2.34 mm, 2.65 mm, and 2.41 mm and the long diameters into 4.49 mm, 5.40 mm, 4.16 mm, and 4.66 mm. At elbow flexion, significant morphologic change was observed in the medial epicondyle area, and the diameter of the ulnar nerve was shortest at the entrance of Osborne ligament both at flexion and extension. In terms of dynamic stability, nine subluxations and seven dislocations were observed. Conclusion: This study shows dynamic instability and a morphological change of long and short diameters of ulnar nerve at flexion and extension in a normal person, which should be considered in the ultrasonographic diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy.