• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.375-381
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• 2015

Digital Radiography is a big part of diagnostic radiology. Because uncorrected digital radiography image supported false effect of Patient's health care. We must be manage the correct digital radiography image. Thus, the artifact images can have effect to make a wrong diagnosis. We report types of occurrence by analyzing the artifacts that occurs in digital radiography system. We had collected the artifacts occurred in digital radiography system of general hospital from 2007 to 2014. The collected data had analyzed and then had categorize as the occurred causes. The artifacts could be categorized by hardware artifacts, software artifacts, operating errors, system artifacts, and others. Hardware artifact from a Ghost artifact that is caused by lag effect occurred most frequently. The others cases are the artifacts caused by RF noise and foreign body in equipments. Software artifacts are many different types of reasons. The uncorrected processing artifacts and the image processing error artifacts occurred most frequently. Exposure data recognize (EDR) error artifacts, the processing error of commissural line, and etc., the software artifacts were caused by various reasons. Operating artifacts were caused when the user didn't have the full understanding of the digital medical image system. System artifacts had appeared the error due to DICOM header information and the compression algorithm. The obvious artifacts should be re-examined, and it could result in increasing the exposure dose of the patient. The unclear artifact leads to a wrong diagnosis and added examination. The ability to correctly determine artifact are required. We have to reduce the artifact occurrences by understanding its characteristic and providing sustainable education as well as the maintenance of the equipments.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.327-331
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• 2012

양전자 소멸 분광법을 이용하여 X선으로 디지털 의료 영상을 회득하는 형광체를 X선 조사에 의한 형광체의 원자 크기 정도 결함의 특성을 조사하였다. 양전자와 전자의 쌍소멸에서 발생하는 511 KeV 감마선 스펙트럼의 수리적 해석 방법인 S-변수를 사용하여 결함의 정도를 측정하였다. 임상에서 X-선을 이용한 디지털 의료영상을 획득할 때 형광체로 사용하고 있는 시료를 사용기간별로 0, 2, 4, 6 구분하여 시료를 실험하였다. 각 시료들에서 측정된 S-변수는 0.4932부터 0.4956 정도의 변화를 보였다. 이에 상응하는 실험 방법으로 같은 시료에 X-선의 에너지와 조사시간 즉 6 MV 및 15 MV의 X-선을 사용하여 3, 6, 9, 그리고 12 Gy의 조사량을 변화시키면서 결함의 정도를 측정 비교하였다. 이 결과 형광체가 시용기간이 길어서 X선에 노출된 횟수가 많을수록 결함의 정도는 증가하는 경향을 보였고 X선의 에너지 강도가 강할수록 결함의 정도가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이것은 방사선에 노출된 빈도가 많을수록 영상을 획득하는데 보다 많은 선량이 요구되는 점과 영상의 화질이 저하는 현상을 결함특성 측정을 통하여 규명 하였다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 1994

전남대학교 치과대학 학생을 대상으로 평행촬영법으로 촬영한 168장의 구내방사선사진을 디지털 영상으로 변환하여, 필름상의 치석 유무 판독 결과와 모니터상의 판독 결과를 비교하였다. 3명의 구강악안면방사선학 전공 치과의사가 판독을 하되 필름상의 판독 결과를 판정의 기준으로 하였다. 디지털 영상은 상업용 필름-비디오 변환장치, 486DX PC, 그리고 PcVision과 frame grabber을 이용하여 얻었다. 모니터상의 개개 구내방사선사진상은 700×480 pixel로 나타내었다. 디지털 영상의 치석진단의 sensitivity는 0.79-0.90(평균 0.86) 이었고, specificity는 0.03-0.43(평균 0.17) 이었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.227-232
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• 2013

The pixels used in a digital X-ray detector have different sensitivities and offset values. A non-uniform image is consequently obtained. Flat-field correction was introduced to resolve this problem and carried out image preprocessing in a digital imaging system. Nevertheless, the non-uniform images caused by several reasons have been being occasionally acquired. In this study, the non-uniform images acquired in digital imaging systems were applied to flat-field correction, and NPSs were calculated and analyzed with those images before and after correction. It was confirmed that low frequency noise were effectively eliminated.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.907-910
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• 2005

방사선치료에서 결손조직의 보호를 위해 사용되는 기존의 결손조직 보상체는 체표윤곽을 얻기위해 컴퓨터단층촬영영상이나 자기공명촬영영상등의 의료영상을 이용해 왔다. 하지만 이러한 촬영을 위해서는 고가의 비용이 소요되고 방사선치료에 따른 체표윤곽의 변화에 적절히 대응하지 못하는 등의 단점이 지적되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 사용이 간편한 디지털 카메라로 환자를 촬영한 후 얻은 2차원 이미지를 이용하여 결손조직 보상체를 제작하고 이의 유용성 평가를 위해 기하학적, 선량학적 평가를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 조직결손을 보정하고 정상조직을 보호할 수 있어 임상적용의 가능성을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.39-46
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• 2003

Digital radiographic systems based on solid-state detectors, commonly referred to as flat-panel detectors, are gaining popularity in clinical practice. Large area, flat panel solid state detectors are being investigated for digital radiography. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the active matrix flat panel digital x-ray detectors in terms of their modulation transfer function (MTF), noise power spectrum (NPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE). In this paper, development and evaluation of a selenium-based flat-panel digital x-ray detector are described. The prototype detector has a pixel pitch of $139\;{\mu}m$ and a total active imaging area of $14{\times}8.5\;inch^2$, giving a total 3.9 million pixels. This detector include a x-ray imaging layer of amorphous selenium as a photoconductor which is evaporated in vacuum state on a TFT flat panel, to make signals in proportion to incident x-ray. The film thickness was about $500\;{\mu}m$. To evaluate the imaging performance of the digital radiography(DR) system developed in our group, sensitivity, linearity, the modulation transfer function(MTF), noise power spectrum (NPS) and detective quantum efficiency(DQE) of detector was measured. The measured sensitivity was $4.16{\times}10^6\;ehp/pixel{\cdot}mR$ at the bias field of $10\;V/{\mu}m$ : The beam condition was 41.9\;KeV. Measured MTF at 2.5\;lp/mm was 52%, and the DQE at 1.5\;lp/mm was 75%. And the excellent linearity was showed where the coefficient of determination ($r^2$) is 0.9693.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.76-77
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• 2003

Digital Radiograpy ＆ Fluoroscopy(DRF 또는 DR 또는 DF)는 cone beam을 이용하여 인체를 투과한 X선을 영상증배관(Image Intensifying Tube： IIT)을 통하여 가시광선으로 변환시킨 후 영상을 카메라로 보내고, 이곳에서 발생한 영상정보를 디지털로 처리하여 모니터를 통해 눈에 보이는 영상으로 만드는 방법으로 IIT에 기초한 디지털 방사선 촬영술이라고도 한다. DF 방법은 즉시 영상 표시와 진단이 가능하기 때문에 즉시성이 요구되는 심장이나 두복부 등의 순환기 분야에서 DSA(Digital Subtraction Angiography) 장비로 이용되고 있고, 순환기뿐만 아니라 위를 중심으로 한 소화관(식도, 위, 소장, 대장, 직장)의 분야에서 적용 가능하다. (중략)

• Journal of The Korean Radiological Technologist Association
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.260-260
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• 2003

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.865-872
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to analyze fabrics suitable for use as examination gowns to determine whether examination gowns affect imaging during anterior to posterior chest examinations(Chest AP) on a digital X-ray system. Examination gowns in use at five medical centers in Seoul were collected and included modal, tencel, cotton, and rayon fabrics. The selection of fabrics was based on studies that reported fabrics with good tactile, absorbent, stretchable, and wrinkle resistance. Phantoms of five hospital gowns and four fabrics, arranged in overlapping layers from one to eight, were created and examined on a digital X-ray system in both Chest AP examination. The images examined were subjected to a first-step profile analysis, a second-step signal intensity averaging analysis, and a third-step microscopic analysis. The results showed that all nine materials had an increasing impact on the image as the number of layers of fabric increased, with the modal fabric having the least impact on the image in the first, second, and third analyses. In conclusion, as the resolution of digital x-ray systems increases, the impact of examination clothing on the image will increase, and research to find suitable materials for examination clothing will continue to be necessary.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.291-299
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• 2019

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has regulated the definition and requirements of the exposure index (EI). In this study, we calculated the EI of several image receptors in digital radiography system of two different manufacturers according to the method as per IEC, and evaluated the relationship with incident air kerma. To calculate the EI, w e obtained the characteristics curve of each image receptor by increasing the incident air kerma at RQA 3, 5, 7 and 9, respectively. As a result, there was no significant difference in the EI values between different image receptors of the same manufacturer, but EI values of different manufacturer was different despite the same air kerma was incident. Therefore, understanding the characteristics of the digital radiography systems is important in order to use EI as a tool for measuring and managing the radiation dose.