• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.99-102
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 실제 기증받은 시체를 이용하여 인체의 각 구조물을 실제 모습 그대로 3D 이미지화하는 과정에 대해 알아보았다. 인체의 구조물을 3D 로 이미지화하는 과정은 다음과 같다. 먼저 시체를 0.2mm 간격으로 절단하여 절단면의 사진을 찍은 후, 각 절단면의 사진에서 각각의 구조물을 구역화하여 색칠을 한 후, 구역화한 이미지에서 외곽선을 추출하여 벡터 이미지를 만든다. 이 외곽선을 1mm 간격으로 쌓아 올린 후 그 표면을 재구성하여 3D 이미지로 변환하는 과정으로 진행되었다. 3D 이미지의 제작은 가슴 부위에 한정하여 이루어졌다. 인체의 해부학적인 모형을 3D 이미지로 시각화함으로써 얻는 효과는 일반인을 대상으로 인체의 내부에 대한 시각적인 호기심을 충족시켜주고 의학 상식을 넓히는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것 이다. 또한 의대생들을 비롯한 의학 전문가들에게는 생생한 해부학 강의용으로도 활용 가능하다. 향후 Haptic 시스템을 이용한 의료 실습 어플리케이션과 접목될 수도 있을것이고, fMRI 데이터를 비롯한 타 데이터와의 융합을 통해 시각화하여 서비스 할 수도 있다. 이처럼 인체의 3D 모형은 의료분야에서 광범위하게 활용될 수 있는 데이터로써 그 가치를 지닐 것이다.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.276-292
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• 2004

In this paper. we present methods that extract lung regions from chest EBT(electron beam tomography) images then segment the extracted lung region into lung lobes. We use histogram based thresholding and mathematical morphology for extracting lung regions. For detecting pulmonary fissures, we use edge detector and knowledge-based search method. We suggest this edge detector, which uses adaptive filter scale, to work very well for real edge and insensitive for edge by noise. Our experiments showed about 95% accuracy or higher in extracting lung regions and about 5 pixel distance error in detecting pulmonary fissures.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.357-363
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• 2011

The aim of this study is to compare radiation dose in diagnostic X-ray radiography and calculated by different mathematical equation. The result of ESDs direct measurement and that calculated by Mori NDD-M shows the biggest difference. On the other hand, equation by Edmonds shows the lowest difference of ESDs. Also, Rectification due to the difference between direct dose measurement and calculation method commutated three-phase, single phase and inverter type, show less difference in the drive way. In conclusion, this study can be helpful for expecting radiation dose-exposure and control exposure parameters for the diagnostic x-ray radiography.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.27-33
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• 2000

Nowadays is the increasing percentage of the aged in the population. Advanced age shows concern at own health status. So it is needed the home medical instrument which is cheap and connectable to hospital with a LAN or a public network In this paper, We have implemented a ECG (Electrocadiogram) terminal. The ECG terminal is composed of two parts. One is the analog board to remove the baseline drift. The other is the digital board consists of a data aquisition part and data transmission part. The ECG terminal doesn't have the display region to show a ECG curve and uses the modified digital filter to remove the power noise. The ECG terminal transmits a ECG signal with a LAM using TCP/IP. So ECG signal can be seen by the Central Patient Monitor Program connected TCP/IP network.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.83-92
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• 2022

The purpose of this research is to analyze the European paradigm of health investment and its implication. Conventional content analysis of WHO/EU(/EC)/European countries' policy data, and articles shows that the European paradigm of health investment is consist of the basic and extended models, twelve life-course-based health investment policies, and SROI evaluation method. The analyses and discussion points provide policy implications for making virtuous cycle of Korean sustainable healthcare system with economic development in the post Covid-19 era.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.290.2-290.2
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• 2013

X-선 튜브는 의료 영상 및 치료, 산업용 제전 장치, 비파괴 X-선 영상 장치 등에서 사용되는데 기존의 열전자원을 이용한 X-선 튜브와는 달리, 냉음극형 X-선 튜브는 빠른 속도의 디지털 구동이 가능하며 전력 소비가 낮은 장점이 있다. 따라서, 최근 많은 연구자들에 의해서 냉음극형 X-선 튜브에 관한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 냉음극형 X-선 튜브는 전계 방출을 이용한 전자원을 사용하며, 탄소나노튜브 (CNT), Si, 다양한 종류의 나노선 등이 대표적이다. 그 중에서 CNT는 높은 종횡비로 인해 전계 방출 특성이 우수하여 가장 대표적인 물질이다. CNT를 이용한 전자원을 제작하기 위해서는 직접 성장법, 전기영동법, 스크린 프린팅법, 디핑법 등 다양한 방법이 존재한다. 직접 성장법을 제외한 방법들은 모재료인 CNT와 용매, 금속재료들을 섞어 페이스트나 수용액의 상태를 제작하여야 한다. 이 때, 금속 재료는 기판과 CNT간의 접착 및 전자 전도 통로의 역할을 하는 무기 충전제이며 일반적으로 나노 혹은 수 마이크로미터 크기의 상태로 존재하는 것을 주로 사용한다. X-선 튜브 제작은 일반적으로 외벽을 유리 혹은 세라믹을 주로 사용하는데 아노드 전극 및 캐소드 전극 등과 결합하여 진공 밀봉된 형태가 되어야 한다. 브레이징 방법은 금속과 세라믹을 결합하는데 매우 유용한 방법이며, 그 중에서도 진공 브레이징 방법은 다량의 부품을 한 번에 결합시킬 수 있다. 하지만 진공 브레이징 공정의 온도는 약 $700{\sim}1,000^{\circ}C$이며 이는 금속 재료가 충분히 증발할 수 있는 온도가 된다. 본 발표에서는 고온 진공 상태에서의 무기 충전제의 증발에 대한 현상을 관찰하고 고온진공 상태에서 증발없이 무기 충전제로의 역할을 할 수 있도록 다양한 금속 및 합금에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 또한, 이 연구를 통해 선택된 무기 충전제를 포함하여 CNT 페이스트를 볼밀링 방법을 이용하여 제작하였으며, 이를 이용한 CNT 에미터가 X-선 튜브의 전자원으로 사용될 수 있는지 확인하기 위해 전계 방출 실험을 함께 실시하였다. 제작된 CNT 에미터가 우수한 전계 방출 특성을 가지고 있음을 확인하였으며, 이는 본 연구를 통해 선택된 금속 및 합금 재료가 무기 충전제로의 역할을 잘 수행하고 있음을 보여준다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.372-378
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• 2014

Noise in biomedical X-ray image degrades the quality so that it might causes to decrease the accuracy of diagnosis. Especially the noise reduction techniques is quite essential for low-dose biomedical X-ray images obtained from low radiation power in order to protect patients, because their noise level is usually high to well discriminate objects. This paper proposes an efficient method to remove the noise in low-dose X-ray images while preserving the edges with diverse resolutions. In the proposed method, a noisy image is at first decomposed into several images with different resolutions in pyramidal representation, then the stable map of edge confidence is obtained from each of analyzed image using a fuzzy logic-based edge detector. This map is used to adaptively determine the parameter for guided filters, which eliminate the noise while preserving edges in the corresponding image. The filtered images in the pyramid are extended and synthesized into a resulted image using interpolation technique. The superiority of proposed method compared to the median, bilateral, and guided filters has been experimentally shown in terms of noise removal and edge preserving properties.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.24-30
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• 2003

Flat-panel detector(FPD) is the driving force for realizing the next gene ration of x-ray system. In this study, we developed amorphous selenium(a-Se) based flat-panel digital X-ray detector(DXD) for radiography. The prototype detector consists of an amorphous selenium layer and a thin-film transistor(TFT) array. Comparing to other papers1)-4), optimization of amorphous selenium and progress of evaporation were similar. The pixel pitch of fabricated detector was $139{\mu}m$, fill factor was 86%, and the size was 14"${\times}$8.5". Hand and test bar pattern images were acquired. A high modulation transfer function(MTF) factor was obtained: 58% at 3.0 lp/mm.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.205-209
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• 2014

Medical polymers require sterilization and must be able to maintain material properties for a specified shelf life. Sterilization can be achieved by using gamma or e-beam exposure. In this study, accelerated aging tests of poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBA) copolymer samples is presented. PEBA copolymer samples with different polyether content that result in Shore hardness of 35D to 72D, were sterilized using e-beam radiation followed by accelerated aging at $55^{\circ}C$. E-beam sterilization effect on molecular weight and mechanical property has performed and analyzed. The average molecular weight significantly reduced as a result of ageing. The enlarged proportion of low molecular weight chains in the aged samples is consistent with the generation of degradation products produced by oxidative chain scission. Also E-beam materials have shown decreased tensile strength and elongation. Overall, this study demonstrated that the medical grade PEBA was significantly affected by radiation exposure over aging time, particularly at high irradiation doses. For medical use in case of radiation sterilization required, it is recommended to avoid Pebax material. If Pebax material must be in use for medical device, recommend to use alternate sterilization method such as Ethylene Oxide sterilization.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.1041-1047
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• 2021

In this study, the effective dose for frequently general radiography among the diagnostic reference level (DRL) for examinations provided by the government in Korea was evaluated using the Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended (MCNPX) simulation tool. We were selected to evaluate for a total of 5 examination sites which included head anterior-posterior, chest (posterior-anterior, lateral), abdomen anterior-posterior and pelvis anterior-posterior. Physical conditions such as tube voltage and tube current used in MCNPX simulation were used in domestic conditions of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). To evaluate domestic medical radiation exposure, we used the HDRK-Man computerized human phantom manufactured based on the international standard ICRP 103 that was applied to the MCNPX simulation. The phantom could represent the standard body shape of Koreans. As a results, the effective dose corresponding to the DRL based on adult males of head anterior-posterior position was 0.086 mSv, chest posterior-anterior position was 0.05 mSv, chest lateral was 0.354 mSv, abdomen anterior-posterior position was 0.548 mSv, and pelvis anterior-posterior position was 0.451 mSv.