• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2600-2602
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• 2004

열상장비는 물체가 방출하는 적외선 영역의 미약한 에너지를 검출하여 눈에 보이는 영상으로 변환하는 장비이다. 주간과 동일한 영상을 야간에도 획득할 수 있기 때문에 야간 감시등 군사용 장비로 활용되지만 최근에는 송전선로의 이상 유무 판단, 저장 탱크의 저장량 확인, 사스 환자의 체열 검색 등 산업계와 의료계의 이용도 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 최신 기술인 주사방식 초점면 배열 열상장비의 아날로그 및 디지털신호처리기 설계와 제작 기술을 다룬다. $480{\times}6$ 배열의 고밀도 검출 소자를 이용하여 고속, 저잡음 신호처리를 함으로써 안정된 열 영상을 실시간으로 획득하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.61-66
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• 2004

To make a guide line of property control of angiography equipments, we made standard evaluation sheet forms of facility and management of angiography suite, physical properties of angiography equipments, and image quality of film and then surveyed them at 29 hospital nationwide. Survey and development of standard evaluation sheet form of physical properties of angiography equipments. By using resolution & radiation dose, physical properties of angiography equipments of 49 in number nationwide were evaluated. Most of them (91%) had good performance.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.483-489
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• 2015

DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) standards are generally introduced as de facto and de jure standards in modern medical imaging devices to store and to transmit medical image information. DICOM Dose Structured Report (DICOM dose SR) is implemented to report radiation exposure information in image acquiring process. and DIOCM Modality Performed Procedure Step (DICOM MPPS) is also partly used to report this exposure with the information in its DICOM tag. This article is focused on three type of radiation exposure information of DICOM standards, 1) DICOM dose SR, 2) DICOM MPPS and 3) Radiation Exposure Monitoring(REM) profile by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise(IHE), to study on radiation exposure reporting. Healthcare facility and its staff of medical imaging related to radiation exposure should have a deep understanding of radiation exposure, and it required a standards to enhance the quality control of medical imaging and the safety of patients and staffs. Staff member have to pay attention on radiation exposures and controling processes from the purchasing stage of X-ray devices.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.524-526
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• 2015

본 논문은 자유 시점조절과 깊이감 조절이 가능한 단일렌즈 양안시 3D 내시경과 Head-mounted display 를 사용한 새로운 로봇수술 시스템을 제안한다. 최근 들어서 여러 양안식 입체영상장치가 의료 영역에 적용되고 있다. 그러나 3D 의료 장비들은 zooming 과 자유로운 시점조절, 그리고 접사를 하는 데에 한계가 존재한다. 입체영상 장비에서 필연적으로 발생하는 이러한 문제점들은 3D 영화를 찍기 위해서 사용되는 것과 같은 2 대의 카메라와 2 개의 렌즈를 사용하는 데에서 원인을 찾을 수 있다. 이러한 문제점들은 Da Vinci 로봇 수술 시스템과 같은 가장 최신의 시스템에서도 해결되지 못하였다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 새로운 시스템은 지금까지 제시된 문제점들을 해결하고, 현재 존재하는 로봇 수술 시스템에 몰입 입체영상 수술이나 증강 현실 수술을 가능하게 하기 위한 목적으로 제안되었다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.46 no.12
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• pp.102-107
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• 2009

As technology gets developed, medical equipments are also modernized and leading-edge systems, such as PACS become popular. Many scientists noticed importance of medical image processing technology. Technique of region segmentation is the first step of digital medical image processing. Segmentation technique helps doctors to find out abnormal symptoms early, such as tumors, edema, and necrotic tissue, and helps to diagnoses correctly. Segmentation of white matter, gray matter and CSF of a brain image is very crucial part. However, the segmentation is not easy due to ambiguous boundaries and inhomogeneous physical characteristics. The rate of incorrect segmentation is high because of these difficulties. Fuzzy-based segmentation algorithms are robust to even ambiguous boundaries. In this paper a modified Fuzzy-based segmentation algorithm is proposed to handle the noise of MR scanners. A proposed algorithm requires minimal computations of mean and variance of neighbor pixels to adjust a new neighbor list. With the addition of minimal compuation, the modified FCM(mFCM) lowers the rate of incorrect clustering below 30% approximately compared the traditional FCM.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.82 no.6
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• pp.1545-1555
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• 2021

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rates of unacceptable diagnosis and clinically significant diagnostic discrepancy in radiology sections and imaging modalities through a peer review of teleradiology. Materials and Methods Teleradiology peer reviews in a Korean teleradiology clinic in 2018 and 2019 were included. The peer review scores were classified as acceptable and unacceptable diagnoses and clinically insignificant and significant diagnostic discrepancy. The diagnostic discrepancy rates and clinical significance were compared among radiology sections and imaging modalities using the chi-square test. Results Of 1312 peer reviews, 117 (8.9%) cases had unacceptable diagnoses. Of 462 diagnostic discrepancies, the clinically significant discrepancy was observed in 104 (21.6%) cases. In radiology sections, the unacceptable diagnosis was highest in the musculoskeletal section (21.4%) (p < 0.05), followed by the abdominal section (7.3%) and neuro section (1.3%) (p < 0.05). The proportion of significant discrepancy was higher in the chest section (32.7%) than in the musculoskeletal (19.5%) and abdominal sections (17.1%) (p < 0.05). Regarding modalities, the number of unacceptable diagnoses was higher with MRI (16.2%) than plain radiology (7.8%) (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in significant discrepancy. Conclusion Peer review provides the rates of unacceptable diagnosis and clinically significant discrepancy in teleradiology. These rates also differ with subspecialty and modality.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.500-508
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• 2008

For efficient compatible system between medical clinics, the medical information has to be built on a standardized protocol such as a HL7 for text data and a DICOM for image data. But it is difficult to exchange information between medical clinics because the systems and softwares are different and also a structure of data and a type of code. Therefore we analyze a structure of DICOM file and design an integrated database for effective information sharing and exchange. The WISD system suggested in this paper separate the DICOM file transmitted by medical clinics to text data and image data and store it in the integrated DB(database) by standardized protocol respectively. It is very efficient that each medical clinic can search and exchange information by web browser using the suggested system. The WISD system can not only search and control of image data and patient information through integrated database and internet, but share medical information without extra charge like construction of new system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.439-440
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• 2011

최근 의료 장비들이 발전하고 진단 및 연구에 다양하게 이용되면서 이로부터 얻은 3차원 의료 영상들을 자동으로 처리해주는 기술의 수요가 늘고 있다. 자동 뼈 영역화 기법은 이러한 기술들 중 하나로써 골다공증이나 뼈 골절, 골격질환 등의 진단의 효율성을 크게 높여줄 것으로 기대되고 있다. 그러나 현재까지 이를 위한 다양한 연구들이 진행되었음에도 2차원 영상과는 달리 높은 데이터양과 주변 조직과의 모호한 경계들이 많다는 어려움 때문에 실제 진단에는 사용되지 못하고 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 다중 해상도를 기반으로 하여 영역화와 정합기법을 반복적으로 수행함으로써 3차원 의료 영상 내에서 자동으로 뼈를 영역화 해내는 기법을 제안한다. 낮은 해상도 단계에서 학습된 집합의 뼈 정보들을 이용하여 대략적인 뼈 위치를 검출하고, 이후 해상도를 높여가면서 정합 과정과 영역화 과정을 반복적으로 수행한다. 성능을 확인하기 위해 무릎 자기공명영상(magnetic resonance image)내에서 대퇴골(femur)과 경골(tibia)을 영역화 하는 실험을 진행하였으며 60개의 학습 데이터들을 바탕으로 40개 영상에서의 뼈들을 영역화 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1153-1156
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• 2005

PACS system developments for improve of diagnosis efficiency for hospital duty efficiency and patients through various medical image diagnosis device. PACS system studies for nonfilm hospital, but still, image filtering technology Present high accuracy take a photograph image be not enough. On study image processing part is very importance. The fittest of image processing in order to using simple and essential filter try to improvrnent. The future, diagnosis of patients decide accuracy, low cost based Digital XRay system will be using.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.315-322
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• 2014

This study demonstrates holding condition of CT by medical institution classification and by season, and examination fee in Korea currently to quantitatively understand frequency of examination region by change of CT equipment, domestic growing trend and change of distribution and using rate. Recent 10 years of CT holding condition by medical institution classification (Tertiary hospital, General hospital, Hospital, Clinic, Dental hospital, Dental clinic, Hospitalized health center) and by year (2003-2012), and CT examination fee of distribution of medical institution by year is surveyed. The holding ratio of Tertiary hospital level and General hospital level is 32.7% in 2003 and 33.0% in 2012. Whereas, Hospital and Clinic level is 74.2% in 2003 and 66.8% in 2012, which takes approximately 70%. Based on data in 2012, it is 82.2% of total examination fee in Tertiary hospital and General hospital, while 17.5% in hospital and clinic. CT holding rate of Hospital level is increasing, while Clinic level is decreasing. Approximately 80% of CT examination fee is claimed by Tertiary hospital and General hospital. Therefore, there is a significant correlation between CT holding condition of medical institution classification and examination fee. Particularly, correlation between CT holding number of Tertiary hospital and examination fee is significant (p<.001). The more CT holding number, the higher the amount claimed examination fee.