• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37 no.7C
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• pp.610-618
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• 2012

In this paper, using a image processing techniques to develop an color analysis program to apply the influence analysis by smoking were analyzed. So, this study was conducted to analyze is based on oriental medicine diagnosis theory, especially ocular inspection, of the right cheek area of the lung and lung function and weakness associated with it closer to white by applying IT image processing techniques based on smoking to compare the change in color according to the face. From this, 15 patients with 20 male subjects before and after smoking extract the color of the area on the right cheek, a values and b values in Lab digital color system were analyzed by smoking how to analyze what is changing. Also, health care system based on this variation reflects the individual, personalized will be constructed. Experimental results on the right cheek area approach to the color white according to the amounts of smoking, this is by smoking adversely affects lungs function that can be analyzed.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.12-20
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• 2008

Purpose: Chronic pulmonary disease may be caused by aspiration of gastric contents secondary to gastroesophageal reflux. At present, there is no gold standard for documenting pulmonary aspiration. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of radionuclide scintigraphy in the detection of gastroesophageal reflux and pulmonary aspiration. Methods: Thirty-five patients with suspected aspiration pneumonia, and five normal control subjects, were included in the study. All subjects underwent gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy after the ingestion of a $^{99m}Tc$-tin colloid mixture. Dynamic images to detect gastroesophageal reflux were obtained for 1 hour. Additional static images of the chest, to detect lung aspiration, were obtained at 6 and 24 hours after oral ingestion of the tin colloid. In addition to visual analysis, pulmonary aspiration was quantitated by counting the number of pixels labeled with radioactive isotope in the region of interest (ROI) of both lung fields. Aspiration index (AI) was obtained by subtracting the pixel counts of the background from the pixel counts of the ROI. Results: Among 35 patients with suspected aspiration pneumonia, 23 proved to have gastroesophageal reflux by scintigraphy. One patient showed definite pulmonary accumulation of activity by visual analysis of the 6-hour image. Thirty of 35 (85.7%) patients showed higher AI beyond the upper limit of AI in the healthy controls. When we compared the reflux group with the non-reflux group, there was a significantly higher AI at 6 hours in the reflux group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that radionuclide scintigraphy is useful in detecting small pulmonary aspiration in patients with suspected aspiration pneumonia secondary to reflux.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.82 no.6
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• pp.1441-1476
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• 2021

The tracheobronchial tree is a system of airways that allows the passage of air to aerate the lungs and entire body. Several pathological conditions can affect this anatomical region. Multidetector CT (MDCT) helps identify and characterize various large airway diseases. Post-processing tools, such as virtual bronchoscopy and automatic lung analysis, can help enhance the performance of imaging studies. In this pictorial essay review, we provide imaging findings of various bronchial lesions manifested as wall thickening and endoluminal nodules on conventional MDCT and advanced image visualization and analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.83 no.5
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• pp.1168-1174
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• 2022

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a rare systemic fibroinflammatory condition characterized by elevated serum IgG4 levels and infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells in various organs. IgG4-related lung disease shows varied radiologic features on chest CT. Patients usually present with a solid nodule or mass mimicking lung cancer; therefore, distinguishing between IgG4-related disease and other conditions is often challenging. Additionally, co-existing radiologic findings of IgG4-related lung disease may mimic metastasis or lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lung. We report two cases of histopathologically confirmed IgG4-related lung disease mimicking lung cancer. Chest CT revealed a solid nodule or mass with ancillary radiologic findings, which suggested lung cancer; therefore, IgG4-related lung disease was radiologically indistinguishable from lung cancer in both cases. Measurement of serum IgG4 levels and clinical evaluation to confirm involvement of various organs may be useful to establish the differential diagnosis. However, surgical biopsy evaluation is needed for confirmation.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.263-272
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• 2002

In this paper, we investigate the potential for retrieval of morphometric data from three dimensional images of conducting bronchus obtained by X-ray Computerized Tomography (CT) and to explore the potential for the use of rapid prototype machine to produce physical hollow bronchus casts for mathematical modeling and experimental verification of particle deposition models. We segment the bronchus of lung by mathematical morphology method from obtained images by CT. The surface data representing volumetric bronchus data in three dimensions are converted to STL(streolithography) file and three dimensional solid model is created by using input STL file and rapid prototype machine. Two physical hollow cast models are created from the CT images of bronchial tree phantom and living human bronchus. We evaluate the usefulness of the rapid prototype model of bronchial tree by comparing diameters of the cross sectional area bronchus segments of the original CT images and the rapid prototyping-derived models imaged by X-ray CT.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.57-61
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 영상의 다양한 특징 정보 중에서 모양 특징을 이용한 영상 검색 시스템 을 제안한다. 모양 특징을 추출하기 위한 과정은 Chain Code를 이용 경계면의 좌표와 깊이를 구하는 과정, 경계면에 대한 무게 중심 추출 과정 그리고 영역의 넓이를 구하는 과정으로 구성되고, 무게 중심으로부터 경계면 가지 거리의 합, 표준 편차, 장축/단축 비율 등을 특징 정보로 이용한다. 각 질의 영상들의 특징 정보와 데이터베이스에 저장된 영상들의 특징 정보들을 비교하여 유사도 순위에 따라 후보영상들이 검색된다. 실험 대상으로는 170개의 폐곡선을 이루는 이진 도형 영상에 대한 검색 실험을 실시하였으며, 실험 결과 평균 Recall/Precision이 0.65/0.81을 보임으로써 제안된 방법이 유용함을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.84 no.6
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• pp.1378-1383
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• 2023

Pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare, high-grade malignancies, primarily affecting the proximal elastic pulmonary artery and usually manifesting as tumoral impaction on imaging. Due to similar clinical and imaging findings, pulmonary artery sarcomas are frequently misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism or, occasionally, as vasculitis. Herein, we reported a case of pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma initially misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism and vasculitis due to its relatively atypical location and morphology, along with a literature review.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.233-236
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• 2014

An 11-year-old, intact male Shih Tzu presented with obesity, thin hair coat, and abdominal distention. The patient had previously received corticosteroid therapy for dermatitis. Thoracic radiographs showed incidental findings of a generally diffuse bronchointerstitial pattern and markedly radiolucent pleural lines between the middle and caudal lung lobes, but clinical signs related to the thoracic radiographic findings were absent. Echogenicity of the hepatic parenchyma was increased and bilateral adrenal glands were not enlarged on ultrasonography. On computed tomography, the central regions of the lung lobes showed ground-glass attenuation, the peripheral regions of the lung lobes were relatively hypoattenuated compared with the central regions, and hyperattenuated nodules were distributed throughout the pulmonary parenchyma. Iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism and secondary pulmonary mineralization was diagnosed on the basis of diagnostic imaging and adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.391-395
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 영상을 구성하는 객체들이 가지고있는 형태 특징을 이용한 영상 검색 시스템을 제안한다. 형태 특징을 추출하기 위한 과정은 입력 영상에 Chain Code를 이용 경계면의 좌표와 길이를 구하는 과정, 경계면에 대한 무게 중심 추출과정으로 구성되고, 무게 중심으로부터 경계면 까지 거리의 합, 표준 편차, 장축/단축 비율 그리고 히스토그램 등을 특징 정보로 이용한다. 영상을 이루는 객체의 회전이나, 이동 등으로 인한 변화에 둔감하게 하고 형태 특징 중심으로 영상을 검색하도록 설계하였다. 실험 대상으로는 170개의 폐곡선을 이루는 이진 도형 영상에 대한 검색 실험을 실시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1998.10c
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• pp.390-392
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• 1998

기존의 Line Following 알고리즘은 곡선으로 이루어진 영상 패턴을 세선화할 때 두꺼운 분기점을 효과적으로 처리하지 못할 뿐 아니라 폐곡선을 형성하는 부분이 끊어지는 단점이 있어 선분 형태 이외의 일반적인 문자나 이미지 등에 적용하기 어려우므로 Line Following 방식에 근거를 둔 개선된 새로운 세선화 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 연구에서는 두꺼운 분기점의 문제를 해결하기 위해 선의 모양에 따라 동적으로 변하는 윈도우의 크기를 일정 비율로 조절하고, 폐곡선을 형성한 부분에서는 분기점마다 특정한 tag를 두어 선의 끝을 결정하는 단계에서 tag와 만나는 점에 대해 별도의 처리를 하였다. 이 알고리즘은 기존 알고리즘과 비슷한 처리 속도를 유지하면서도 기존 알고리즘의 단점을 효과적으로 개선하여 곡선이나 복잡한 영상 외에 문자 영상 등에 대해서도 좋은 결과를 보여 주었다.