• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2017

A variety of filters are applied to improve the quality of noise and low resolution medical images. This is necessary to reduce the radiation dose of the patient and to improve the utilization of the conventional spherical imaging equipment. In the conventional method, it is common to perform filtering using the CPU of the PC. However, it is difficult to produce results in real time by applying various calculations and filters to high-resolution human images using only the CPU performance of a PC used in a hospital. In this paper, we analyze the structure and performance of Intel integrated GPU in CPU and propose a method to perform image filtering using OpenCL parallel processing function. By applying complex filters with high computational complexity to medical images, high quality images can be generated in real time.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.582-587
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• 2014

This study have researched on feasibility of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA, which is simple useful evaluation tool for predictive factor of cardiovascular disease) to patients who have to travel along the sea for a long-period time and have difficulty in visiting medical institutions. We studied on the basis of total cholesterol value, which is nowadays widely used tool for predictive factor of cardiovascular disease, and also studied its association with BIA value via statistical analysis. Our result showed correlation with fat thickness of individual sites, and especially, fat thickness of left thigh showed high relation with total cholesterol value. This result shows that people who are in travel of long-period of time at sea are feasible of using BIA to evaluate changes of left thigh fat thickness as predictive factor for cardiovascular disease. Due to lack of advanced researches further studies should be done. And based on special circumstances in sea, more studies should be done to validity concerning this circumstances and accuracy of this evaluation tool.

• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1203-1206
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• 2006

무선 인터넷이 보급됨에 따라 개인 휴대용 단말 장치(PDA)와 같은 모바일 PC를 이용하여 실시간으로 Server에 접속, 의료정보 및 환자 정보 등을 볼 수 있다. 여기서 PDA는 작은 몸체로 이동성 및 편리성 등이 PC보다 뛰어나지만, 처리 속도가 상대적으로 느리기 때문에 해상도가 큰 이미지, 높은 처리 속도를 요구하는 작업 등을 처리하기에는 효율성이 낮은 문제점이 있다. 또한 정보를 Display할 수 있는 액정이 매우 작아서 환자와 관련된 의료 영상 즉, MRI 사진이나 X-ray 사진 등을 자세히 보기에는 현재의 기술력으로는 매우 어렵다. 특히 다수의 PDA와 PC 클라이언트의 데이터 요청으로 인한 서버의 과부하 문제 또한 모바일 진료시스템의 발전에 걸림돌이 되고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 처리 속도와 Display의 제한을 대처하기 위하여 모바일 다중처리 시스템과 작업 이양 시스템을 구성하기 위한 하나의 방법론을 제안한다.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.109-118
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 일반적인 초음파 의료 영상 시스템에서 제공되는 단면 영상의 화질을 현저히 향상시킬 수 있는 영향 개선 기법들을 제안하였다. 제안된 기법들은 현재 대부분의 초음파 영상 시스템에 적용되는 접속기법과는 달리 한 프레임에 해당하는 RF 수신 신호들을 저장하고 합성구경 기법에 기반해서 수신신호들을 처리함으로써, 초음파 영상의 화질을 결정하는 주요 성능 변수인 해상도, 신호 대 잡음비, 주사속도 등을 개선시킬 수 있다. 제안된 기법들을 검증하기 위하여 RF 수신신호들을 저장할 수 있는 실험 장치를 제작한 후 실제 실험을 통하여 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 실험 결과 기존 시스템에 비해서 매우 우수한 영상을 얻을 수 있었으며, 시편 및 인체 데이터 경우에 모두 동일한 효과가 나타남을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.181-184
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• 1995

일반적으로 의료상에서 방사선 사진 상으로부터 병소 부위를 찾아내어 질병의 유무 및 진단을 해왔으나 명확하지 못한 방사선 사진 자체의 문제점들과 사진 현상시의 문제점들로 인하여 진단의 혼란을 초월할 수 있다. 또한 오래 전부터 컴퓨터의 발달로 인하여 방사선 사진을 입력, 진단하려는 움직임도 있었으나 많은 노력에도 불구하고 입력시키려는 사진이 잡음이 많고 대비가 상당히 안 좋은 상태이므로, 이로 인한 해상도의 문제점으로 이를 기피하고 현상되어 나온 사진자체로 진단을 하려고 하였다. (중략)

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.4C
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• pp.389-395
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• 2007

The Film X-ray and the CCD method of current medical image system have the disadvantages such as required large place and diagnosis time. In this paper, we implement an effective medical image system using TXT-DXD method's digital X-ray detector(DR1000C). The implemented medical image system has advantages of placing efficiency and short diagnosis time. In order to make the image out of the system more effective, we develop an LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) control driver, having the resolution of 1900*1200. And we propose an enhancement unsharp masking method to update image enhancement of DR1000C medical image system, and compare it with the current methods.

• Spatial Information Research
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• v.13 no.4 s.35
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• pp.345-354
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• 2005

Super resolution image reconstruction method refers to image processing algorithms that produce a high resolution(HR) image from observed several low resolution(LR) images of the same scene. This method has proven to be useful in many practical cases where multiple frames of the same scene can be obtained, such as satellite imaging, video surveillance, video enhancement and restoration, digital mosaicking, and medical imaging. In this paper, we applied the super resolution reconstruction method in spatial domain to video sequences. Test images are adjacently sampled images from continuous video sequences and are overlapped at high rate. We constructed the observation model between the HR images and LR images applied with the Maximum A Posteriori(MAP) reconstruction method which is one of the major methods in the super resolution grid construction. Based on the MAP method, we reconstructed high resolution images from low resolution images and compared the results with those from other known interpolation methods.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.117-124
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was tried to evaluate the filling sodium states inside the fuel rod of sodium-cooled fast reactor by digital medical X-ray. We used the diagnostic X-ray generators in digital radiography (DR). This study have found the optimal conditions by changing the effective focal spot size of X-ray tube and post-processing of the DR method with a tungsten edge plate in order to ensure excellent sharpness At this time, the sharpness and resolution were evaluated using the MTF (modulation transfer function). As a result, this study obtained a spatial resolution of 3.871 lp/mm (0.1 MTF), 3.290 lp/mm (0.5 MTF) when implemented the contrast strengthen post-processing in small focal spot. In this research, the result is able to evaluate the level of sodium inside the fuel rod by using the diagnostic X-ray generators in medical digital radiographic images.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.521-537
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• 2000

Ultrasonic imaging is the most widely used modality among modern imaging device for medical diagnosis and the system performance has been improved dramatically since early 90's due to the rapid advances in DSP performance and VLSI technology that made it possible to employ more sophisticated algorithms. This paper describes "main stream" digital signal processing functions along with the associated implementation considerations in modern medical ultrasound imaging systems. Topics covered include signal processing methods for resolution improvement, ultrasound imaging system architectures, roles and necessity of the applications of DSP and VLSI technology in the development of the medical ultrasound imaging systems, and array signal processing techniques for ultrasound focusing.