• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.85 no.1
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• pp.138-146
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• 2024

Purpose To evaluate whether the image quality of chest radiographs obtained using a camera-type portable X-ray device is appropriate for clinical practice by comparing them with traditional mobile digital X-ray devices. Materials and Methods Eighty-six patients who visited our emergency department and underwent endotracheal intubation, central venous catheterization, or nasogastric tube insertion were included in the study. Two radiologists scored images captured with traditional mobile devices before insertion and those captured with camera-type devices after insertion. Identification of the inserted instruments was evaluated on a 5-point scale, and the overall image quality was evaluated on a total of 20 points scale. Results The identification score of the instruments was 4.67 ± 0.71. The overall image quality score was 19.70 ± 0.72 and 15.02 ± 3.31 (p < 0.001) for the mobile and camera-type devices, respectively. The scores of the camera-type device were significantly lower than those of the mobile device in terms of the detailed items of respiratory motion artifacts, trachea and bronchus, pulmonary vessels, posterior cardiac blood vessels, thoracic intervertebral disc space, subdiaphragmatic vessels, and diaphragm (p = 0.013 for the item of diaphragm, p < 0.001 for the other detailed items). Conclusion Although caution is required for general diagnostic purposes as image quality degrades, a camera-type device can be used to evaluate the inserted instruments in chest radiographs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.903-906
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• 2021

인공지능 기술 발전으로, 의료영상 분야에서도 딥러닝 기반 질병 진단 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 딥러닝 모델 개발 시, 학습 데이터 품질은 모델의 성능과 신뢰성에 매우 큰 영향을 미친다. 그러나 의료 분야의 경우 도메인 지식에 대한 진입 장벽이 높아 개발자가 학습에 사용되는 의료영상 데이터의 품질을 평가하기 어렵다. 이로 인해, 많은 의료영상 분야에서는 각 분야의 특성(질병의 종류, 관찰 아나토미 등)에 따른 영상 품질 평가 방법을 제시해왔다. 그러나 기존의 방법은 특정 질병에 초점이 맞춰져, 일반화된 품질 평가 기준을 제시하고 있지 않다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 대부분의 흉부 질환을 진단하기 위한 흉부 X선 영상의 품질을 평가할 수 있는 기준을 제안한다. 우선, 흉부 X선 영상을 대상으로 관찰된 영역인 심장, 횡격막, 견갑골, 폐 등을 분할하여, 3D 히스토그램을 기반으로 각 영역별 통계적인 정밀 품질 평가 기준을 제안한다. 본 연구에서는 JSRT, Chest 14의 오픈 데이터셋을 활용하여 적용 실험을 수행하였으며, 민감도는 97.6%, 특이도는 92.8%의 우수한 성능을 확인하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.149-159
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• 2016

Purpose : To evaluate the usefulness of the breathing exercise,we analyzed the change in the RPM signal and the diaphragm imagebefore 4D respiratory gated radiation therapy planning of lung cancer patients. Materials and Methods : The breathing training was enforced on 11 patients getting the 4D respiratory gated radiation therapy from April, 2016 until August. At the same time, RPM signal and diaphragm image was obtained respiration training total three steps in step 1 signal acquisition of free-breathing state, 2 steps respiratory signal acquisition through the guide of the respiratory signal, 3 steps, won the regular respiration signal to the description and repeat training. And then, acquired the minimum value, maximum value, average value, and a standard deviation of the inspiration and expiration in RPM signal and diaphragm image in each steps. Were normalized by the value of the step 1, to convert the 2,3 steps to the other distribution ratio (%), by evaluating the change in the interior of the respiratory motion of the patient, it was evaluated breathing exercise usefulness of each patient. Results : The mean value and the standard deviation of each step were obtained with the procedure 1 of the RPM signal and the diaphragm amplitude as a 100% reference. In the RPM signal, the amplitudes and standard deviations of four patients (36.4%, eleven) decreased by 18.1%, 27.6% on average in 3 steps, and 2 patients (18.2%, 11 people) had standard deviation, It decreased by an average of 36.5%. Meanwhile, the other four patients (36.4%, eleven) decreased by an average of only amplitude 13.1%. In Step 3, the amplitude of the diaphragm image decreased by 30% on average of 9 patients (81.8%, 11 people), and the average of 2 patients (18.2%, 11 people) increased by 7.3%. However, the amplitudes of RPM signals and diaphragm image in 3steps were reduced by 52.6% and 42.1% on average from all patients, respectively, compared to the 2 steps. Relationship between RPM signal and diaphragm image amplitude difference was consistent with patterns of movement 1, 2 and 3steps, respectively, except for No. 2 No. 10 patients. Conclusion : It is possible to induce an optimized respiratory cycle when respiratory training is done. By conducting respiratory training before treatment, it was possible to expect the effect of predicting the movement of the lung which could control the patient's respiration. Ultimately, it can be said that breathing exercises are useful because it is possible to minimize the systematic error of radiotherapy, expect more accurate treatment. In this study, it is limited to research analyzed based on data on respiratory training before treatment, and it will be necessary to verify with the actual CT plan and the data acquired during treatment in the future.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.387-392
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• 1997

Purpose : To quantify the movement of lung Parenchyma for ICRU 50 Planning Target Volume (PTV) delineation of the lung region. Materials and Method : Fluoroscopic observations and measurements are Performed on 10 patients with chest region cancer who have normal putmonary functions We have divided the lung region into 12 parts for the right lung, 10 parts for the left lung and four to five Points of lung parenchyma were selected for anatomical analysis Points, Fluoroscopic images are sent to a computer and then movements are measured. Results : Both lowe lobes showed the longest longitudinal movements because of breathing (average 14.1mm, maximum 22.1mm), while anteroposterior displacement showed the smallest value. Lateral movements of the lung parenchyma averaged 6.6mm, and the maximum value was 9.1mm, (both hilar regions showed maximum values because of cardiac motion) Conclusion : We could quantify the lung movements by measuring parenchyma displacements. The movements of both upper lobes were less than those of the middle and upper lobes in longitudinal and transverse movements. Optimal margins can be selected for PTV delineation using these results.