• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2020

In this paper, we introduce motion artifact reduction algorithm for interleaved MRI using an advanced 3D approximation algorithm. The motion artifact framework of this paper is data corrected by post-processing with a new 3-D approximation algorithm which uses data structure for each voxel. In this study, we simulate and evaluate our algorithm using Shepp-Logan phantom and T1-MRI template for both scattered dataset and uniform dataset. We generated motion artifact using random generated motion parameters for the interleaved MRI. In simulation, we use image coregistration by SPM12 (https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/) to estimate the motion parameters. The motion artifact correction is done with using full dataset with estimated motion parameters, as well as use only one half of the full data which is the case when the half volume is corrupted by severe movement. We evaluate using numerical metrics and visualize error images.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1992년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.64-67
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• 1992

To improve signal-to-noise ratio in sodium image, short echo time (2-3 ms) and long data acquisition (10-20 ms) protocols are used. Sodium in biological specimens demonstrates a bi-exponential decay of transverse magnetization and the fast decaying component of the sodium signal results in the reconstruction of images which are blurred significantly. The spatially-dependent nature of the blurs are due mainly to the presence of short local transverse relaxation values (0.7-3 ms) of sodium in tissue. We present an algorithm that corrects for object-dependent blurs due to fast-decaying T2 and improves the computational behavior of the algorithm by incorporating a relaxation parameter into the iterative process.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2015

원격진료를 요하는 응급현장에서 사용을 위하여 1차원 배열 탐촉자를 손으로 조작하는 동안 변하는 방사빔의 위치를 추적하여 정적인 3차원 초음파영상을 구성하였다. 탐촉자에 고정된 모션센서의 병진운동 및 회전운동에 대한 정보를 기준직교좌표계로 변환하는 이론적 모델을 제시하였으며, 신호 증폭과 시리얼 통신을 위한 인터페이스 용도의 모듈을 상용의 센서를 사용하여 제작하였다. 실리콘 퍼티로 제작된 시험용 팬텀에 대한 B-모드의 동영상과 센서의 신호를 동기화하여 기록하였다. 동영상으로부터 주기적으로 추출한 B-모드 영상과 각 영상내의 픽셀 각각의 그레이 레벨을 이용하여 3차원 복셀의 그레이 레벨을 재구성하였다. 이 복셀의 데이터를 이용하여 3차원 영상과 임의단면의 B-모드 방식의 2차원 영상을 구성하였으며, 이 영상들은 시험용 팬텀의 형상과 잘 일치하였다.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.234-242
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• 2010

3D CAD technology has been extended to a medical area including dental clinic beyond industrial design. The 2D images obtained by CT(Computerized Tomography) and MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) are not intuitive, and thus the volume rendering technique, which transforms 2D data into 3D anatomic information, has been in practical use. This paper has focused on a method and its implementation for forming 3D geometric surface model from laminated CT images of the pubis. The implemented system could support a dental clinic to observe and examine the status of a patient's pubis before implant surgery. The supplement of 3D implant model would help dental surgeons settle operation plans more safely and confidently. It also would be utilized with teaching materials for a practice and training.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2004

다양한 한국인의 표준 뇌를 완성하기 위해 영상 획득의 기준을 마련하고, 획득된 한국인의 뇌 영상 데이터들과 피검자들의 개인 정보들을 저장하고 관리하는 데이터베이스 관리 시스템의 개발이 본 연구의 목적이다. 해부학적 영상 획득을 위해 SNR과 CNR이 우수하고 영상획득시간도 줄일 수 있는 3D MP-RAGE 기법을 선택하였고, 최적의 영상 획득을 손잡이 검사, 상태-특성 불안척도 검사, A 유형 성격 검사, 자기평가 우울척도 검사, 사상체질 검사 간이정신 진단검사, 지능진단 검사, 성격요인 검사를 질문지로 수행한 후 그 결과를 저장하고 관리 할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 본 시스템은 피검자의 영상 정보 및 개인 정보의 저장, 삽입, 삭제, 검색, 출력 기능뿐만 아니라 Access 권한 기능, ODBC와의 연결 설정도 자동으로 수행되도록 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템은 다양한 한국인의 영상 정보와 개인 정보를 저장, 관리 할 수 있기 때문에 다양한 한국인의 표준뇌를 완성하는데 큰 기여를 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2010

Objectives : Patients with neck tumor and their family need every information about the disease. Especially, the size and location are confusing with verbal information. With the aid of CT, the problem had some answer, but it needs some medical education. We would like to know the usefullness of 3D reconstructed images in patient education about the disease. Material and Methods : Neck CT data were collected from 10 patients with various neck tumors and converted to 3D reconstructed images. Understanding of the patients about the size and location of tumors were rated from questionaires using axial CT images and 3D images. Results : Understanding score about 3D images were greater than that of CT images(p<0.006). Conclusion : 3D reconstructed images of CT could give the patients more real visual information about the disease.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권6호
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• pp.1523-1528
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• 2020

부분 폐정맥 환류 이상은 드문 선천성 폐정맥 기형의 한 종류로 진단 시 종종 간과될 수 있다. 대부분의 경우 비 침습적인 영상검사인 심장 초음파, CT 또는 MRI로 진단을 하게 되는데, 2D 모니터를 이용한 영상진단은 삼차원적으로 복잡한 심장의 구조를 이해하는데 제한이 있다. 최근에는 CT와 MRI에서 얻은 의료 영상 데이터를 기반으로 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용하여 심장의 모형을 만드는 기술이 소개되어 점차 이용이 증가되고 있다. 본 증례 보고에서 저자들은 우측 상 폐정맥과 우측 중 폐정맥이 상대정맥으로의 각각 배출되며 우측 중 폐정맥을 통해 양측 심방 간의 연결이 이루어진 환자의 CT 영상 및 3D 프린팅 모델에 대해 보고하고자 한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.118-124
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• 2023

Many recent studies have reported that the quality of input learning data was vital to the detection of regions of interest. However, due to a lack of research on the quality of learning data on lesion detetcting using gastroscopy, we aimed to quantify the impact of quality difference in endoscopic images to lesion detection models using Image Quality Assessment (IQA) algorithms. Through IQA methods such as BRISQUE (Blind/Referenceless Image Spatial Quality Evaluation), Laplacian Score, and PSNR (Peak Signal-To-Noise) algorithm on 430 sheets of high quality data (HQD) and 430 sheets of low quality data (PQD), we showed that there were significant differences between high and low quality images in lesion detecting through BRISQUE and Laplacian scores (p<0.05). The PSNR value showed 10.62±1.76 dB on average, illustrating the lower lesion detection performance of PQD than HQD. In addition, F1-Score of HQD showed higher detection performance at 77.42±3.36% while F1-Score of PQD showed 66.82±9.07%. Through this study, we hope to contribute to future gastroscopy lesion detection assistance systems that involve IQA algorithms by emphasizing the importance of using high quality data over lower quality data.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2019

Dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an important role in non-invasive detection and characterization of primary and metastatic lesions in the liver. Recently, efforts have been made to improve spatial and temporal resolution of DCE liver MRI for arterial phase imaging. Review of recent publications related to arterial phase imaging of the liver indicates that there exist primarily two approaches: breath-hold and free-breathing. For breath-hold imaging, acquiring multiple arterial phase images in a breath-hold is the preferred approach over conventional single-phase imaging. For free-breathing imaging, a combination of three-dimensional (3D) stack-of-stars golden-angle sampling and compressed sensing parallel imaging reconstruction is one of emerging techniques. Self-gating can be used to decrease respiratory motion artifact. This article introduces recent MRI technologies relevant to hepatic arterial phase imaging, including differential subsampling with Cartesian ordering (DISCO), golden-angle radial sparse parallel (GRASP), and X-D GRASP. This article also describes techniques related to dynamic 3D image reconstruction of the liver from golden-angle stack-of-stars data.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.367-369
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• 2002

We have designed ramp profile excitation pulse based on the Shinnar-Le Roux (SLR) algorithm. The algorithm provides many advantages to pulse designers. The first advantage is the freedom of deciding the amplitudes, frequencies, and ripple sizes of stopband, passband, and transition band of pulse profile. The second advantage is the freedom of deciding the pulse phase, more specifically, minimum phase, linear phase, maximum phase, and any phase between them. The minimum phase pulse is the best choice in the case of 3D TOF, because it minimizes the echo time, which implies the best image quality in the same MR examination condition. In addition, the half echo technique is slightly modified in our case. In general, using the half echo technique means that the acquired data size is half and the rest part can be filled with complex conjugate of acquired data. But in our case, the echo center is just shifted to left, which implies the reduction of echo time, and the acquired data size is the same as the one without using the half echo technique. In this case, the increase of right part of data leads to improvement of the resolution and the decrease of left part of data leads to decrease of signal to noise ratio. Since in the case of 3D TOF, the signal to noise ratio is sufficiently high and the resolution is more important than signal to noise ratio, the proposed method appears to be significantly affective and gives rise to the improved high resolution angiograms.