• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a flexible eye shield phantom to acquire artifact-free computed tomography (CT) images for electron beam radiotherapy. Methods: A flexible eye shield phantom for a newly designed eye shield was fabricated. Because of metal artifacts caused by an eye shield composed of high-density materials such as tungsten or lead, CT image acquisition is not appropriate for treatment planning because of inaccurate dose calculation and organ-at-risk delineation. To acquire artifact-free CT images, a mold of the same size as the outer dimension of the metallic eye shield was manufactured using 3D printing. The flexible eye shield phantom was imaged using a Philips Brilliance CT Big Bore under the same condition as the measurement. The phantom image with an average of 200 Hounsfield unit (HU) was imported into the treatment planning systems (TPS) and assigned a value of 26,750 HU to consider the material density of tungsten. The dosimetric comparison using a 6-MeV electron beam was performed. Measurement was performed using a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor detector for point doses at 3 and 10 mm. Results: The artifact-free CT images using a flexible eye shield phantom without air bubbles were transferred into the TPS. The dose at 10 mm calculated using the TPS agreed with the ion-chamber measurements within 2 cGy. Conversely, a larger dose discrepancy between the measured and calculated doses was found at 3 mm depth. Conclusions: The flexible eye shield phantom was successfully fabricated to apply electron treatment planning by acquiring artifact-free CT images. The dose calculated using the artifact-free image was comparable to the measured dose at lens depth when applying an eye shield.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2009

The most troublesome artifacts in micro computed tomography (micro-CT) are ring artifacts. The ring artifacts are caused by non-uniform sensitivity and defective pixels of the x-ray detector. These ring artifacts seriously degrade the quality of CT images. In flat-panel detector based micro-CT systems, the ring artifacts are hardly removed by conventional correction methods of digital radiography, because very small difference of detector pixel signals may make severe ring artifacts. This paper presents a novel method to remove ring artifacts in flat-panel detector based micro-CT systems. First, the bad lines of a sinogram which are caused by defective pixels of the detector are identified, and then, they are corrected using a cubic spline interpolation technique. Finally, a ring artifacts free image is reconstructed from the corrected projections. We applied the method to various kinds of objects and found that the image qualities were much improved.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2019

In pediatric thoracic CT, respiratory motion is generally treated as a motion artifact degrading the image quality. Conversely, respiratory motion in the thorax can be used to answer important clinical questions, that cannot be assessed adequately via conventional static thoracic CT, by utilizing four-dimensional (4D) CT. However, clinical experiences of 4D thoracic CT are quite limited. In order to use 4D thoracic CT properly, imagers should understand imaging techniques, radiation dose optimization methods, and normal as well as typical abnormal imaging appearances. In this article, the imaging techniques of pediatric thoracic 4D CT are reviewed with an emphasis on radiation dose. In addition, several clinical applications of pediatric 4D thoracic CT are addressed in various thoracic functional abnormalities, including upper airway obstruction, tracheobronchomalacia, pulmonary air trapping, abnormal diaphragmatic motion, and tumor invasion. One may further explore the clinical usefulness of 4D thoracic CT in free-breathing children, which can enrich one's clinical practice.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2013

PET/CT 검사에서 피검자의 호흡에 의한 움직임은 PET과 CT의 정합오차를 유발하여 영상의 질 저하와 판독의 정확도를 떨어뜨리는 원인이 된다. PET/CT 검사에서 CT 영상 획득 시 자유호흡과 호기 시 잠시 멈춤 상태에서 획득하는 두 가지 호흡법을 이용하여 각 호흡법이 PET과 CT 영상의 정합결과에 끼치는 영향을 평가하였다. 환자 200명을 대상으로 두 집단으로 나누어 CT 영상 획득 시 평소대로 호흡하거나 호기 시 멈추도록 지도하였다. PET과 CT가 정합된 전신영상 관상단면에서 횡경막-간 경계의 정합오차를 길이로 측정하였으며 각 호흡법에 따른 성별, 연령, 상병의 정합오차를 비교하였다. 자유호흡과 호기 시 잠시 멈춤 상태에서 정합오차의 차이는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었으며 호흡법에 따른 정합차이가 99%이상이 5 mm이하였다. 호흡법, 연령, 상병에 따른 정합오차의 차이가 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 본 연구를 통하여 PET/CT 검사시 호흡법에 의한 PET와 CT영상의 정합차이가 없음을 증명하였다. 호흡에 의한 motion artifact를 줄이기 위해서는 더 많은 연구가 진행되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.622-627
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• 2008

In orthognathic surgery, precise analysis and diagnosis are essential for successful results. In facial asymmetric patient, traditional 2D image analysis has been used by lateral and P-A Cephalometric view, Skull PA, Panorama, Submentovertex view etc. But clinicians sometimes misdiagnose because they cannot find exact landmark due to superimposition, moreover image can be magnified and distorted by projection technique or patient's skull position, when using these analysis and method. For overcome these defects, analysis by using of 3D CT has been introduced. In this way we can analysis precisely by getting the exact image free of artifact and finding exact landmark with no interruption of superimposition. So we want to review of relationship between various skeletal landmarks of mandible or cranial base and facial asymmetry by predictable analysis using 3D CT. We select the cases of the patients who visited our department for correction of facial asymmetry during 2003-2007 and who were taken image of 3D CT for diagnosis. 3D CT images were reconstructed to 3D image by using V-Work program (Cybermed Inc., Seoul, Korea). And we analysis the relationship between facial asymmetry and various affecting factor of skeletal pattern. The mandibular ramus hight difference between right and left was most affecting factor that express facial asymmetry. And in this research, there was no relationship between cranial base and facial asymmetry. The angulation between facial midline and mandibular ramus divergency has significant relationship with facial asymmetry

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 의료기관에서 방사성동위원소를 이용하여 암을 비롯한 여러 질환을 검사하는 PET/CT 검사에서 환자의 움직임으로 인한 영상의 질 저하와 판독 오류를 발생할 수 있는 점을 보완하기 위해 AI 기반의 Algorithm을 이용하여 개발한 Mothion Free 소프트웨어를 이용하여 호흡으로 인한 움직임의 보정 정도를 확인하고 유용성을 평가하여 임상에서의 적용을 위한 연구를 하였다. 실험 방법은 RPM Phantom을 사용하여 방사성동위원소 18F-FDG를 진공 바이알과 서로 다른 크기 NEMA IEC body Phantom의 sphere에 방사성동위원소를 주입하고 이것의 움직임을 호흡 시 움직이는 병소로 연출하여 영상을 획득하였다. 진공 바이알은 서로 다른 위치에서 움직임 정도를 다르게 하였고, 서로 다른 크기 NEMA IEC body Phantom의 sphere는 서로 다른 병소의 크기를 연출 하였다. 획득한 영상을 통하여 병소의 체적, 최대 SUV, 평균 SUV를 각각 측정하여 Mothion Free가 움직임 보정 정도를 정량적 평가를 하였다. 움직임 정도를 크게 설정한 진공바이알 A의 평균 SUV는 23.36 %, 움직임 정도를 작게 설정한 진공 바이알 B는 29.3 % 오차율이 감소하였다. NEMA IEC body Phantom의 sphere 37 mm, 22 mm에서의 평균 SUV는 각각 29.3 %, 26.51 % 오차율이 감소하였다. 오차율을 산출한 네 가지 측정치의 평균 오차율 30.03 % 감소하여 보다 정확한 평균 SUV 값을 나타내었다. 이 연구에서는 2차원적인 움직임 만을 연출할 수 있었기에 보다 정확한 데이터를 얻기 위해서는 실제 인체의 호흡 운동을 구현할 수 있는 Phantom을 이용하고, 움직임의 범위의 다양성을 구성한다면 보다 정확한 유용성 평가를 할 수 있다고 연구된다.