• 제목/요약/키워드: Attenuation Ratio

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심근 관류 SOECT의 새로운 방법 (New Imaging Techniques in Myocardial Perfusion SPECT)

  • 이동수
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 1998
  • Gated myocardial SPECT and attenuation correction gave birth to new insights into the pathophysiology of ischemic myocardial perfusion and function in clinical routine practice. Gated myocardial Tc-99m-compound SPECT improved diagnostic accuracy of coronary artery disease and enabled us to observe motion and thickening of myocardial walls as well as myocardial perfusion at the same time. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of myocardial performance and perfusion let us to understand the myocardial physiology in ischemia and infarction. In every patient who underwent gated perfusion SPECT, we will find ejection fraction, left ventricular volumes and regional wall motion. There are hopes to use gated TI-201 SPECT for the same purpose and to use gated SPECT for evaluation of wall motion and thickening at stress or immediate post-stress. Attenuation correction could improve diagnostic accuracy mainly by increasing normalcy ratio or performance of non-expert physicians. Both gated methods and attenuation correction improved specificity of non-expert physicians in diagnosing patients with moderate pretest likelihood. New imaging techniques will fill the desire of cardiologists to examine function and perfusion, and possibly metabolism in their clinical routine practice.

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Improved Attenuation Estimation of Ultrasonic Signals Using Frequency Compounding Method

  • Kim, Hyungsuk;Shim, Jaeyoon;Heo, Seo Weon
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.430-437
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    • 2018
  • Ultrasonic attenuation is an important parameter in Quantitative Ultrasound and many algorithms have been proposed to improve estimation accuracy and repeatability for multiple independent estimates. In this work, we propose an improved algorithm for estimating ultrasonic attenuation utilizing the optimal frequency compounding technique based on stochastic noise model. We formulate mathematical compounding equations in the AWGN channel model and solve optimization problems to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio for multiple frequency components. Individual estimates are calculated by the reference phantom method which provides very stable results in uniformly attenuating regions. We also propose the guideline to select frequency ranges of reflected RF signals. Simulation results using numerical phantoms show that the proposed optimal frequency compounding method provides improved accuracy while minimizing estimation bias. The estimation variance is reduced by only 16% for the un-compounding case, whereas it is reduced by 68% for the uniformly compounding case. The frequency range corresponding to the half-power for reflected signals also provides robust and efficient estimation performance.

Association Between Pelvic Bone Computed Tomography-Derived Body Composition and Patient Outcomes in Older Adults With Proximal Femur Fracture

  • Tae Ran Ahn;Young Cheol Yoon;Hyun Su Kim;Kyunga Kim;Ji Hyun Lee
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.434-443
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    • 2023
  • Objective: To investigate the association between pelvic bone computed tomography (CT)-derived body composition and patient outcomes in older adult patients who underwent surgery for proximal femur fractures. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively identified consecutive patients aged ≥ 65 years who underwent pelvic bone CT and subsequent surgery for proximal femur fractures between July 2018 and September 2021. Eight CT metrics were calculated from the cross-sectional area and attenuation of the subcutaneous fat and muscle, including the thigh subcutaneous fat (TSF) index, TSF attenuation, thigh muscle (TM) index, TM attenuation, gluteus maximus (GM) index, GM attenuation, gluteus medius and minimus (Gmm) index, and Gmm attenuation. The patients were dichotomized using the median value of each metric. Multivariable Cox regression and logistic regression models were used to determine the association between CT metrics with overall survival (OS) and postsurgical intensive care unit (ICU) admission, respectively. Results: A total of 372 patients (median age, 80.5 years; interquartile range, 76.0-85.0 years; 285 females) were included. TSF attenuation above the median (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.41-4.05), GM index below the median (adjusted HR, 2.63; 95% CI, 1.33-5.26), and Gmm index below the median (adjusted HR, 2.33; 95% CI, 1.12-4.55) were independently associated with shorter OS. TSF index (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 6.67; 95% CI, 3.13-14.29), GM index (adjusted OR, 3.45; 95% CI, 1.49-7.69), GM attenuation (adjusted OR, 2.33; 95% CI, 1.02-5.56), Gmm index (adjusted OR, 2.70; 95% CI, 1.22-5.88), and Gmm attenuation (adjusted OR, 2.22; 95% CI, 1.01-5.00) below the median were independently associated with ICU admission. Conclusion: In older adult patients who underwent surgery for proximal femur fracture, low muscle indices of the GM and gluteus medius/minimus obtained from their cross-sectional areas on preoperative pelvic bone CT were significant prognostic markers for predicting high mortality and postsurgical ICU admission.

협대역 초음파 신호를 이용한 시간 영역에서의 감쇠 지수 예측 (Time-domain Estimation Algorithm for Ultrasonic Attenuation using Narrow-filtered Signals)

  • 심재윤;허돈;김형석
    • 전기학회논문지
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    • 제65권11호
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    • pp.1887-1893
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    • 2016
  • The VSA(Video Signal Analysis) method is the time-domain approach for estimating ultrasonic attenuation which utilizes the envelop signals from backscattered rf signals. The echogenicity of backscattered ultrasonic signals, however, from deeper depths are distorted when the broadband transmit pulse is used and it degrades the estimation accuracy of attenuation coefficients. We propose the modified VSA method using adaptive bandpass filters according to the centroid shift of echo signals as a pulse propagates. The technique of dual-reference diffraction compensation is also proposed to minimize the estimation errors because the difference of attenuation properties between the reference and sample aggravates the estimation accuracy when the differences are accumulated in deeper depth. The proposed techniques minimize the distortion of relative echogenicity and maximize the signal-to-noise ratio at the given depth. Simulation results for numerical tissue-mimicking phantoms show that the Rectangular-shaped filter with the appropriate center frequency exhibits the best estimation performance and the technique of the dual-reference diffraction compensation dramatically improves accuracy for the region after the beam focus.

K-대역 감소량 표준기의 설계 및 제작 (Design and Fabrication of K-band Attenuation Standard)

  • 이주광;김정환;강진섭;강태원
    • 한국전자파학회논문지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.387-392
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    • 2006
  • K-대역에서 동작하는 3.5 mm 동축형 감쇠량 표준기를 개발하고 그 측정 불확도를 평가하였다. 전력비 전달방식의 4개의 모듈로 구성된 이 표준기는 18 GHz부터 26.5 GHz까지의 광대역에서 동작하며 각 모듈은 약 20 dB의 감쇠량을 가진다. 측정 가능한 최대 감쇠량은 80 dB이고 이때의 확장 불확도는 약 95% 신뢰수준에서 0.01 dB이다.

Dose Calculation of Photon Beam with Wedge Filter for Radiation Therapy Planning System

  • Cheong, Kwang-Ho;Suh, Tae-Suk;Lee, Hyoung-Koo;Choe, Bo-Young
    • 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국의학물리학회 2003년도 제27회 추계학술대회
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    • pp.41-41
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    • 2003
  • Purpose: Even if the wedge filter is widely used for the radiation therapy to modify the photon beam intensity, the wedged photon beam dose calculation is not so easy. Radiation therapy planning systems (RTPS) have been used the empirical or semi-analytical methods such as attenuation method using wedge filter parameters or wedge filter factor obtained from measurement. However, these methods can cause serious error in penumbra region as well as in edge region. In this study, we propose the dose calculation algorithm for wedged field to minimize the error especially in the outer beam region. Materials and Method: Modified intensity by wedge filter was calculated using tissue-maximum ratio (TMR) and scatter-maximum ratio (SMR) of wedged field. Profiles of wedged and non-wedged direction was also used. The result of new dose calculation was compared with measurement and the result from attenuation method. Results: Proposed algorithm showed the good agreement with measurement in the high dose-gradient region as well as in the inner beam region. The error was decreased comparing to attenuation method. Conclusion: Although necessary beam data for the RTPS commissioning was increased, new algorithm would guarantee the improved dose calculation accuracy for wedged field. In future, this algorithm could be adopted in RTPS.

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메탄하이드레이트 부존층에서의 지진파 감쇠치 산출 (Estimating attenuation in methane hydrate bearing sediments from surface seismic data)

  • 이광호;마츠사마 준
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지구물리탐사학회 2009년도 학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.28-33
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    • 2009
  • 메탄하이드레이트는 새로운 에너지원으로의 가능성뿐 아니라 지구 온난화의 원인으로도 알려져 이에 대한 연구가 활발하다. 메탄하이드레이트 부존층의 평가에 대한 연구는 BSR의 존재와 지진파 속도로부터 메탄하이드레이트 부존랑을 추정하는 연구가 주가 되고 있으나, 최근에는 지진파 감쇠특성으로부터 메탄하이드레이트의 분포를 추정하는 연구도 시도되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 일본 난카이 트러프에서 취득된 2차원 반사법 지진파 데이터로부터 지진파 감쇠지 ($Q^{-1}$)를 산출하여 메탄하이드레이트 부존층에서의 지진파 감쇠특성을 분석하였다. QVO법을 이용하여 주파수 범위 $30{\sim}70Hz$ 오프셋 범위 $125{\sim}1,575m$내에서 제로오프셋 감쇠치를 추정한 결과, BSR상부의 메탄 하이드레이트 부존층에서 지진파 감쇠지가 크게 증가하는 것을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과를 통해 위 주파수 범위내 반사법 지진파의 메탄하이드레이트 부존층내 감쇠 특성을 확인하였으며, 이를 이용한 메탄하이드레이트 농축대의 추정 가능성을 확인하였다.

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Analysis of Fiber-optic Link Budget for Optically fed Wireless Communication

  • Kim, Jung-Tae
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.35-38
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    • 2003
  • Analyses of performance of wireless broadband communication systems employing fiber-optic link have presented. We have analyzed CNR penalty to evaluate system performance by taking into account, radio link considering rainfall attenuation, and optical link considering several carrier-to-noise ratio versus the optical modulation index.

초음파 영상용 플라스틱 기반의 팬텀제작 및 특성 분석 (Analysis of Properties and Phantom Design Based on Plastic Hardener and Softener for Ultrasonic Imaging)

  • 이균정;박동희;신태민;서종범
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.302-306
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    • 2008
  • Plastic hardener and softener based ultrasound phantoms were made in various constitutions and their acoustic properties were measured. Speed of sound is approximately $1.4\;mm/{\mu}sec$ in all the phantoms, which is about 7% less than that of in soft tissue. Attenuation coefficient is strongly dependent on the ratio between hardener and softener. In order to achieve the tissue level attenuation (0.5 dB/cm/MHz), 60% of hardener or less is required. The synthesized phantoms can be preserved for more than 6 months without structural degradation.

진단 영역의 X-선 에너지에서 각종 건축재료의 감약율 측정실험 (A Experimental Study on Attenuation Rate of Construction Materials in the Diagnostic X-ray Energy)

  • 김정민;정희원
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 1998
  • Single phase, narrow beam X-ray attenuation data were obtained using various construction materials concrete, white block, red block, 3 hole block, gypsum board, artificial marble, cement, plate glass, wood, and lead. Tube voltages of 60, 80, 100, 120 kVp were employed and the resulting curves were compared to transmission data found in this report. The shielding methodology and the derivation of equations used for determination of barrier requirements were presented in NCRP 49. We could calculate the X-ray exposed dose after attenuation and thickness of protection barrier in the clinic facilities accordingly. For the purpose of maximizing the benefit/cost ratio to diagnostic shielding, various construction materials must be installed carefully and attnuation rate considered thoroughly.

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