• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2016

A man with only yellowing of the skin and eye sclera was diagnosed with clonorchiasis, which rarely manifested jaundice as the initial symptom. However, because of a lack of evidence for a diagnostic gold standard, the time until definitive diagnosis was more than a week. The diagnostic process relied on inquiring about the patient's history, including the place of residence, dietary habits, and symptoms, as well as on serological findings, an imaging examination, and pathological findings. MRCP and CT results showed mild dilatation of intrahepatic ducts and increased periductal echogenicity. The eggs were ultimately found in stool by water sedimentation method after the negative report through direct smear. DNA sequencing of PCR production of the eggs demonstrated 98-100% homology with ITS2 of Clonorchis sinensis. After anti-parasite medical treatment, the patient's symptoms were gradually relieved. Throughout the diagnostic procedure, besides routine examinations, the sedimentation method or concentration method could be used as a sensitive way for both light and heavy C. sinensis infection in the definite diagnosis.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.263-267
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• 1999

We have observed retroperitoneal hematoma after trigger point injections of quadratus lumborum in a patient with chronic low back pain. Severe flank pain and dyspnea was observed three hours after injection of local anesthetic and steroid to the trigger point of quadratus lumborum muscle. There was fuge hematoma in abdominal CT image around the right kidney, which displaced and compressed the kidney anteriorly. Following infusion of contrast media, extravasation through renal vein and IVC was notified. Patient had a past history of having been treated with platelet aggregation inhibitor and lower dose aspirin treatment after cerebral ischemia for a year, but coagulative function was within normal range. Patient was admitted 12 days for bed rest, pain control and transfusion. We need to take greater care with a frequent aspiration and exact direction of needle, during trigger point injection of quadratus lumborum, particu right side, to avoid vascular injury.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.729-737
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• 2020

Screening with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) has been shown to reduce lung cancer mortality by about 20% when compared to standard chest radiography. One of the problems arising from screening programs is that large amounts of CT image data must be interpreted by radiologists. To solve this problem, automated detection of pulmonary nodules is necessary; however, this is a challenging task because of the high number of false positive results. Here we demonstrate detection of pulmonary nodules using six off-the-shelf convolutional neural network (CNN) models after modification of the input/output layers and end-to-end training based on publicly databases for comparative evaluation. We used the well-known CNN models, LeNet-5, VGG-16, GoogLeNet Inception V3, ResNet-152, DensNet-201, and NASNet. Most of the CNN models provided superior results to those of obtained using customized CNN models. It is more desirable to modify the proven off-the-shelf network model than to customize the network model to detect the pulmonary nodules.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2007

IV(intravenous) 카데터 조각을 정맥 내에서 정확한 위치 및 크기를 확인하기위해 MDCT의 3D 재구성 기법인 볼륨렌더링의 임계치를 측정하고 변화에 따라 IV 카데터 조각의 영상을 구현하였다. 3D프로그램에서 파일럿 방법으로 IV 카데터의 HU(hounsfield unit) 값을 측정하였고, IV 카데터가 남아 있는 환자를 대상으로 프로파일과 관심영역 테이블 기능을 이용하여 IV 카데터의 HU 값을 측정하여 임계치를 설정하여 IV 카데터 조각의 위치 및 크기를 볼륨렌더링 영상에서 확인 하였다. 볼륨렌더링 영상에서 HU의 임계치 설정은 IV 카데터 조각의 정확한 위치 및 크기를 확인하는데 매우 중요한 요소이다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2004년도 추계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.402-407
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• 2004

인터넷은 사용이 매우 간편한 도구인 월드와이드웹의 등장으로 인하여 가장 독보적이면서도 강력한 지원을 제공하는 세계에서 가장 간편한 네트워크 자원이 되었다. 더 나아가 정적인 2차원을 넘어서 3차원 View 웹 서비스와 같은 동적인 서비스를 제공하는 많은 방법들이 제시되었다. 본 논문에서는 MRI, CT, PET 같은 2차원 의료 영상을 쌓아 만든 3차원 데이터를 웹에서 인터액티브하게 가시화 하는 볼륨 렌더링 View 프로그램을 제시할 것이다. 이를 위해 우리는 COM기술을 바탕으로 하는 ActiveX 컴포넌트인 OCX 컨트롤로 만들어 웹 페이지에서 실현 가능하도록 하였다. 또한 인터넷만 있으면 쉽게 원격에서도 3차원 가시화를 통한 영상 분석을 할 수 있는 기능을 제공하여 질병의 진단에 크게 기여 할 것으로 기대된다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.57-61
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• 2005

This paper presents a new colonoscopy training simulator that includes a specialized haptic device and graphics algorithms to transfer haptic sensation through a long and flexible tube, and manage large number of polygons. The developed haptic device makes the colonoscope tube move along the two guiding rods in the translational direction. The torque of the roll motion is transferred by a timing belt and pulleys. A special guide is developed, which allows the force and torque from the motors to be transmitted to the user without loss. The haptic device is evaluated by physicians. One of the important skills of the colonoscopy, jiggling is incorporated for the first time by the developed sensor mechanism using photo-sensors. A colonoscope handle that shares the look, feel, and functions with the actual colonoscope, is developed with the necessary electronics inside. The number of polygons is reduced by an edge-collapse algorithm for real-time simulation. The algorithms to import CT data, to segment the colon image, to extract centerline of the colon, and to construct the colon surface, are integrated into a Colon Modeling Kit system that performs all these processes in real-time.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.1329-1336
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• 1996

많은 영상 데이타 압축 응용분야에서 DCT는 높은 압축 성능으로 인하여 널리 잘 알려져 있다. 그러나 낮은 비트율에서는 인간의 시각에 거슬리는 블록 효과(block artifacls)가 생기는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 또한 실제적인 응용에 있어서, DCT계수의 빠른 계산과 간단한 VLSI 구현도 중요한 과제이다. 따라서 블록 효과의 제거와 빠른 CT 계산은 실제적인 연구의 대상이 된다. 본 논문에서는 수정된 DCT 계산 방법을 연구 하였고, 이것은 빠른 계산과 함께 블록 효과를 효과적으로 제거할 수 있었다. 이러한 새로운 접근 방법을 낮은 비트 율에서 영상의 부호화 및 복호화에 적용하였다. 실제 영상을 대상으로 실험한 결과, 제안된 방법을 통해 표준적인 방법에 비하여 성능을 개선할 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1051-1056
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• 2006

The mean and RMS velocity field of the respiratory gas flow in the human airway was studied experimentally by particle image velocimetry (PIV). Some researchers investigated the airflow for the mouth breathing case both experimentally and numerically. But it is very rare to investigate the airflow of nose breathing in a whole airway due to its geometric complexity. We established the procedure to create a transparent rectangular box containing a model of the human airway for PIV measurement by combination of the RP and the curing of clear silicone. We extend this to make a whole airway including nasal cavities, larynx, trachea, and 2 generations of bronchi. The CBC algorithm with window offset (64 $\times$ 64 to 32 $\times$ 32) is used for vector searching in PIV analysis. The phase averaged mean and RMS velocity distributions in Sagittal and coronal planes are obtained for 7 phases in a respiratory period. Some physiologic conjectures are obtained. The main stream went through the backside of larynx and trachea in inspiration and the frontal side in expiration. There exist vortical motions in inspiration, but no prominent one in expiration.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.35-37
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• 2002

To assess the new multichannel cochlear implant by radiography in Stenver's projection, because MRI generates artifacts, inducing an electrical current and causing device magnetization. CT is relatively expensive and the metal electrodes scatter the image. Multichannel cochlear implant insertion using the multichannel cochlear implant device. Patients underwent postoperative radiography of their implants. The radiographs were obtained in a Stenver's. The insertion depth of the implant was measured on the radiographs and the results were correlated with the surgical results of insertion depth and with audiometric tests. Patients a correct inserted electrode was found, while in patient complications concerning the electrode were noticed. Radiographs in the Stenver's projection are sufficient for the postoperative assessment of the multichannel cochlear implant device and an exact evaluation of the insertion depth.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2015

전산화단층촬영에서 재구성 과정은 상당한 시간이 요구된다. 단면 영상의 품질을 높이기 매트릭스 크기를 증가시키면 재구성 시간이 매우 빠른 속도로 증가한다. 다중코어 프로세서는 오늘날 광범위하게 사용되고 있으며, 다중코어 프로세서의 다중 스레드를 이용하여 계산 시간을 줄이는 것이 가능하다. 본 연구는 다중 스레드로 CT의 재구성 시간을 개선하였다. 다중 스레드를 위해 Pthread와 OpenMP를 이용하였고, 재구성 과정에서 많은 시간이 소비되는 컨볼루션과 역투역 과정을 자세히 조사하였다. Pthread와 OpenMP 모두 스피드업과 효율성 측면에서 비슷한 성능을 나타내었다.