• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제37권
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• pp.44.1-44.6
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• 2015

Background: The present study introduces the design and fabrication of a simple surgical guide with which to perform genioplasty. Methods: A three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient's cranio-maxilla region was built, with a dentofacial skeletal model, then derived from CT DICOM data. A surgical simulation was performed on the maxilla and mandible, using three-dimensional cephalometry. We then simulated a full genioplasty, in silico, using the three-dimensional (3D) model of the mandible, according to the final surgical treatment plan. The simulation allowed us to design a surgical guide for genioplasty, which was then computer-rendered and 3D-printed. The manufactured surgical device was ultimately used in an actual genioplasty to guide the osteotomy and to move the cut bone segment to the intended location. Results: We successfully performed the osteotomy, as planned during a genioplasty, using the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) surgical guide that we initially designed and tested using simulated surgery. Conclusions: The surgical guide that we developed proved to be a simple and practical tool with which to assist the surgeon in accurately cutting and removing bone segments, during a genioplasty surgery, as preoperatively planned during 3D surgical simulations.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2013

방사선치료의 선량계산을 위해 Geant4 기반의 전산모사를 실행할 때 필요한 응용 프로그램을 개발 하였다. DICOM의 헤더 부분을 분석하여 각종 파라메터를 구하였다. 특히 배포 판에서의 문제점을 모두 해결하기 위해 클래스를 새로 정의하였다. 따라서 국내에 설치된 대부분의 DICOM 파일을 변환 할 수 있게 되었다. 픽셀 데이터의 변환 값을 확인하는 프로그램을 개발하여 정확성을 비교 하였다.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2016

In the field of Radiology, the Computer Aided Diagnosis is the technology which gives valuable information for surgical purpose. For its importance, several computer vison methods are processed to obtain useful information of images acquired from the imaging devices such as X-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT). These methods, called pattern recognition, extract features from images and feed them to some machine learning algorithm to find out meaningful patterns. Then the learned machine is then used for exploring patterns from unseen images. The radiologist can therefore easily find the information used for surgical planning or diagnosis of a patient through the Computer Aided Diagnosis. In this paper, we present a review on three widely-used methods applied to Computer Aided Diagnosis. The first one is the image processing methods which enhance meaningful information such as edge and remove the noise. Based on the improved image quality, we explain the second method called segmentation which separates the image into a set of regions. The separated regions such as bone, tissue, organs are then delivered to machine learning algorithms to extract representative information. We expect that this paper gives readers basic knowledges of the Computer Aided Diagnosis and intuition about computer vision methods applied in this area.

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.71-84
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• 2016

The finite element method is wide used in simulation in the biomechanical structures, but a lack of studies concerning finite element mesh quality in biomechanics is a reality. The present study intends to analyze the importance of the mesh quality in the finite element model results from humeral structure. A sensitivity analysis of finite element models (FEM) is presented for the humeral bone and cartilage structures. The geometry of bone and cartilage was acquired from CT scan and geometry reconstructed. The study includes 54 models from same bone geometry, with different mesh densities, constructed with tetrahedral linear elements. A finite element simulation representing the glenohumeral-joint reaction force applied on the humerus during $90^{\circ}$ abduction, with external load as the critical condition. Results from the finite element models suggest a mesh with 1.5 mm, 0.8 mm and 0.6 mm as suitable mesh sizes for cortical bone, trabecular bone and humeral cartilage, respectively. Relatively to the higher minimum principal strains are located at the proximal humerus diaphysis, and its highest value is found at the trabecular bone neck. The present study indicates the minimum mesh size in the finite element analyses in humeral structure. The cortical and trabecular bone, as well as cartilage, may not be correctly represented by meshes of the same size. The strain results presented the critical regions during the $90^{\circ}$ abduction.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.113-124
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• 2005

목 적 : 전립선암의 방사선치료에서 전립선의 움직임을 최소화하고 직장 벽의 선량한계를 극복할 수 있는 방법으로 직장 풍선을 사용하여 치료 부작용을 줄이고 환자 setup시 직장풍선의 위치 재현성을 분석하며 임상치료에서의 유용성을 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 전립선암에 방사선치료를 위해 내원한 환자 5명를 대상으로 하였다. 각각의 환자마다. 자체 제작한 직장풍선을 삽입하고, 주사기를 이용하며 60 cc의 공기를 주입 후 치료 초기, 중기, 후기 3회에 걸쳐 CT Simulation 영상을 획득하여 Pinnacle $(ADAC)^(R)$내 자동영상융합프로그램인 Syntegra를 이용하며 최초 영상에 나머지 두 영상을 융합시켰다(CT to CT fusion). 직장풍선의 재현성을 확인하기 위하여 치골에서 직장풍선까지 중심과 양 외측으로 3개의 일직선을 긋고 각각의 좌표점을 찾아 각 영상의 위치변화를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 자동 Contouring기능을 이용하며 매 환자의 영상에서 직장풍선의 중심점 위치와 용적을 구하였다. 세기조절방사선치료를 받은 환자에서는 직장풍선을 삽입한 경우와 삽입하지 않은 CT영상을 얻어 치료계획을 비교함으로써 직장풍선의 유용성을 확인하였다. 결 과 : 각각의 환자에서 얻어진 영상의 용적은 일정하였다. 직장풍선의 재현성을 의미하는 치골에서 직장풍선까지의 거리는 중심점이 $2.1{\pm}1.7mm$, 오른쪽 $2.3{\pm}2.2mm$, 왼쪽 $2.0{\pm}1.6mm$이었다. 직장풍선의 편향은 좌우 $2.4{\pm}1.6mm$, 전후 $3.1{\pm}2.5mm$, 상하 $5.6{\pm}3.5mm$였다. 세기조절방사선치료 계획에서 직장풍선의 삽입한 경우와 삽입하지 않은 경우의 비교결과 최대점 선량은 직장풍선을 삽입한 경우 63.3 Gy로 미삽입의 57.2 Gy보다 높았다. 하지만, 직장 벽의 평균 선량은 사용한 경우 36.6 Gy, 미사용 시 41 .5 Gy였으며, 40 Gy가 조사되는 직장 벽의 용적은 각각 33.8%와 60%로 직장풍선을 사용한 경우에 적은 선량이 조사되어 직장의 선량체적히스토그램 (DVH)은 향상되었다. 결 론 : 직장풍선의 사용 시 후방경계를 2.5 mm이내로 일정하게 유지할 수 있었고, 직장풍선의 위치 재현성이 정확함을 알 수 있었다. 이는 움직임이 많은 전립선암에 직장풍선의 사용으로 치료용적을 줄이고 인접한 직장체적을 줄여 방사선선량 체적분포의 향상으로 생각된다. 본 연구는 자체제작한 직장풍선의 재현성 및 유용성의 정확성을 보여줌으로서 향후 임상치료에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1460-1478
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• 2020

This paper proposes a novel anti-collision protocol for large-scale RFID tags identification, named Bi-response Collision Tree Protocol (BCT). In BCT, two group of tags answer the reader's same query in two response-cycles respectively and independently according to the bi-response pattern. BCT improves the RFID tag identification performance significantly by decreasing the query cycles and the bits transmitted by the reader and tags during the identification. Computation and simulation results indicate that BCT improves the RFID tag identification performance effectively, e.g. the tag identification speed is improved more than 13.0%, 16.9%, and 22.9% compared to that of Collision Tree Protocol (CT), M-ary Collision Tree Protocol (MCT), and Dual Prefix Probe Scheme (DPPS) respectively when tags IDs are distributed uniformly.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.337-340
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• 2005

The effect of residual stress on fatigue crack growth was investigated in terms of finite element analysis. Simulations were performed on a CT specimen in plane strain. An interface-cohesive element that accounts for damage accumulation due to fatigue along the notch direction has been used. Numerical results show that fatigue crack growth rate slows down when compressive residual stress field exists in front of the crack tip.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제26권3_4호
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• pp.739-750
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• 2008

A phenomenon which is seen in some of the manufacturing systems and production planning is chaos and the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect points out that in case of the presence of nonlinear relations in system and incorrect estimation of initial values of variables, the error in the estimates of system state will be intensified, and after a while there will be a large distance between available state of system and reality. Using mathematical means and computer simulation, we have tried to demonstrate that in a production system the numerical combination of Cycle Time (CT), Adjustment Time between existing and desired Work In Progress (WIP), and Adjustment Time between current and desired inventory can lead to chaos and butterfly effect in the behavior of the inventory state variable. Our paper concludes with a discussion of a hypothesis that emerged from this research.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전력기술부문
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• pp.38-41
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• 2001

This paper presents a digital current differential protection algorithm for a transformer in power system. This algorithm uses an FIR filter to improve the performance of the relay. This paper presents a practical method setting the operating slope of the relay and reduce ct mismatch. A series of EMTP simulation results have shown effectiveness of the algorithm under various type of transformers and conditions.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

Nonlinear harmonic waves generated at cracked interfaces are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. A compact tension specimen is fabricated and the amplitude of transmitted wave is analyzed as a function of position along the fatigued crack surface. In order to measure as many nonlinear harmonic components as possible a broadband Lithium Niobate ($LiNbO_3$) transducers are employed together with a calibration technique for making absolute amplitude measurements with fluid-coupled receiving transducers. Cracked interfaces are shown to generate high acoustic nonlinearities which are manifested as harmonies in the power spectrum of the received signal. The first subharmonic (f/2) and the second harmonic (2f) waves are found to be dominant nonlinear components for an incident toneburst signal of frequency f. To explain the observed nonlinear behavior a partially closed crack is modeled by planar half interfaces that can account for crack parameters such as crack opening displacement and crack surface conditions. The simulation results show reasonable agreements with the experimental results.