• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.462-470
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• 2020

Objective: To demonstrate that human visual illusion can contribute to sub-endocardial dark rim artifact in contrast-enhanced myocardial perfusion magnetic resonance images. Materials and Methods: Numerical phantoms were generated to simulate the first-passage of contrast agent in the heart, and rendered in conventional gray scale as well as in color scale with reduced luminance variation. Cardiac perfusion images were acquired from two healthy volunteers, and were displayed by the same gray and color scales used in the numerical study. Before and after k-space windowing, the left ventricle (LV)-myocardium boarders were analyzed visually and quantitatively through intensity profiles perpendicular the boarders. Results: k-space windowing yielded monotonically decreasing signal intensity near the LV-myocardium boarder in the phantom images, as confirmed by negative finite difference values near the board ranging -1.07 to -0.14. However, the dark band still appears, which is perceived by visual illusion. Dark rim is perceived in the in-vivo images after k-space windowing that removed the quantitative signal dip, suggesting that the perceived dark rim is a visual illusion. The perceived dark rim is stronger at peak LV enhancement than the peak myocardial enhancement, due to the larger intensity difference between LV and myocardium. In both numerical phantom and in-vivo images, the illusory dark band is not visible in the color map due to reduced luminance variation. Conclusion: Visual illusion is another potential cause of dark rim artifact in contrast-enhanced myocardial perfusion MRI as demonstrated by illusory rim perceived in the absence of quantitative intensity undershoot.

• 융합보안논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2023

IT 기술의 발전으로 따른 디지털 기기 사용의 보편화와 함께, 익명 통신 기술의 규모 또한 기하급수적으로 증가하고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 특히, 다크 웹(Dark web)과 딥웹(Deep web) 등 익명성을 보장하는 보안 메신저가 디지털 범죄의 온상지가 되고 있다. 익명 네트워크를 이용한 범죄 행위는 사용 기기에 로컬 데이터를 거의 남기지 않아 행위 추적이 어렵다. 미국 연방형사소송규칙과 영국 수사권한법에서는 온라인 수색 관련 법 및 제도 도입을 통해 대응하고 있으나, 한국은 관련 법의 부재로 인하여 수사적 대응 또한 전무한 실정이다. 종래의 (해외에서 사용되는) 온라인 수색 기법은 프로세스가 종료되면 아티팩트(Artifact) 수집을 할 수 없고, 메모리에만 데이터를 저장하는 악성코드에 대응할 수 없으며, 민감 데이터 식별이 어렵고, 무결성이 침해된다는 기술적 한계가 확인된다. 본 논문에서는 기본권 침해를 최소화하는 방향에서 물리 메모리 데이터 분석을 통한 익명 네트워크 사용자 행위 추적 기반 블록체인 범죄 수사방식의 국내 도입 방안을 제안한다. 클로링을 통해 수집한 다크 웹 사이트 사용자의 행위를 추적해 물리 메모리의 잔존율과 77.2%의 합의 성공률을 확인함으로써 제안 방안의 수사로서의 실효성을 입증하고자 하였다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2015

Purpose: Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) is a new magnetic resonance technique that can exploit the magnetic susceptibility differences of various tissues. Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) looks a dark blooming on the magnitude images of SWI. However, the pattern of ICH on phase images is not well known. The purpose of this study is to characterize hemorrhagic lesions on the phase images of SWI. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively enrolled patients with ICH, who underwent both SWI and precontrast CT, between 2012 and 2013 (n = 95). An SWI was taken, using the 3-tesla system. A phase map was generated after postprocessing. Cases with an intracranial hemorrhage were reviewed by an experienced neuroradiologist and a trainee radiologist, with 10 years and 3 years of experience, respectively. The types and stages of the hemorrhages were determined in correlation with the precontrast CT, the T1- and T2-weighted images, and the FLAIR images. The size of the hemorrhage was measured by a one- directional axis on a magnitude image of SWI. The phase values of the ICH were qualitatively evaluated: hypo-, iso-, and hyper-intensity. We summarized the imaging features of the intracranial hemorrhage on the phase map of the SWI. Results: Four types of hemorrhage are observed: subdural and epidural; subarachnoid; parenchymal hemorrhage; and microbleed. The stages of the ICH were classified into 4 groups: acute (n = 34); early subacute (n = 11); late subacute (n = 15); chronic (n = 8); stage-unknown microbleeds (n = 27). The acute and early subacute hemorrhage showed heterogeneous mixed hyper-, iso-, and hypo-signal intensity; the late subacute hemorrhage showed homogeneous hyper-intensity, and the chronic hemorrhage showed a shrunken iso-signal intensity with the hyper-signal rim. All acute subarachnoid hemorrhages showed a homogeneous hyper-signal intensity. All parenchymal hemorrhages (> 3 mm) showed a dipole artifact on the phase images; however, microbleeds of less than 3 mm showed no dipole artifact. Larger hematomas showed a heterogeneous mixture of hyper-, iso-, and hypo-signal intensities. Conclusion: The pattern of the phase value of the SWI showed difference, according to the type, stage, and size.