• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2021

Purpose: To accelerate magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) by developing a flexible deep learning reconstruction method. Materials and Methods: Synthetic data were used to train a deep learning model. The trained model was then applied to MRF for different organs and diseases. Iterative reconstruction was performed outside the deep learning model, allowing a changeable encoding matrix, i.e., with flexibility of choice for image resolution, radiofrequency coil, k-space trajectory, and undersampling mask. In vivo experiments were performed on normal brain and prostate cancer volunteers to demonstrate the model performance and generalizability. Results: In 400-dynamics brain MRF, direct nonuniform Fourier transform caused a slight increase of random fluctuations on the T2 map. These fluctuations were reduced with the proposed method. In prostate MRF, the proposed method suppressed fluctuations on both T1 and T2 maps. Conclusion: The deep learning and iterative MRF reconstruction method described in this study was flexible with different acquisition settings such as radiofrequency coils. It is generalizable for different in vivo applications.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.260-269
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• 2022

Segmented planar imaging detector for electro-optical reconnaissance (SPIDER) is an emerging technology for optical imaging. However, this novel detection approach is faced with degraded imaging quality. In this study, a 6 × 6 planar waveguide is used after each lenslet to expand the field of view. The imaging principles of field-plane waveguide structures are described in detail. The local multiple-sampling simulation mode is adopted to process the simulation of the improved imaging system. A novel image-reconstruction algorithm based on deep learning is proposed, which can effectively address the defects in imaging quality that arise during image reconstruction. The proposed algorithm is compared to a conventional algorithm to verify its better reconstruction results. The comparison of different scenarios confirms the suitability of the algorithm to the system in this paper.

• 한국인공지능학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2021

Although CT has an advantage in describing the three-dimensional anatomical structure of the human body, it also has a disadvantage in that high doses are exposed to the patient. Recently, a deep learning-based image reconstruction method has been used to reduce patient dose. The purpose of this study is to analyze the dose reduction and image quality improvement of deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) on the adult's chest CT examination. Adult lung phantom was used for image acquisition and analysis. Lung phantom was scanned at ultra-low-dose (ULD), low-dose (LD), and standard dose (SD) modes, and images were reconstructed using FBP (Filtered back projection), IR (Iterative reconstruction), DLR (Deep learning reconstruction) algorithms. Image quality variations with respect to varying imaging doses were evaluated using noise and SNR. At ULD mode, the noise of the DLR image was reduced by 62.42% compared to the FBP image, and at SD mode, the SNR of the DLR image was increased by 159.60% compared to the SNR of the FBP image. Based on this study, it is anticipated that the DLR will not only substantially reduce the chest CT dose but also drastic improvement of the image quality.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2021

2차원 단일 영상에서 3차원 깊이 정보를 복원하는 기술은 다양한 한계 및 산업계에서 활용도가 매우 높은 기술임이 분명하다. 하지만 2차원 영상은 임의의 3차원 정보의 투사의 결과라는 점에서 내재적 깊이 모호성(Depth ambiguity)을 가지고 있고 이를 해결하는 문제는 매우 도전적이다. 이러한 한계점은 최근 인공지능 기술의 발달에 힘입어 2차원 영상과 3차원 깊이 정보간의 대응 관계를 학습하는 알고리즘의 발달로 극복되어 지고 있다. 이러한 3차원 깊이 정보 획득을 위한 인공지능 기술을 학습하기 위해서는 대응 관계를 나타내는 대규모의 학습데이터의 필요성이 절대적인데, 이러한 데이터는 취득 및 가공 과정에서 상당한 노동력을 필요로 하기에 제한적으로 구축이 가능하다. 따라서 최근의 기술 발전 동향은 대규모의 2차원 영상과 메타 데이터를 활용하여 3차원 깊이 정보를 예측하려는 약교사(Weakly-supervised) 인공지능 기술의 발전이 주를 이루고 있다. 본 고에서는 이러한 기술 발전 동향을 장면(Scene) 3차원 복원 기술과 객체(Object) 3차원 복원 기술로 나누어 요약하고 현재의 기술들의 한계점과 향후 나아갈 방향에 대해서 토의한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.287-301
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• 2022

The machine-vision based structural displacement measurement methods are widely used due to its flexible deployment and non-contact measurement characteristics. The accuracy of vision measurement is directly related to the image resolution. In the field of computer vision, super-resolution reconstruction is an emerging method to improve image resolution. Particularly, the deep-learning based image super-resolution methods have shown great potential for improving image resolution and thus the machine-vision based measurement. In this article, we firstly review the latest progress of several deep learning based super-resolution models, together with the public benchmark datasets and the performance evaluation index. Secondly, we construct a binocular visual measurement platform to measure the distances of the adjacent corners on a chessboard that is universally used as a target when measuring the structure displacement via machine-vision based approaches. And then, several typical deep learning based super resolution algorithms are employed to improve the visual measurement performance. Experimental results show that super-resolution reconstruction technology can improve the accuracy of distance measurement of adjacent corners. According to the experimental results, one can find that the measurement accuracy improvement of the super resolution algorithms is not consistent with the existing quantitative performance evaluation index. Lastly, the current challenges and future trends of super resolution algorithms for visual measurement applications are pointed out.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.300-312
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• 2021

Compressed sensing (CS) has been investigated in magnetic resonance (MR) parametric mapping to reduce scan time. However, the relatively long reconstruction time restricts its widespread applications in the clinic. Recently, deep learning-based methods have shown great potential in accelerating reconstruction time and improving imaging quality in fast MR imaging, although their adaptation to parametric mapping is still in an early stage. In this paper, we proposed a novel deep learning-based framework DEMO for fast and robust MR parametric mapping. Different from current deep learning-based methods, DEMO trains the network in an unsupervised way, which is more practical given that it is difficult to acquire large fully sampled training data of parametric-weighted images. Specifically, a CS-based loss function is used in DEMO to avoid the necessity of using fully sampled k-space data as the label, thus making it an unsupervised learning approach. DEMO reconstructs parametric weighted images and generates a parametric map simultaneously by unrolling an interaction approach in conventional fast MR parametric mapping, which enables multi-tasking learning. Experimental results showed promising performance of the proposed DEMO framework in quantitative MR T1ρ mapping.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 손 동작을 포함한 전신 동작 생성이 가능하고 동작 생성 딜레이를 조절할 수 있는 새로운 딥러닝 기반 동작 복원 기술을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 범용적으로 사용되는 센서인 바이브 트래커와 딥러닝 기술의 융합을 통해 더욱 정교한 동작 복원을 가능하게함과 동시에 IK 솔버(Inverse Kinematics solver)를 활용하여 발 미끄러짐 현상을 효과적으로 완화한다. 본 논문은 학습된 오토인코더(AutoEncoder)를 사용하여 트래커 데이터에 적절한 캐릭터 동작의 실시간 복원이 가능하고, 동작 복원 딜레이를 조절할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 복원된 전신 동작에 적합한 손 동작을 생성하기 위해 FCN(Fully Connected Network)을 사용하여 손 동작을 생성하고, 오토인코더에서 복원된 전신 동작과 FCN 에서 생성된 손 동작을 합쳐 손 동작이 포함된 캐릭터의 전신 동작을 생성할 수 있다. 앞서 딥러닝 기반의 방법으로 생성된 동작에서 발 미끄러짐 현상을 완화시키기 위해 본 논문에서는 IK 솔버 를 활용한다. 캐릭터의 발에 위치한 트래커를 IK 솔버의 엔드이펙터(end-effector)로 설정하여 캐릭터의 발 움직임을 정확하게 제어하고 보정하는 기술을 제안함으로써, 생성된 동작의 전반적인 정확성을 향상시켜 고품질의 동작을 생성한다. 실험을 통해, 본 논문에서 제안한 딥러닝 기반 동작 복원에서 정확한 동작 생성과 사용자 입력에 따라 프레임 딜레이 조정이 가능함을 검증하였고, 생성된 전신 동작의 발미끄러짐 현상에 대해 IK 솔버가 적용되기 이전 전신 동작과 비교하여 보정에 대한 성능을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.752-762
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• 2022

Objective: To compare a deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) algorithm for pediatric abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) with filtered back projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms. Materials and Methods: Post-contrast abdominopelvic CT scans obtained from 120 pediatric patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 8.7 ± 5.2 years; 60 males) between May 2020 and October 2020 were evaluated in this retrospective study. Images were reconstructed using FBP, a hybrid IR algorithm (ASiR-V) with blending factors of 50% and 100% (AV50 and AV100, respectively), and a DLR algorithm (TrueFidelity) with three strength levels (low, medium, and high). Noise power spectrum (NPS) and edge rise distance (ERD) were used to evaluate noise characteristics and spatial resolution, respectively. Image noise, edge definition, overall image quality, lesion detectability and conspicuity, and artifacts were qualitatively scored by two pediatric radiologists, and the scores of the two reviewers were averaged. A repeated-measures analysis of variance followed by the Bonferroni post-hoc test was used to compare NPS and ERD among the six reconstruction methods. The Friedman rank sum test followed by the Nemenyi-Wilcoxon-Wilcox all-pairs test was used to compare the results of the qualitative visual analysis among the six reconstruction methods. Results: The NPS noise magnitude of AV100 was significantly lower than that of the DLR, whereas the NPS peak of AV100 was significantly higher than that of the high- and medium-strength DLR (p < 0.001). The NPS average spatial frequencies were higher for DLR than for ASiR-V (p < 0.001). ERD was shorter with DLR than with ASiR-V and FBP (p < 0.001). Qualitative visual analysis revealed better overall image quality with high-strength DLR than with ASiR-V (p < 0.001). Conclusion: For pediatric abdominopelvic CT, the DLR algorithm may provide improved noise characteristics and better spatial resolution than the hybrid IR algorithm.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.257-267
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• 2017

압축센싱(Compressed Sensing)은 선형 역문제(inverse problem)를 다루고 있으며, 그 이론적 연구결과는 관련 분야에 많은 영향을 주어 놀랄 만한 연구성과를 발표하였다. 그러나 압축센싱을 실제 환경에 적용하기 위해서는 두 가지 중요한 문제가 남아 있다. 하나는 실시간에 가까운 복원 성능이 보장되어야 하며, 다른 하나는 신호가 희소성을 갖도록 전처리가 가능해야 한다는 점이다. 이에 대한 문제들을 해결하고자 딥러닝(deep learning) 기술을 활용한 압축센싱 신호 복원방법이 최근에 등장하였다. 본 논문에서는 딥러닝 기반의 압축센싱 신호 복원방법을 고찰하고 최신 연구결과를 비교 분석하고자 한다. 관련 연구결과에서는 실시간에 가까운 복원 시간에 도달하였으며, 기존 복원방법 대비 더 우수한 복원 성능을 보여 주었다. 최근 연구에서 보여준 딥러닝을 활용한 압축센싱 신호 복원방법은 압축센싱의 활용가치를 더욱 높일 뿐만 아니라 신호처리와 통신분야에서 크게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.81-99
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• 2019

Recently, deep learning methods have shown great potential in various tasks that involve handling large amounts of digital data. In the field of MR imaging research, deep learning methods are also rapidly being applied in a wide range of areas to complement or replace traditional model-based methods. Deep learning methods have shown remarkable improvements in several MR image processing areas such as image reconstruction, image quality improvement, parameter mapping, image contrast conversion, and image segmentation. With the current rapid development of deep learning technologies, the importance of the role of deep learning in MR imaging research appears to be growing. In this article, we introduce the basic concepts of deep learning and review recent studies on various MR image processing applications.