• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2014

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to develop dental charts for Turkish children and young adults of both genders within the age group of 4.5-22.5 years according to tooth mineralization and eruption in a format similar to that proposed by AlQahtani et al. Materials and Methods: In total, 753 digital panoramic radiographs from 350 males and 403 females were assessed. The permanent teeth were evaluated according to the classification system described by Demirjian et al. The eruption stage was assessed with Bengston's system, which was modified by AlQahtani et al at four points. Results: Teeth generally developed earlier in females than in males. This was particularly notable in the age group of 5-14 years. However, this difference was usually visible in only one stage, not in all teeth. It has been determined that the mixed dentition period ended with the shedding of the second deciduous molars in both genders. Conclusion: The dental charts presented here included information that could be beneficial to dental clinicians in making appropriate diagnosis and planning orthodontic and surgical procedures. These charts also provided datasets for preliminary dental age estimation in Turkish children and young adults.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.33-47
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• 2010

Underground constructions continue to provide challenges to Geotechnical Engineers yet they pose the best opportunities for development and deployment of advance technologies for analysis, design and construction. The reason for this is that, by virtue of the nature of underground constructions, more data and information on ground characteristics and response become available as the construction progresses. However, due to several barriers, these data and information are rarely, if ever, utilized to modify and improve project design and construction during the construction stage. To enable the use of evolving realtime data and information, and adaptively modify and improve design and construction, the paper presents an analysis and design system, called AMADEUS, for underground projects. AMADEUS stands for Adaptive, real-time and geologic Mapping, Analysis and Design of Underground Space. AMADEUS relies on recent advances in IT (Information Technology), particularly in digital imaging, data management, visualization and computation to significantly improve analysis, design and construction of underground projects. Using IT and remote sensors, real-time data on geology and excavation response are gathered during the construction using non-intrusive techniques which do not require expensive and time-consuming monitoring. The real-time data are then used to update geological and geomechanical models of the excavation, and to determine the optimal, construction sequences and stages, and structural support. Virtual environment (VE) systems are employed to allow virtual walk-throughs inside an excavation, observe geologic conditions, perform virtual construction operations, and investigate stability of the excavation via computer simulation to steer the next stages of construction.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2015

신규 의료기기 개발 기술의 발전으로 다양한 형태로 손쉽게 생체 정보 및 의료 정보를 얻을 수 있는 기술이 증가하고 있다. 이러한 정보 수집 기술과 기기들의 증가로 생체 정보는 일상생활의 라이프로그와 함께 의료서비스의 주요 정보로 활용되고 있다. 그러나 다양한 생체신호의 활용성이 증가하고 있지만 보안적인 측면을 고려하지 않는 문제점을 갖고 있다. 또한, 의료현장에서 환자의 생체신호와 의료영상정보는 개별적인 디바이스에 의해 생성되며, 통합 관리되지 못하는 실정이다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서, 본 논문에서는 생체신호와 의사의 소견정보를 포함하여 QR 코드화하고 이와 연계된 의료영상정보와 통합하고자 한다. 이를 위해, 의료영상정보 표준인 DICOM(Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine)과 기존 생체신호 계측기들로부터 수집된 생체신호를 QR 코드화하여 의료영상정보에 통합한 이미지 파일 스킴을 제시한다. 그리고 시스템 구현 환경은 의료영상기기와 생체신호 수집을 위한 생체신호 계측기 그리고 스마트 디바이스와 PC로 구성하였다. 의료기기나 생체 신호 계측장치로부터 데이터를 전송 받기 위한 의료영상이미지 정보와 생체신호의 ROI 추출을 위하여 .NET Framework를 사용하여 QR 서버 모듈을 윈도우 서버 2008 운영체제에서 운영되도록 구현하였다. QR 서버 모듈의 주요기능은 의료영상기기로부터 생성된 DICOM파일을 파싱하고, 식별 ROI 정보를 추출하여 데이터베이스에 저장하여 관리한다. 또한, EMR, OCS와 같은 환자의 의료정보는 기본 정보 및 긴급상황 시 필요한 ROI 정보를 추출하여 QR코드화 하여 관리한다. 또한 생체 계측 기기로 환자 식별에 사용될 PID (patient identification) 와 함께 생체 정보를 전송 받을 경우 생체 정보의 크기에 따라 이를 해당 환자의 ROI와 함께 QR코드화 하여 관리하며, 생체 정보 파일 또한 저장하여 관리한다. 전송받은 생체정보가 QR코드로 변환할 최대 사이즈 이상일 경우 서버를 통해 생체정보에 접근할 수 있는 URL 정보를 QR코드화 한다. 또한 QR 코드 형태로 제공되는 정보는 .NET 프레임워크가 설치된 PC와 Android기반의 스마트 단말기상에 뷰어 프로그램을 통해 확인함으로 인증된 클라이언트만이 관련 정보를 확인할 수 있도록 하였다. 끝으로 응용 서비스의 수행결과를 통해 기존 의료영상정보와 생체신호 그리고 환자의 건강정보가 통합되어 의료현장에서 적용하는데 적합한 의료정보 서비스를 제공함을 보였다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2002

Purpose : To compare the accuracy of digital subtraction images acquired by two different methods different in positioning four reference points for geometrical standardization. Materials and Methods : A total of 36 digital radiographic images of 6 volunteers were taken at the areas of the incisor, premolar, and molar of both the maxilla and mandible using the Digora system. Each image was moved 4 mm vertically and horizontally. Four oral and maxillofacial radiologists performed digital subtraction radiography between the paired images before and after movement using Emago (Oral Diagnostic Systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Sunny (Biomedisys Co., Seoul, Korea). The standard deviation of the internal gray value in Region of Interest (ROI) was statistically analyzed between the two programs using the paired t-test. Results : The standard deviation of pixel gray values from the digital subtraction images using the Sunny program were lower than that of the Emago program (p<0.05). All observers showed significant differences between each other when the Sunny program was used (p<0.05), but one observer showed a significantly higher score than other observers when they used Emago (p<0.05). The standard deviations of premolar area from both Sunny and Emago programs were significantly higher than those of anterior and molar regions (p<0.05). Conclusion: The subtracted images using the Sunny program were more accurate and sensitive than those taken using the Emago program.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.360-366
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• 2010

최근 정밀한 암 치료를 위해 방사선 치료기술이 강도변도 방사선치료, 영상유도 방사선치료 등의 눈부신 발전을 이루어 왔다. 2000년 이후로는 치료실에서 환자의 실제 치료위치를 정확히 파악하여 정밀한 치료를 가능하게 하는 영상 유도방사선 치료기술이 사용되고 있으며 가장 중요한 기술 중 하나가 방사선 치료 전에 다양한 방법의 의료 영상을 이용하여 환자의 치료 위치를 보정하는 것으로 가장 최근의 기술로는 선형가속기에 장착된 2차원 평면검출기를 이용한 콘빔CT (Cone Beam CT: CBCT)가 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 CBCT의 "half fan" 조건에서 획득된 projection영상을 이용하여 360도 회전한 모든 영상이 아닌 제한된 각도에서 획득한 투사영상을 이용하여 환자의 해부학적 정보를 볼 수 있는 디지털 영상합성영상(Digital Tomosynthesis) 기술을 구현하였고 실제 위치교정을 위해 촬영된 환자 데이터를 이용하여 방사선 치료 환자 위치 교정을 위한 효용성을 검증하였다. 그 결과 동일 단층상에서의 해부학적 정보 표현에서 CBCT 영상과 비교하였을 때 유사성을 보였고 선량적인 측면에서 우월성을 나타냈다. 이러한 DTS의 장점을 극대화 하고 최적화가 이루어진다면 방사선 치료 위치 보정용으로 CBCT를 대체 할 수 있는 기술이 될 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether the panoramic mandibular index (PMI) is useful for assessing bone mineral density. We also analyzed the potential correlations between PMI parameters and patient age. Materials and Methods: Four observers measured the PMI of both sides of the mental foramen using a picture archiving and communication system and images in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine format. They studied 300 panoramic radiographic images of patients belonging to the following age groups: 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70-79 years, and 80-89 years. The observers were allowed to zoom in or out and to adjust the contrast of the images. Further, they were instructed to record the reasons for any measurements that could not be made. Then, we conducted a reliability analysis of the measured PMI and assessed the correlations between different patient age groups and the 3 parameters used for determining the PMI from the available data. Results: Among the 600 data items collected, 23 items were considered unmeasurable by at least 1 observer for the following 4 reasons: postoperative state, lesion, unidentified mental foramen, and alveolar bone loss. The intraobserver reproducibility of the measurable data was 0.611-0.752. The mandibular cortical width (MCW) decreased significantly as patient age increased. Conclusion: PMI had limited usability when the margin of the mental foramen was not clear. In contrast, MCW, a parameter used for determining the PMI, had fewer drawbacks than the PMI with respect to bone mineral density measurements and exhibited a significant correlation with patient age.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1991년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 22-24 Oct. 1991
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• pp.1796-1800
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• 1991

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems(PACS) provide an integration of digital imaging information in a hospital, which encompasses various imaging equipment, viewing workstations, database archive systems, and a high speed fiber optic network. One of the most important requirements for integration is the standardization of communication protocols to connect devices from different vendors. Since 1985, the ACR-NEMA standard provides a hardware interface, a set of software commands, and a consistent set of data formats for point-to-point interconnection of medical equipment. However, it has been shown to be inadequate for PACS networking environments, because of its point-to-point nature and its inflexibility to allow other services and protocols in the future. Based on previous experience of PACS developments in The University of Arizona, a new communication protocol for PACS networks has been suggested to the ACR-NEMA Working Group VI. The defined PACS protocol is intended to facilitate the development of PACS's capable of interfacing with other hospital information systems. Also, it is intended to allow the creation of diagnostic information data bases which can be interrogated by a variety of distributed devices. A particularly important goal is to support communications in a multivendor environment. The new protocol specifications are defined primarily as a combination of the International Organization for Standardization / Open Systems Interconnection (ISO/OSI) protocols and the data format portion of ACR-NEMA standard. This paper addresses the specification and implementation of the proposed PACS protocol into network node. The protocol specification, which covers Presentation, Session, Transport, and Network layers, is summarized briefly. The implementation has natural extentions to Global PACS environments. The protocol implementation is discussed based on our implementation efforts in the UNIX Operating System Environment. At the same time, results of performance evaluation are presented to demonstrate the implementation of defined protocol. The testing of performance analysis is performed on the PACS prototype node.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1392-1400
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• 2011

최근 대부분의 디지털 이미지 응용분야에서는 영상 처리 및 분석을 위해 고해상도 이미지나 비디오가 요구되고 있다. 한편, 일반적인 영상획득시스템으로부터 획득한 영상신호는 획득하는 과정에서 물리적 영향, 제조 기술의 한계 및 환경적인 영향 등으로 인하여 영상의 화질 저하를 가져온다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기위해 연구되고 있는 방법 중 하나인 초해상도 복원 기술은 동일한 물체를 촬영한 다수의 저해상도 영상으로 고해상도 영상을 만들어내는 영상복원기술이다. 본 논문에서는 S&A (Shift & Add) 방법에 POCS (Projection onto Convex Sets) 이론을 적용하여 기존의 방법보다 개선된 알고리즘을 제안한다. 기존의 알고리즘은 잡음에 약하다는 문제점이 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 제안한 방법에서는 복원단계에 사용되는 참조영상을 POCS이론에 적용하여 기존의 S&A방법과 결합하였다. 또한 광학적 왜곡에 해당하는 카메라 블러(blur) 연산자로 주파수 영역에서 BLPF (Butterworth Low-pass Filter)를 사용하여 기존방법의 문제점인 링잉현상을 해결하였다. 실험결과를 통해 잡음에 강하고 영상의 고주파영역을 향상시킨 제안한 초해상도 방법의 우수성을 확인하였고, 객관적 평가를 위해 기존의 방법과 PSNR (peak signal to noise ratio)을 비교하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2156-2170
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• 2020

This paper presents a fire detection algorithm with a minimal false detection rate, intended for a thermal imaging surveillance environment, whose properties vary depending on temporal conditions of day or night and environmental changes. This algorithm was designed to minimize the false detection alarm rate while ensuring a high detection rate, as required in fire detection applications. It was necessary to reduce false fire detections due to non-flame elements occurring when existing fixed threshold-based fire detection methods were applied. To this end, adaptive flame thresholds that varied depending on the characteristics of input images, as well as the center of gravity of the heat-source and hot-source regions, were analyzed in an attempt to minimize such non-flame elements in the phase of selecting flame candidate blocks. Also, to remove any false detection elements caused by camera shaking, one of the most frequently raised issues at outdoor sites, preliminary decision thresholds were adaptively set to the motion pixel ratio of input images to maximize the accuracy of the preliminary decision. Finally, in addition to the preliminary decision results, the texture correlation and intensity of the flame candidate blocks were averaged for a specific period of time and tested for their conformity with the fire decision conditions before making the final decision. To verify the fire detection performance of the proposed algorithm, a total of ten test videos were subjected to computer simulation. As a result, the fire detection accuracy of the proposed algorithm was determined to be 94.24%, with minimum false detection, demonstrating its improved performance and practicality compared to previous fixed threshold-based algorithms.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2012

A new method for early caries diagnosis was proposed and tested through a home-made optical examination system that used quantitative light fluorescence (QLF) and digital imaging fiber optic transillumination (FOTI) (DIFOTI), with light sources across a wide spectral range, from 350 nm to 1,000 nm. The front-illuminated infrared light scattering image (FIR) showed similar diagnostic abilities to that of DIFOTI. The FIR method was invented based on the observation that caries lesions lose the high transmittance and low scattering properties of benign enamel tissue. There are various methods for the early diagnosis of caries, such as visual examination, exploration, X-ray radiography, QLF, FOTI, and infrared fluorescence (diagnodent). Among them, methods based on optical properties are regarded as having the most potential. A comparative study was performed between the FOTI, QLF, diagnodent, optical coherence tomography, and FIR scattering image methods, using 20 extracted teeth samples with early caries. A scale of lesion measurement based on optical image contrast was proposed. The statistical analysis showed a significant correlation between the DIFOTI and FIR methods (r = 0.35, p < 0.05). However, the QLF and diagnodent methods showed little association with FIR images, as they have different detection principles as compared with FIR. Tomographic images obtained by OCT, using 1,330 nm super luminescent LED as a gold standard of tooth structure, verified that the FOTI and FIR results correctly represented the lack of homogeneity in dental tissue. The newly proposed FIR method attained similar diagnostic results to those of FOTI, but with an easier approach.