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Transport Properties of Conversion Materials for Digital Radiography

  • Kim, Jae-Hyung;Park, Chang-Hee;Nam, Sang-Hee
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.250-254
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    • 2007
  • Applying the moving photo-carrier grating(MPG) technique and time-of-flight(TOF) measurements, we studied the transport properties of stabilized amorphous selenium typical of the material used in direct conversion X-ray imaging devices. For MPG measurement, we obtained electron and hole mobility and the recombination lifetime of $\alpha-Se$ films with arsenic(As) additions. We found an apparent increase in hole drift mobility and recombination lifetime, especially when 0.3 % As was added into $\alpha-Se$ film, whereas electron mobility decreased with the addition of As due to the defect density. For TOF measurement, a laser beam with pulse duration of 5 ns and wavelength of 350 nm was illuminated on the surface of $\alpha-Se$ with a thickness of 400 ${\mu}m$. The measured hole and electron transit times were about 8.73 ${\mu}s$ and 229.17 ${\mu}s$, respectively.

An experimental study on the readability of digital images in the furcal bone defects (디지털영상을 이용한 치근이개부 실험병소의 판독능에 관한 연구)

  • Kang Hyung-Wuk;Hwang Eui-Hwan;Lee Sang-Rae
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2003
  • Purpose : To evaluate and compare the efficacy of digital radiographic images in the detection of bone loss at the bifurcation area of the mandibular first molar with traditional film-based periapical radiographs, Materials and Methods : One dried human mandible with minimal periodontal bone loss around the first molar was selected and an artificial alveolar bone defect at the bifurcation area was serially prepared over 18 steps. Images were taken using a direct CCD-based system and with F-speed periapical films. The images were evaluated by seven interpreters (3 radiologists, 3 periodontologists, and 1 general dentist) using a 5-point confidence rating scale. Results : The readability of both periapical radiographs and digital image increased as the size of the artificial lesion and exposure time increased (p < 0.05). Periapical radiographs offered greater readability of smaller bone defects than digital images, and the coefficient of variation of mean score between periapical radiographs and digital images showed a significant difference. Conclusion : The experimental results indicate that a significant difference in the coefficient of variation of mean score exists between periapical radiographs and digital images, and that traditional film-based periapical images offer greater readability of smaller bone defects than digital images can presently offer.

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A Study for Hip Joint in Children with Cerebral Palsy (뇌성마비 아동의 엉덩관절에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Tae-young
    • The Journal of Korean Society for Neurotherapy
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2018
  • Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence, risk factors, characteristics, and interventions of hip joint problems in children with cerebral palsy, and to be able to serve as leverage for early detection, prevention, and function recovery. Method The electronic journal site was searched by the search terms "cerebral palsy", "hip joint", "hip joint dislocation", we analyzed and descript the cited articles from domestic and foreign papers in Pubmed 9, Science Direct 7, and K RISS analysis and analysis. Results Children with cerebral palsy showed the different prevalence according to their disability type, severity, and functional level, and we knew that abnormal neuromuscular control, stiffness, and biomechanical changes could be risk factors. Migration Index, Acetabolum Index, Neck shaft angle using by radiography and passive ROM test, special tests were available for the diagnosis and evaluation of the hip joint. Combination of physical therapy and orthopedic surgery was very important intervention, and complementary alternative therapy, orthosis, and postural assistant are effective. Conclusion We suggested that early detection and prevention is the most important periodic examination and that a multidisciplinary approach is a major factor in intervention.

Comparison of the I-V Characteristic as Various Composition ratio of Iodine in a-Se of $BrO_2/a-Se$ based Radiation Conversion Sensor ($BrO_2/a-Se$ 구조의 방사선 변환센서에서 a-Se에 첨가된 조성비 변화에 따른 I-V 특성 비교)

  • Choi, Jang-Yong;Park, Ji-Koon;Gong, Hyun-Gi;Ahn, Sang-Ho;Nam, Sang-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.440-443
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    • 2002
  • Present1y the X-Ray diagnosis system is a real condition that is changing by digital ways in it's existent analog ways. This digital radiation detector is divided by the direct method and the indirect method. The indirect method of applied voltage has special qualities that the resolution is low than direct method by diffusion effect that happens. The conversion process ( radiation${\rightarrow}$visible ray${\rightarrow}$electrical signal of two times, has shortcomings that the energy conversion efficiency of electrical signal is low. The direct method has shortcomings that need strong electric fie1d to detect electrical signal efficiently. This research achieved to develop digital detector of the Hybrid method that have form that mixes two ways to supplement shortcoming of direct. indirect method. A studied electrical characteristic by Iodine's Mixture ratio change is added to selenium in the detector which has a multi-layer structure (Oxybromide + a-Se). There are 8 kinds of Manufactured compositions to amorphous selenium Iodine each 30ppm, 100ppm, 200 ppm, 300ppm, 400ppm, 500ppm, 600ppm, 700ppm by a doped photoconductor through a vacuum thermal evaporation method. The phosphor layer is consisted of Oxybromide ($BrO_2$) which uses optical adhesives multi-layer structure. The manufactured compositions calculates and compares Net Charge and signal to noise ratio measuring Photocurrent about Darkcurrent and X-ray. When doped Iodine Mixture ratio is 500ppm to the multi-layer structure (Oxybromide + a-Se), applied voltage of $3V/{\mu}m$, leakage current of compositions $2.61nA/cm^2$ and net charge value by 764pC/$cm^2$/mR then the best result appeared.

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The Comparison of Image Quality between Computed Radiography(CR) and Direct Digital Radiography(DDR) which Follows the Proper Exposure Conditions in General Photographing under the Digital Radiography(DR) (Digital Radiography 환경하에서 일반촬영시 적정 노출조건에 따른 CR과 DDR의 Image Quality 비교)

  • Kim, Jin-Bae;Kang, Chung-Hwan;Kang, Sung-Jin;Park, Soo-In;Park, Jong-Won;Kim, Yeong-Su;Kim, Seung-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.64-77
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    • 2002
  • DR has had an important fact not only in the department of radiology but also in productivity or work efficiency of a whole hospital. The environment of DR has more various parameter than CR, so it is able to supply high quality of medical services. The current environment of radiology department in each hospital has been changed from Film-Screen system to DR through Full-PACS. This hospital which uses Full-PACS became to study the proper condition of CR and DDR and how the image quality of them is expressed among general photographing systems in the DR environment. From this experiment, the image quality of DDR is better than CR under the same exposure condition. And in the DDR system, the score of image which uses AEC is a little higher than the score which doesn't use it. Especially it can be known that the function of AEC of DDR is useful to improve the image quality in the part of skull and chest. (The function of AEC : It is the tool that detects the ionized current of x-ray which goes through objects with using the ion chamber which is in the detector. Also it controls the examination of X-ray when the proper density is reached.) Because the proper degree of density can be represented by this system, the photographing can be taken much easily without consideration of the exposure condition with the thickness of various objects. From the result of this experiment, it can be known that the selection of proper exposure condition plays an important rule to gain good Image Quality. More researches will be necessary about DDR system which has potential ability in the future.

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Development of Radiation Image Sensor using Heterojunction (이종접합을 이용한 방사선 영상 센서 개발)

  • Kim, Young-Bin;Yun, Min-Seok;Kim, Min-Woo;Jung, Suk-Hee;Kim, Yoon-Suk;Oh, Kyung-Min;Nam, Sang-Hee;Park, Ji-Koon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the basic research verifying possibility of applications as radiology image sensor in Digital Radiography was performed, the radiology image sensor was fabricated using double layer technique tio decrease dark current. High efficiency material in substitution for a-Se have been studied as a direct method of imaging detector in Digital Radiography to decrease dark current by using Hetero junction already used as solar cell, semiconductor. Particle-In-Binder method is used to fabricate radiology image sensor because it has a lot of advantages such as fabrication convenient, high yield, suitability for large area sensor. But high leakage current is one of main problem in PIB method. To make up for the weak points, double layer technique is used, and it is considered that high efficient digital radiation sensor can be fabricated with easy and convenient process. In this study, electrical properties such as leakage current, sensitivity is measured to evaluate double layer radiation sensor material.

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Ultrasonographic and radiographic evaluation for the quantitative diagnosis of diffuse hepatic disease in dogs (개에서 미만성 간장병변의 정량적 진단을 위한 초음파 및 방사선학적 평가)

  • Sung, Jai-ki;Lee, Hee-chon;Yoon, Jung-hee;Lee, Young-won;An, Yong-joo;Choi, Ho-jung;Choi, Ji-hye
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.918-928
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    • 1998
  • The present study was done with two aims. First, to evaluate the radiographic measurements of liver volumes in normal and hepatomegaly dogs induced by carbon tetrachloride. Second, to investigate quantitative tissue echo pattern by ultrasonography. Gray level histogram of the normal liver and the kidney were estimated with carbon tetra-chloride intoxication. In normal, r-square for liver volume to body weight was 0.93372, and this showed direct linear regression. Gray level histograms of the normal liver and the kidney were $19.150{\pm}2.490$(mean${\pm}$SD) and $13.175{\pm}2.686$(mean${\pm}$SD) respectively(p < 0.01). Liver parenchymal echogenicity was more hyperechogenic than kidney cortex echogenicity. Liver/Kidney ratio was $1.504{\pm}0.313$ and it can be used relative comparison of liver and kidney parenchymal echogenicity. In carbon-tetrachloride($CCl_4$) intoxication, changes of liver volume appeared to increase up to 24 hours after administration (p < 0.05), and decreased gradually to normal level after 2~5 days. Gray level histogram of liver parenchyma decreased up to 24hours (p < 0.01) after intoxication and then gradually increased to normal level. But that of kidney cortex had no significant change. Liver/Kidney ratio also decreased by 2 days(p < 0.01) and then gradually increased to normal level. On histopathologic features of hepatic tissues in carbon tetrachloride intoxication, both coagulative necrosis of hepatic cell and hemorrhage of centrilobular & midzonal area were identified. Conclusively, plain radiography is a useful diagnostic method for evaluating liver volume in mild hepatomegaly. Especially, it is considered that an adequate numerical processing of the liver length, depth and thoracic width and depth measurement would be helpful. Using gray level histogram, ultrasonographic evaluation was useful objective methods in early diagnosis of diffuse hepatic disease.

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PSNR Correlation between CR and DR according to Changed KvP (CR과 DR의 kVp 변화에 따른 PSNR 상관관계)

  • Kim, Jisun;Ahn, Byungju
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.8 no.7
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    • pp.417-422
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the influence degree of the scattering of the line depending on the incident energy of the radiation objective was to evaluate a new method of quantitative methods of PSNR is provided.Value of MSE and PSNR of the DR and the Target is placed at the left when there was no change in CR Target, the change appeared to ttaran MSE and PSNR value in tube voltage. Both CR and DR seen that there is a variation of the MSE and PSNR depending on the tube voltage change Computon showed that the scattered radiation effects. If the CR and DR 80 The changes in the MSE and PSNR experience the symptoms suddenly occur in areas kVp was found to affect the optoelectronic Computon E, and at the same time, the scattered radiation detector Computon Computon by scattering due to the photoelectric effect. CR and DR of the imaging device in the future on the basis of the energy bands of the photoelectric effect of 60 kVp 70 kVp, 80 kVp, 90 kVp, compares the value of the PSNR and MSE 100 kVp in accordance with the change of the tube voltage of the CR and device DR proposes jigil scattering study of the degradation of the line quality is achieved.

Study on Improvement of Signal to Noise Ratio for HgI2 Radiation Conversion Sensor Using Blocking Layer (Blocking layer 적용을 통한 HgI2 방사선 변환센서의 신호대 잡음비 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Ji-Koon;Yoon, In-Chan;Choi, Su-Rim;Yoon, Ju-Sun;Lee, Young-Kyu;Kang, Sang-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.97-101
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the basic research verifying possibility of applications as radiology image sensor in Digital Radiography was performed, the radiology image sensor was fabricated using double layer technique tio decrease dark current. High efficiency material in substitution for a-Se have been studied as a direct method of imaging detector in Digital Radiography to decrease dark current by using Hetero junction already used as solar cell, semiconductor. Particle-In-Binder method is used to fabricate radiology image sensor because it has a lot of advantages such as fabrication convenient, high yield, suitability for large area sensor. But high leakage current is one of main problem in PIB method. To make up for the weak points, double layer technique is used, and it is considered that high efficient digital radiation sensor can be fabricated with easy and convenient process. In this study, electrical properties such as leakage current, sensitivity is measured to evaluate double layer radiation sensor material.

CORRELATION ASSESSMENT BETWEEN RESONANCE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS AND RADIOGRAPHIC METHOD ACCORDING TO PERI-IMPLANT BONE CHANGE

  • Lee Mi-Ran;Cho Lee-Ra;Yi Yang-Jin;Choi Hang-Moon;Park Chan-Jin
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.736-744
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    • 2005
  • Statement of problem. Initial stability of implant is an important factor for predicting osseointegration. It requires a rapid, non-invasive, user-friendly technique to frequently assess the implant stability and the degree of osseointegration. Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the resonance frequency analysis (RFA) and the radiographic method for peri-implant bone change under in vitro conditions. Material and Method. Twenty implants of 3.75 mm in diameter(Neoplant, Neobiotech, Korea) were used. To simulate peri-implant bone change, 2 mm-deep $45^{\circ}$ range horizontal defect and 2 mm-deep $90^{\circ}$ range horizontal defect area were serially prepared perpendicular to the X-ray beam after conventional implant insertion. Customized film holding device was fabricated to standardize the projection geometry for serial radiographs of implants and direct digital image was obtained. ISQ values and gray values inside threads were measured before and after peri-implant bone defect preparation. Results. Within a limitation of this study, ISQ value of resonance frequency analysis was changed according to peri-implant bone change (p<0.05) and gray value of radiographic method was changed according to peri-implant bone change (p<0.05). There was no correlation between the ISQ value and the gray value for peri-implant bone change (p>0.05). But, in horizontal defect condition, relatively positive correlation were between ISQ and gray values(r=0.663). Conclusion. This results provided a possibility that peri-implant bone change may be evaluated by both RFA and radiographic method.