• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.767-770
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• 2002

영상 검색의 수행 방법으로 사람의 시각 시스템의 특성을 기반으로 웨이블릿 변환의 고주파수 에너지와 형태학적 필터링을 이용하여 분할된 객체의 효과적인 특징 추출을 통한 계층적인 검색 시스템을 제안한다. 영상 고유의 특징을 얻기 위해 객체의 형태 정보와 질감(texture) 방향성 및 칼라 정보를 이용한다. 본 논문에서는 객체의 형태 정보의 추출을 위하여 사용자의 질의(query)영상에서 객체의 윤곽선의 편각차분 변동율에 의한 형태 특징 벡터를 추출하고 GLCM (Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix)의 Contrast를 질감 특징으로 추출한다. 이들 두 특징을 이용하여 1차 분류 과정을 거치고 2차 검사에서는 보다 정확한 검색을 수행하기 위하여 1차로 분류된 후보영상들에 대하여 세부 정보인 칼라 정보를 기반으로 유사도를 측정함으로써 유사한 칼라와 형태를 가지는 영상뿐만 아니라 칼라가 다른 유사한 영상에도 효율적인 검색 성능을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.239-242
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• 2006

골다공증은 해면골의 골소주 두께 감소 및 파단에 기인한 전체적인 골질이 저하되는 질병이다. 골다공증을 예방과 조기진단을 하기 위해서는 골밀도를 측정하여야 한다. 보다 나은 이미지를 얻기 위해 Digital X-Ray로 골밀도를 측정하여 영상 처리하기 위한 방법을 제시한다. 먼저 디지털 센서에서 증감지와 렌즈간 거리가 가까워서 증감지의 중심과 주변부의 광 경로차이가 발생하므로 왜곡이 발생하는데 이를 균일화하여야 한다. 그리고 X-Ray장비의 조건에 따라 영상에 많은 차이를 보이므로 영상의 밝기를 보정하는 과정이 필수적이다.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.36-42
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• 2002

Two-dimensional natural convection in an inclined open cavity with bottom heated, two side insulated and the top open was investigated using PIV(Particle-Image-Velocimetry) measurement. Experimental results are presented for Prandtl number, Pr=6.62, cavity aspect ratio, A=1.0, Rayleigh number from $1.294{\times}10^6\;to\;3.8841{\times}10 ^6$, and inclination angles, ${\alpha}=0$, 30 and 60 deg to the horizontal. It was found that the fluid rises along both side walls in the boundary layer region at ${\alpha}=0\;deg$, and the inclination of the cavity induced flow entrainment. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical results.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2002.05c
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• pp.234-239
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• 2002

영상 검색의 수행 방법으로 사람의 시각 시스템의 특성을 기반으로 효과적인 특징 추출 통한 계층적인 내용 기반 검색 시스템을 제안한다. 영상 고유의 특징을 얻기 위해 영상내에 존재하는 형태 정보와 질감 방향성 및 칼라 정보를 이용한다. 본 논문에서는 형태 정보의 추출을 위하여 사용자의 질의 영상에서 에지 특징 정보를 추출하고 부분 영역으로 분할된 영상에서 GLCM(Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix)의 Contrast를 질감 특징으로 추출한다. 이들 두 특징을 이용하여 1차 분류 과정을 거치고 2차 검사에서는 보다 정확한 검색을 수행하기 위하여 1차로 분류된 후보영상들에 대하여 영상의 세부 정보인 칼라 정보를 기반으로 유사도를 측정함으로써 유사한 칼라와 형태를 가지는 영상뿐만 아니라 칼라가 다른 유사한 영상에도 효율적인 검색 성능을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.298-301
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• 2011

Edge detection is an base research task in the field of image processing. Edge detection can be regarded as a technique for locating pixels of abrupt gray-level change. So with Gradient method, it can be computed easily. But it can't satisfy human naked eye. so in this paper, new algorithm based on the NLM(Non Local Means) is proposed for good performance for human naked eye.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.43 no.2 s.308
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• pp.40-47
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• 2006

This paper proposes a multitoning method using threshold modulation of MJBNM(Modified Jointly Blue Noise Mask) for banding artifacts reduction. As banding artifacts in multitoning appear as uniform dot distributions around the intermediate output levels, such multitone output results in discontinuity and visually unpleasing patterns in smooth transition regions. Therefore, to reduce these banding artifacts, the proposed method rearranges the dot distribution by introducing pixels in the neighborhood of output levels that occurs banding artifacts. First of all principal cause of banding artifacts are analyzed using mathematical description. Based on this analytical result, a threshold modulation technique of MJBNM which takes account of chrominance error and correlation between channels is applied. The original threshold range of MJBNM is first scaled linearly sot that the minimum and maximum of the scaled range include two pixel more than adjacent two output levels that cover an input value. In an input value is inside the vicinity of any intermediate output levels produce banding artifacts, the output is set to one of neighboring output levels based on the pointwise comparison result according to threshold modulation parameter that determines the dot density and distribution. In this case, adjacent pixels are introduced at the position where the scaled threshold values are located between two output levels and the minimum and maximum threshold values. Otherwise, a conventional multitoning method is applied. As a result, the proposed method effectively decreased the appearance of banding artifacts around the intermediate output levels. To evaluate the quality of the multitone result, HVS-WRMSE according to gray level for gray ramp image and S-CIELAB color difference for color ramp image are compared with other methods.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.263-273
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• 2007

Statement of problem: Alteration of tooth function is assumed to be changed by stress/strain on the adjacent alveolar bone, producing changes in morphology similar to those described for other load-bearing bones. When teeth are removed, opposing teeth will not be functioned. When edentulous area is restored by implant prostheses, opposing teeth will be received physiologic mechanical stimuli. Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone changes around the teeth opposing implant restoration installed mandibular posterior area. Material and method: Eight patients who had mandibular posterior edentulous area were treated with implants. Radiographs of the opposing teeth were taken at implant prostheses delivery(baseline), 3 months, and 6 months later. Customized film holding device was fabricated to standardize the projection geometry for serial radiographs of opposing teeth. Direct digital image was obtained. Gray values of region of interest at each digital image were measured and compared according to time lapse. Repeated measured analysis of variance and post-hoc Scheffe's test were performed at the 95% significance level. Results: Alveolar bone changes around the natural teeth opposing the posterior implant in mandible showed statistically significant difference compared to control group(P<0.05). And gray values of alveolar bone around the teeth opposing implants were increased. There were no statistically significant differences of alveolar bone changes between crestal group and middle group and between mesial group and distal group according to time lapse(P>0.05). There were no statistically significant differences of alveolar bone changes among mesial-crestal group, mesial-middle group, distal-crestal group, distal-middle group, and control group(P>0.05). Conclusion: Alveolar bone around the natural teeth opposing the implant prosthesis showed gradual bony apposition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.630-632
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• 2012

Contemporary society has evolved in the digital information age. Because of this, use of various digital images has been increased. To process these images, various digital image processing methods are used. Edge detection methods, one of those, are utilized to various areas of application such as object recognition, line detection. To detect edge, there are many methods such as Sobel, Prewitt, Laplacian. Because images which are dealt with existing methods are processed in same methods regardless the distribution of gray-level in image, edge detection property is insufficient. Therefore, In this study, to improve shortcomings of existing methods an algorithm using modified expansion mask is proposed.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.312-316
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• 2004

The paper presents a technique to identify the boundary of the optic disc in infant retinal digital images using an approach based on active contours (snakes). The technique can be used to be develop a automate system in order to help the ophthalmologist's diagnosis the retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) disease which may occurred on preterm infant,. The optic disc detection is one of the fundamental step which could help to create an automate diagnose system for the doctors we use a new kind of active contour (snake) method has been developed by Chenyang et. al. [1], based on a new type of external force field, called gradient vector flow, or GVF. GVF is computed as a diffusion of the gradient vectors of a gray-level or binary edge map derived from the image. The testing results on a set of infant retinal ROP images verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods. We show that GVF has a large capture range and it's able to move snakes into boundary concavities of optic disc and finally the optic disk boundary was determined.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.43 no.3 s.309
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• pp.25-30
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• 2006

An infrared imaging method is proposed in which direct measurement of the spectral response of CCD sensors can be achieved through digital image processing. This method allows for a simple and economic method to detect the spectral sensitivity of commercialized CCD sensors. The key components of the apparatus are a monochromator, CCD-sample supporter and a personal computer equipped with a digital image processing systems. Tentative experimentation conducted on the commercialized CCD camera has resulted in a fairly consistent agreement with the theoretical model.