• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2017

The paper presents a histogram equalization method using the edge information of an image to be processed. The basic idea of this method is to carry out histogram equalization with edge information, which is important and essential for object conformation. In the proposed method, the edge information is used to generate histogram for the equalization process. It is found to be effective to suppress the histogram spikes that cause quantum jumps in mapping function for the equalization process. The proposed method is tested for randomly selected 30 images and compared to conventional approaches with a quantitative measure to check it preserves the structural similarity. Experimental results show that the proposed method has better performance and no artifacts caused by histogram spikes.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1117-1124
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• 2018

기상 환경 및 조명의 영향을 받는 영상의 가시성을 향상시켜 다양한 컴퓨터 비전 시스템의 활용성을 높이기 위해 대비(contrast)를 개선하는 것은 매우 중요한 과정이다. 본 논문에서는 영상의 특성에 따라 히스토그램을 변형하고, 변형된 히스토그램에 균등화를 적용함으로써 과도한 밝기 변화로 인한 포화현상 및 영상 디테일이 손실되는 문제를 해결한다. 영상의 왜곡을 발생시키는 주된 원인인 히스토그램 피트(pit)는 추가 항(additive term)을 통해 감소시키고, 스파이크(spike)는 감마 보정 기법을 적용하여 히스토그램을 변형한다. 추가 항과 감마 보정을 적용할 때 파라미터는 영상의 통계적 특성에 따라 설정되도록 한다. 대비가 낮고 안개성분이 포함된 다양한 영상에 대해 수행한 실험 결과는 제안하는 기법이 기존의 방법에 비해 원 영상의 특성을 보존하면서 효과적인 대비 개선 및 안개 제거 성능을 나타내어 영상의 가시성을 향상시킴을 보인다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.75-88
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• 1992

It is well established that neurons in ventrolateral medulla play a key role in determining the vasomotor tone. The purpose of present study is to identify sympathetic related, medullospinal tract neurons in ventrolateral medulla and to show that these mediate somato-sympathetic reflex. Medullospinal tract cells were identified by antidromic stimulation to intermediolateral nucleus (IML) of the second thoracic ($T_2$) spinal cord in anesthetized cats. Peripheral nerves were stimulated for orthodromic activation of these cells and peripheral receptive fields were determined. Post R wave histogram of unit and spike triggered averaging of sympathetic nerve discharge (SND) were used to define sympathetic related cell. A total of 113 neurons was recorded in ventrolateral medulla that had the axonal projections to $T_2$ spinal cord. Thirty four of these medullospinal cells showed spontaneous discharges and the others not. Between these two groups, rostro-caudal coordinate of the distribution from obex [$4.7{\pm}0.2\;$ (mean S.E.) mm, 4.1 0.1 mm], depth from dorsal surface ($5.5{\pm}0.2mm,\;4.9{\pm}0.1mm$ and conduction velocity ($9.9{\pm}1.7m/sec,\;16.7{\pm}1.9\;m/sec$) were significantly different (p<0.05). In spontaneously discharging group, characteristics of rostral and caudal groups were significantly different and we demonstrated that cells in rostral group mediate somatosympathetic reflex. From these results, we conclude that a certain portion of spontaneously discharging medullospinal tract cells in rostral ventrolateral medulla comprise the efferent outputs of somatosympathetic reflex to sympathetic preganglion neurons.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.148-154
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• 2005

망막에서 나오는 활동전위와 같이 복잡한 신경망을 거쳐 처리되는 전기신호를 분석하기 위해서는 기존의 단일 전극 기록법으로는 어렵다. 단일 전극을 통한 활동전위의 기록은 개개의 신경세포 특성을 알아내는 데에는 유용한 방법이나 신경세포 간의 시간적, 공간적인 관계는 알아낼 수 없다는 한계를 가지고 있으므로 이같은 한계를 극복하기 위하여 다채널 전극을 이용한 신경신호 기록방법이 최근에 개발되어 널리 이용되고 있다. 다채널전극 기록 방식인 MEA60 시스템은 세포 밖에 위치한 60개의 전극이 생체신호를 동시에 기록한다. 세포 fi에 위치한 각각의 전극이 포착한 신경 신호는 하나의 망막신경절세포 반응이라기보다는 여러 세포의 반응이 동시에 기록될 가능성이 높다. 그러므로 여러 세포의 반응이 함께 기록된 신호로부터 각각의 세포로부터 나오는 파형을 구분하는 작업이 반드시 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 다채널 전극으로 기록한 망막 신경절세포 신호로부터 MATLAB을 이용하여 활동전위 파형을 검출하고 분류하는 과정을 구현하여 보았다. 이러한 분류과정은 추후 진행되는 신호분석방법인 자극 후 시간 히스토그램(poststimulus time histogram, PSTH), 자기상관관계(autocorrelogram), 상호상관관계(cross-correlogram)를 보기 위하여 반드시 거쳐야 하는 전처리(preprocess) 과정이다. 본 연구에서는 MATLAB을 이용한 파형 구분 프로토콜을 확립하였을 뿐만 아니라 이러한 프로토콜이 신경절 세포의 활동전위 파형을 검출하는 데 유용한 방법임을 입증하였다

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.55-58
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• 1997

In this paper, we study a signal processing method which extracts each MUAP(motor unit action potential) from EMG(Electromyogram) interference pattern or clinical diagnostic purposes. First of all, differential digital filtering is selected or eliminating the spike components of the MUAP's from the background noise. And, the algorithm identifies the spikes over the certanin threshold by template matching in frequency domain. After missing or false firing actor is cut off at the IPI(inter pulse interval) histogram, we averages the MUAP waveforms from the raw signal using the identified spikes as triggers, and Finally, measures their amplitudes, durations, and numbers of phases. Specially, We introduce algorithm performed by template matching in the frequency domain. A typical 3-s signal recorded from the biceps brachii muscle using a conventional needle electrode during a isometric contraction is used. Finally, the method decomposed five simultaneous active MUAP's from original EMG signal.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 1993

The rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) includes vasopressor neurons, which transmit activation signals to the intermediolateral nucleus (IML) of the spinal cord, where the preganglionic sympathetic nucleus is located, to raise arterial blood pressure (BP). However, controversy exists as to the possible depressor area in the RVLM and the pathway involved. The present study persued evidence far the location of depressor neurons and the pathway by simultaneously observing changes in BP and the firing rate (FR) of cardiovascular neurons (CVNs) in the RVLM during the somatosympathetic reflex (SSR) elicited by peripheral nerve stimulation, since CVNs are known to contribute to the generation of the sympathetic nerve discharge. In 42 cats, anaesthetized with $\alpha-chloralose$, single unit recording was performed, using carbon filament electrodes inserted into the RVLM, enabling estimation of the post R wave unit histogram (PR-UNlT) and the spike triggered average of sympathetic nerve discharge (STA-SND), allowing identification of CVNs. Antidromic stimulation of spinal $T_2$ segment was followed to determine whether the identified CVN projects axonal endings to the spinal cord (reticulospinal neuron). The sciatic nerve was electrically stimulated at $A\delta-intensity$ (1 mA, 0.1 ms), 1 Hz and C-intensity (10 mA, 0.5 ms), 20 Hz to elicit the depressor, and pressor responses of the SSR, respectively. Simultaneous measurement of CVN firing rate was made. Experimental results are summarized as follows. 1) 20 out of 98 CVNs had axonal projections to the spinal cord and 17 out of 98 CVNs showed FR changes during SSR. 2) Response patterns of FR and BP during SSR were classified into 8 types. 3) These 8 different response patterns could be further classified into those from pressor and depressor neurons. These results demonstrate that some CVNs were identifiable as reticulospinal neurons responding to anti-dromic stimulation and that CVNs operating as depressor neurons as well as pressor neurons exist in the RVLM, both of which are involved with SSR mediation. Therefore, evidence was found that an independent depressor pathway might be involved in the mediation of SSR.