• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권9호
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• pp.1343-1347
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• 2013

This paper presents an analysis methods for current collection quality in catenary system by means of video image based monitoring system. Arcing is the sparking at the interface point between pantograph and contact wire when the electric trains have traction current values at speed. Percentage of arcing at maximum line speed is measurable parameters for compliance with the requirements on dynamic behaviour of the interface between pantograph and contact wire in accordance with requirement of IEC and EN standards. The arc detector and video is installed on a train aim at the trailing contact strip according to the travel direction. The arc detector presented and measured verity of value such as the duration and power density of each arc and the video image is measured a image when the arc is occurred in pantograph. In this paper we analysis of video image in accordance with power density of arcing from arc detector and compared with video image and power density of arcing so as to produce quality of arcing from image.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.769-776
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• 2014

동일 대상에 대한 두 영상의 등록을 위해서는 두 영상에 공통적으로 존재하는 특징점을 검출하고 검출된 특징점 간의 대응관계를 찾는 과정이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 화소의 밝기 변화를 측정할 수 있는 그레디언트 행렬의 고유치 기하평균에 기반한 새로운 특징점 검출기를 제안한다. 제안하는 특징점 검출기는 그레디언트 행렬의 두 고유치의 기하평균 크기에 비례하고 기하 평균 크기가 동일한 경유 두 고유치의 상대적인 차이에 비례하여 가변적으로 변하는 특성을 가진다. 제안한 특징점 검출기의 성능 평가를 위해 다양한 종류의 코너가 존재하는 합성 영상과 항공 영상을 기준 영상으로 사용하여 코너 검출의 위치 오차를 분석하였다. 제안한 검출기의 위치 오차는 Gaussian smoothing scale 조건하에서 대표적인 코너 검출기인 Harris detector의 위치 오차보다 작은 결과가 얻어졌다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2009

The most troublesome artifacts in micro computed tomography (micro-CT) are ring artifacts. The ring artifacts are caused by non-uniform sensitivity and defective pixels of the x-ray detector. These ring artifacts seriously degrade the quality of CT images. In flat-panel detector based micro-CT systems, the ring artifacts are hardly removed by conventional correction methods of digital radiography, because very small difference of detector pixel signals may make severe ring artifacts. This paper presents a novel method to remove ring artifacts in flat-panel detector based micro-CT systems. First, the bad lines of a sinogram which are caused by defective pixels of the detector are identified, and then, they are corrected using a cubic spline interpolation technique. Finally, a ring artifacts free image is reconstructed from the corrected projections. We applied the method to various kinds of objects and found that the image qualities were much improved.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2014

The appearance of retinal blood vessels is an important diagnostic indicator of serious disease, such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Automatic segmentation of the retinal vasculature is a primary step towards automatic assessment of the retinal blood vessel features. This paper presents an automated method for the enhancement and segmentation of blood vessels in fundus images. To decrease the influence of the optic disk, and emphasize the vessels for each retinal image, a multidirectional morphological top-hat transform with rotating structuring elements is first applied to the background homogenized retinal image. Then, an improved multiscale line detector is presented to produce a vessel response image, and yield the retinal blood vessel tree for each retinal image. Since different line detectors at varying scales have different line responses in the multiscale detector, the line detectors with longer length produce more vessel responses than the ones with shorter length; the improved multiscale detector combines all the responses at different scales by setting different weights for each scale. The methodology is evaluated on two publicly available databases, DRIVE and STARE. Experimental results demonstrate an excellent performance that approximates the average accuracy of a human observer. Moreover, the method is simple, fast, and robust to noise, so it is suitable for being integrated into a computer-assisted diagnostic system for ophthalmic disorders.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2018

전산화단층촬영기법은 투영 영상을 재구성하여 단면 영상을 획득하는 기법으로 다양한 분야에 적용되고 있다. 재구성된 영상의 공간분해능은 장치, 대상, 재구성 과정에 의존한다. 본 논문은 평행빔 구조에서 투영 영상의 개수 및 검출기의 픽셀 크기가 재구성된 영상의 공간분해능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 재구성 프로그램은 Visual C++로 작성하였으며 단면 영상은 $512{\times}512$ 크기로 하였다. 공간분해능의 특성을 평가하기 위해 수학적 막대 팬텀을 구성하였고, Min-Max 방법을 도입하였다. 재구성에 사용되는 투영의 개수가 작은 경우 허상이 나타났으며 Min-Max도 낮았다. 투영의 개수를 지속적으로 증가시키면 재구성된 영상의 공간분해능을 나타내는 Min-Max는 상향 포화되었다. 검출기의 픽셀 크기를 재구성되는 단면 영상의 픽셀 크기의 50%로 줄이면 영상은 거의 완벽하게 복원되고, 검출기픽셀 크기가 증가할수록 Min-Max는 감소하였다. 본 연구는 CT장치 설계 시 요구되는 공간분해능을 달성하기 위해 필요한 검출기 및 회전 스테이지의 정밀도를 결정하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Biomedical Engineering Letters
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.383-392
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• 2018

For prompt gamma ray imaging for biomedical applications and environmental radiation monitoring, we propose herein a multiple-scattering Compton camera (MSCC). MSCC consists of three or more semiconductor layers with good energy resolution, and has potential for simultaneous detection and differentiation of multiple radio-isotopes based on the measured energies, as well as three-dimensional (3D) imaging of the radio-isotope distribution. In this study, we developed an analytic simulator and a 3D image generator for a MSCC, including the physical models of the radiation source emission and detection processes that can be utilized for geometry and performance prediction prior to the construction of a real system. The analytic simulator for a MSCC records coincidence detections of successive interactions in multiple detector layers. In the successive interaction processes, the emission direction of the incident gamma ray, the scattering angle, and the changed traveling path after the Compton scattering interaction in each detector, were determined by a conical surface uniform random number generator (RNG), and by a Klein-Nishina RNG. The 3D image generator has two functions: the recovery of the initial source energy spectrum and the 3D spatial distribution of the source. We evaluated the analytic simulator and image generator with two different energetic point radiation sources (Cs-137 and Co-60) and with an MSCC comprising three detector layers. The recovered initial energies of the incident radiations were well differentiated from the generated MSCC events. Correspondingly, we could obtain a multi-tracer image that combined the two differentiated images. The developed analytic simulator in this study emulated the randomness of the detection process of a multiple-scattering Compton camera, including the inherent degradation factors of the detectors, such as the limited spatial and energy resolutions. The Doppler-broadening effect owing to the momentum distribution of electrons in Compton scattering was not considered in the detection process because most interested isotopes for biomedical and environmental applications have high energies that are less sensitive to Doppler broadening. The analytic simulator and image generator for MSCC can be utilized to determine the optimal geometrical parameters, such as the distances between detectors and detector size, thus affecting the imaging performance of the Compton camera prior to the development of a real system.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2014

실시간 교통정보는 현장에 설치된 차량검지기가 수집하는 교통량, 속도, 점유율 자료를 기반으로 생성된다. 따라서 검지기 성능을 일정수준으로 유지시키는 것이 중요하다. 이를 위해 ITS 관리기관에서는 주기적으로 검지기에 대한 성능평가를 수행한다. 일반적으로 검지기 성능평가는 기준값을 생성하는 장비(기준장비)와 평가대상 검지기가 수집하는 자료를 상호 비교함으로써 수행된다. 여기서 유의할 점은 기준장비 수집값 역시 평가대상 검지기 자료와 같이 오차 및 불확도를 포함하고 있다는 것이다. 또한 검지기 평가가 표본집단에 대해 이루어지기 때문에 이를 모집단의 결과로 표현하기 위해서는 신뢰구간 개념이 적용되어야 한다. 그러나 현재 국내 검지기 성능평가는 합리적인 방법론 부재로 인해 기준값 불확도 및 신뢰구간 개념을 적용하지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기준값 불확도 및 신뢰구간 개념을 적용한 성능평가 방법론을 제시했고, 이를 루프, 영상, 레이더 검지기 성능평가에 적용했다. Over-count, Under-count 상쇄효과를 제거하기 위해 개별차량단위 자료를 평가하였고 그 결과, 제시된 방법론이 검지기 성능평가에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 직 간접 변환방식 검출기를 사용한 디지털 유방 X선 촬영시스템의 영상 화질을 비교하고 평가함에 있다. 영상의 정량적인 분해능을 나타내는 변조전달함수(MTF), 노이즈 특성을 나타내는 정규화된 잡음력 스펙트럼(NNPS), 그리고 신호 대 잡음비 성능을 나타내는 양자검출효율(DQE)인자를 이용하여 영상 화질평가를 하였다. DQE는 IEC 62220-1-2 규약에 따라 edge 팬텀을 사용한 MTF 도출을 이용하여 계산되었다. 대조도 대 노이즈비(CNR) 측정은 한국의료영상품질관리원에서 제시한 가이드라인에 따라 측정되었다. 직접 변환방식 검출기가 간접 변환방식 검출기에 비해 공간주파수별로 MTF와 DQE 값이 높은 것으로 측정되었다. 동일한 평균유선선량(AGD)일 때 직접 변환방식의 검출기는 더 높은 CNR값을 보였다. 공간주파수별로 높은 DQE 값을 갖는 직접 변환방식 검출기는 디지털 유방 X선 촬영시스템에 있어서 향상된 영상 화질과 적은 환자선량을 제공할 것이다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.328-328
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• 2007

Large area matrix-addressed image detectors are a recent technology for x-ray imaging with medical diagnostic and other applications. The imaging properties of x-ray pixel detectors depend on the quantum efficiency of x-rays, the generated signal of each x-ray photon and the distribution of the generated signal between pixels. In a phosphor coated detector the light signal is generated by electrons captured in the phosphor screen. In our study we simulated the lateral spread distributions for phosphor coupled detector by Monte Carlo simulations. Most simulations of such detectors simplify the setup by only taking the conversion layer into account neglecting behind. The Monte Carlo code MCNPX has been used to simulate the complete interaction and subsequent charge transport of x-ray radiation. This has allowed the analysis of charge sharing between pixel elements as an important limited factor of digital x-ray imaging system. The parameters are determined by lateral distribution of x-ray photons and x-ray induced electrons. The primary purpose of this study was to develop a design tool for the evaluation of geometry factor in the phosphor coupled optical imaging detector. In order to evaluate the spatial resolution for different phosphor material, phosphor geometry we have developed a simulation code. The developed code calculates the energy absorption and spatial distribution based on both the signal from the scintillating layer and the signal from direct detection of x-ray in the detector. We show that internal scattering contributes to the so-called spatial resolution drop of the image detector. Results from the simulation of spatial distribution in a phosphor pixel detector are presented. The spatial resolution can be increased by optimizing pixel size and phosphor thickness.

• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.385-386
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• 1996

A wide-field CCD detector for solar eclipse observations is discussed. The CCD is supposed to be of a moderate size, and the image of the corona is obtained by scanning the field of view. Results of the 1995 solar eclipse observation are shown which have been made with a prototype of the scanning CCD detector.