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Various Image Compression using Medical Image and Analysis for Compression Ratio (의료영상을 이용한 다양한 압축방법의 구현 및 압축율 비교.분석)

  • 추은형;김현규;박무훈
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.185-188
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    • 2002
  • With improved network system and development of computer technology, a lot of hospitals are equipping PACS that deals with process and transmission of the medical images. Owing to equipment of PACS the problems on transmission and storage of the medical images were treated. The way to solve the problems is to use various image processing techniques and compression methods This paper describes RLC in lossless image compression method, JPEG using DCT in loss image compression applied to medical images as way implementing DICOM standard. Now the medical images were compressed with Wavelet transform method have been taken advantage of image process. And compression rate of each compression methods was analyzed.

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Evaluation of the Usefulness of Ancillary Devices for Patients with Acute Lumbar Pain During Magnetic Resonance Imaging (자기공명영상검사 시 급성 요추 통증 환자를 위한 보조기구의 유용성 평가)

  • Park, Hee-Wang;Lee, Moo-Sik;Kim, Yong-Kwon;Bae, Seok-Hwan
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the convenience and image quality of patients with acute lumbar pain patients at a general hospital in Daejeon using ancillary devices for postural changes and correction. The results of the study are summarized as follows. First, the Turbo S pin Echo technique(TS E) using ancillary equipment has the highest image evaluation rating with an average score of 4.440, which is highly valuable on a diagnosis. Second, the average score for patient the questionnaire 'When using ancillary equipment, I feel that my body is calibrated to side without bias.' was shown as 4.440, which is very useful for the correction of the patient's body when using ancillary equipment. Finally, Breath Hold technique(BH) is very effective in shortening test time of acute lumbar pain patients, because it can reduce test time 86.4% faster than Turbo Spin Echo technique(TSE). The results of the study showed that the use of ancillary equipment to perform the test through the side lying postures helped to reduce the pain and control the patient's breathing, and the diagnostic value of the image was high.

Phased Segmentation of Human Organs On the MDCT Scans (흉부 MDCT 영상을 이용한 신체 장기의 단계별 분할)

  • Shin, Min-Jun;Kim, Do-Yeon
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.1383-1391
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    • 2011
  • Following the appearance of the latest medical equipment with improved function, the importance of image analysis which enables effective image processing and analysis consistent with the hardware performance is on the rise. As well as, ongoing study is being done on the 2D medical image processing and 3D reconstruction. This paper segments chest CT images into each stage and finally shows 3D reconstruction of each segmented result. Among various image segmentation methods, Region Growing and apply sharpening and Gamma Controller as for image improvement for effective segmentation, image segmentation in order of bronchus and lung, bronchus, lung. Human organs image of segmented is use VTK(Visualization Toolkit) to make 3D reconstruction, two and three-dimensional medical image processing and analysis for lesions diagnosis are able to utilized.

Study on Performance Evaluation of Dental X-ray Equipment (치과 방사선 발생기의 성능평가에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Jae-Eun;Jung, Jae-Ho;Kang, Hee-Doo;Lee, Jong-Woong;Ra, Keuk-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.115-119
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    • 2009
  • I think this will be valuable reference for assuring consistency and homogeneity of clarity and managing dental radiation equipment by experimentation of dental radiation equipment permanent which based on KS C IEC 61223-3-4 standard and KS C IEC 61223-2-7. Put a dental radiation generator and experiment equipment as source and film(sensor) length within 30 em, place the step-wedge above the film(sensor). Tie up tube voltage 60 kVp, tube current 7 mA and then get an each image through CCD sensor and film by changing the exposure time as 0.12sec, 0.25sec, 0.4sec. Repeat the test 5times as a same method. Measure the concentration of each stage of film image, which gained by experiment, using photometer. And the image that gained by CCD sensor, analyze the pixel value's change by using image J, which is analyzing image program provided by NIH(National Institutes of Health). In case of film, while 0.12sec and 0.25sec show regular rising pattern of density gap as exposure time's increase, 0.4sec shows low rather than 0.12sec and 0.25sec. In case of CCD sensor density test, the result shows opposite pattern of film. This makes me think that pixels of CCD's sensor can have 0~255 value but it becomes saturation if the value is over 255. The way that getting clear reception during decreasing human's exposed radiation is one of maintaining an equipment as a best condition. So we should keeping a dental radiation equipment's condition steadily through cyclic permanent test after factor examination. Even digital equipment doesn't maintain a permanent, it can maintain a clarity by post processing of image so that hard to set it as standard of permanent test. Therefore it would be more increase the accuracy that compare a film as standard image. Thus I consider it will be an important measurement to care for dental radiation equipment and warrant homogeneity, consistency of dental image's clarity through comparing pattern which is the result from factor test against cyclic permanent test.

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A Study on the Adequacy Awareness of Computed Tomography Equipment Quality Control (전산화단층촬영장비 정도관리의 적정 인지도에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Gyoo Hyung;Lim, Cheong Hwan;Kim, Ki Jeong
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2019
  • Investigate the adequacy awareness of accuracy control of CT apparatus Questionnaire survey and statistical analysis in the analysis according to age, there is a difference between familiarity with accuracy management items (F = 14.187, p<0.001) and necessity of accuracy control (F=8.109, p<0.001), depending on academic background and work history, There is a difference only in familiarity (F=5.103, p<0.05, F=13.394, p<0.001), and according to the scale of the medical institution analysis shows that if you are more interested than senior general hospital grade hospital grade or less It was analyzed. In order to advance the accuracy control level, we have introduced our comprehensive and efficient comprehensive and efficient integrated medical image quality management operation system of the whole medical image equipment including CT device, It is thought that it is necessary to develop human resources capable of doing.

A Study on the TH UWB-IR Medical Image Transmission System using the IEEE 802.15.4a (IEEE 802.15.4a를 활용한 TH UWB-IR 의료영상 전송 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yang-Sun;Kang, Heau-Jo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.11
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    • pp.1954-1959
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we proposed TH UWB-IR medical image transmission system using the IEEE an. 802.15.4a specification in WPAN environment. Also, we analyzed reception performance of wireless medical image transmission system in indoor multi-path fading environment using ITU-R M.1225 channel model. As a results, the proposed scheme can solve the problem of interference from the medical equipment in same frequency band, and minimize the loss due to the indoor multi-path fading environment. Therefore, the transmission with low power usage is possible.

Geometric calibration of a computed laminography system for high-magnification nondestructive test imaging

  • Chae, Seung-Hoon;Son, Kihong;Lee, Sooyeul
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.816-825
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    • 2022
  • Nondestructive testing, which can monitor a product's interior without disassembly, is becoming increasingly essential for industrial inspection. Computed laminography (CL) is widely used in this application, as it can reconstruct a product, such as a printed circuit board, into a three-dimensional (3D) high-magnification image using X-rays. However, such high-magnification scanning environments can be affected by minute vibrations of the CL device, which can generate motion artifacts in the 3D reconstructed image. Since such vibrations are irregular, geometric corrections must be performed at every scan. In this paper, we propose a geometry calibration method that can correct the geometric information of CL scans based on the image without using geometry calibration phantoms. The proposed method compares the projection and digitally reconstructed radiography images to measure the geometric error. To validate the proposed method, we used both numerical phantom images at various magnifications and images obtained from real industrial CL equipment. The experiment results confirmed that sharpness and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were improved.

Quality Control of Diagnostic X-ray Equipment in Medical Field (의료분야 진단용방사선발생장치의 품질관리)

  • Cho, Pyong-Kon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.159-164
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    • 2021
  • The examination using diagnostic x-ray equipment is one of the most useful diagnostic equipment for identifying information in the human body in diagnostic radiology. For this reason, the number of examinations has recently increased a lot. Increasing the number of examinations will accelerate the aging of the device. In addition, this makes them aware of the importance of quality control for the diagnostic x-ray device. Particularly, in a diagnostic x-ray device, quality control refers to an act of always maintaining a certain level of image quality by identifying and correcting all problems that may lead to reduction of the diagnosis area in advance. Therefore, this study summarizes and reports general information about quality control in examinations using diagnostic x-ray equipment.

Study on Factors Influencing Purchase Intention of Medical Device -Focusing on ENT Unit- (의료기기 구매의도에 영향을 미치는 요인 -이비인후과 유니트(Unit)를 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Gil-Woo;Kim, Seung-Baum;Kim, Young-Bae;Kim, Dou-Young
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2011
  • In this study investigated what buyers want and expect from medical equipment industry. In this study we found as fellows, (a) The quality of instrument is the most important factors that lead to customer purchase intent and brand image follwed by reliability and efficiency in order; (b) Customers perception of company did not show any meaningful relationship with brand image suggesting company positive image perceived by the customers would not necessarily have a positive impact on brand image. Rather, if brand image customer perceived gets higher, considerably higher purchase intention was observed. Therefore, the findings from the present study suggest that medical instrument manufactures need to focus more on providing a long-term high quality of service marketing strategy to increase customer satisfaction and purchase intent in this competitive business environment.

Servicescape Factors Affecting Consumer's Brand Image and Brand Loyalty: Focused on the General Hospital Industry in Korea

  • Seungnyun Choi
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.493-501
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    • 2023
  • Objective: The objective of the study is to provide tertiary medical centers or general hospitals in Korea with theoretical basis by analyzing the effect of servicescape factors, which will be helpful for medical institutions to enhance brand image and brand loyalty by consumers. Design: An empirical study Methods: To prove the model, I conducted a questionnaire survey analysis. Items for measurement have been extracted from several related studies on medical industry and some of other service industries. The survey target has been set by convenience sampling method and consists of citizens reside in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do Province, and total number of 165 samples have been analyzed. Factor analysis and reliability analysis have been conducted to verify validity and reliability, and for hypotheses verification, multiple regression analyses have been performed. Results: Servicescape factors consist of Pleasance(X1), Cleanliness(X2), Aesthetics(X3), and Equipment Recency(X4). To summarize the results of analyses, X1, X2, and X4 have been proved to have positive relations with brand image and all factors have been proved to have positive relations with brand loyalty. Also, brand image has been founded to affects positively to brand loyalty. Conclusions: Servicescape factors are significantly related to brand image and brand loyalty. So general hospitals should be aware of this and try to enhance servicescapefactors for attaining competitive advantage.