• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2007년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.355-356
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• 2007

This paper proposes a new panoramic image synthesis method using flash and no-flash image pairs, which reduces undesirable artifacts. Generally, in panoramic images, it is difficult to determine to use a flash in indoor environment. A flash image has unwanted artifacts such as hot spots and tunnel effect whereas a no-flash image also has artifacts like glass reflection. We derive cross projection tensors using flash and no-flash image pairs and transform the gradient field of a no-flash image using them. The image reconstructed from the modified gradient provides enhanced results, which are applied to synthesis of panoramic images. The proposed method can provide a better panoramic image than the conventional method. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2011

본 연구는 디지털 이미지 처리 기법을 이용하여 골재입자의 형상을 분류한 것이다. 디지털 이미지 처리 기법은 골재의 표면거칠기 및 형상계수 등의 정량적인 분석에 적합한 것이다. 연구에 사용된 골재입자는 주문진 표준사, 해양골재 2종, 쇄석골재 2종 등이 이용되었다. 해변자갈I, II의 형상계수는 0.35~0.54, 쇄석I은 0.74의 범위로 박편 형태의 편평상으로 나타나는데 비해 주문진 표준사의 입자의 모양은 세장형으로 나타났다. 특히 해변자갈II는 해변자갈I과 달리 모든 시료보다 세장비가 작으므로 장축과 중축의 차이가 크고, 긴 입자의 형상특성을 보여주고 있다. 체가름 시험 및 실측을 통해 결정된 골재의 세장비 및 편평비와 디지털 이미지 처리 기법을 이용해 결정된 골재의 세장비 편평비는 거의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 디지털 이미지 처리 기법을 이용하여 2차원 이미지를 3차원으로 변환하기 위하여 형상변환계수 및 등가직경이론을 제안하였고, 이를 이용하여 수정입도분포곡선을 작성하였다. 4종의 골재에 대한 편평비는 각각 0.30, 0.36, 0.47 및 0.83으로 측정되었다. 형상변환계수는 각각 0.77, 0.78, 0.84 및 0.92로 결정되었다. 형상변환계수에 디지털이미지 처리기법에서 구한 입경을 곱하여 입자의 크기를 보정하였다. 보정된 입자크기를 이용하여 보정된 체적 및 중량을 구하여 수정입도곡선을 작성하였다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2021

전산화단층촬영장치 (computed tomography, CT)는 다른 방사선 촬영 장치와 비교하면 피폭이 많다는 문제점이 있다. 이러한 피폭을 감소하기 위하여 저선량 촬영을 하게 되면 영상에 잡음이 증가하게 된다. 이를 보완하기 위해 환자의 피폭선량은 감소시키면서 영상의 화질을 향상하는 다양한 잡음 제거 알고리즘이 개발되었으며, 그 중 우수한 시간 분해능을 가진 CT 장치에 효과적으로 적용할 수 있는 median modified Wiener filter (MMWF) 알고리즘이 제시되었다. 본 연구의 목적은 MMWF 알고리즘의 마스크 크기를 최적화하고, 기존의 알고리즘들에 대한 MMWF 알고리즘의 잡음 제거의 우수성을 보는 것이다. MATLAB 프로그램을 이용하여 획득한 Gaussian 잡음이 부가된 MASH 팬텀 복부 영상들로부터 각각의 마스크 크기가 설정된 MMWF 알고리즘을 적용한 후 root mean square error (RMSE), peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), coefficient correlation (CC) 그리고 universal image quality index (UQI) 값을 비교하였다. 그 결과 5 × 5 마스크 크기에서 RMSE 값이 가장 낮고, PSNR, CC, UQI 값이 가장 높았다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 최적화된 마스크 크기로 Gaussian 필터, median 필터, Wiener 필터에 대한 MMWF의 RMSE, PSNR, CC, UQI 값을 비교하였으며 그 결과 MMWF 알고리즘에서 가장 개선된 RMSE, PSNR, CC, UQI 값을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.137-138
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• 2008

This paper proposes the modified image contrast enhancement technique for small-sized display of mobile handset. Sample images are user interface images, in which scaled up wVGA($800{\times}480$) from qVGA($320{\times}240$) that we can see easily in mobile handset. The display size of mobile handset is relatively small, so the goal of this paper is to simplify image contrast enhancement algorithm based on conventional HE (Histogram Equalization) algorithm and improve computational effectiveness to minimize power consumption in real hardware IC. In this paper, we adopt HE technique, which is classical and widely used for image contrast enhancement. At first, the input frame image is partitioned to temporal sub-frames and then analyzes gray level histogram of each sub-frame. In case that the analyzed histogram of some sub-frames deviates so much from reference level (it means that the sub-frame image components consist of too bright ones or dark ones), apply DHE(Dynamic Histogram Equalization) algorithm. In the other case, apply classical Histogram Linearization (or Global HE) algorithm. Also we compare the HE technique with gamma LUT (Look-Up Table) method, which is known as the simplest technique to enhance image contrast.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2008년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.845-846
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• 2008

Multi-scaled retinex algorithm is generally used to enhance the local contrast and remove the illuminant component. However, if the chromatic distribution of an original image is not uniform and dominated by a certain chromaticity, the chromaticity of resulting image depends on the dominant chromaticity of the original image, thereby inducing the color distortion. In this paper, a modified multi-scaled retinex method to reduce the influence of the dominant chromaticity in the image is proposed using a average chromaticity of original image and global illuminant chromaticity. In addition, to compensate saturation, the chroma value of the resulting image is enhanced based on that of the original image in the CIELAB space.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.150-156
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• 2009

Purpose: This study examines the factors influencing the body image of Korean children with type-I diabetes. Methods: The data were collected from 65 children (ages 9-15) who attended a DM management camp in 2004. Nine items from Offer's Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ-revised), which was modified and standardized to the Korean population by Hong, Kim, and Shin, were used to measure the self body image. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed by using SPSS 13.0. Results: Although not statistically significant, children's self body image decreased as they became older. The body image and age were found to be significantly correlated. Conclusions: The results suggest the need for an effective intervention program to improve the self body image among children with type-I diabetes. In this regard, nursing intervention or educational programs may be beneficial for inducing positive self body image.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects images about medical organizations and the quality of service on customer satisfaction of obs and gyn patients. Method: The subjects of this study were selected conveniently 220 women among obstetrics and gynecology outpatients( who visited H- doctor's office of the first medical organ, P- hospital of the second medical organization, Chospital of the third medical organization). The data were collected from August, 20th 2004 using structured questionaires which included modified form of SERVPERF and customer's satisfaction scale by oliver & swan(1989), and modified form of image scale by kang(1997). Results: Image of hospital(45.3%), visiting frequencies(9.3%), service provider (3.9%) and convenient use(1.2%) of the quality of medical service were significant predictors to explain customer's satisfaction. Conclusion: To increase customer's satisfaction of obs and gyn patients, it is required to developed strategies that improve image of hospital and the quality of service to service provider and convenient use of hospital.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2012

In this paper, we address the tracking problem caused by camera motion and rolling shutter effects associated with CMOS sensors in consumer handheld cameras, such as mobile cameras, digital cameras, and digital camcorders. A modified particle filtering method is proposed for simultaneously tracking objects and compensating for the effects of camera motion. The proposed method uses an elastic registration algorithm (ER) that considers the global affine motion as well as the brightness and contrast between images, assuming that camera motion results in an affine transform of the image between two successive frames. By assuming that the camera motion is modeled globally by an affine transform, only the global affine model instead of the local model was considered. Only the brightness parameter was used in intensity variation. The contrast parameters used in the original ER algorithm were ignored because the change in illumination is small enough between temporally adjacent frames. The proposed particle filtering consists of the following four steps: (i) prediction step, (ii) compensating prediction state error based on camera motion estimation, (iii) update step and (iv) re-sampling step. A larger number of particles are needed when camera motion generates a prediction state error of an object at the prediction step. The proposed method robustly tracks the object of interest by compensating for the prediction state error using the affine motion model estimated from ER. Experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms the conventional particle filter, and can track moving objects robustly in consumer handheld imaging devices.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2007

In the early twenty-first century, minimally invasive surgery is the mainstay of various kinds of surgical fields. Surgeons gave percutaneously surgical treatment of the screw directly using a fluoroscopic view in the past. The latest date, they began to operate the fractured carpal bone surgery using Computerized Tomography (CT). Carpal bones composed of wrist joint consist of eight small bones which have hexahedron and sponge shape. Because of these shape, it is difficult to grasp the shape of carpal bones using only CT image data. Although several image segmentation studies have been conducted with carpal bone CT image data, more studies about carpal bone using CT data are still required. Especially, to apply the software implemented from the studies to clinical fIeld, the outcomes should be user friendly and very accurate. To satisfy those conditions, we propose modified multi-seed region growing segmentation method which uses simple threshold and the canny edge detector for finding edge information more accurately. This method is able to use very easily and gives us high accuracy and high speed for extracting the edge information of carpal bones. Especially, using multi-seed points, multi-bone objects of the carpal bone are extracted simultaneously.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.523-531
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 노이즈에 대한 사전 정보 없이 단일 왜곡 영상으로부터 노이즈 매개 변수를 예측하고, 예측된 매개변수를 이용한 고속 노이즈 검출 및 제거하는 기법에 대해 제안한다. 왜곡 영상의 국부 통계를 이용하여 예측된 노이즈 매개 변수는 노이즈 검출기를 위한 사전 제약 조건으로 활용되며, 상기 제약 조건은 1차 마르코프 랜덤 장과 결합하여 노이즈 검출기를 구성하게 된다. 더불어 노이즈 검출 과정에서 설정된 제약 조건 및 매개 변수를 기반으로 복원 영상의 완화도를 제어하기 위한 가변 필터 차수의 가중치 기반 적응 노이즈 제거 필터를 제안한다. 실험 결과를 통해 제안 방식의 우수성을 검증할 수 있었다.