• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2017년도 제55차 동계학술대회논문집 25권1호
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• pp.235-238
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• 2017

This study was to develop a portable digital radiography (PDR) system with a function measuring the X-ray source-with-detector angle (SDA) and to evaluate the imaging performance for the diagnosis of chest imaging. The SDA device consisted of an Arduino, an accelerometer and gyro sensor, and a Bluetooth module. According to different angle degrees, five anatomical landmarks on chest images were assessed using a 5-point scale. Mean signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were 182.47 and 141.43. Spatial resolution (10% MTF) and entrance surface dose were 3.17 lp/mm ($157{\mu}m$) and 0.266mGy. The angle values of SDA device were not significant difference as compared to those of the digital angle meter. In chest imaging, SNR and CNR values were not significantly different according to different angle degrees (repeated-measures ANOVA, p>0.05). The visibility scores of the border of heart, 5th rib and scapula showed significant differences according to different angles (rmANOVA, p<0.05), whereas the scores of the clavicle and 1st rib were not significant. It is noticeable that the increase in SDA degree was consistent with the increase of visibility score. Our PDR with SDA device would be useful to be applicable to clinical radiography setting according to the standard radiography guideline at various fields.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.477-486
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• 2020

본 연구는 디지털 단층영상합성장치에서 재구성 필터, X-선원 이동궤적 및 이동간격이 화질에 미치는 영향을 평가하고 임상적 검증을 수행하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 필터링후역투영법 재구성 시 Ramp, Shepp-Logan, Cosine, Hamming, Hann 및 Blackman 필터를 사용하였고, X-선원 이동궤적의 변화를 위해 1 × 36, 2 × 18, 3 × 12, 4 × 9 및 6 × 6 배열 형태의 이동궤적을 모사하였다. X-선원 이동간격에 따른 영향을 평가하기 위해 X-선원간 거리를 5, 10, 20, 30 및 40 mm로 변화시켰다. 재구성 영상의 깊이분해능, 공간분해능 및 잡음을 평가하기 위해 인공물확산함수, 반치폭 및 신호대잡음비를 측정하였다. 연구결과 Ramp 및 Blackman 필터를 사용하였을 때 각각 공간분해능 및 잡음 특성이 최대화 되었으며, X-선원 이동궤적의 형태가 1 × 36일 때 깊이분해능과 잡음 특성이 가장 우수하였다. 또한 X-선원 이동간격이 증가함에 따라 깊이분해능 및 잡음 특성은 향상되었고, 공간분해능은 저하되었다. 따라서 디지털 단층영상합성장치를 통한 3차원 영상획득 시 재구성 필터, X-선원 이동궤적 및 이동간격이 화질에 미치는 영향은 각기 다르며, 진단 목적에 부합하는 조건 설정이 필요하다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회논문집; 한국과학기술회관, 8 Nov. 1996
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• pp.130-134
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• 1996

본 논문에서는 광대역 소음원의 위치를 탐지하여 2차원 영상면에 소음원을 영상화할 수 있는 3차원 마이크로폰 배열을 제안하였다. 배열요소간의 상호상관함수가 2차원 영상면의 화소의 밝기에 대응되도록 영상함수를 유도하였으며 영상면은 사각면 및 원통면등으로 선택 가능 하도록 하여 소음원의 위치동정 해석이 용이하도록 하였다. 몇가지 소음원에 대한 수치 모의 실험결과는 제안된 배열이 소음제어 분야 등에 응용 될 수 있음을 보인다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2003

목적 : MRI를 촬영하면서 동시에 측정한 뇌전도 신호에 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 것은 경사자계 유발 잡음이다. MRI와 동시에 측정한 뇌전도 신호에서 전류원 국지화를 수행할 때, 경사자계 유발 잡음이 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 사람의 머리와 유사하게 만든 뇌전도 팬텀과 MR compatible 뇌전도 측정시스템, 그리고 3.0 Tesla MRI 시스템을 실험에 사용하였다. 3.0 Tesla MRI 시스템 안에 전류원이 설치되어 있는 뇌전도 팬텀을 놓고, EPI 촬영을 하는 동안 뇌전도 신호를 측정하였다. 경사자계의 세기와 전류원의 위치를 조절하면서 뇌전도 신호 측정을 하였고, 측정된 뇌전도 신호에 대하여 전류원 국지화를 수행할 때 나타나는 국지화 오차를 평가하였다. 결과 : 경사자계 유발잡음에 의한 국지화 오차는 경사자계의 세기와 전류원의 위치에 따라 변화하는 것을 관찰하였다. 또한 경사자계 유발잡음이 Gaussian 잡음보다 전류원 국지화에 미치는 영향이 큰 것을 관찰하였으며, 경사자계 유발 잡음의 전력이 뇌전도 신호 전력의 $10\%$ 이하일 때는 전류원 국지화에 미치는 영향이 미미함을 관찰하였다. 결론 : 경사자계 유발 잡음 전력을 뇌전도 신호 전력의 $10\%$ 이하로 줄인다면 MRI를 하면서 동시에 측정한 뇌전도 신호로도 전류원 국지화를 할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.199-207
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• 2021

This paper deals with accurate image reconstruction of gamma camera using a coded-aperture mask based on pixel-type CsI(Tl) scintillator coupled with silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) array. Coded-aperture imaging (CAI) system typically has a smaller effective viewing angle than Compton camera. Thus, if the position of the gamma source to be searched is out of the fully-coded field-of-view (FCFOV) region of the CAI system, artifacts can be generated when the image is reconstructed by using the conventional cross-correlation (CC) method. In this work, we propose an effective method for more accurate reconstruction in CAI considering the source distribution of partially-coded field-of-view (PCFOV) in the reconstruction in attempt to overcome this drawback. We employed an iterative algorithm based on compressed-sensing (CS) and compared the reconstruction quality with that of the CC algorithm. Both algorithms were implemented and performed a systematic Monte Carlo simulation to demonstrate the possiblilty of the proposed method. The reconstructed image qualities were quantitatively evaluated in sense of the root mean square error (RMSE) and the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). Our simulation results indicate that the proposed method provides more accurate location information of the simulated gamma source than the CC-based method.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.1947-1954
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• 2021

In the nuclear medicine imaging, quality control (QC) process using quadrant bar phantom is fundamental aspect of evaluating the spatial resolution. In addition, QC process of gamma camera is performed by daily or weekly. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation using the Geant4 application for tomographic emission (GATE) is widely applied in the pre-clinical nuclear medicine field for modeling gamma cameras with pixelated cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor detector. In this study, we modeled a pixelated CdTe semiconductor detector and quadrant bar phantom (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm bar thicknesses) using the GATE tool. Similarity analysis based on correlation coefficients and peak signal-to-noise ratios was performed to compare image qualities for various source to collimator distances (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 cm) and collimator lengths (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 cm). To this end, we selected reference images based on collimator length and source to collimator distance settings. The results demonstrate that as the collimator length increases and the source to collimator distance decreases, the similarity to reference images improves. Therefore, our simulation results represent valuable information for the modeling of CdTe-based semiconductor gamma imaging systems and QC phantoms in the field of nuclear medicine.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.2341-2347
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• 2021

Because single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is one of the widely used nuclear medicine imaging systems, it is extremely important to acquire high-quality images for diagnosis. In this study, we designed a super-resolution (SR) technique using dense block-based deep convolutional neural network (CNN) and evaluated the algorithm on real SPECT phantom images. To acquire the phantom images, a real SPECT system using a^99mTc source and two physical phantoms was used. To confirm the image quality, the noise properties and visual quality metric evaluation parameters were calculated. The results demonstrate that our proposed method delivers a more valid SR improvement by using dense block-based deep CNNs as compared to conventional reconstruction techniques. In particular, when the proposed method was used, the quantitative performance was improved from 1.2 to 5.0 times compared to the result of using the conventional iterative reconstruction. Here, we confirmed the effects on the image quality of the resulting SR image, and our proposed technique was shown to be effective for nuclear medicine imaging.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1078-1088
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• 2010

In order to analyze the quantitative characteristics of acoustic streaming, experimental setup of 3-D stereoscopic PIV(particle imaging velocimetry) was designed and quantitative ultrasonic flow fields in the gap between the ultrasonic vibrator and heat source were measured. Utilizing acoustic streaming induced by ultrasonic vibration, surface temperature drop of cooling object was also measured. The study on smart cooling method by acoustic streaming induced by ultrasonic vibration was performed due to the empirical relations of flow pattern, average flow velocity, different gaps, and enhancement on cooling rates in the gap. Average velocity fields and maximum acoustic streaming velocity in the open gap between the stationary cylindrical heat source and ultrasonic vibrator were experimentally measured at no vibration, resonance, and non-resonance. It was clearly observed that the enhancement of cooling rates existed owing to the acoustic air flow in the gap at resonance and non-resonance induced by ultrasonic vibration. The ultrasonic wave propagating into air in the gap creates steady-state secondary eddy called acoustic streaming which enhances heat transfer from the heat source to encompassing air. The intensity of the acoustic streaming induced by ultrasonic vibration experimentally depended upon the gap between the heat source and ultrasonic vibrator. The ultrasonic vibration at resonance caused the increase of the acoustic streaming velocity and convective heat transfer augmentation when the flow fields by 3D stereoscopic PIV and temperature drop of the heat source were measured experimentally. The acoustic streaming velocity of air enhancement on cooling rates in the gap is maximal when the gap agrees with the multiples of half wavelength of the ultrasonic wave, which is specifically 12 mm.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1057-1066
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• 2006

Acoustic streaming Induced by longitudinal vibration at 30 kHz is visualized for a test fluid flow between the stationary glass plate and ultrasonic vibrating surface with particle imaging velocimetry (PIV) To measure an increase in the velocity of air flow due to acoustic streaming, the velocity of air flow in a gap between the heat source and ultrasonic vibrator is obtained quantitatively using PIV. The ultrasonic wave propagating into air in the gap generates steady-state secondary vortex called acoustic streaming which enhances convective cooling of the stationary heat source. Heat transfer through air in the gap is represented by experimental convective heat transfer coefficient with respect to the gap. Theoretical analysis shows that gaps for maximum heat transfer enhancement are the multiple of half wavelength. Optimal gaps for the actual design are experimentally found to be half wavelength and one wavelength. A drastic temperature variation exists for the local axial direction of the vibrator according to the measurement of the temperature distribution in the gap. The acoustic streaming velocity of the test fluid in the gap is at maximum when the gap agrees with the multiples of half wavelength of the ultrasonic wave, which are specifically 6 mm and 12 mm.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 물체의 복사 에너지를 수신하여 영상화하는 밀리미터파 수동 이미징 시스템을 설계하였다. 수동 이미징 시스템은 수신하는 열 잡음 신호가 매우 미약하기 때문에 렌즈와 수신기 전단이 매우 중요하다. 수신된 신호를 집중시키기 위한 렌즈는 광학전달함수를 적용하여 설계하였다. 수동 이미징 시스템에서는 열 잡음을 고감도 및 광대역으로 수신할 필요가 있기에, 이미징에 필요한 증폭기의 목표성능을 최대이득40dB, 최대잡음지수 5dB로 하였으며, 대역폭을 10GHz로 하였다. 증폭된 밀리미터파를 직류 출력하는 검파회로 설계에는 SBD MSS-20 141B10D 다이오드를 사용했다.