• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.51-57
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• 1997

MRI의 artifact는 대부분 신호의 부호화 방향에 따라서 방향성을 가지는데, 이를 요약해보면, 위상부호화 방향의 artifact에는 motion artifact, flow artifact, RF noise등이 있고, 주파수 부호화 방향의 artfact는 susceptibility artfact, chemical shift artifact, central line artifact등이 있으며, 양방향 모두 생길수 있는 것은 Aliasing artifact와 Gibb's phenomenon이고, 전체적으로 영샹의 질을 떨어뜨리는 것은 susceptibility artifact, Eddy current, cross talk등이 있다. 이런 artifact는 대부분은 MRI 자체의 물리적 특성에 다소간 기인하므로, artifact가 없는 양호한 영상을 얻기 위해서는 MRI의 설치 단계부터 관심이 필요하고, MRI의 기본원리와 다양한 artifact에 대해 이해함으로써, 제거 가능한 artifact는 제거하여 양질의 영상을 만들고 판독시의 오류를 피할 수 있도록 해야할 것이다.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.177-182
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• 2009

Purpose : This study presents the optimization of flip angle (FA) to obtain higher contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and lower specific absorption rate (SAR). Materials and Method : T1-weighted images of the cerebrum of brain were obtained from 50$^\circ$ to 130$^\circ$ FA with 10$^\circ$ interval. Signal to noise ratios (SNRs) were calculated for white matter (WM), gray matter (GM), and background noise. The proper FA was analyzed by T-test statistics and Kruskal-wallis analysis using R1 = 1- exp ($\frac{-TR}{T1}$) and Ernst angle cos $\theta$ = exp ($\frac{-TR}{T1}$). Results : The SNR of WM at 130$^\circ$ FA is approximately 1.6 times higher than the SNR of WM at 50$^\circ$. The SNR of GM at 130$^\circ$ FA is approximately 1.9 times higher than the SNR of GM at 50$^\circ$. Although the SNRs of WM and GM showed similar trends with the change of FA values, the slowdown point of decrease after linear fitting were different. While the SNR of WM started decreasing at 120$^\circ$ FA, the SNR of GM started decreasing at less than 110$^\circ$. The highest SNRs of WM and GM were obtained at 130$^\circ$ FA. The highest CNRs, however, were obtained at 80$^\circ$ FA. Conclusion : Although SNR increased with the change of FA values from 50$^\circ$ to 130$^\circ$ at 3T SE T1WI, CNR was higher at 80$^\circ$ FA than at the usually used 90$^\circ$ FA. In addition, the SAR was decreased by using smaller FA. The CNR can be increased by using this optimized FA at 3T MR SE T1WI.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.1028-1030
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• 2007

Mutual compensating concept between SIL(Solid Immersion Lens) and OL(Objective Lens) of NFR(Near Field Recording) is proposed, designed and manufactured to achieve a high NA and obtain a wider manufacturing tolerance. Tolerance information is present in article. An effective NA of Advanced SIL is 1.7 and adjustment between OL and SIL is carried out using our interferometer. We measured very clear RF signal using 3-axis actuator at Test bed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.586-589
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• 2003

Repeater is developed. Based on the systems The up-converter of the WCDMA Digital Optic pecifications, the structure of the up-converter is accomplished and its block diagram is drawn. The up-converter is implemented according to these block diagrams. Subsequently the low pass filter, the automatic level controlled attenuator, the frequency synthesizer and other components for the up-converter are designed and implemented, and a main board to integrate these modules is also manufactured. To reduce the noise floor of system and suppress the RF spurious noise, a PCB layout is performed carefully. For each module consisting of the up-converter and the entire system, the performance tests are accomplished to check the performance about the specifications.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.103-108
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• 2007

In this paper, a low-power 2.4 GHz front-end for sensor network application (IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN) is designed in a 0.18 um CMOS process. A power supply circuit with a novel temperature-compensation scheme is presented. The simulation and measurement results show that the front-end (LNA, Mixer) can achieve a voltage gain of 35.3 dB and a noise figure(NF) of 3.1 dB while consuming 5.04 mW (LNA: 2.16 mW, Mixer: 2.88 mW) of power at $27^{\circ}C$. The NF includes the loss of BALUN and BPF. The low-IF architecture is used. The voltage gain, noise figure and third-order intercept point (IIP3) variations over -45$^{\circ}C$ to 85$^{\circ}C$ are less than 0.2 dB, 0.25 dB and 1.5 dB, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.63-68
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 관통형 고주파 노이즈 필터(noise filter)를 설계하고, 제작하였다. 분포정수형(distributed constant type) 노이즈 필터는 세라믹 다층 구조(multi-layer)를 가지며, 기존의 노이즈 억압 방법인 칩 페라이트 비드, 3단자 커패시터 그리고 집중 정수형(lumped constant type) 노이즈 필터에 비해 신호의 왜곡이 적고, 고주파 노이즈 억압특성이 우수하다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 분포정수형 노이즈 필터에 관통형 via-hole을 삽입하는 새로운 구조를 제안하였다. 제작된 노이즈 필터는 100MHz의 차단 주파수, 700MHz~1700MHz에서 20㏈이상의 감쇠 특성을 나타내었다. 또한, 기존의 노이즈 필터의 단점인 방향성 덴 공정에 대한 민감도를 개선시킴으로써 양산성이 향상되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.852-855
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• 2008

In this paper, we proposed a new type's PZT actuator using surface acoustic wave. This actuator uses Rayleigh wave as an operational traveling wave. For the development of the actuator, each components of surface acoustic wave motor like PZT substrate, slider and IDT was studied theoretically and fabricated. For the measurement of transfer function of PZT substrate and operation of surface acoustic wave motor, network analyzer and 13.56MHz RF generator were used. Also the model which expresses the driving characteristic best was suggested and simulation was executed for the suggested model. And the future research works for improvement of SAW actuator was suggested.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.155-158
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• 1999

This paper describe the design and measurements of dual PLL for IMT-2000 cellular phone. As a result, dual PLL was well-operated in the RF frequency ranges of 2300 ~ 2360 MHz and If frequency of 380 MHz. The output power of -4.28 ㏈m, phase noise of -107.66㏈c/Hz at 100KHz frequency offset, lock time of 675.6$mutextrm{s}$ were obtained at 2330MHz. The output power of -4.78 ㏈m, phase noise of -115.28㏈c/Hz were also obtained at 380MHz.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.378-380
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• 2002

There has been lower the tilt margin by the increase of coma aberration due to the reduction of wave-length and the increase of numerical aperture for high density recording. The RF signal degradation is increased as the decrease of tilt margin. To compensate the tilt margin, the optical pick-up actuator for high-speed CD/DVD re-writable system should be able to drive the radial-tilt motion. We announce that the 3-axis drive actuator for high-speed CD/DVD rewritable system. And what was more, the DC/AC sensitivities of this actuator are suitable fur the low-speed playability, the high-speed readability and the high-speed rewritability.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.430-437
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• 2018

Ultrasonic attenuation is an important parameter in Quantitative Ultrasound and many algorithms have been proposed to improve estimation accuracy and repeatability for multiple independent estimates. In this work, we propose an improved algorithm for estimating ultrasonic attenuation utilizing the optimal frequency compounding technique based on stochastic noise model. We formulate mathematical compounding equations in the AWGN channel model and solve optimization problems to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio for multiple frequency components. Individual estimates are calculated by the reference phantom method which provides very stable results in uniformly attenuating regions. We also propose the guideline to select frequency ranges of reflected RF signals. Simulation results using numerical phantoms show that the proposed optimal frequency compounding method provides improved accuracy while minimizing estimation bias. The estimation variance is reduced by only 16% for the un-compounding case, whereas it is reduced by 68% for the uniformly compounding case. The frequency range corresponding to the half-power for reflected signals also provides robust and efficient estimation performance.