• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2005

방사선사를 위한 교육 및 영상 정보에 대한 정확한 판단에 유용한 주석-기반 방사선 의료영상 검색 시스템을 설계 및 구현하고, 방사선 의료영상에 대한 단순 속성정보, 부가적인 정보인 텍스트 설명정보로부터 추출한 중요 키워드에 대한 효율적인 검색을 위해 $B^+$-트리와 역화일 기법을 이용한 색인기법을 제안하고자 한다. 윈도우즈 XP에서 Delphi를 이용하여 구현하였으며, 방사선사는 방사선 의료영상에 대한 속성 정보, 부가적인 설명정보, 이미지 정보를 저장하도록 하고, 구축된 영상 데이터베이스로부터 속성정보와 텍스트 키워드 정보를 이용하여 검색 가능하도록 하였다. 임상방사선사가 단순속성정보 및 텍스트 설명정보를 찾아냄으로써 임상현장에서의 체계적인 교육뿐 만 아니라 지식을 구조화함으로써 교육시간의 단축과 방사선 의료영상에 대해 정확한 판단을 내릴 수 있다. 구현되어진 방사선 의료영상검색 시스템은 차후에 일반촬영, 특수조영영상을 포함한 통합화상시스템으로의 확장이 요구되며, 아울러 웹을 통한 서비스를 구축함으로써 의사결정시스템으로 발전 할 수 있는 기반기술로 기대된다.

• 한국인공지능학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2021

Although CT has an advantage in describing the three-dimensional anatomical structure of the human body, it also has a disadvantage in that high doses are exposed to the patient. Recently, a deep learning-based image reconstruction method has been used to reduce patient dose. The purpose of this study is to analyze the dose reduction and image quality improvement of deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) on the adult's chest CT examination. Adult lung phantom was used for image acquisition and analysis. Lung phantom was scanned at ultra-low-dose (ULD), low-dose (LD), and standard dose (SD) modes, and images were reconstructed using FBP (Filtered back projection), IR (Iterative reconstruction), DLR (Deep learning reconstruction) algorithms. Image quality variations with respect to varying imaging doses were evaluated using noise and SNR. At ULD mode, the noise of the DLR image was reduced by 62.42% compared to the FBP image, and at SD mode, the SNR of the DLR image was increased by 159.60% compared to the SNR of the FBP image. Based on this study, it is anticipated that the DLR will not only substantially reduce the chest CT dose but also drastic improvement of the image quality.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2013

본 연구에서는, 흉부단순사진에 있어서 종양그림자의 검출에 대한 흑백 Inverse image과 Hybrid image의 유용성을 ROC해석으로 검토하였다. 증례의 선택은 일본방사선기술학회가 발행한 표준 Digital 영상 Date Base로부터 30장을 선택 하여 original image로 하였다. c언어를 통해 Inverse image는 60장, Hybrid image는 30장 제작하였다. 실험방법으로 연속 판독실험을 하였고, ROC실험 display program은 Matlap을 통하여 작성하였다. 관찰자의 수는 Inverse image의 경우 방사선사 5명과 방사선의 2명, 합계 7명으로 실험하였다. Hybrid 영상의 경우, 방사선 전공자 3명과 숙련된 방사선사 2명, 합계 5명으로 실험하였다. ROC곡선은 Metz가 작성한 ROCKIT Program을 이용하여 구하였다. Inverse image의 경우 관찰자 7명 전원, 방사선과의 2명, 방사선사 5명의 평균 ROC곡선의 Az는 각각 original image의 0.742, 0.793, 0.721에서, Inverse image의 0.775, 0.821, 0.753까지로, 통계적 유의차로 증가하였다. Hybrid image의 경우 관찰자 5명 전원, 숙련된 방사선사 2명, 방사선학 전공자 3명의 평균 ROC곡선의 Az는 각각 original image의 0.525, 0.491, 0.5478에서, Hybrid 영상의 0.4868, 0.539, 0.450로 변화 하였다. 결론적으로, 흉부단순사진에서 종양의 검출에 관하여, Inverse image은 유의하지만, Hybrid 영상의 경우 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.225-229
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• 2021

The digital image such as medical X-ray and nuclear medicine field mainly contains noise distribution. The noise degree in image degrades image quality. That is why, the noise reduction algorithm is efficient for medical image field. In this study, we confirmed effectiveness of application for median modified Wiener filter (MMWF) algorithm for noise reduction in PET/MR image compared with median filter image, which is used as conventional noise redcution algorithm. The Jaszczak PET phantom was used by using 18F solution and filled with NaCl+NiSO4 fluids. In addition, the radioactivity ratio between background and six spheres in the phantom is maintained to 1:8. In order to mimic noise distribution in the image, we applied Gaussian noise using MATLAB software. To evlauate image quality, the contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and coefficient of variation (COV) were used. According to the results, compared with noise image and images with MMWF algorithm, the image with MMWF algorithm is increased approximately 33.2% for CNR result, decreased approximately 79.3% for COV result. In conclusion, we proved usefulness of MMWF algorithm in the PET/MR images.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2021

This study aim of quantitative assessment of Noise Power Spectrum(NPS) and image characteristics of by acquired the optimal image for noise characteristics and quality assurance by using magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). MRI device was (MAGNETOM Vida 3.0T MRI; Siemense healthcare system; Germany) used and the head/neck shim MR receive coil were 20 channels coil and a diameter 200 mm hemisphere phantom. Frequency signal could be acquired the K-space trajectory image and white image for NPS. The T2 image highest quantitatively value for NPS finding of showed the best value of 0.026 based on the T2 frequency of 1.0 mm-1. The NPS acquired of showed that the T1 CE turbo image was 0.077, the T1 CE Conca2 turbo image was 0.056, T1 turbo image was 0.061, and the T1 Conca2 turbo image was 0.066. The assessment of NPS image characteristics of this study were to that could be used efficiently of the MRI and to present the quantitative evaluation methods and image noise characteristics of 3.0T MRI.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.322-323
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• 2002

Partial volume averaging effect of PET data influences on the accuracy of quantitative measurements of regional brain metabolism because spatial resolution of PET is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of partial volume correction carried out on $^{18}$ F-PET images using Hoffman brain phantom. $^{18}$ F-PET Hoffman phantom images were co-registered to MR slices of the same phantom. All the MR slices of the phantom were then segmented to be binary images. Each of these binary images was convolved in 2 dimensions with the spatial resolution of the PET. The original PET images were then divided by the smoothed binary images in slice-by-slice, voxel-by-voxel basis resulting in larger PET image volume in size. This enlarged partial volume corrected PET image volume was multiplied by original binary image volume to exclude extracortical region. The evaluation of partial volume corrected PET image volume was performed by region of interests (ROI) analysis applying ROIs, which were drawn on cortical regions of the original MR image slices, to corrected and original PET image volume. From the ROI analysis, range of regional mean values increases of partial volume corrected PET images was 4 to 14%, and average increase for all the ROIs was about 10% in this phantom study. Hoffman brain phantom study was useful for the objective evaluation of the partial volume correction method. This MR-based correction method would be applicable to patients in the. quantitative analysis of FDG-PET studies.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2020

This study was purpose to quantitative evaluation of edge method of modulation transfer function(MTF) and physical image characteristics of by obtain the optimal edge image by using magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). The MRI equipment was used (MAGNETOM Vida 3.0T MRI, Siemense healthcare system, Germany) and the head/neck matrix shim MR coil were 20 channels(elements) receive coil. The MTF results of showed the best value of 0.294 based on the T2 Nyquist frequency of 1.0 mm^-1. The MTF results of showed that the T1 image is 0.160, the T1 CE image is 0.250, T1 Conca2 image is 0.043, and the T1 CE (Concatenation) Conca2 image is 0.190. The T2 image highest quantitatively value for MTF. The physical image characteristics of this study were to that can be used efficiently of the MRI and to present the quantitative evaluation method and physical image characteristics of 3.0T MRI.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2024

In this study, we optimized the FNLM algorithm through a simulation study and applied it to a phantom scanned by low-dose CT to evaluate whether the FNLM algorithm can be used to obtain improved image quality images. We optimized the FNLM algorithm with MASH phantom and FASH phantom, which the algorithm was applied with MATLAB, increasing the smoothing factor from 0.01 to 0.05 with increments of 0.001 and measuring COV, RMSE, and PSNR values of the phantoms. For both phantom, COV and RMSE decreased, and PSNR increased as the smoothing factor increased. Based on the above results, we optimized a smoothing factor value of 0.043 for the FNLM algorithm. Then we applied the optimized FNLM algorithm to low dose lung CT and lung CT under normal conditions. In both images, the COV decreased by 55.33 times and 5.08 times respectively, and we confirmed that the quality of the image of low dose CT applying the optimized FNLM algorithm was 5.08 times better than the image of lung CT under normal conditions. In conclusion, we found that the smoothing factor of 0.043 among the factors of the FNLM algorithm showed the best results and validated the performance by reducing the noise in the low-quality CT images due to low dose with the optimized FNLM algorithm.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.28-33
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• 1997

For the Evaluation of X-ray image intensifier, we measured radiation dose at input of I. I., brightness and fluorescence at output of I. I. by using X-ray exposure meter, optometer and fluorescence meter for the relative conversion factor. Especially, by using fluorescence meter, we could easily get relative conversion factor without having regulated machine by JIS. Since using, the quality of image intensifier is going down. Consequently, it needs continuous quality maintenance.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2017

본 연구는 흉부영상에서 심장저부 음영 관심영역(Region of Interest; ROI)의 신호대잡음비(Signal to Noise Ratio; SNR)를 Post processing에서의 이퀄라이제이션 기법으로 측정 평가하였다. 연구대상은 대학병원에서 흉부검사를 실시한 환자 87명이다. 측정방법은 ImageJ 프로그램을 사용하여 표본의 인구사회학적 특성, 영상별 흉부영상의 SNR평균값, 95% 신뢰구간 값, SNR평균차이 값 등을 분석하였다. 이때 SPSS Statistics21 통계프로그램으로 ANOVA 분석을 하였으며, 95%(p < 0.05)에서 유의한 것으로 판단하였다. 영상별 분석결과의 SNR은 Original chest image, Original chest image heart shadow, Equalization chest image, Equalization chest image heart shadow순으로 높은 값을 나타냈다(p < 0.001). 결론적으로, 본 연구에서는 흉부영상의 평활화 시 심장저부 음영의 정량화한 평가결과를 보조적인 수단으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.