• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.88-91
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• 1997

One of the most significant feature of diagnostic ultrasonic instrument is to display information on the soft tissues in the body in real time. In this paper we carried out basic study on the digital moving image processing for tracing the movement of heart valves in echocardiograms. Digital moving image file was made from analog echocardiograms and it was remade as 256 gray-level images on each frame. The ROI(Region of interest) was placed on a heart valve region to process images efficiently. Images were processed by the use of image enhancement filters and morphology filters. The result shows that the processed images were more enhanced than original images. When a moving image is reconstructed by using these enhanced images, we can trace the movement of heart valves more easily. In this study we proposed the availability of the moving image reconstruction using enhancement images.

• 천문학논총
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 1997

SOFT($\underline{So}lar\;\underline{F}lare\;\underline{T}elescope$) installed at BOAO(Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory) is purposed for observing solar active regions using four refractors on single mount with a $400"\times300"$ field of view: Two refractors with a diameter of 15cm(f15) are observe the white light and $H\alpha$, and the other two refractors with a diameter of 20cm(f8) are observe the magnetic field distribution and Doppler shifts at the solar chromosphere. Three Lyot filters, one of the most important observational instruments, are installed on the optical rails for VMG, LMG, and $H\alpha$ that possible to very narrow pass band observation under high precision stability of temperature. From the combination of KD*P and quarter wave plate in the Lyot filter possible observe the magnetic fields strength and doppler shifts by using the characteristics of polarization components. In this paper, we introduce the basic characteristics, optical system, and monitor system of the SOFT.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2006

Co-Fe-Al-O nano-granular thin films with high electrical resistivity, fabricated by radio frequency magnetron sputtering under an $Ar+O_2$ atmosphere, are found to show good soft magnetic properties in the GHz frequency range. The real part value of the relative permeability is 260 at low frequencies and this value is maintained up to the GHz frequency range. A non-integrated type noise filter on a coplanar waveguide transmission line is demonstrated by using the Co-Fe-Al-O nano-granular thin film with the dimensions of $4\;mm(l){\times}4\;mm(w){\times}0.1\;{\mu}m(t)$. The insertion loss is very low being less than 0.3 dB and this low value is maintained up to 2 GHz. At a ferromagnetic resonance frequency of 3.3 GHz, the degree of noise suppression is measured to be 3 dB. This level of noise attenuation is small for real applications, but there is much room for further improvement by increasing the magnetic volume and integrating the magnetic thin film into the CPW transmission line.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.453-458
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• 2001

Copper slag is produced about 700,000 tons annually though copper refining process in Korea. In the paper, a laboratory investigation was carried out to estimate the geotechnical properties of copper slag and examine the feasibility of using the copper slag as a substitute for conventional construction materials and the improvement of the soft clay deposit. The specific gravity of copper slag is 3.45, and pH is 7.83. And the size distribution of the copper slag is well graded, so usage of copper slag will be extended in Geotechnical engineering fields. Copper slag has the permeability of 3.502${\times}$10￣$^2$cm/sec, which is satisfied with the criterion of sand drainage materials.. At the same time, it is thought to be suitable material for sand mat since it meets JIS of grain size distribution. The content of CaO from steel slag is about 40 percent while that of CaO from copper slag is about 5 percent. Based on this fact, copper slag has less hardening property compared to steel slag. Therefore, copper slag can be used as vertical drains, filters, and sand mats for improving the soft deposit.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.255-265
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• 2007

웨이블릿 축소 기법으로 영상신호의 잡음을 제거할 때, 웨이블릿 계수들이 상관관계를 갖는 경우 잡음제거 효과가 저하된다. 멀티웨이블릿 변환된 계수 들은 사전 필터의 영향으로 상관관계를 갖게 된다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기위해 V Sterela에 의해 Universal 경계 값 적용을 위한 사전 필터를 새로 설계하거나 가중 값을 적용하는 기법이 제시되었다. 본 논문에서는 멀티웨이블릿 변환 영역에서 웨이블릿 축소 기법의 잡음제거 효과를 향상시키기 위해, 대역의 계수를 추정된 잡음편차로 나누는 계수 정규화기법을 Universal, SURE 및 GCV 경계 값에 적용하여 잡음을 제거하는 시도를 하였다. 각 경계 값들에 대한 PSNR을 비교하여 이 기법의 실용성을 확인하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-12
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• 1985

In this paper Kalman filtering technique is applied to ultrasound signal to improve resolution capability, Ivhlch is in use of diagnostic imaging systems. The main advantage of Kalman filter algorithm for the analysis of reflected ultrasound signal is its recursive structure which can be easily adapted to tlme varing system. Because soft-tissues, such as liver, act as distributed acoustic low-pass filters which continually change the propagating pulse. tIne can put to practical use above advantage to find a suitable signal generallng model. In state-space description of the system, the 6th order system produces tl)e 1)esc spectral approximation to the source pulse As a result of spectrum analysis, 6th order estimator for two closely spaced ((p.5 mm) reflectors enhances resolution by 4dB-lOdB. By using this result, the possibility to detect even minute tumor is demonstrated.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2007년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.293-294
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is prove the effectiveness of an energy subtraction image for the detection of pulmonary nodules and the effectiveness of multi-resolutional filter on an energy subtraction image to detect pulmonary nodules. Also we study influential factors to the accuracy of detection of pulmonary nodules from viewpoints of types of images, types of digital filters and types of evaluation methods. As one type of images, we select an energy subtraction image, which removes bones such as ribs from the conventional X-ray image by utilizing the difference of X-ray absorption ratios at different energy between bones and soft tissue. Here we select two evaluation methods and make clear the effectiveness of multi-resolutional filter on an energy subtraction image.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2014

치료 후 I-131 SPECT/CT는 잔류 갑상선 위치확인 및 전이유무를 판단하기 위하여 시행된다. 잔류 갑상선에 집적이 심한 경우 영상은 ringing artifact에 의하여 왜곡된다. 본 연구는 ringing artifact를 제거하고 영상의 질을 향상시키기 위한 적절한 post-filter의 적용에 대하여 제시하고자 한다. 본 실험은 hollow sphere와 아크릴통으로 구성된 phantom을 사용하여 SPECT/CT Discovery 670 (GE Healthcare, USA) 장비로 수행하였다. I-131용액을 hollow sphere에 184, 46, 9.2, 2.3 MBq/cc, 아크릴통에 46 kBq/cc을 각각 주입하였고 sphere 대 background의 비를 4000:1, 1000:1, 200:1, 50:1로 설정하였다. 데이터는 다음과 같은 조건으로 획득하였다(HEGP collimator 사용, Attenuation collection 적용, scan time 40 secs/frame, step angle 6도, scan mode non circular, evolution 적용과 미적용). 획득된 데이터는 OSEM (iteration 2, subset 10) 방식으로 재구성하였다. Post-filer의 사용에 따른 이미지의 변화를 보기 위해 3가지의 다른 post-filer들이 사용되었다(butterworth filter cut-off: 0.38, 0.43, 0.48, 0.53, 0.58, hanning filter cut-off: 0.8, 0.85, 0.9, 0.95, 1, gaussian FWHM: 3, 3.4, 4, 4.5, 5). 각각의 데이터는 MRIcro를 사용하여 contrast ratio, background variability를 분석하였고 e.soft ROI tool을 사용하여 FWHM값을 구하였다. Evolution을 적용한 경우, 모든 결과에서 contrast ratio값이 높게 나타났다. Evolution을 적용하지 않은 경우 star artifact 등 왜곡이 발생하였고 영상의 질이 현저히 낮아짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 4000:1, 1000:1, 200:1의 경우, butterworth filter 사용 시 ringing artifact가 발생하였으며 cut-off값이 커질수록 artifact가 감소하였다. Hanning filter를 사용한 경우 ringing artifact는 발생하지 않았다. Contrast ratio와 FWHM값이 butterworth filter나 hanning filter 적용 시 우수하였다. Gaussian filter경우 contrast ratio와 FWHM값에서 저조한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 50:1의 경우, 모든 경우에서 ringing artifact가 발생하지 않았다. Butterworth filter를 적용한 경우 가장 높은 contrast ratio와 가장 우수한 FWHM값을 나타내었다. 본 논문을 통하여 I-131 SPECT에서 ringing artifact가 발생 할 경우(thyroid remnant를 포함) hanning filter를 사용하여 영상을 재구성하고, ringing artifact가 발생하지 않을(remnant thyroid를 포함하지 않음) 경우 butterworth filter를 사용하여 재구성하는 것이 바람직하다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2006

A non-integrated type noise filter on a Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) transmission line is demonstrated by using a highly resistive $Co_{41}Fe_{38}Al_{13}O_8$ nanogranular thin film with the dimensions of $4\;mm (\iota)\times4\;mm(\omega)\times0.1\;{\mu}m(t)$. The noise suppression characteristics are evaluated without placing an insulating layer between the CPW line and the magnetic thin film. The insertion loss is very low being less than 0.3 dB and this low value is maintained up to 2 GHz. At a ferromagnetic resonance frequency of 3.3 GHz, the power loss is very large and the degree of noise attenuation is measured to be 3 dB. This level of noise attenuation is still small for real applications; however, considering the small magnetic volume used in this work, further improvement is expected by simply increasing the magnetic volume and by integrating the magnetic thin film into the CPW transmission line.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2003

Magneto-cardiogram(MCG) signals may be highly distorted by the environmental noise, such as power-line interference, broadband white noise, surrounding magnetic noise, and baseline wondering. Several kinds of digital filters and noise cancellation methods have been designed and realized by many researchers, but these methods gave some problems that the original signal may be distorted by digital filter due to the wideband characteristics of background noise. To eliminate noise effectively without distortion of MCG signals, we performed multi-level frequency decomposition using wavelet packets and local adaptive noise cancellation in each local frequency range. In addition to the proposed wavelet filter to eliminate these various non-stationary noise elements, the local adaptive filter using the least mean square(LMS) algorithm and the soft threshold do-noising method are introduced in this paper. The signal to noise ratio(SNR) and the reconstruction square error(RSE) are calculated to evaluate the performance of the proposed method and compared with the results of the conventional wavelet filter and adaptive filter. The experimental results show that the proposed local adaptive filtering method is better than the conventional methods.