• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2023

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is commonly employed in the field of forensic pathology. PMCT was mainly performed using a whole-body scan with a wide field of view (FOV), which lead to a decrease in spatial resolution due to the increased pixel size. This study aims to evaluate the potential for developing a super-resolution model based on conditional generative adversarial networks (CGAN) to enhance the image quality of CT. 1761 low-resolution images were obtained using a whole-body scan with a wide FOV of the head phantom, and 341 high-resolution images were obtained using the appropriate FOV for the head phantom. Of the 150 paired images in the total dataset, which were divided into training set (96 paired images) and validation set (54 paired images). Data augmentation was perform to improve the effectiveness of training by implementing rotations and flips. To evaluate the performance of the proposed model, we used the Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) and Deep Image Structure and Texture Similarity (DISTS). Obtained the PSNR, SSIM, and DISTS values of the entire image and the Medial orbital wall, the zygomatic arch, and the temporal bone, where fractures often occur during head trauma. The proposed method demonstrated improvements in values of PSNR by 13.14%, SSIM by 13.10% and DISTS by 45.45% when compared to low-resolution images. The image quality of the three areas where fractures commonly occur during head trauma has also improved compared to low-resolution images.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 2017

초음파영상 진단장치의 성능을 평가할 때, 초음파장비에서 제공하는 음속변화 파라메타를 변화시킴에 따른 공간분해능의 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 익산 소재 A기관에서 사용중인 초음파 진단장치에서 3.0 ~ 5.0 MHz 볼록형 탐촉자를 이용하여 초음파팬텀영상를 얻었다. N-365 다목적 초음파팬텀으로 종거리 측정정확도, 종 횡 해상도를 측정하였다. 같은 방법으로 초음파장치의 음속을1580 m/sec부터 1400 m/sec 까지 6단계로 변화시켜 측정 값의 차이가 있는지 image J 프로그램을 이용하여 반치폭을 측정하였다. 측정 결과, 횡측해상도는 속도변화에 따라 1.91 mm ~ 5.3 mm까지 측정되었으며, 음속 1420 m/sec 일 때 반치폭 1.91 mm로 가장 작게 측정되었다. 종측해상도는 1.03 mm ~ 1.14 mm까지 측정되었으며, 음속 1400 m/sec 일 때 반치폭 1.03 mm 로 가장 작게 측정되었다. 초음파장치의 음속이 느려질수록 종측정 길이가 짧아지는 상관관계를 보였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2017

Mechanical property of tissue is closely related to diseases such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, and atherosclerosis. Therefore measurement of tissue mechanical property is important for a better diagnosis. Ultrasound elastography has been developed as a diagnostic modality for a number of diseases that maps mechanical property of tissue. Optical coherence elastography (OCE) has a higher spatial resolution than ultrasound elastography. OCE, therefore, could be a great help for early diagnosis. In this study, we made tissue phantoms and measured their compressive moduli with a rheometer measuring the response to applied force. Uniaxial strain of the tissue phantom was also measured with OCE by using cross-correlation of speckles and compared with the results from the rheometer. In order to compare stiffness of tissue phantoms by OCE, the applied force should be measured in addition to the strain. We, however, did not use a load cell that directly measures the applied force for each sample. Instead, we utilized one silicone film (called as reference phantom) for all OCE measurements that indirectly indicated the amount of the applied force by deformation. Therefore, all measurements were based on displacement, which was natural and effective for image-based elastography such as OCE.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.271-274
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• 2016

CT 정도관리 영상평가는 팬텀 영상평가를 통한 정량적인 평가로 시행하며, 평가 항목으로는 물의 감약 계수, 균일도, 노이즈, 대조도 분해능, 공간분해능, 10mm 슬라이스 두께 평가 등이 있으며, 대조도 분해능, 공간 분해능, 슬라이스 두께 평가의 경우, 검사자의 주관적인 판단에 의한 평가로 인한 오류를 예상할 수 있으므로, 주관적인 오류를 최소화 하고자 전산화된 영상처리 프로그램을 이용하여 객관적인 평가를 하고자 한다. CT 정도관리 영상평가의 기본 촬영 조건은 특수의료장비 품질관리검사와 동일하며, IMAGE J를 이용하여 영상을 정량적으로 평가하였다. CT 감약계수, 균일도, 노이즈 평가의 경우, CT 정도 관리 영상에 비하여 디지털 처리 영상의 측정값의 표준편차가 더 작아 잡음이 적고 균일한 영상이라고 평가하였으며, 대조도 분해능 평가는 원의 직경의 크기가 큰 1인치, 0.75인치, 0.5인치의 경우 원형, 원의 직경이 작아질수록 타원에 가까운 원형으로 평가되었다. 공간분해능 평가는 영상처리 프로그램의 자동추출 기능을 이용하여, 합격기준을 포함하는 원의 그룹을 모두 자동으로 추출하여, 정량적인 평가에 매우 유용하다고 평가하였다. 위의 결과 등을 바탕으로 CT 정도관리 영상 평가 시, 영상처리 프로그램을 이용한다면 평가자의 주관적인 판단 오류를 최소화하고, 보다 더 효율적인 정량적평가가 이루어 질 것이라고 판단된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2019

In this research, it is a basic study to investigate the population of birds using UAVs. The research area is Ardeidae species(ASP) habitat and has long-term monitoring. The purpose of the study is to compare the ASP populations which analyzed ground observational survey and UAVs imagery. We used DJI's Mavic pro and Phantom4 for this research. Before investigating the population of ASP, we measured the escape distance by the UAVs, and the escape distances of the two UAVs models were statistically significant. Such a result would be different in UAV size and rotor(rotary wing) noise. The population of ASP who analyzed the ground observation and UAVs imagery count differed greatly. In detail, the population(mean) on the ground observation was 174.9, and the UAVs was 247.1 ~ 249.9. As a result of analyzing the UAVs imagery, These results indicate that the lower the UAVs camera altitude, the higher the ASP population, and the lower the UAVs camera altitude, the higher the resolution of the images and the better the reading of the individual of ASP. And we confirmed analyzed images taken at various altitudes, the individuals of ASP was not statistically significant. This is because the resolution of the phantom was superior to that of mavic pro. Our research is fundamental compared to similar studies. However, long-term monitoring for ASP of South Korea's by ground observation is a barrier of the reliability of the monitoring result. We suggested how to use UAVs which can improve long-term monitoring for ASP habitat.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2019

Purpose: To demonstrate the high-resolution numerical simulation of the respiration-induced dynamic $B_0$ shift in the head using generalized susceptibility voxel convolution (gSVC). Materials and Methods: Previous dynamic $B_0$ simulation research has been limited to low-resolution numerical models due to the large computational demands of conventional Fourier-based $B_0$ calculation methods. Here, we show that a recently-proposed gSVC method can simulate dynamic $B_0$ maps from a realistic breathing human body model with high spatiotemporal resolution in a time-efficient manner. For a human body model, we used the Extended Cardiac And Torso (XCAT) phantom originally developed for computed tomography. The spatial resolution (voxel size) was kept isotropic and varied from 1 to 10 mm. We calculated $B_0$ maps in the brain of the model at 10 equally spaced points in a respiration cycle and analyzed the spatial gradients of each of them. The results were compared with experimental measurements in the literature. Results: The simulation predicted a maximum temporal variation of the $B_0$ shift in the brain of about 7 Hz at 7T. The magnitudes of the respiration-induced $B_0$ gradient in the x (right/left), y (anterior/posterior), and z (head/feet) directions determined by volumetric linear fitting, were < 0.01 Hz/cm, 0.18 Hz/cm, and 0.26 Hz/cm, respectively. These compared favorably with previous reports. We found that simulation voxel sizes greater than 5 mm can produce unreliable results. Conclusion: We have presented an efficient simulation framework for respiration-induced $B_0$ variation in the head. The method can be used to predict $B_0$ shifts with high spatiotemporal resolution under different breathing conditions and aid in the design of dynamic $B_0$ compensation strategies.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2014

SPECT/CT로 소아 복부를 검사 하는데 있어 저선량 CT 조건에 따른 흡수선량을 측정하고 SPECT와 CT 영상의 질을 평가하고, 우수한 영상의 질을 유지하면서 최저의 흡수 선량을 받을 수 있는 tube voltage (kVp)와 tube current (mA)의 설정 방향을 알아보는데 목적을 두었다. 장비는 Discovery NM/CT 670을 사용하였다. PMMA phatom을 이용하여 80, 100 kVp 10, 15, 20, 25 mA의 조건을 설정하여 중심방향과 주변방향(3, 6, 9, 12시 방향의 평균) 의 흡수선량을 측정하였고, 그에 따른 image를 SNRD로 평가 하였다. CT QA performance phantom으로 CT image의 resolution을 MTF로 나타내었고, jaszczak phantom을 hot sphere와 배후방사의 비를 $^{99}mTc$을 1:8로 주입하여 4개의 sphere에 대한 SPECT image를 CNR로 평가하였다. 선량측정에서는 주변방향의 선량이 중심방향 선량보다 평균 7% 높게 측정되었으며, SNRD는 조건에 따라 유의한 차이가 없었으며 Resolution 평가에서는 0.385 lp/mm 기준으로 100 kVp가 80 kVp보다 평균 12% 재현성이 우수하였으며, jaszczak phantom을 이용해서 CT를 기반으로 한 attenuation correction 된 SPECT image를 CNR로 평가한 결과 CT조건의 변화와 무관하게 4개의 sphere 모두 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구는 SPECT/CT 검사에서 최저의 흡수선량을 유지하고 우수한 영상의 질을 획득하는데 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2021

A quality assurance of computed tomography(CT) have done seven items that were water attenuation coefficient, noise, homogeneity, spatial resolution, contrast resolution, slice thickness, artifact using by standard phantom. But there is no quality assurance items and methods for CT simulator at domestic institutions yet. Therefore the study aimed to access the CT dose index(CTDI), table tilting, image distortion, laser accuracy, table movement accuracy and CT seven items for CT simulator quality assurance. The CTDI at the center of the head phantom was 0.81 for 80 kVp, 1.55 for 100 kVp, 2.50 for 120 mm, 0.22 for 80 kVp at the center of the body phantom, 0.469 for 100 kVp, and 0.81 for 120 kVp. The table tilting was within the tolerance range of ±1.0° or less. Image distortion had 1 mm distortion in the left and right images based on the center, and the laser accuracy was measured within ±2 mm tolerance. The purpose of this study is to improve the quality assurance items suitable for the current situation in Korea in order to protect the normal tissues during the radiation treatment process and manage the CT simulator that is implemented to find the location of the tumor more clearly. In order to improve the accuracy of the CT simulator when looking at the results, the error range of each item should be small. It is hoped that the quality assurance items of the CT simulator will be improved by suggesting the quality assurance direction of the CT simulator in this study, and the results of radiation therapy will also improve.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2003

HDR (High dose rate) 근접 치료는 기존의 LDR (Low dose rate) 근접 치료에서 야기되었던 치료 시간이나 선량 최적화 등의 문제점을 해결하였기 때문에 자궁경부암 치료에 많이 사용되고 있다. 그러나, 단시간에 고선량이 조사되는 HDR 근접치료에서 치료 효과를 극대화시키기 위해서는 선량 계산 알고리즘, 위치 계산 알고리즘, 최적화 알고리즘이 정확하게 검증되어야 한다. 이를 위해서는 인체 등가 팬톰과 치료 계획 컴퓨터의 선량 분포 곡선을 비교함으로써 검증할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 검증이 가능하도록 자궁경부암용 팬톰을 설계, 제작하여 HDR 치료 계획 컴퓨터와 팬톰과의 선량을 비교, 평가하는 것이다 이 자궁경부암용 팬톰은 높은 해상도를 가진 선량 측정기를 사용하여 정량적인 평가가 가능하도록 제작되었고, 인체 등가물질인 물과 아크릴을 사용하여 제작하였다 또한, 팬톰 내의 방사선량 측정을 위해서 $\frac{1}{8}$ 인치 TLD (Thermoluminescent dosimeters) 칩과 공간 해상도가 1 mm 이내인 필름을 사용하였다. 이 자궁경부암용 팬톰는 HDR applicator의 고정을 위해 applicator 홀더의 홈 안에 HDR applicator가 삽입되게 제작하였고 세 개의 TLD 홀더에는 TLD 칩(TLD 간의 거리는 5 mm)이 정렬되게 제작하여 A점이나 B점 같은 특정 점의 절대 선량을 측정할 수 있게 제작하였다 필름은 3개의 직교(orthogonal) 평면에 삽입되도록 제작하여 상대 선량 측정이 가능하게 하였다. 사용된 치료 계획 시스템은 Nucletron Plato system이고, Microselectron Ir-192 소스를 사용하였다. 선량 평가 결과, TLD 선량의 경우 A, B point를 포함하여 직장과 방광 선량이 $\pm$4% 이내로 치료계획 컴퓨터(Plato, Nucletron)와 일치하였고, 필름의 경우 선량 분포 곡선이 치료계획 컴퓨터의 선량 분포 곡선 패턴과 거의 일치하는 우수한 결과를 보였다. 제작된 자궁경부암용 팬톰은 HDR 치료 계획 컴퓨터의 선량 계산 알고리즘의 평가 및 검증에 유용하게 사용될 것이고, 이 팬톰은 강남성모병원 치료방사선과 HDR 근접치료 기기의 선량과 위치확인의 QA(quality assurance) 도구로써 사용하려고 추진 중에 있다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2019

This study conducted a comparative analysis of differences between cartesian trajectory in a linear rectangular coordinate system and MultiVane trajectory in a nonlinear rectangular coordinate system axial T1 and axial T2 images using an American College of Radiology(ACR) phantom. The phantom was placed at the center of the head coil and the top-to-bottom and left-to-right levels were adjusted by using a level. The experiment was performed according to the Phantom Test Guidance provided by the ACR, and sagittal localizer images were obtained. As shown in Figure 2, slices # 1 and # 11 were scanned after placing them at the center of a $45^{\circ}$ wedge shape, and a total of 11 slices were obtained. According to the evaluation results, the image intensity uniformity(IIU) was 93.34% for the cartesian trajectory, and 93.19% for the MultiVane trajectory, both of which fall under the normal range in the axial T1 image. The IIU for the cartesian trajectory was 0.15% higher than that for the MultiVane trajectory. In axial T2, the IIU was 96.44% for the cartesian trajectory, and 95.97% for the MultiVane trajectory, which fall under the normal range. The IIU for the cartesian trajectory was by 0.47% higher than that for the MultiVane trajectory. As a result, the cartesian technique was superior to the MultiVane technique in terms of the high-contrast spatial resolution, image intensity uniformity, and low-contrast object detectability.