• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1689-1696
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• 2017

영상을 획득 또는 전송하는 과정에서 다양한 잡음에 의해 영상의 열화가 발생하고 있으며, 이러한 영상에 첨가되는 잡음을 제거하기 위한 연구가 공간 영역에서 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 영상에 첨가된 복합잡음을 제거하기 위해 잡음의 종류에 따라 처리하는 스위칭 필터를 제안하였다. 잡음 판단을 통해 국부 마스크의 중심화소가 AWGN에 훼손된 경우, 국부 마스크의 표준편차에 임계값을 적용하여 가중치 마스크의 가중치를 다르게 적용하여 처리하고, salt and pepper 잡음에 훼손된 경우, 국부 마스크를 네 방향으로 세분하여 각 방향의 salt and pepper 잡음이 가장 적은 방향에 대해 3차 스플라인 보간법을 적용하여 처리하는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 그리고 제안한 필터 알고리즘의 성능을 평가하기 위해 PSNR을 사용하여 기존의 방법들과 제안한 필터 알고리즘을 각각 비교하였다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the number of measurement points on the calculation of transverse relaxation time (T2) with a focus on muscle T2. Materials and Methods: This study assumed that muscle T2 was comprised of a single component. Two phantom types were measured, 1 each for long ("phantom") and short T2 ("polyvinyl alcohol gel"). Right calf muscle T2 measurements were conducted in 9 healthy male volunteers using multiple-spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging. For phantoms and muscle (medial gastrocnemius), 5 regions of interests were selected. All region of interest values were expressed as the mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation. The T2 effective signal-ratio characteristics were used as an index to evaluate the magnetic resonance image quality for the calculation of T2 from T2-weighted images. The T2 accuracy was evaluated to determine the T2 reproducibility and the goodness-of-fit from the probability Q. Results: For the phantom and polyvinyl alcohol gel, the standard deviation of the magnetic resonance image signal at each echo time was narrow and mono-exponential, which caused large variations in the muscle T2 decay curves. The T2 effective signal-ratio change varied with T2, with the greatest decreases apparent for a short T2. There were no significant differences in T2 reproducibility when > 3 measurement points were used. There were no significant differences in goodness-of-fit when > 6 measurement points were used. Although the measurement point evaluations were stable when > 3 measurement points were used, calculation of T2 using 4 measurement points had the highest accuracy according to the goodness-of-fit. Even if the number of measurement points was increased, there was little improvement in the probability Q. Conclusion: Four measurement points gave excellent reproducibility and goodness-of-fit when muscle T2 was considered mono-exponential.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 1999

현재 임상적으로 쓰이고 있는 T$_1$/T$_2$ 강조영상 (weighted image) 은 각각 다른 조직이나 정상/병변 조직 사이에 정성적인 대조도를 준다. T$_1$/T$_2$ 영상화 (mapping)는 영상의 각 화소신호랄 T$_1$/T$_2$ 시간으로 나타내는 방법으로 병변의 진행정도를 정량적으로 알 수 있다. T$_1$/T$_2$ 영상화 (mapping)를 얻기 위해서는 수신신호의 증폭률이 같아야 하는데, 일반적으로 MR 영상화 장비에서는 A/D converter 의 동적 구간을 최대 활용하기 위하여 입력신호를 최대 증폭하기 때문에 각각 다른 수신 증폭률을 사용할 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 최대 증폭한 경우와 수신증폭률을 보정한 경우의 T$_1$/T$_2$ 영상을 각각 얻고 측정된 T$_1$/T$_2$ 값을 비교하여 수신증폭률 보정이 T$_1$/T$_2$ 영상화에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 그 방법으로서 얻은 영상들이 각각 다른 수신증폭률을 가진 경우에 이를 보정하기 위해 잡음을 표준편차로 이용하는 방법을 사용하였다. 이렇게 얻어진 머리의 T$_1$/T$_2$ 영상은 이미 보고된 T$_1$/T$_2$ 의 값과 유사하였다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1451-1461
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• 2021

Objective: Adequate methods of combining T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to assess complete response (CR) to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for rectal cancer are obscure. We aimed to determine an algorithm for combining T2WI and DWI to optimally suggest CR on MRI using visual assessment. Materials and Methods: We included 376 patients (male:female, 256:120; mean age ± standard deviation, 59.7 ± 11.1 years) who had undergone long-course CRT for rectal cancer and both pre- and post-CRT high-resolution rectal MRI during 2017-2018. Two experienced radiologists independently evaluated whether a tumor signal was absent, representing CR, on both post-CRT T2WI and DWI, and whether the pre-treatment DWI showed homogeneous hyperintensity throughout the lesion. Algorithms for combining T2WI and DWI were as follows: 'AND,' if both showed CR; 'OR,' if any one showed CR; and 'conditional OR,' if T2WI showed CR or DWI showed CR after the pre-treatment DWI showed homogeneous hyperintensity. Their efficacies for diagnosing pathologic CR (pCR) were determined in comparison with T2WI alone. Results: Sixty-nine patients (18.4%) had pCR. AND had a lower sensitivity without statistical significance (vs. 62.3% [43/69]; 59.4% [41/69], p = 0.500) and a significantly higher specificity (vs. 87.0% [267/307]; 90.2% [277/307], p = 0.002) than those of T2WI. Both OR and conditional OR combinations resulted in a large increase in sensitivity (vs. 62.3% [43/69]; 81.2% [56/69], p < 0.001; and 73.9% [51/69], p = 0.008, respectively) and a large decrease in specificity (vs. 87.0% [267/307]; 57.0% [175/307], p < 0.001; and 69.1% [212/307], p < 0.001, respectively) as compared with T2WI, ultimately creating additional false interpretations of CR more frequently than additional identification of patients with pCR. Conclusion: AND combination of T2WI and DWI is an appropriate strategy for suggesting CR using visual assessment of MRI after CRT for rectal cancer.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.867-879
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• 2021

Objective: To compare the screening performance of diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI and combined mammography and ultrasound (US) in detecting clinically occult contralateral breast cancer in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Between January 2017 and July 2018, 1148 women (mean age ± standard deviation, 53.2 ± 10.8 years) with unilateral breast cancer and no clinical abnormalities in the contralateral breast underwent 3T MRI, digital mammography, and radiologist-performed whole-breast US. In this retrospective study, three radiologists independently and blindly reviewed all DW MR images (b = 1000 s/mm² and apparent diffusion coefficient map) of the contralateral breast and assigned a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category. For combined mammography and US evaluation, prospectively assessed results were used. Using histopathology or 1-year follow-up as the reference standard, cancer detection rate and the patient percentage with cancers detected among all women recommended for tissue diagnosis (positive predictive value; PPV2) were compared. Results: Of the 30 cases of clinically occult contralateral cancers (13 invasive and 17 ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS]), DW MRI detected 23 (76.7%) cases (11 invasive and 12 DCIS), whereas combined mammography and US detected 12 (40.0%, five invasive and seven DCIS) cases. All cancers detected by combined mammography and US, except two DCIS cases, were detected by DW MRI. The cancer detection rate of DW MRI (2.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3%, 3.0%) was higher than that of combined mammography and US (1.0%; 95% CI: 0.5%, 1.8%; p = 0.009). DW MRI showed higher PPV2 (42.1%; 95% CI: 26.3%, 59.2%) than combined mammography and US (18.5%; 95% CI: 9.9%, 30.0%; p = 0.001). Conclusion: In women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, DW MRI detected significantly more contralateral breast cancers with fewer biopsy recommendations than combined mammography and US.

• 감성과학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2004

일상생활의 대화중에 포함되는 잡음, 특히 모든 주파수 대역에 포함되는 백색잡음에 의해 오염된 음성신호는 청각적으로 심한 불쾌감과 거부감을 주며 대화의 명료성을 저해시키는 요인으로 작용할 수 있다. 본 논문은 이러한 잡음환경 하에서 음성인식을 위하여 음성에 부가된 잡음을 제거하는 방범으로 프레임 단위로 웨이브렛 변환을 하여 웨이브렛 계수의 표준편차를 이용하여 시간 적응 임계값을 정하는 새로운 방법을 제안한다. 음성의 특성을 고려하기 위하여 고주파 성분을 많이 가지는 무성음의 경우는 cD1 신호에서, 저주파 성분을 많이 가지는 유성음의 경우는 cA3 신호의 표준편차를 이용하여 시간 적응 임계값을 설정하였다. 실험을 통해 제안한 방법이 일반적인 웨이브렛 변환과 웨이브렛 패킷 변환을 이용한 방법보다 SNR과 MSE 측면에서 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 웨이브렛 변환과 웨이브렛 패킷 변환에서는 파열음, 마찰음 및 파찰음 성분이 많이 제거되는 반면 제안한 방법은 본래 신호와 유사하게 복원됨을 실험 결과 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2001

personal nitrogen dioxide(NO$_2$) exposures for 31 professional drivers were measured using passive sampler and time activity diary in Asan and Chunan area, and were estimated using time-weighted average model. Mean concentrations of driver’s indoor and outdoor were 24.7$\pm$10.7 ppb and 23.3$\pm$8.3 ppb, respectively with indoor/outdoor of 1.1. Mean personal NO$_2$ exposure was 30.3$\pm$9.7 ppb. Personal NO$_2$ exposures were strongly correlated with indoor car NO$_2$ levels ($R^2$=0.80) rather than residential indoor NO$_2$ level ($R^2$=0.55). and outdoor NO$_2$ level ($R^2$=0.50). The driver’s NO$_2$ exposure using LP-gas with 24.4$\pm$8.0 ppb were statistically different from those using diesel with 36.3$\pm$14.1 ppb(p<0.01). The effect of driver’s smoking for personal NO$_2$ exposure was not found. It was considered that the main NO$_2$in driver is transportation. Since drivers mostly spent their times in indoor and inside car, time-weighted average model could be used to estimated personal NO$_2$ exposure using time activity diary, Though we did not measure all microenvironments, the estimated personal NO$_2$ exposures with 26.9$\pm$10.2 ppb were statistically correlated with measured personal NO $_2$ exposures30.3$\pm$9.7 ppb ($R^2$=0.89). The mean and standard deviation of personal NO$_2$ exposure using Mote-Carlo simulation were 26.6$\pm$7.2 ppb.

• 대기
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.365-378
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• 2014

The limits of S-band dual-polarization radars in Korea are not reflected on the recent weather forecasts of Korea Meteorological Administration and furthermore, they are only utilized for rainfall estimations and hydrometeor classification researches. Therefore, this study applied four merging methods [SA (Simple Average), WA (Weighted Average), SSE (Sum of Squared Error), TV (Time-varying mergence)] to the QPE (Quantitative Precipitation Estimation) model [called RAR (Radar-AWS Rainfall) calculation system] using single-polarization radars and S-band dual-polarization radar in order to improve the accuracy of the rainfall estimation of the RAR calculation system. As a result, the merging results of the WA and SSE methods, which are assigned different weights due to the accuracy of the individual model, performed better than the popular merging method, the SA (Simple Average) method. In particular, the results of TVWA (Time-Varying WA) and TVSSE (Time-Varying SSE), which were weighted differently due to the time-varying model error and standard deviation, were superior to the WA and SSE. Among of all the merging methods, the accuracy of the TVWA merging results showed the best performance. Therefore, merging the rainfalls from the RAR calculation system and S-band dual-polarization radar using the merging method proposed by this study enables to improve the accuracy of the quantitative rainfall estimation of the RAR calculation system. Moreover, this study is worthy of the fundamental research on the active utilization of dual-polarization radar for weather forecasts.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1593-1598
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 실시간으로 변하는 차량에 따라 퍼지 제어 기법을 이용하여 교통 신호를 효율적으로 제어하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 교통 신호 제어 방법은 교차로 각 차선에 대해 구간을 나누어서 각 구간의 차량의 수와 점유 시간에 대한 소속 함수를 설계한다. 설계된 소속 함수에서 소속도를 구한 후 퍼지 제어 규칙을 적용하여 Max-Min 방법으로 추론한다. 그리고 비퍼지화를 수행한 후에 우선순위를 정한다. 우선순위가 같을 경우에는 점유시간과 차량 수의 비율의 합, 각 구간에 대한 표준편차를 이용하여 우선순위를 정한다. 가장 높은 우선순위를 가지는 현시에 대해 진행 신호를 부여하고 나머지는 대기한다. 진행 신호의 시간은 교차로에 대기하는 모든 차량의 수와 진행 신호를 부여받은 현시의 차량의 수를 이용하여 계산한다. 본 논문에서 제안된 퍼지 신호 제어 기법과 정적인 신호 제어 기법에 대해 시뮬레이션을 통해 실험한 결과, 차량 혼잡도와 상관없이 제안된 차량 신호 제어 기법이 동일한 시간에 더 많은 차량이 원활하게 소통되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.635-651
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• 2012

To produce a level-3 monthly composite image from daily level-2 Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) chlorophyll-a concentration data set in the East Sea, we applied four average methods such as the simple average method, the geometric mean method, the maximum likelihood average method, and the weighted averaging method. Prior to performing each averaging method, we classified all pixels into normal pixels and abnormal speckles with anomalously high chlorophyll-a concentrations to eliminate speckles from the following procedure for composite methods. As a result, all composite maps did not contain the erratic effect of speckles. The geometric mean method tended to underestimate chlorophyll-a concentration values all the time as compared with other methods. The weighted averaging method was quite similar to the simple average method, however, it had a tendency to be overestimated at high-value range of chlorophyll-a concentration. Maximum likelihood method was almost similar to the simple average method by demonstrating small variance and high correlation (r=0.9962) of the differences between the two. However, it still had the disadvantage that it was very sensitive in the presence of speckles within a bin. The geometric mean was most significantly deviated from the remaining methods regardless of the magnitude of chlorophyll-a concentration values. Its bias error tended to be large when the standard deviation within a bin increased with less uniformity. It was more biased when data uniformity became small. All the methods exhibited large errors as chlorophyll-a concentration values dominantly scatter in terms of time and space. This study emphasizes the importance of the speckle removal process and proper selection of average methods to reduce composite errors for diverse scientific applications of satellite-derived chlorophyll-a concentration data.