• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2011

X-ray micro-CT를 이용한 지반재료 내부 미세구조 및 공극구조의 정밀한 이미지 처리는 종종 이미지 내에 원천적으로 포함되는 화상결함으로 인해 제약된다. 본 논문에서는 X-ray micro-CT 이미지에 가장 일반적으로 나타나는 화상결함인 패임(영상 외곽과 중심부의 명암 차이) 및 동심원상(영상 중심으로부터 방사방향으로 연속적으로 나타나는 원)을 제거할 수 있는 이미지 보정 기법을 제시한다. 결함 제거는 좌표 변환법, 정규화 및 2차원 푸리에 변환에 의한 저역 통과 필터링 기법의 순차적 적용을 통해 이루어진다. 이미지 처리 기법의 효과를 다공성 현무암의 CT 이미지에서 화상결함들을 제거하고 이진화 후 적층하여 3차원 공극 구조를 추출하는 과정을 통해 설명하였다. 패임 및 동심원상 결함을 제거한 이미지와 원본 이미지의 비교 결과 결함 제거는 대상 재료 공극률의 과대평가를 방지할 수 있으며, 따라서 화상결함의 적절한 보정은 X-ray CT의 지반재료 적용 시 필수적인 과정으로 판단된다.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2013

Purpose: We evaluate clinical manifestations and radiologic features of ankle fracture & dislocation, as well as the usefulness of computed tomography on posterior ankle fracture & dislocation to study factors contributing to ankle fracture & dislocation. Material and Methods: Ankle dislocation was defined as the center of talar body being translated over the cortex of tibia on AP or lateral view on simple X-ray. Surgical treatments of 30 patients from January 2007 to March 2012 were categorized according to the injury mechanism, the direction of dislocation and fracture site. Joint involvement of posterior malleoalr fracture was evaluated through simple x-ray and computed tomography. We treated surgically if posterior malleolus fracture involves more than 25% of dital tibial articular surface. Thereafter, clinical outcomes were identified through radiographs and by using the AOFAS score. Results: The mean age was 42(13-78) years old, and slip down was the most common injury mechanism (13 cases). Car accident (6 cases) and fall accident (4 cases) were the next frequently found injury mechanisms. As for the types of ankle fracture, posterior fracture and dislocation (21 cases, 43.3%) was most commonly found. Out of these 21 cases, 15 cases involved trimalleolar fracture, and 19 cases were associated with posterior malleolar fracture. Danis-weber type B and C patients were 11 cases and 10 cases respectively. Articular involvement of posterior malleolar fracture turned out to be average 27.9%(5.1%~49.1%) on simple x-ray. The rate was evaluated as average 31.7%(12.6%~55.3%) on computed tomography which was conducted 15 times, and led us to more meaningful data. Conclusion: Anterolateral fracture and dislocation often accompanied open dislocation. Posterior fracture dislocation was most commonly found. Posterior malleolus was an important factor that ensures posterior stability of the ankle joint. Computed tomograph is useful to evaluate the articular involvement of posterior malleolar fracture.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2005년도 제25회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.469-474
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• 2005

전산화 단층촬영법을 이용하여 탄소/탄소 목삽입재의 밀도 분포를 평가 하였다. 전산화 단층촬영 법의 Beam hardening, 전기적 잡음 및 산란 X-ray의 영상을 토정하고 신호 대 잡음비를 높여 최적화할 때 측정된 제작된 탄소/탄소 복합재료의 밀도는 98.74%의 신뢰도 수준에서 ${\pm}0.01g/cm^3$ 분포를 갖는 것으로 평가 되었다. 전산화 단층촬영 결과의 검증은 탄소/탄소 목삽입재를 절단하며 수침법에 의한 밀도 측정과 주사전자현미경 관찰을 통하여 수행되었으며 단층촬영결과는 수침법에 의한 밀도 분포와 주사전자현미경의 결과와 일치하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.545-557
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• 2009

단계별 손상에 따른 취성재료의 동적손상메커니즘을 파악하고자 국내암석을 대상으로 스플릿 홉킨슨 압력바 시스템을 이용한 단계적 충격하중실험을 수행하였다. 실험시료 내 동적손상을 평가하기 위하여 고해상도 X-ray 단층촬영 시스템을 적용하였다. 그 결과 낮은 충격하중에서는 시료 내 전반적으로 축방향 균열 즉 수직균열이 발생하지만, 충격속도가 증가함에 따라 시료와 입사바 또는 전달바와의 접촉면에 구속효과가 발생하여 입사바와의 접촉면 중심부에 균열이 사라지는 경향을 보였다. 그러나 구속력을 적게 받는 시료의 원주표면 부근에서는 박리균열을 보였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.2854-2863
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• 2023

Objective: To present a hybrid approach that incorporates a constrained beam-hardening estimator (CBHE) and deep learning (DL)-based post-refinement for metal artifact reduction in dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: Constrained beam-hardening estimator (CBHE) is derived from a polychromatic X-ray attenuation model with respect to X-ray transmission length, which calculates associated parameters numerically. Deep-learning-based post-refinement with an artifact disentanglement network (ADN) is performed to mitigate the remaining dark shading regions around a metal. Artifact disentanglement network (ADN) supports an unsupervised learning approach, in which no paired CBCT images are required. The network consists of an encoder that separates artifacts and content and a decoder for the content. Additionally, ADN with data normalization replaces metal regions with values from bone or soft tissue regions. Finally, the metal regions obtained from the CBHE are blended into reconstructed images. The proposed approach is systematically assessed using a dental phantom with two types of metal objects for qualitative and quantitative comparisons. Results: The proposed hybrid scheme provides improved image quality in areas surrounding the metal while preserving native structures. Conclusion: This study may significantly improve the detection of areas of interest in many dentomaxillofacial applications.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2006

전산화 단층촬영법을 이용하여 탄소/탄소 목삽입재의 밀도 분포를 평가하였다. 전산화 단층촬영법의 Team hardening, 전기적 잡음 및 산란 X-ray의 영상을 보정하고 신호 대 잡음비를 높여 최적화할 때 측정된 탄소/탄소 복합재료의 밀도는 98.74%의 신뢰도 수준에서 ${\pm}0.01g/cm^3$ 분포를 갖는 것으로 평가되었다. 전산화 단층촬영 결과의 검증은 탄소/탄소 목삽입재를 절단하여 수침법에 의한 밀도 측정과 주사전자현미경 관찰을 통하여 수행되었으며 단층촬영 결과는 수침법에 의한 밀도 분포와 주사전자현미경의 영상과 일치하였다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2001

Objectives : To evaluate the absorbed and effective doses of spiral and computed tomography for the dental implant planning. Materials and Methods: For radiographic projection, TLD chips were placed in 22 sites of humanoid phantom to record the exposure to skin and the mean absorbed dose to bone marrow, thyroid, pituitary, parotid and submandibular glands and nesophagus. Effective dose was calculated, using the method suggested by Frederiksen et al.. Patient situations of a single tooth gap in upper and lower midline region, edentulous maxilla and mandible were simulated for spiral tomography. 35 axial slices (maxilla) and 40 axial slices (mandible) with low and standard dose setting were used for computed tomography. All the radiographic procedures were repeated three times. Results: The mean effective dose in case of maxilla was 0.865 mSv, 0.452 mSv, 0.136 mSv and 0.025 mSv, in spiral tomography of complete edentulous maxilla, computed tomography with standard mAs, computed tomography with low mAs and spiral tomography of a single tooth gap (p<0.05). That in case of mandible was 0.614 mSv, 0.448 mSv, 0.137 mSv and 0.036 mSv, in spiral tomography of complete edentulous mandible, computed tomography with standard mAs, computed tomography with low mAs and spiral tomography of a single tooth gap (p<0.05). Conclusions: Based on these results, it can be concluded that low mAs computed tomography is recommended instead of spiral tomography for the complete edentulous maxilla and mandible dental implant treatment planning.

• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.315-316
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• 1996

Based on X-ray (1-8 ${\AA}$) flux data for 1972-1995 the integral spectra of solar flare energy were computed. It has been shown that the spectral index $\beta$ of the integral energy spectrum (IES) vanes systematically with the 11-year cycle phase. The interval of $\beta$-variations (0.47 <$\beta$<1) is characteristic of UV-Cet stars. The maximum energy of the X-ray flares does not exceed $10^{32}$ erg.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.518-523
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• 2011

The three dimensional geometries of an aluminum open cell foam before and after uniaxial compressive loading were investigated using the X-ray micro CT(computed tomography). Aluminum 6101-T6 open cell foams of 10, 20, 40 ppi (pore per inch) were considered in this work. After the serial sectioning CT images of aluminum foams were obtained from non-destructive X-ray images, the exact 3D structure were reproduced and visualized with commercial image processing program. The relative density ratio was around the 7.0 to 9.0 range, the unit cells showed anisotropic shapes having the different dimensional ratios of 1.1 to 1.3 between the rise and the transverse directions. The yield stress increased with the relative density ratio and the volumetric strain increased proportionally with compressive strain. The plateau stress in the compressive stress-strain curve was caused by the buckling of ligaments.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 1996

A scanning slot digital mammography system Luing a plastic scintillating fiber screen (SFS) is currently being developed To improve the x-ray interaction efficiency and absorption efficiency of an SFS, high Z elements can be added into the scintillating fiber core. In this paper, we investigated theoretically the zero spatial frequency detective quantum efficiency, DQE(0), and modulation transfer function, MTF(f), of three 2 cm thick SFSs made of polystyrene, polystyrene loaded with 5% by weight of lead, and polystyrene Loaded with 10% by weight of tin scintillating fibers. X-ray interaction efficiency, scintillating light intensity distributions and line spread functions were generated using Monte Carlo simulation. DQE(0) and MTF(f) were computed for x-ray energies ranging from 15 to 50 keV. Loading high Z elements into the SFS markedly increased the DQE(0). For x-ray energies used for mammovaphy, DQE(0) values of both high Z element loaded SFSs are about a factor of three higher than the DQE(0) of an Min-R screen. At mammographic x-ray energies, MTF(f) values of all three SFSs are Venter than 50% at 25 Ip/mm spatial frequency, and were found to be dominated by the 20 um individual scintillating fiber diameter used The results show that both hiP DQE(0) and spatial resolution can be achieved with the high Z element loaded SFSs, which make these SFSs attractive for use in a scanning slot detector for digital mammography.