• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 X-ray 영상에서 의료 진단지표를 자동으로 추출하기 위한 조직분할 기법을 제안한다. 척추질환이나 심장질환에 대한 진단지표로서, 흉추-심장 비율이나 콥 각도 등의 지표를 산출하기 위해서는 흉부 X-ray 영상으로부터 흉추, 용골 및 심장의 영역을 정확하게 분할하는 과정이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 이를 위하여 계층별로 영상의 고해상도의 표현과 저해상도의 특징지도로 변환되는 구조가 병렬적으로 연결되는 형태의 심층신경망 모델을 채택하였다. 이러한 구조는 영상에서 세부 조직의 상대적인 위치정보가 분할 과정에 효과적으로 반영될 수 있게 한다. 또한 픽셀 정보와 객체 정보가 다단계의 과정으로 상호 작용되는 OCR 모듈과, 네트워크의 각 채널이 서로 다른 가중치 값으로 반영되도록 하는 채널 어텐션 모듈을 결합하여 학습 성능을 개선할 수 있음을 보인다. 부수적으로 X-ray 영상에서 피사체의 위치 변화, 형태의 변형 및 크기 변이 등에도 강인한 성능을 제공하기 위하여 학습데이터를 증강하는 방법을 제시하였다. 총 145개의 인체 흉부 X-ray 영상과, 총 118개의 동물 X-ray 영상을 사용한 실험을 통하여 제안된 이론의 타당성을 평가하였다.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 1999년도 제16회 광학 및 양자전자 학술발표회Proceedings of 16th Optics and Quantum Electronics Conference, 1999
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• pp.160-161
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• 1999

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.663-664
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• 2009

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2021

치주질환의 조기 진단률 및 예측 정확도 향상을 위한 X-선 영상 분석은 매우 중요한 분야이다. 이러한 치과 X-선 영상의 화질 개선을 위한 인공 지능 기반의 알고리즘 개발 및 적용에 관한 연구는 전 세계적으로 널리 수행 중이다. 따라서 본 연구의 목표는 치주질환 예측을 위한 치과 X-선 영상에서의 초해상화 알고리즘의 모델링 및 적용 가능성에 관하여 평가하는 것이다. 초해상화 알고리즘은 convolution layer와 ReLU를 기반으로 구성하였고, 저해상도 영상을 2배로 업샘플링 한 영상을 입력으로 사용하였다. 딥러닝 훈련을 위해 사용한 치과 X-선 데이터는 1,500장을 사용하였다. 영상의 정량적 평가는 2가지 영상의 비교를 통해 유사도를 측정할 수 있는 인자인 root mean square error와 structural similarity를 사용하였다. 이와 더불어 최근에 개발된 no-reference 기반으로 사용되는 natural image quality evaluator 와 blind/referenceless image spatial quality evaluator를 추가적으로 분석하였다. 결과적으로 기존에 사용되던 bicubic 기반의 업샘플링 기법을 사용하였을 때에 비하여 제안하는 방법이 치과 X-선 영상에서 평균적으로 유사도와 no-reference 기반의 평가 인자가 각각 1.86 그리고 2.14배 향상됨을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 치주질환의 예측을 위한 초해상화 알고리즘의 치과 X-선 영상에서의 유용성을 증명하였고 향후 다양한 분야에서의 적용 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2022

Although stationary inverse-geometry digital tomosynthesis (s-IGDT) is able to reduce motion artifacts, image acquisition time and radiation dose, the image quality of the s-IGDT is degraded due to the truncations arisen in projections. Therefore, the effects of geometric and image acquisition conditions in the s-IGDT should be analyzed for improving the image quality and clinical applicability of the s-IGDT system. In this study, the s-IGDT images were obtained with the various X-ray source arrangement types and the various number of projections. The resolution and noise characteristics of the obtained s-IGDT images were evaluated, and the characteristics were compared with those of the conventional DT images. The s-IGDT system using linear X-ray source arrangement and 40 projections maximized the image characteristics of resolution and noise, and the corresponding system was superior to the conventional DT system in terms of image resolution. In conclusion, we expect that the s-IGDT system can be used for providing medical images in diagnosis.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막재료 반도체재료 기술교육
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• pp.31-34
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• 2002

In this paper, the electric properties of amophous selenium multilayer samples has been investigated. In order to develop the hybrid flat-panel digital· X-ray image detector, we measured and analyzed their performance parameters such as the X -ray sensitivity and dark-current for a amophous selenium multilayers X-ray detector with a phosphor layer, The hybrid digital X-ray image detector can be constructed by integrating a phosphor layer (or a scintillative layer) that convert X-ray to a light on a-Se photoconduction mulilayers that convert a light to electrical signal. As results, the dielectric materials such as parylene between the phosphor layer and the top electrode may reduce the dark-current of the samples. Amorphous selenium multilayers having dielectric layer(parylene) has characteristics of low dark-current, high X-ray sensitivity. So we can acquired a enhanced signal to noise ratio. In this paper offer the method can reduce the dark-current in the hybrid X-ray detector.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1182-1188
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• 2005

An x-ray PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) technique was developed to measure quantitative information on flows inside opaque conduits and on opaque-fluid flows. At first, the developed x-ray PIV technique was applied to flow in an opaque Teflon tube. To acquire x-ray images suitable for PIV velocity field measurements, refraction-based edge enhancement mechanism was employed using detectable tracer particles. The optimal distance between with the sample and detector was experimentally determined. The resulting amassed velocity field data were in reasonable agreement with the theoretical prediction. The x-ray PIV technique was also applied to blood flow in a microchannel. The flow pattern of blood was visualifed by enhancing the diffraction/interference -bas ed characteristic s of blood cells on synchrotron x-rays without any contrast agent or tracer particles. That is, the flow-pattern image of blood was achieved by optimizing the sample (blood) to detector distance and the sample thickness. Quantitative velocity field information was obtained by applying PIV algorithm to the enhanced x-ray flow images. The measured velocity field data show a typical flow structure of flow in a macro-scale channel.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.701-709
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• 2015

Image stitching method is a technique for obtaining an high-resolution image by combining two or more images. In X-ray image for clinical diagnosis, the size of the imaging region taken by one shot is limited due to the field-of-view of the equipment. Therefore, in order to obtain a high-resolution image including large regions such as a whole body, the synthesis of multiple X-ray images is required. In this paper, we propose a rapid stitching method of digital X-ray images using template-based registration. The proposed algorithm use principal component analysis(PCA) and k-nearest neighborhood(k-NN) to determine the location of input images before performing a template-based matching. After detecting the overlapping position using template-based matching, we synthesize input images by alpha blending. To improve the computational efficiency, reduced images are used for PCA and k-NN analysis. Experimental results showed that our method was more accurate comparing with the previous method with the improvement of the registration speed. Our stitching method could be usefully applied into the stitching of 2D or 3D multiple images.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2019

We have developed and applied a diagnostic Multi-Leaf Collimator (MLC) to optimized the X-ray field in medical imaging and the usefulness evaluated through the fusion of infrared image and X-ray image acquired by infrared camera. The hand and skull radiography with multi-leaf collimator(MLC) showed significant area dose reductions of 22.9% and 31.3% compared to ARC and leakage dose was compliant with KS A 4732. Also scattering doses of 50 cm and 100 cm showed a significant decrease to confirm the usefulness of MLC. It was confirmed that the fusion of infrared images with an adjustable degree of transparency was possible in the X-ray images. Therefore, fusion of anatomical information with physiological convergence is expected to contribute and improvement of diagnostic ability. In addition, the feasibility of convergence X-ray imaging and DITI devices and the possibility of driving MLC with infrared images were confirmed.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2020

Today, the volume of international trade by airplanes and ships is rapidly increasing, and the volume of trade over land is expected to increase as inter-Korean relations change. In customs processes, humans inspect using the naked eye; therefore, computer vision technology can be used to assist customs inspectors responsible for X-ray security screening. In particular, because of recent advances in deep learning technology, algorithms for image understanding and object detection performance are improving, and studies on their application to X-ray screening have been published. This manuscript describes trends in artificial intelligence X-ray image-reading technology to detect prohibited items. X-ray inspection AI technology is similar to the Sphinx, which was the guardian of the pyramids in ancient Egyptian mythology.