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X-ray Computed Tomography를 이용한 콘크리트의 손상파라미터 정량화 (Introduction to Qunatification of Damage Parameters for Concrete Using X-ray Computed Tomography)

  • 박대효;박재민;안태송
    • 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국콘크리트학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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    • pp.501-504
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this work is to introduce some fundamental stereological concepts to quantify damage parameters using X-ray CT(Computed Tomography) in the scope of CDM(Continuum Damage Mechanics). X-ray CT is a completely nondestructive technique for visualizing features in the interior of opaque solid objects, and for obtaining digital information on their 3D geometries and properties. Many researchers have introduced lots of damage parameters to model the mechanical behavior of deteriorated materials. Those damage parameters can be represented in many forms such as specific void or crack surfaces, the spacing between cracks, the specific damaged surface area, the specific damaged surface area tensor, the mean solid path among the damaged surfaces and the mean solid path tensor. Despite of many accomplishments in CDM since there is no the systematic experiment, it have limitations in application. In this situation, X-ray computed tomography is highlited by many researchers and applied in a wide range of materials including rock, bone, ceramic, metal, soft tissue and concrete.

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Basic Physical Principles and Clinical Applications of Computed Tomography

  • Jung, Haijo
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.1-17
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    • 2021
  • The evolution of X-ray computed tomography (CT) has been based on the discovery of X-rays, the inception of the Radon transform, and the development of X-ray digital data acquisition systems and computer technology. Unlike conventional X-ray imaging (general radiography), CT reconstructs cross-sectional anatomical images of the internal structures according to X-ray attenuation coefficients (approximate tissue density) for almost every region in the body. This article reviews the essential physical principles and technical aspects of the CT scanner, including several notable evolutions in CT technology that resulted in the emergence of helical, multidetector, cone beam, portable, dual-energy, and phase-contrast CT, in integrated imaging modalities, such as positron-emission-tomography-CT and single-photon-emission-computed-tomography-CT, and in clinical applications, including image acquisition parameters, CT angiography, image adjustment, versatile image visualizations, volumetric/surface rendering on a computer workstation, radiation treatment planning, and target localization in radiotherapy. The understanding of CT characteristics will provide more effective and accurate patient care in the fields of diagnostics and radiotherapy, and can lead to the improvement of image quality and the optimization of exposure doses.

범용 소프트웨어를 사용한 산업용 3차원 X-ray Computed Tomography의 툴 개발 (On the development of S/W tools for industrial 3D X-ray computed tomography employing general software)

  • 최형석;양윤기
    • 전기전자학회논문지
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.768-776
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    • 2019
  • 4차 산업 혁명 시대를 맞이하여, 최근 기계, 전자 부품의 설계, 제조, 검사에 첨단 IT 기술을 융합하는 사례가 늘고 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근에 구축된 산업용 X-ray CT(computed tomography)를 사용한 산업용 부품의 검사에 대한 최신기술에 대해서 다룬다. 먼저 구축된 첨단의 최신 산업용 CT의 구조와 원리에 대해서 설명하며, 이러한 장비의 역할과 성능에 대해서 설명하고, 본 장비의 분석기법을 보완하기 위한 새로운 연구기반의 구축에 대해서 다룬다. 특히 장비의 출력데이터를 Matlab과 같은 범용 연구 툴로 전송하여 연구를 진행할 수 있는 기반을 구축하며, 이를 토대로 기존의 운용 소프트웨어가 제공하지 못했던 보조적인 3D user interface와 3차원 영상처리를 위한 플랫폼을 구축하는 연구를 진행 하였다. 산업용 3차원 X-ray는 아직 소개 된지 얼마 되지 않은 첨단의 고가의 장비로서 이를 활용할 연구의 종류와 내용이 매우 풍부한 주제로, 이러한 기초적인 연구기반은 추후의 보다 발전적인 연구를 위한 아주 유용한 토대가 될 것으로 판단된다.

3차원 X-ray 단층 화상을 이용한 스카른 광석의 정량분석 연구 (Quantitative Analysis of Skarn Ore Using 3D Images of X-ray Computed Tomography)

  • 정미희;조상호;정수복;김영훈;박재구
    • 한국광물학회지
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.211-217
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    • 2010
  • 스카른 Zn-Pb-Cu 복합광석을 구성하는 주요 구성 광물의 정량분석을 목적으로, 마이크로 포커스 X-ray 단층촬영 장비를 이용한 스카른 복합광석의 3차원 비파괴검사를 수행하였다. X-ray 단층화상의 화상결함을 감소시키고자 제안된 화상보정법을 이용하여 화상들을 보정한 후에 3차원으로 재구성하였다. 주사전자현미경(SEM)에 의한 표면분석과 보정된 X-ray 단층화상을 비교하여 주요광물에 대한 CT 값의 범위를 결정하였다. 재구성화상 내 전체 광물의 체적비율을 분석한 결과, 황화광물 20.5%, 맥석광물 79.5%로 평가되었다. X-ray 3차원 단층화상 정량분석법은 광석 내 유용광물의 부존형상과 회수율 분석에 유용하게 적용될 것으로 기대된다.

X-ray 단층촬영기법을 이용한 스트랜드보드의 내부공극구조에 관한 연구 (Internal Void Structure of Strandboard using X-ray Computed Tomography)

  • 오세창
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • 제36권6호
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2008
  • 보드의 기계적 성질에 영향을 미치는 공극에 대하여 공극을 두가지로 분류하고 밀도에 따른 오에스비의 내부 공극구조의 특성에 대하여 살펴보고자 하였다. 스트랜드보드의 내부공극을 X-ray 단층촬영기로 측정하고 이미지분석 소프트웨어를 사용하여 밀도에 따른 공극의 분포와 공극의 함유량을 조사하였다. 측정 전에 보드의 밀도를 밀도측정기와 전건법으로 측정하였으며 이 두 방법에 의해 측정된 결과는 아주 높은 상관관계를 보여주었다. X-ray를 서로 다른 배율로 조사하여 획득한 이미지를 바탕으로 분석한 결과, 저해상도에서는 스트랜드간의 공극(macro-void)의 측정이 가능하나 스트랜드내의 미세공극(micro-void)은 이미지획득이 불가능하였다. 중해상도에서는 두가지 형태 모두의 이미지 획득이 가능하였고, 고해상도에서는 대부분의 미세공극 이미지의 획득이 가능하였다. 저배율을 채택하여 스트랜드간의 공극을 측정하고 스트랜드내의 미세공극은 관련식을 이용하여 추정하였다. 이를 통해 보드내부에 존재하는 스트랜드간의 공극분포를 파악할 수 있었으며 그 공극의 함유비율을 정확하게 산정할 수 있었다.

Comparison of X-ray computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to detect pest-infested fruits: A pilot study

  • Kim, Taeyun;Lee, Jaegi;Sun, Gwang-Min;Park, Byung-Gun;Park, Hae-Jun;Choi, Deuk-Soo;Ye, Sung-Joon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제54권2호
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    • pp.514-522
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    • 2022
  • Non-destructive testing (NDT) technology is a widely used inspection method for agricultural products. Compared with the conventional inspection method, there is no extensive sample preparation for NDT technology, and the sample is not damaged. In particular, NDT technology is used to inspect the internal structure of agricultural products infested by pests. The introduction and spread of pests during the import and export process can cause significant damage to the agricultural environment. Until now, pest detection in agricultural products and quarantine processes have been challenging because they used external inspection methods. However, NDT technology is advantageous in these inspection situations. In this pilot study, we investigated the feasibility of X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify pest infestation in agricultural products. Three kinds of artificially pest-infested fruits (mango, tangerine, and chestnut) were non-destructively inspected using X-ray CT and MRI. X-ray CT was able to identify all pest infestations in fruits, while MRI could not detect the pest-infested chestnut. In addition, X-ray CT was superior to the quarantine process than MRI based on the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), image acquisition time, and cost. Therefore, X-ray CT is more appropriate for the pest quarantine process of fruits than MRI.

미세 X선 단층촬영 기법의 개발과 적용 (Development of X-ray Micro Computed Tomography and Applications)

  • 김승곤;임재홍;김보흠;이의재;이상준
    • 한국가시화정보학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 2010
  • The objective of this study is to elucidate the feasibility of synchrotron X-ray micro CT as a non-destructive imaging method to visualize the three-dimensional morphological structures of biological and non-biological samples. The experiments were conducted in 7B2 X-ray micro CT beamline in Pohang Accelerate Laboratory (PAL). A rotational 3-axis stage was specially designed for $0^{\circ}-180^{\circ}$ scanning of test samples. Preliminary tests were performed for opaque samples including a mosquito head, a plant seed and gas diffusion layer (GDL) of polymer electrolyte fuel cell to verify the feasibility of the X-ray micro CT. It visualized clearly the internal structure of all the test samples, supporting its usefulness.

Nondestructive Evaluation of Microstructure of SiCf/SiC Composites by X-Ray Computed Microtomography

  • Kim, Weon-Ju;Kim, Daejong;Jung, Choong Hwan;Park, Ji Yeon;Snead, Lance L.
    • 한국세라믹학회지
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.378-383
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    • 2013
  • Continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites (CFCCs) have a complex distribution of porosity, consisting of interfiber micro pores and interbundle/interply macro pores. Owing to the complex geometry of the pores and fiber architecture, it is difficult to obtain representative microstructural features throughout the specimen volume with conventional, destructive ceramographic approaches. In this study, we introduce X-ray computed microtomography (X-ray ${\mu}CT$) to nondestructively analyze the microstructures of disk shaped and tubular $SiC_f$/SiC composites fabricated by the chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method. The disk specimen made by stacking plain-woven SiC fabrics exhibited periodic, large fluctuation of porosity in the stacking direction but much less variation of porosity perpendicular to the fabric planes. The X-ray ${\mu}CT$ evaluation of the microstructure was also effectively utilized to improve the fabrication process of the triple-layered tubular SiC composite.

Performance analysis of improved hybrid median filter applied to X-ray computed tomography images obtained with high-resolution photon-counting CZT detector: A pilot study

  • Lee, Youngjin
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제54권9호
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    • pp.3380-3389
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    • 2022
  • We evaluated the performance of an improved hybrid median filter (IHMF) applied to X-ray computed tomography (CT) images obtained using a high-resolution photon-counting cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector. To study how the proposed approach improves the image quality, we measured the noise levels and the overall CT-image quality. We established a CZT imaging system with a detector length of 5.12 cm and thickness of 0.3 cm and acquired phantom images. To evaluate the efficacy of the proposed filter, we first modeled two conventional median filters. Subsequently, we were able to achieve a normalized noise power spectrum result of ~10-8 mm2, and furthermore, the proposed method improved the contrast-to-noise ratio by a factor of ~1.51 and the coefficient of variation by 1.55 relative to the counterpart values of the no-filter image. In addition, the IHMF exhibited the best performance among the three filters considered as regards the peak signal-to-noise ratio and no-reference-based image-quality evaluation parameters. Thus, our results demonstrate that the IHMF approach provides a superior image performance over conventional median filtering methods when applied to actual CZT X-ray CT images.

형광 X선 CT에서 촬상 시간의 단축화 알고리즘 (Algorithm to Shorten Imaging Time in Fluorescent X-ray Computed Tomogrpahy)

  • 정남채
    • 융합신호처리학회논문지
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    • 제2권4호
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    • pp.46-52
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    • 2001
  • 방사광을 이용한 형강 X선 CT 이미징의 고속화를 위한 촬상 시스템과 처리 알고리즘을 검토하였다. 본 논문에서 사용된 촬상시스템은 고계수율 영역에서 안정된 동작을 한 전자 시스템으로 불감시간이 약 6%로 감소되고 계측시간의 경우도 1 점 당 3초로 단축되었다. 또한 재구성 알고리즘의 효율화를 증명하였고, 메모리와 계산량을 약 1/100로 감소시켰다. 물리적 phantom으로 그 정량성을 확인하였고, 시험관내의 갑상선의 화상으로부터 요드 분포를 추정하였다. 이러한 결과는 생체내에서 형광 X선 CT 계측의 실현 가능성을 보여준 것이다.

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