• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2008

Purpose: This study provides comparative measurements of absorbed and effective doses for newly developed cone beam computed tomography (CT) in comparison with these doses for conventional CT. Materials and Methods: Thermoluminescent dosimeter rods (TLD rod: GR-200, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) were placed at 25 sites throughout the layers of Male ART Head and Neck Phantom (Radiology Support Devices Inc., Long Beach, USA) for dosimetry. Implagraphy, DCT Pro (Vatech Co., Hwasung, Korea) units, SCT-6800TXL (Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan), and Crane x 3+(Soredex Orion Corp., Helsinki, Finland) were used for radiation exposures. Absorption doses were measured with Harshaw 3500TLD reader (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA, USA). Radiation weighted doses and effective doses were measured and calculated by 2005 ICRP tissue weighting factors. Results: Absorbed doses in Rt. submandibular gland were 110.57 mGy for SCT 6800TXL (Implant), 24.56 mGy for SCT 6800TXL (3D), 22.39 mGy for Implagraphy 3, 7.19 mGy for DCT Pro, 5.96 mGy for Implagraphy 1, 0.70 mGy for Cranex 3+. Effective doses $(E_{2005draft)$ were 2.551 mSv for SCT 6800TXL (Implant), 1.272 mSv for SCT 6800TXL (3D), 0.598 mSv for Implagraphy 3, 0.428 mSv for DCT Pro and 0.146 mSv for Implagraphy 1. These are 108.6, 54.1, 25.5, 18.2 and 6.2 times greater than panoramic examination (Cranex 3+) doses (0.023mSv). Conclusion: Cone beam CT machines recently developed in Korea, showed lower effective doses than conventional CT. Cone beam CT provides a lower dose and cost alternative to conventional CT, promising to revolutionize the practice of oral and maxillofacial radiology.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations by Brazilian dental practitioners in daily practice and to evaluate the advances that have occurred over the past 5 years. Materials and Methods: Dental practitioners enrolled in extension courses at the Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil, responded to a self­administered questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. They were asked about sociodemographic factors and their knowledge and use of digital radiographic examinations. Descriptive analysis was performed, as well as the chi-square and Fisher exact tests, with a significance level of 5% (${\alpha}=0.05$). results: A total of 181 participants responded to the questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. Most of the respondents worked in private practice, had graduated within the last 5 years, and were between 20 and 30 years old. In 2011, 55.6% of respondents reported having ever used digital radiographic examinations, while in 2015 this number increased significantly to 85.4% (p<.0001), out of which 71.4% preferred it to conventional images. Moreover, 21.4% of respondents reported having used digital radiographic examinations for more than 3 years. A significant increase in use of intraoral digital radiography (p = 0.0316) was observed in 2015. In both years, image quality and high cost were indicated, respectively, as the main advantage and disadvantage of digital radiographic examinations. conclusion: This study showed that digital radiology has become more common in Brazil over the past 5 years. Most of the Brazilian dental practitioners evaluated in 2015 used digital radiographic examinations.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop an evidence-based clinical imaging diagnostic guideline for implant planning, taking into account efficacy, benefits, and risks. Materials and Methods: The guideline development process employed the adaptation methodology used for Korean clinical imaging guidelines(K-CIG). Core databases(Ovid-Medline, Ovid-Embase, National Guideline Clearinghouse, Guideline International Network) and domestic databases (KoreaMed, KMbase, and KoMGI) were searched for guidelines. The retrieved articles were analyzed by 2 reviewers, and articles were selected using well-established inclusion criteria. Results: The search identified 294 articles, of which 3 were selected as relevant guidelines. Based on those 3 guidelines, 3 recommendations for implant planning were derived. Conclusion: We recommend radiography or cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanning for individual patients judged to require a cross-sectional image after reading of a panoramic X-ray image and a conventional intraoral radiological image. Various steps should be taken to raise awareness of these recommendations among clinicians and the public, and K-CIG should be regularly reviewed and revised.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.99-105
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• 1992

Visual evaluation of rib shadow and lung marking during high voltage chest radiography. The Purpose of this study is to improvement of visual discrimination of pulmonary structures on the conventional chest radiogram. The author prepared an artificial lung using an acryl plate, 8 cm in thickness, which is nearly equivalent to human lung, and 0.6 cm thickness of an aluminum plate for an artificial rib, and 0.5 cm of an acryl plate as a pulmonary vessel as well. And they were used as objects for experimental radiograms. This study performed with gradual increasing densities of film bases in the sequences of densities of 0.6, 0.9, 1.1 and 1.3. We made two combinations of images after multiple and regular cuts, with width of 1 cm, of 4 radiograms at the above mentioned densities of film bases. One image consisted of alternative combination of radiograms taken at densities of 0.6 and 1.3, and the other did at 0.9 and 1.1. The latter image provided better visual perception of pulmonary structures than the former. Experimental radiograms were also taken with 60 kV and 120 kV respectively. After careful evaluation and comparison to images taken on varieties of different densities with combinations and kV, the author had a conclusion that it is advisable to use a high kV X-ray which makes rib shadow subtle, for better visual delineation of pulmonary structures behind ribcage, eventhough contrast of pulmonary structures are decreased at high kV radiogram.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2008

방사광 X-선 현미경은 임상실험에 유용한 도구로 높은 배율과 고 해상도로 동물 장기조직 시료의 세부 구조를 관찰할 수 있다. X-선 영상은 위상 대조도 메커니즘으로 설명할 수 있다. 우리는 쥐의 꼬리, 신경 및 허파의 in-vivo 및 in-vitro위상 대조도 영상을 8 KeV mono 빔으로부터 10배 현미경대물렌즈와 CCD 카메라를 이용하여 얻었다. 기존의 흡수 X-선 영상 보다 SR 영상이 세밀한 구조의 높은 분해능 영상을 볼 수 있었다. SR 영상은 생물학, 재료 및 임상 연구에 무한한 가능성을 가지고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2014

Objectives: The aim of this study was to verify the concordance of the measurement values when the same cephalometric analysis method was used for two-dimensional (2D) cephalometric radiography and three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT), and to identify which 3D Frankfort horizontal (FH) plane was the most concordant with FH plane used for cephalometric radiography. Materials and Methods: Reference horizontal plane was FH plane. Palatal angle and occlusal plane angle was evaluated with FH plane. Gonial angle (GA), palatal angle, upper occlusal plane angle (UOPA), mandibular plane angle (MPA), U1 to occlusal plane angle, U1 to FH plane angle, SNA and SNB were obtained on 2D cephalmetries and reconstructed 3D CT. The values measured eight angles in 2D lateral cephalometry and reconstructed 3D CT were evaluated by intraclass correlation coefficiency (ICC). It also was evaluated to identify 3D FH plane with high degree of concordance to 2D one by studying which one in four FH planes shows the highest degree of concordance with 2D FH plane. Results: ICCs of MPA (0.752), UOPA (0.745), SNA (0.798) and SNB (0.869) were high. On the other hand, ICCs of gonial angle (0.583), palatal angle (0.287), U1 to occlusal plane (0.404), U1 to FH plane (0.617) were low respectively. Additionally GA and MPA acquired from 2D were bigger than those on 3D in all 20 patients included in this study. Concordance between one UOPA from 2D and four UOPAs from 3D CT were evaluated by ICC values. Results showed no significant difference among four FH planes defined on 3D CT. Conclusion: FH plane that can be set on 3D CT does not have difference in concordance from FH plane on lateral cephalometry. However, it is desirable to define FH plane on 3D CT with two orbitales and one porion considering the reproduction of orbitale itself.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.161-170
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• 1999

비정질 실리콘 방사선 촬영기와 기존 X-ray filmrh과의 영상질 비교를 통하여 시스템의 성능을 평가하였다. 다양한 영상질 평가를 위하여 MTF (Modulation Transfer Function), NPS (Noise Power Spectrum), Contrast를 측정하여 계산하였다. 실험 결과 DR의 MTF는 기존 film-screen system과 유사하였다. Noise 특성은 두 시스템 모두 quantum noise가 주를 이뤘으며, 특히 DR 에서는 전기적인 noise가 발견되었다. 또한 우수한 sensitivity 특성과 영상처리를 통하여 DR 시스템이 기존의 film-screen 시스템보다 놀은 대조도를 보였다. 이와 같이 DR에서는 기존 film-screen 시스템과 유사한 해상도와 영상처리를 통해 같은 촬영조건에서도 향상된 대조도의 영상을 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 의학적 활용과 관련된DR 시스템의성능에 대한 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있으리라 기대한다.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표논문집 Vol.26 No.2 (2)
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• pp.425-427
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 시간 간격을 두고 활영한 흉부의 단순 x선 영상의 차영상을 이용하여 컴퓨터 도움 진단에 활용할 수 있는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 시간 간격을 두고 촬영한 흉부 단순 x선 영상의 차영상은 시간에 따른 변화를 명확히 보여줌으로써 질병의 조기진단 및 질병의 전개과정 등을 알아보는데 유용하게 쓰일 수 있다. 특히, 이 방법은 폐암과 같이 조기진단이 매우 어려운 질병에 대하여 정기검진 등에서 정기적으로 촬영한 단순 x선 영상을 이용하여 조기진단을 할 수 있는 방법으로 활용될 수 있다. 그러나, 촬영시의 여러 가지 조건들, x선의 세기와 조영시간, 환자의 촬영 자세 및 호흡 상태 등에 따라 단순 x선 영상이 크게 달라져 단순한 뺄셈에 의한 차영상은 진단에 도움이 되지 못한다. 진단에 도움을 주기 위해서는 두 영상 사이의 전체적인 밝기와 대조도를 맞추고 늑골, 쇄골 등 해부학적 구조물의 위치와 크기를 서로 맞추어 차영상을 얻는 영상처리 방법이 필요하다. 또한, 폐의 크기와 위치도 서로 맞추어 차영상을 얻어야 한다. 그러나, 이러한 방법도 늑골과 폐의 크기와 위치 변화가 서로 일치하지 않는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 영상처리를 통하여 차영상을 얻는 방법에 대하여 논하고 방법상의 문제점과 해결 방법을 제시한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 1984

Increase of the requirements on quality of welded structures necessitates the improvement of known inspection methods and the introduction of progressive new techniques. Non-destructive methods are the most advanced, but there are considerable difficulties in using the methods of radiography with electromagnetic rays and ultrasonic testing in the inspection of dissimilar metal friction welds, because their physical and mechanical properties are changed very rapidly at the interface. The values of simple mechanical test for dissimilar metal friction welds have always been dubious, as the strength of the bond is often greater than that of the softer materials being jointed. Thus, in this paper some conventional mechanical testing methods are examined in an attempt to determine a technique for dissimilar metal friction welds, which will give a reliable quantitative indication of the weld quality. From the considered static and dynamic testing methods the impact bending test on unnotched and notched specimens are the most sensitive to find out the small joining defects in the interface.

• 치과방사선
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 1994

전남대학교 치과대학 학생을 대상으로 평행촬영법으로 촬영한 168장의 구내방사선사진을 디지털 영상으로 변환하여, 필름상의 치석 유무 판독 결과와 모니터상의 판독 결과를 비교하였다. 3명의 구강악안면방사선학 전공 치과의사가 판독을 하되 필름상의 판독 결과를 판정의 기준으로 하였다. 디지털 영상은 상업용 필름-비디오 변환장치, 486DX PC, 그리고 PcVision과 frame grabber을 이용하여 얻었다. 모니터상의 개개 구내방사선사진상은 700×480 pixel로 나타내었다. 디지털 영상의 치석진단의 sensitivity는 0.79-0.90(평균 0.86) 이었고, specificity는 0.03-0.43(평균 0.17) 이었다.