• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2024

In this paper, we propose a novel robust blind crypto-watermarking method for medical images security based on hiding of DICOM patient information (patient name, age...) in the medical imaging. The DICOM patient information is encrypted using the AES standard algorithm before its insertion in the medical image. The cover image is divided in blocks of 8x8, in each we insert 1-bit of the encrypted watermark in the hybrid transform domain by applying respectively the 2D-LWT (Lifting wavelet transforms), the 2D-DCT (discrete cosine transforms), and the SVD (singular value decomposition). The scheme is tested by applying various attacks such as noise, filtering and compression. Experimental results show that no visible difference between the watermarked images and the original images and the test against attack shows the good robustness of the proposed algorithm.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.484-491
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• 2014

Objectives: An image processing program for asbestos fibers analyzing the gradient components and partial linearity was developed in order to accurately segment fibers. The objectives were to increase the accuracy of counting through the formulation of the size and shape of fibers and to guarantee robust fiber detection in noisy backgrounds. Methods: We utilized samples mixed with sand and sepiolite, which has a similar structure to asbestos. Sample concentrations of 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 3%(w/w) were prepared. The sand used was homogenized after being sieved to less than $180{\mu}m$. Airborne samples were collected on MCE filters by utilizing a personal pump with 2 L/min flow rate for 30 minutes. We used the NIOSH 7400 method for pre-treating and counting the fibers on the filters. The results of the NIOSH 7400 method were compared with those of the image processing program. Results: The performance of the developed algorithm, when compared with the target images acquired by PCM, showed that the detection rate was on average 88.67%. The main causes of non-detection were missing fibers with a low degree of contrast and overlapping of faint and thin fibers. Also, some duplicate countings occurred for fibers with breaks in the middle due to overlapping particles. Conclusions: An image detection algorithm that could increase the accuracy of fiber counting was developed by considering the direction of the edge to extract images of fibers. It showed comparable results to PCM analysis and could be used to count fibers through real-time tracking by modeling a branch point to graph. This algorithm can be utilized to measure the concentrations of asbestos in real-time if a suitable optical design is developed.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2003

Red ginsengs are inspected manually by examining those in the dark room with back light illumination. Manual inspection is often influenced by physical condition of inspectors. Sometimes. the best grade, heaven. has some inner holes though it was inspected by a specialist. In order to resolve this problem, this study was performed to develop image processing algorithm to detect the inner holes in the x-ray image of ginseng. Because of little gray value difference between background and ginseng in the image. simple thresholding method was not appropriate. Modified watershed algorithm was used to differentiate the inner holes from background and normal ginseng body. Inner hole edge region detected by watershed algorithm consists of many number of blobs including normal portions. With line profile analysis with scanning one line at a time beginning the starting point. it shelved two peaks both ends representing extracting each blobs. in which setting threshold value as of lower peak value enabled us to obtain inner hole image. Once this procedure has to be done till the finishing point it is completing inner hole detection for one blob. Thus. conducting ail blobs by this procedure is completing inner detection of one whole ginseng. Detection results of the inner holes fer various size of red ginsengs were good even though there was small detection variation. 6.2%. according to position of x-rat tube.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2007

인공위성 영상을 이용하여 한반도 전역과 같이 넓은 지역에 대한 효율적인 영상 판독 및 분석 작업을 수행하기 위해서는 영상모자이크 작업이 필수적으로 요구된다. 본 논문은 영상모자이크 작업시 요구되는 접합선의 자동추출 기법과 이를 기반으로 한 자동 모자이크 영상제작 방법을 제시하였다. 인위적인 불연속을 최소화하는 접합선의 자동 추출기법으로는 검색영역에 대한 제약조건을 고려한 Minimum Absolute Gray Difference Sum 알고리즘과 Canny 에지검출 알고리즘을 함께 적용하였다. 또한 획득시기가 다른 인접영상간의 밝기 차이를 균일하게 유지시키기 위한 히스토그램 매칭 방법으로는 Match Cumulative Frequency 방법을 적용하였다. 본 연구의 결과 에지검출 기법을 통해 도로나 강 등과 같은 선형특성 지형 지물을 접합선으로 선정함으로서 인접영상간의 인위적인 불연속 형성을 최소화 할 수 있었다.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.211-221
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• 2003

본 논문은 중심 화소값과 인접 가해 성분값의 평균으로 축소 성분값을 산출함으로써 ZOD(Zero Order Decimation)와 FOD(First Order Decimation)의 장점을 적응적으로 반영한 디지털 문서 영상 축소 알고리즘의 성능을 분석함에 그 목적이 있다. 제안된 방법은, 슬라이딩 윈도우의 중앙에 위치되는 중심 화소를 축소 성분값의 주성분으로 선택하고, 1차 미분 연산자를 이용하여 중심 화소의 우측 및 하측 인접 화소의 기울기의 크기를 각각 계산한다. 이후, 두 기울기의 크기를 합산한 결과로 각 기울기의 크기를 나누어 우측 및 하측 인접 화소 각각의 국부 가해 가중치를 구한다. 다음으로, 각각의 국부 가해 가중치를 우측 및 하측 인접 화소값에 곱한 후에 그 결과를 합산함으로써 인접 가해 성분값을 산출한다. 이렇게 구한 인접 가해 성분값과 중심 화소값을 평균하여 축소 성분값을 구하는 과정을 입력 영상의 모든 화소들에 반복적으로 수행함으로써 축소 영상을 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 주관적인 성능과 하드웨어 복잡도 측면에서 제안된 방법과 기존의 각 방식에 대한 성능을 분석했고. 이러한 분석 결과를 토대로 개선된 디지털 문서 영상 축소 알고리즘을 개발하기 위한 바람직한 접근법에 대해 고찰했다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.150-161
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• 2012

Eye detection is widely used in applications, such as face recognition, driver behavior analysis, and human-computer interaction. However, it is difficult to achieve real-time performance with software-based eye detection in an embedded environment. In this paper, we propose a parallel hardware architecture for real-time eye detection. We use the AdaBoost algorithm with modified census transform(MCT) to detect eyes on a face image. We parallelize part of the algorithm to speed up processing. Several downscaled pyramid images of the eye candidate region are generated in parallel using the input face image. We can detect the left and the right eye simultaneously using these downscaled images. The sequential data processing bottleneck caused by repetitive operation is removed by employing a pipelined parallel architecture. The proposed architecture is designed using Verilog HDL and implemented on a Virtex-5 FPGA for prototyping and evaluation. The proposed system can detect eyes within 0.15 ms in a VGA image.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.1661-1666
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• 2010

영상 시퀀스는 획득과정에서 주변부의 밝기 변화와 그림자 등으로 인해 원치 않는 밝기 변화가 포함될 수 있다. 시각적으로 성가신 훼손 형태로 표현되는 이러한 플리커(flicker)는 움직임 벡터의 계산이나 물체의 추출과 같은 후 처리에 많은 영향을 미치므로 미리 제거하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 논문은 플리커를 발생시키는 모델을 분석하고 이를 제거하는 새로운 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 플리커를 유발하는 게인과 오프셋 파라미터를 분리하여 추정하고 이를 훼손된 영상에 보정하여 영상 시퀀스를 안정화 시킨다. 제안하는 방법을 장면에서 움직임이 없는 인위적인 테스트 영상 시퀀스와 움직임이 있는 실제 영상 시퀀스에 적용하여 알고리즘의 성능을 보였다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.385-399
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• 2017

Nowadays, with the development of signal processing technique, the protection to the integrity and authenticity of images has become a topic of great concern. A blind image authentication technology with high tamper detection accuracy for different common attacks is urgently needed. In this paper, an improved fragile watermarking method based on local binary pattern (LBP) is presented for blind tamper location in images. In this method, a binary watermark is generated by LBP operator which is often utilized in face identification and texture analysis. In order to guarantee the safety of the proposed algorithm, Arnold transform and logistic map are used to scramble the authentication watermark. Then, the least significant bits (LSBs) of original pixels are substituted by the encrypted watermark. Since the authentication data is constructed from the image itself, no original image is needed in tamper detection. The LBP map of watermarked image is compared to the extracted authentication data to determine whether it is tampered or not. In comparison with other state-of-the-art schemes, various experiments prove that the proposed algorithm achieves better performance in forgery detection and location for baleful attacks.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권3_1spc호
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• pp.496-503
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• 2013

Recently, the death rate owing to breast cancers has been increasing, and the occurrence age for breast cancers is lowering every year. Mammography is known to be a reliable detection method for breast cancers and works by detecting texture changes, calcifications, and other potential symptoms. In this research on breast cancer detection, candidate objects were detected by using image processing on mammograms, and feature analysis was used to classify candidate objects as benign tumors and malignant tumors. To find candidate objects, image pre-processing and binarization using multiple thresholds, and the grouping of micro-calcifications were used. More than 50 shape features and intensity features were used in the classification. The performance of the detection algorithm by using Euclidian distance method for benign tumors was 93%, and the classification error rate was approximately 2%.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.107-129
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• 1996

Recently, surveillance system designed to collect various trsffic information are becoming new areas of development . Among these, the image detector is a ayatem which can measure the travel time and speed in realtime and this is emerging as the most effcient tool to be available in future related areas. But in measuring wide-area information in realtime, the image detector are yet full of problem in its accuracy. The aim of this ahesis is to develop an algorithms which can collect wide-area information such as travel time and travel speed in urban networks and freeways in realtime. The information on wide-area such as travel time and travel speed is important in accomplishing strategic function in traffic control. The algorithm developed from this study is based on the image tracking model which tracks a moving vehicle form image datas collected continuously, and is constructed to perform realtime measurement. To evaluate the performance of the developed algorithms, 600 ind vidual vehicles in total were used as data for the study, and this evaluation was carried out with the differenciation of day and night condition at the access roads in front of AJou University, In the statistical analysis results, the error rate was recorded as 5.69% and it has proved to be applicable on the field in both day and noght conditions.