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Investigation of light stimulated mouse brain activation in high magnetic field fMRI using image segmentation methods

  • Kim, Wook;Woo, Sang-Keun;Kang, Joo Hyun;Lim, Sang Moo
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2016
  • Magnetic resonance image (MRI) is widely used in brain research field and medical image. Especially, non-invasive brain activation acquired image technique, which is functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) is used in brain study. In this study, we investigate brain activation occurred by LED light stimulation. For investigate of brain activation in experimental small animal, we used high magnetic field 9.4T MRI. Experimental small animal is Balb/c mouse, method of fMRI is using echo planar image (EPI). EPI method spend more less time than any other MRI method. For this reason, however, EPI data has low contrast. Due to the low contrast, image pre-processing is very hard and inaccuracy. In this study, we planned the study protocol, which is called block design in fMRI research field. The block designed has 8 LED light stimulation session and 8 rest session. All block is consist of 6 EPI images and acquired 1 slice of EPI image is 16 second. During the light session, we occurred LED light stimulation for 1 minutes 36 seconds. During the rest session, we do not occurred light stimulation and remain the light off state for 1 minutes 36 seconds. This session repeat the all over the EPI scan time, so the total spend time of EPI scan has almost 26 minutes. After acquired EPI data, we performed the analysis of this image data. In this study, we analysis of EPI data using statistical parametric map (SPM) software and performed image pre-processing such as realignment, co-registration, normalization, smoothing of EPI data. The pre-processing of fMRI data have to segmented using this software. However this method has 3 different method which is Gaussian nonparametric, warped modulate, and tissue probability map. In this study we performed the this 3 different method and compared how they can change the result of fMRI analysis results. The result of this study show that LED light stimulation was activate superior colliculus region in mouse brain. And the most higher activated value of segmentation method was using tissue probability map. this study may help to improve brain activation study using EPI and SPM analysis.

A Frequency Spectrum Analysis based on FFT of Fire Thermal Image (FFT를 이용한 화재 열영상의 주파수 스펙트럼 분석)

  • Kim, Won-Ho;Jang, Bok-Gyu
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.33-37
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents the frequency spectral analysis based on FFT of the infrared ray fire thermal image, it is an object to deduce the conditions for determining fire alarm through the image processing with the frequency domain. After the candidate regions are separated by using pre-defined brightness value, the fast fourier transform is performed for consecutive infrared thermal images, the frequency spectral analysis of the thermal image analyzed DC and AC frequency distribution. The fire criterion of the thermal image was presented based on the analyzed result and a practicality was confirmed through the computer simulation.

INTRODUCTION OF COMS IDACS SYSTEM FOR METEOROLOGCIAL AND OCDAN MISSION

  • Lim, Hyun-Su;Park, Durk-Jong;Koo, In-Hoi;Kang, Chi-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • v.1
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    • pp.67-70
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    • 2006
  • KARI is developing Image Data Acquisition and Control System (IDACS) for pre-processing meteorological and ocean data acquired on geostationary orbit. This paper describes the functions and architecture of IDACS and gives its operation policy including backup operation to overcome limitation of single-configured antenna system. The COMS IDACS provides the capability to receive the raw sensor data and disseminate processed MI data to users via a satellite. From the processed image data, users can produce a set of meteorological and ocean products for a wide range of applications. Most of IDACS subsystems are being developed by Korean technologies and experience acquired from previous projects. In case of COMS geometric correction software module, as it is closely dependent on the characteristics of imagers and spacecraft bus system, it is being co-developed with overseas prime contractor who develops spacecraft bus system.

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A Review of Facial Expression Recognition Issues, Challenges, and Future Research Direction

  • Yan, Bowen;Azween, Abdullah;Lorita, Angeline;S.H., Kok
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.125-139
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    • 2023
  • Facial expression recognition, a topical problem in the field of computer vision and pattern recognition, is a direct means of recognizing human emotions and behaviors. This paper first summarizes the datasets commonly used for expression recognition and their associated characteristics and presents traditional machine learning algorithms and their benefits and drawbacks from three key techniques of face expression; image pre-processing, feature extraction, and expression classification. Deep learning-oriented expression recognition methods and various algorithmic framework performances are also analyzed and compared. Finally, the current barriers to facial expression recognition and potential developments are highlighted.

Image Emphasis by Histogram Reverse Tracking Alteration (히스토그램 분포도 역추적 변경에 의한 영상 강조)

  • 허진경;김향태
    • Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2004
  • It is very important part of pre-processing for get better results by image processing that get emphasized image by processing of source image. Emphasized image is not only good looking image but clear and sharp image. Emphasized images are used very useful data at contour extraction and image recognition in image processing. It have different image recognition by how much represent a origin scene in row quality image. Present algorithms that get emphasized premier image do not get clear picture of degree that want in various kind of images and there is shortcoming that need much process times being proportional size of picture quality or accumulation degree of histogram. In this paper, we propose method to change distribution chart that pixels occupy in histogram as subsequentness in reflex of various kinds as well as that picture quality reflex method to emphasize so that is suitable in practical use purpose originally of premier. Proposed algorithm re-allot histogram distribution by reverse tracking histogram. Experimental images are same result and take less processing time than histogram equalization.

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Background Removing for Digital image self-adaptive acquisition in medical X-ray imaging

  • Li, Xun;Kim, Young-Ju;Song, Young-Jun
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.12-15
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, we propose a new method of background removing for digital self-adaptive acquisition in medical X-ray imaging. We analysis the construction of video digital acquisition system and main factors of acquired image quality, propose a more efficiency method to against background non-uniformly. With proposed method, non-uniform illumination back ground was well removed without image quality degradation.

Off-Site Distortion and Color Compensation of Underwater Archaeological Images Photographed in the Very Turbid Yellow Sea

  • Jung, Young-Hwa;Kim, Gyuho;Yoo, Woo Sik
    • Journal of Conservation Science
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.14-32
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    • 2022
  • Underwater photographing and image recording are essential for pre-excavation survey and during excavation in underwater archaeology. Unlike photographing on land, all underwater images suffer various quality degradations such as shape distortions, color shift, blur, low contrast, high noise levels and so on. Outcome is very often heavily photographing equipment and photographer dependent. Excavation schedule, weather conditions, and water conditions can put burdens on divers. Usable images are very limited compared to the efforts. In underwater archaeological study in very turbid water such as in the Yellow Sea (between mainland China and the Korean peninsula), underwater photographing is very challenging. In this study, off-site image distortion and color compensation techniques using an image processing/analysis software is investigated as an alternative image quality enhancement method. As sample images, photographs taken during the excavation of 800-year-old Taean Mado Shipwrecks in the Yellow Sea in 2008-2010 were mainly used. Significant enhancement in distortion and color compensation of archived images were obtained by simple post image processing using image processing/analysis software (PicMan) customized for given view ports, lenses and cameras with and without optical axis offsets. Post image processing is found to be very effective in distortion and color compensation of both recent and archived images from various photographing equipment models and configurations. Merits and demerit of in-situ, distortion and color compensated photographing with sophisticated equipment and conventional photographing equipment, which requires post image processing, are compared.

Food Detection by Fine-Tuning Pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network Using Noisy Labels

  • Alshomrani, Shroog;Aljoudi, Lina;Aljabri, Banan;Al-Shareef, Sarah
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.182-190
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    • 2021
  • Deep learning is an advanced technology for large-scale data analysis, with numerous promising cases like image processing, object detection and significantly more. It becomes customarily to use transfer learning and fine-tune a pre-trained CNN model for most image recognition tasks. Having people taking photos and tag themselves provides a valuable resource of in-data. However, these tags and labels might be noisy as people who annotate these images might not be experts. This paper aims to explore the impact of noisy labels on fine-tuning pre-trained CNN models. Such effect is measured on a food recognition task using Food101 as a benchmark. Four pre-trained CNN models are included in this study: InceptionV3, VGG19, MobileNetV2 and DenseNet121. Symmetric label noise will be added with different ratios. In all cases, models based on DenseNet121 outperformed the other models. When noisy labels were introduced to the data, the performance of all models degraded almost linearly with the amount of added noise.

Researches of the Real-time Medical Imaging Precessing Board using ASIC architecture (ASIC을 이용한 고속의료영상처리보드의 개발을 위한 기초연구)

  • Seo, J.H.;Park, H.M.;Ha, T.H.;Nam, S.H.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1998 no.11
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    • pp.299-300
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    • 1998
  • Recently the development of medical modality like as MRI, 3D US, DR etc is very active. Therefore it is more required not only the enhancement of quality in medical service but the improvement of medical system based on quantization, minimization, and optimization of high speed. Especially, as the changing into the digital modality system, it gets to start using ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuit) to realize one board system. It requires the implementation of hardware debugging and effective speedy algorithm with more speed and accuracy in order to support and replace existing device. If objected image could be linked to high speed process board with special interface and pre-processed using FPGA, it can be used in real time image processing and protocol of HIS(Hospital Information System). This study can support the basic circuit design of medical image board which is able to realize image processing basically using digitalized medical image, and to interface between existing device and image board containing image processing algorithm.

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A Study on the Mark Reader Using the Image Processing (영상처리를 이용한 Mark 판독 기법에 관한 연구)

  • 김승호;김범진;이용구;노도환
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.83-83
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    • 2000
  • Recently, Vision system has being used all around industry. Sensor systems are used for Mark Reader, for example, optical scanning is proximity sensor system, have many disadvantages, such as, lacking user interface and difficulty to store original specimens. In contrast with this, Vision systems for Mark Reader has many advantages, including function conversion to achieve other work, high accuracy, high speed, etc. In this thesis, we have researched the development of Mark Reader by using a Vision system. The processing course of this s)'stem is consist to Image Pre-Processing such as noise reduction, edge detection, threshold processing. And then, we have carried out camera calibration to calibrate images which are acquired from camera. After searching for reference point within scanning area(60pixe1${\times}$30pixe1), we have calculated points crossing by using line equations. And then, we decide to each ROI(region of interest) which are expressed by four points. Next we have converted absolute coordinate into relative coordinate for analysis a translation component. Finally we carry out Mark Reading with images classified by six patterns. As a result of experiment which follows the algorithm has proposed, we have get error within 0.5% from total image.

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