• 치과방사선
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 1990

The author has evaluated the panoramic image of the mandibular condyle according to its horizontal condylar angle (0˚, 10˚, 20°, 30°, 40°) and mandibular position (standard, 25㎜ forward and reverse position). The results were as follows: 1. The larger the horizontal condylar angle was, the larger the horizontal magnification was in all positions. 2. In case of small horizontal condylar angle, profile view could be obtained in 25㎜ forward and reverse position. 3. In case of large horizontal condylar angle, profile view could not be obtained in any positions.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.144-159
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• 2014

다중의 영상을 이용하여 하나의 파노라마 영상을 제작하는 기법은 컴퓨터 비전, 컴퓨터 그래픽스 등과 같은 여러 분야에서 널리 연구되고 있다. 파노라마 영상은 하나의 카메라에서 얻을 수 있는 영상의 한계, 즉 예를 들어 화각, 화질, 정보량 등의 한계를 극복할 수 있는 좋은 방법으로서 가상현실, 로봇비전 등과 같이 광각의 영상이 요구되는 다양한 분야에서 응용될 수 있다. 파노라마 영상은 단일 영상과 비교하여 보다 큰 몰입감을 제공한다는 점에서 큰 의미를 갖는다. 현재 다양한 파노라마 영상 제작 기법들이 존재하지만, 대부분의 기법들이 공통적으로 파노라마 영상을 구성할 때 각 영상에 존재하는 특징점 및 대응점을 검출하는 방식을 사용하고 있다. 또한, 대응점을 이용한 RANSAC(RANdom SAmple Consensus) 알고리즘을 사용, Homography Matrix를 구하여 영상을 변환하는 방법을 사용한다. 본 논문에서 사용한 SURF(Speeded Up Robust Features) 알고리즘은 영상의 특징점을 검출할 때 영상의 흑백정보와 지역 공간 정보를 활용하는데, 영상의 크기 변화와 시점 검출에 강하며 SIFT(Scale Invariant Features Transform) 알고리즘에 비해 속도가 빠르다는 장점이 있어서 널리 사용되고 있다. SURF 알고리즘은 대응점 검출 시 잘못된 대응점을 검출하는 경우가 생긴다는 단점이 존재하는데 이는 RANSAC 알고리즘의 수행속도를 늦추며, 그로인해 CPU 사용 점유율을 높이기도 한다. 대응점 검출 오류는 파노라마 영상의 정확성 및 선명성을 떨어뜨리는 핵심 요인이 된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 대응점 검출의 오류를 최소화하기 위하여 대응점 좌표 주변 $3{\times}3$ 영역의 RGB값을 사용하여 잘못된 대응점들을 제거하는 중간 필터링 과정을 수행하고, 문제해결을 시도하는 동시에 파노라마 이미지구성 처리 속도 및 CPU 사용 점유율 등의 성능 향상 결과와 추출된 대응점 감소율, 정확도 등과 관련한 분석 및 평가 결과를 제시하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.20-29
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• 2014

거시적인 3대 교통변수(교통량, 속도, 밀도)와 고속도로 서비스 수준의 효과척도(밀도, 교통량 대 용량비) 모두 해당되는 변수는 밀도이다. 특히 도로의 서비스 수준을 평가함에 있어 가장 정확하고 우수한 효과척도로 알려져 있다. 이러한 중요성에도 불구하고 측정방법의 어려움으로 인해 타 변수에 비해 밀도를 활용한 연구가 상대적으로 부족하였다. 기존 밀도추정방법의 경우 측정시각에 따라 동일한 교통류의 밀도값이 변화하는 등의 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 서울외곽순환고속도로 사패산 터널 내부의 CCTV 영상을 정합하여 파노라마 영상을 제작한 후, 제작된 파노라마 영상을 이용하여 실제 밀도를 측정하는 방법을 연구하였다. 중심극한정리를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 1 km 사진 24개(혹은 24초)를 이용하여 밀도를 측정하면 당시 교통상황을 잘 반영할 수 있었다. 즉, 본 연구에서 제시한 밀도 수집 주기를 준수하여 수집한 구간영상으로 밀도를 측정할 경우 측정시각에 관계없이 평균적인 밀도값을 측정할 수 있으며, 현실 교통류를 대변하는 현실적인 밀도를 취득할 수 있다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2005

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the fractal dimension of successive panoramic radiographs of bone after implant placement is useful in the characterization of structural change in alveolar bone. Materials and Methods. Twelve subjects with thirty-five implants were retrospectively followed-up from one week to six months after implantation. Thirty-six panoramic radiographs from twelve patients were classified into 1 week, 1-2 months and 3-6 months after implantation and digitized. The windows of bone apical and mesial or distal to the implant were defined as periapical region of interest (ROI) and interdental ROI; the fractal dimension of the image was calculated. Results There was not a statistically significant difference in fractal dimensions during the period up to 6 months after implantation. The fractal dimensions were higher in 13 and 15mm than 10 and 11.5mm implant length at interdental ROIs in 3-6 months after implantation (P<0.01). Conclusion : Longer fixtures showed the higher fractal dimension of bone around implant. This investigation needs further exploration with large numbers of implants for longer follow-up periods.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.105-107
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• 2024

The author herein presents an unusual case of eustachian tube calcification masquerading as loose radiopacities in the temporomandibular joints on a panoramic image, creating a diagnostic challenge. The patient, a 72-year-old woman, presented to the dental service for implant treatment to improve her masticatory function. A cone-beam computed tomography scan was performed and reviewed by a board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologist. The scan showed no evidence of calcifications in the temporomandibular joints; however, it revealed nodular calcifications within the cartilaginous portion of the eustachian tube bilaterally. Additionally, this report briefly reviews the differential diagnosis of calcified loose bodies in the temporomandibular joint and provides information that needs to be reinforced periodically.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2020

Purpose: Periodontal disease causes tooth loss and is associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. The present study proposes using a deep learning-based object detection method to identify periodontally compromised teeth on digital panoramic radiographs. A faster regional convolutional neural network (faster R-CNN) which is a state-of-the-art deep detection network, was adapted from the natural image domain using a small annotated clinical data- set. Materials and Methods: In total, 100 digital panoramic radiographs of periodontally compromised patients were retrospectively collected from our hospital's information system and augmented. The periodontally compromised teeth found in each image were annotated by experts in periodontology to obtain the ground truth. The Keras library, which is written in Python, was used to train and test the model on a single NVidia 1080Ti GPU. The faster R-CNN model used a pretrained ResNet architecture. Results: The average precision rate of 0.81 demonstrated that there was a significant region of overlap between the predicted regions and the ground truth. The average recall rate of 0.80 showed that the periodontally compromised teeth regions generated by the detection method excluded healthiest teeth areas. In addition, the model achieved a sensitivity of 0.84, a specificity of 0.88 and an F-measure of 0.81. Conclusion: The faster R-CNN trained on a limited amount of labeled imaging data performed satisfactorily in detecting periodontally compromised teeth. The application of a faster R-CNN to assist in the detection of periodontally compromised teeth may reduce diagnostic effort by saving assessment time and allowing automated screening documentation.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2023

Clinical ultrasound (US) is a widely used imaging modality with various clinical applications. However, capturing a large field of view often requires specialized transducers which have limitations for specific clinical scenarios. Panoramic imaging offers an alternative approach by sequentially aligning image sections acquired from freehand sweeps using a standard transducer. To reconstruct a 3D volume from these 2D sections, an external device can be employed to track the transducer's motion accurately. However, the presence of optical or electrical interferences in a clinical setting often leads to incorrect measurements from such sensors. In this paper, we propose a deep learning (DL) framework that enables the prediction of scan trajectories using only US data, eliminating the need for an external tracking device. Our approach incorporates diverse data types, including correlation volume, optical flow, B-mode images, and rawer data (IQ data). We develop a DL network capable of effectively handling these data types and introduce an attention technique to emphasize crucial local areas for precise trajectory prediction. Through extensive experimentation, we demonstrate the superiority of our proposed method over other DL-based approaches in terms of long trajectory prediction performance. Our findings highlight the potential of employing DL techniques for trajectory estimation in clinical ultrasound, offering a promising alternative for panoramic imaging.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.460-464
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• 2015

본 논문은 임베디드 환경에서 실시간으로 동작하기 위해 이미지에 ROI를 지정하고 PROSAC 알고리즘을 적용하여 구현한 파노라마 영상 정합을 제안한다. 기존의 방식은 SURF 알고리즘이나 SIFT 알고리즘과 같이 복잡한 연산과 많은 연산 데이터의 알고리즘을 화면 전체에 적용하여 탐색한다. 또한 outlier 제거 알고리즘으로 RANSAC을 적용하여 알고리즘이 가진 무작위성으로 추가적인 검증 시간을 필요로 한다. 본 논문은 파노라마 영상의 특성을 고려하여 ROI를 설정함으로써 불필요한 연산량을 줄이고 outlier 제거 알고리즘을 검증 시간을 줄인 PROSAC 알고리즘으로 채택하여 처리 속도를 개선하였다. 비교 실험은 ARM Cortex-A15가 내장된 ODROID-XU 환경에서 진행 하였다. 제안하는 방식은 기존의 방식보다 처리 시간이 약 54% 개선되었다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the reliability of the identification of anatomical landmarks in panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs on a standard medical grade picture archiving communication system (PACS) monitor and a tablet computer (iPad 5). Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 radiographs, including 500 panoramic and 500 lateral cephalometric radiographs, were retrieved from the de-identified dataset of the archive of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology of the University Of Connecticut School Of Dental Medicine. Major radiographic anatomical landmarks were independently reviewed by two examiners on both displays. The examiners initially reviewed ten panoramic and ten lateral cephalometric radiographs using each imaging system, in order to verify interoperator agreement in landmark identification. The images were scored on a four-point scale reflecting the diagnostic image quality and exposure level of the images. Results: Statistical analysis showed no significant difference between the two displays regarding the visibility and clarity of the landmarks in either the panoramic or cephalometric radiographs. Conclusion: Tablet computers can reliably show anatomical landmarks in panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs.

• 치과방사선
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 1989

The author has evaluated the panoramic image clarity of the midfacial anatomic structures in dry skull according to the skull position. The radiopaque markers were attached to the anatomic structures: infraorbial rim, upper and lower borders of zygomatic arch, pterygomaxillary fissure, lateral pterygoid plate, pyriform aperture of nasal cavity, lateral wall of maxilla, orbital floor, infraorbital foramen, and nasal floor. Position of the skull were divided into four groups. standard, 25mm forward, chin-down, chin-up position. The results were as follows: 1. The pyriform aperture of nasal cavity, lateral wall of the maxilla, orbital floor, infraorbital foramen and nasal floor did net cast any discernible image. 2. Nearly all images of midfacial structures were blurred in the chin-up position. 3. The forward position provided good visualization of the maxillary sinus. 4. The chin-down position provided good visualization of the zygomatic arch, pterygomaxillary fissue, and lateral pterygoid plate.