• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to detect the anterior loop of the mental nerve and the mandibular incisive canal in panoramic radiographs (PAN) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, as well as to determine the anterior/mesial extension of these structures in panoramic and cross-sectional reconstructions using PAN and CBCT images. Materials and Methods: Images (both PAN and CBCT) from 90 patients were evaluated by 2 independent observers. Detection of the anterior loop and the incisive canal were compared between PAN and CBCT. The anterior/mesial extension of these structures was compared between PAN and both cross-sectional and panoramic CBCT reconstructions. Results: In CBCT, the anterior loop and the incisive canal were observed in 7.7% and 24.4% of the hemimandibles, respectively. In PAN, the anterior loop and the incisive canal were detected in 15% and 5.5% of cases, respectively. PAN presented more difficulties in the visualization of structures. The anterior/mesial extensions ranged from 0.0 mm to 19.0 mm on CBCT. PAN underestimated the measurements by approximately 2.0 mm. Conclusion: CBCT appears to be a more reliable imaging modality than PAN for preoperative workups of the anterior mandible. Individual variations in the anterior/mesial extensions of the anterior loop of the mental nerve and the mandibular incisive canal mean that is not prudent to rely on a general safe zone for implant placement or bone surgery in the interforaminal region.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권4C호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2006

본 논문은 다수의 카메라로부터 입력받은 동영상을 하나의 파노라마 동영상으로 합치는 기법을 제안한다. 서로 인접하면서 겹치는 영상들을 하나의 큰 영상으로 만들어주는 파노라마 영상은 사진 측량법, 위성사진, 컴퓨터 그래픽 등의 분야에서 응용된다. 일반적으로 영상을 모자이크할 때 발생하는 왜곡을 최소화를 위해 투시 변환(perspective transformation)을 사용하는데, 변환 추정에 필요한 특징점을 얻어내는 방법이 결과물의 품질을 결정하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 코너점을 특징점으로 사용했으며, 결과물의 품질이 우수하고 연산 속도가 빠르게 하기 위해 모폴로지 구조를 사용해서 코너점을 추출하였다. 그리고 거의 모든 상황에서 안정적으로 코너점을 검출하기 위해 코너점의 강도를 구분하는 방법을 이용했다. 인접한 영상의 대응점으로부터 추정한 8-변수 투시 변환 값으로 영상 모자이크를 했으며, 결과 영상의 잔상을 제거하기 위해 쌍일차 색상혼합을 적용했다. 실험결과 제안한 방법은 여러 조건에서 빠른 속도와 좋은 화질의 결과를 보였다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of panoramic imaging in measuring the right and left gonial angles by comparing the measured angles with the angles determined using a lateral cephalogram of adult patients with class I malocclusion. Materials and Methods: The gonial angles of 50 class I malocclusion patients (25 males and 25 females; mean age: 23 years) were measured using both a lateral cephalogram and a panoramic radiograph. In the lateral cephalograms, the gonial angle was measured at the point of intersection of the ramus plane and the mandibular plane. In the panoramic radiographs, the gonial angle was measured by drawing a line tangent to the lower border of the mandible and another line tangent to the distal border of the ascending ramus and the condyle on both sides. The data obtained from both radiographs were statistically compared. Results: No statistically significant difference was observed between the gonial angle measured using the lateral cephalograms and that determined using the panoramic radiographs. Further, there was no statistically significant difference in the measured gonial angle with respect to gender. The results also showed a statistically insignificant difference in the mean of the right and the left gonial angles measured using the panoramic radiographs. Conclusion: As the gonial angle measurements using panoramic radiographs and lateral cephalograms showed no statistically significant difference, panoramic radiography can be considered in orthodontics for measuring the gonial angle without any interference due to superimposed images.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송∙미디어공학회 2016년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.39-42
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• 2016

Since a display device such as TV or signage is getting larger, the types of media is getting changed into wider view one such as UHD, panoramic and jigsaw-like media. Especially, panoramic and jigsaw-like media is realized by stitching video clips, which are captured by different camera or devices. In order to stich those video clips, it is required to find out 2D Adjacency Matrix, which tells spatial relationships among those video clips. Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), which is used as a compression transform method, can convert the each frame of video source from the spatial domain (2D) into frequency domain. Based on the aforementioned compressed features, 2D adjacency Matrix of images could be found that we can efficiently make the spatial map of the images by using DCT. This paper proposes a new method of generating 2D adjacency matrix by using DCT for producing a panoramic and jigsaw-like media through various individual video clips.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2006

A dedicated catadioptric panoramic lens with the rectilinear projection scheme is designed. The resolution is high enough to provide separate VGA quality images for the respective four directions and the image distortion is less than 0.5%.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.283-287
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• 2018

Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by hyperostosis of the craniofacial bones and flared metaphyses of the long bones. Although some reports have described the dentomaxillofacial characteristics of CMD, including increased density of the jaw, malocclusion, and delayed eruption of the permanent teeth, only a few studies have reported the distinct imaging features of CMD on panoramic radiography. This report presents 2 cases of confirmed CMD patients with an emphasis on panoramic imaging features. The patients' images revealed hyperostosis and sclerosis of the maxilla and mandibular alveolar bone, but there was no change in the mandibular basal bone. In both cases, the mandibular condyle heads exhibited a short clubbed shape with hyperplasia of the coronoid process. For patients without clear otorhinolaryngological symptoms, common radiologic features of CMD could be visualized by routinely-taken panoramic radiographs, and further medical examinations and treatment can be recommended.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2005년도 추계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.580-584
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• 2005

기존의 파노라마 영상 스티칭 기술의 문제점은 계산량이 매우 많아 필요한 이미지 처리가 실시간에 이루어 질 수 없다는 점이다. 비디오 감시와 같은 응용분야에서 실시간 성능은 현재의 상황을 보아야 하므로 매우 중요한 문제이다. 그러나 기존의 방법으로 일련의 이미지들을 파노라마 영상으로 스티칭하기 위해서 이미지들 사이의 변환계수만을 계산하는데 많은 시간이 소요된다. Apple QuickTime VR을 포함한 대부분의 파노라마 가상현실 관련 기술들은 표현에 있어서 제작 기술의 제한된 상황으로 Top과 Bottom의 표현이 왜곡되는 문제점을 안고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 스티칭을 고속화시키고, 좌우는 물론 상하전후의 관측 범위를 가지며 Top과 Bottom에 대한 왜곡현상을 줄이는 큐브 파노라마 영상을 지원하는 파노라마 영상의 제작기술을 제안한다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2008

본 논문은 시점이 변화하는 동적 비디오에서 파노라마 배경을 생성하고 객체 추적을 가능하게 하는 알고리듬을 제안한다. 보다 구체적으로, 카메라로 입력되는 인접한 두 영상에서 추출된 특징점으로 부터 영상간의 관계를 유도하며, 이를 이용한 실린더 투영, 영상의 재정렬, 그리고 겹침 지역의 일그러짐을 최소화 하기 위한 스티칭(stitching) 및 블렌딩(blending)을 수행한다. 이 과정에 의해서 생성 된 배경을 기준으로 현재 입력 영상과 차분을 계산하여 객체 추적을 수행했다. 제안된 방법은 배경생성이 완료된 이후부터는 객체의 감시만을 수행하므로 실시간으로 넓은 영역의 감시가 가능하며, 이를 통한 지속적인 객체의 추적이 가능하다. 따라서 향후 공공장소 등과 같이 넓은 영역에서의 감시, 추적에 이용할 수 있다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.209-212
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• 2009

Bifid mandibular canal can be an anatomic variation. This condition can lead to complication when performing mandibular anesthesia or during extraction of lower third molar, placement of implants and surgery in the mandible. Four patients underwent preoperative imaging for extraction of third molars using CBCT (CB Mercuray, Hitachi, Japan). The axial images were processed with CBworks program 2.1 (CyberMed Inc., Seoul, Korea). The branches for supplying the lower third molar were identified mainly on cross-sectional and panoramic images of CBCT. Since the location and configuration of mandibular canal variations are important in any mandibular surgical procedures, we report 4 cases of bifid mandibular canal with panoramic and the CBCT images.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2000

Purpose : To evaluate the bone densities measured on copper-equivalent image of cross sectional view of mandibular edentulous premolar area obtained by multifuctional panoramic x-ray machine, PM 2002 CC with transversal slicing system. Materials and Methods: Panoramic cross sectional views with 8 mm focal layer of aluminum step and blocks, of hydroxyapatite (RA) step, 6 HA blocks and copper step wedge having 0.03 mm thickness of each step, and of 3 bone blocks cutted by 8 mm thickness mesiodistally and a dry mandible with copper step wedge were taken by using transversal slicing system in PM 2002 Cc. All reference-equivalent images were made and analyzed by NIH image program. Results: The average copper-equivalent value of cancellous bone of bone blocks on the panoramic cross sectional view was 0.026 ± 0.020 mm Cu. The calculated average bone density was 0.38g/cm². There was no significant difference (P>0.1) between the bone densities on intraoral digital view and on the panoramic digital cross sectional view. Conclusion: The copper-equivalent image of panoramic digital cross sectional view obtained by PM 2002 CC with very thin copper step wedge was supposed to be useful to measure the bone density of cancellous bone of mandible at the premolar edentulous area.