• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2008

Confocal scanning microscopy is a widely used technique for three dimensional measurements because it is characterized by high resolution, high SNR and depth discrimination. Generally an image is generated by moving one optical probe that satisfies the confocal condition on the specimen. Measurement speed is limited by movement speed of the optical probe; scanning speed. To improve measurement speed we increase the number of optical probes. Specimen region to scan is divided by optical probes. Multi-point information each optical probe points to can be obtained simultaneously. Therefore image acquisition speed is increased in proportion to the number of optical probes. And multiple optical probes from red, green and blue laser sources can be used for color imaging and image quality, i.e., contrast, is improved by adding color information by this way. To conclude, this technique contributes to the improvement of measurement speed and image quality.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2018

Iris diagnosis based on the color and texture information is one of a novel approach which can represent the current state of a certain organ inside body or the health condition of a person. In analysis of the iris images, there are critical image artifacts which can prevent of use interpretation of the iris textures on images. Here, we developed the iris diagnosis system based on a hand-held typed imaging probe which consists of a single camera sensor module with 8M pixels, two pairs of 400~700 nm LED, and a guide beam. Two original images with different light noise pattern were successively acquired in turns, and the light noise-free image was finally reconstructed and demonstrated by the proposed artifact removal approach.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2015

초음파 진단기에서 프로브는 화질에 차지하는 비중이 크면서도 결함 발생 빈도가 높다. 그러므로 초음파 QA에 있어서는 프로브 관리를 중심으로 수립되어야 한다. 이를 위해서는 초음파 프로브의 성능이나 결함이 초음파 화질에 미치는 영향에 대한 선행 연구가 요구된다. 본 연구는 초음파 프로브 소자의 결함이 도플러 영상에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 한 것이다. 프로브 소자 결함이 발생하는 여러 유형 중에서 본 연구에서는 동시에 단선된 일정 단위의 인접한 프로브 소자군(a set of adjacent elements: SAE)의 결함이 도플러 영상에 미치는 효과를 평가하였다. 실험 결과를 보면 프로브 소자 결함은 그 크기가 클수록 도플러 활동 소자군 중심부에 위치할수록 도플러 영상의 밝기 및 도플러 속도를 크게 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 결함이 증가할수록 도플러 속도와 영상의 밝기의 분산이 더 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 결함 소자의 수와 위치에 따라 스펙트럼에서 강도와 속도는 일치하지 않은 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 일정 수준 이상의 프로브 소자의 결함은 도플러 모드에서 활성화 되는 소자군 부근에서 도플러 속도에 영향을 주고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2015

원격진료를 요하는 응급현장에서 사용을 위하여 1차원 배열 탐촉자를 손으로 조작하는 동안 변하는 방사빔의 위치를 추적하여 정적인 3차원 초음파영상을 구성하였다. 탐촉자에 고정된 모션센서의 병진운동 및 회전운동에 대한 정보를 기준직교좌표계로 변환하는 이론적 모델을 제시하였으며, 신호 증폭과 시리얼 통신을 위한 인터페이스 용도의 모듈을 상용의 센서를 사용하여 제작하였다. 실리콘 퍼티로 제작된 시험용 팬텀에 대한 B-모드의 동영상과 센서의 신호를 동기화하여 기록하였다. 동영상으로부터 주기적으로 추출한 B-모드 영상과 각 영상내의 픽셀 각각의 그레이 레벨을 이용하여 3차원 복셀의 그레이 레벨을 재구성하였다. 이 복셀의 데이터를 이용하여 3차원 영상과 임의단면의 B-모드 방식의 2차원 영상을 구성하였으며, 이 영상들은 시험용 팬텀의 형상과 잘 일치하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1528-1532
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• 2000

The conventional optics and near field optics are compared numerically in the view points of the spot size and propagation characteristics. The decaying characteristics of near field light require the optics to access the object within several tens of nanometers. Therefore the gap control is one of the main issues in the near field optics area. In this paper the gap control is done by using the shear force of the NF(Near Field) probe and the characteristics are examined. The probe is modeled as a 2'nd order mass-spring-damper system driven by a harmonic force. The primary cause of the decrease in vibration amplitude is due to the damping force - shear force - between the surface and the probe. Using the model, damping constant and resonance frequency of the probe is calculated as a function of probe-sample distance. Detecting the amplitude and phase shift of the NF probe attached to the high Q-factor piezoelectric tuning fork, we can control the position of the NF probe about 0 to 50nm above the sample. The feedback signal to regulate the probe-sample distance can be used independently for surface topography imaging. 3-D view of the shear force image of a testing sample with the period of $1{\mu}m$ will be shown.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2006

The acoustic field analysis method is the superior calibration method for rectifying the ultrasonic probe sensitivity. This method also can be applied to evaluate the probe performance in clinical fields without numerical analysis and precise measurements. In this paper, we propose the method of acoustic field pattern analysis with probe channel division for the evaluation of diagnostic ultrasound probe characterization. In order to verify our purpose, we performed a set of experiments. We measured the acoustic-field pattern of the three inferiority probes by channel division to evaluate an acoustic field distribution and impulse response characteristics. By comparing the results of acoustic field measurement method with that of conventional method such as impulse response and live image test for linear array probes, it is demonstrated that the ultrasound field measurement method is more effective then conventional method in detection of defective elements.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1418-1425
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• 2014

In ultrasonic medical imaging, spatial compounding of images is a technique where ultrasonic beam is steered to examine patient tissues in multiple angles. In the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic imaging, the steering of the ultrasonic beam is achieved electronically using the phased array transducer elements. In this paper, a spatial compounding approach is presented where the ultrasonic probe element is rotated mechanically and the beam steering is achieved mechanically. In the spatial compounding, target position is computed using the value of the rotation axis and the transducer array angular position. However, in the process of the rotation mechanism construction and the control system there arises the inevitable uncertainties in these values. These geometric parameter errors result in the target position error, and the consequence is a blurry compounded image. In order to reduce these target position errors, we present a spatial compounding scheme where error correcting transformation matrices are computed and applied to the raw images before spatial compounding to reduce the blurriness in the compounded image. The proposed scheme is illustrated using phantom and live scan images of human knee, and it is shown that the blurriness is effectively reduced.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제37회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.172-177
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• 2011

In order to investigate spray characteristics of gas-centered swirl coaxial injectors, a phase detection optical probe is employed to obtain the spatial evolution of the drop size and velocity. From the study on the optical probe responses under various impact angles, it is demonstrated that the drop size and velocity can be measured with an uncertainty less than 15% when the probe axis remains within about ${\pm}15^{\circ}$ of the drop velocity direction. This typical uncertainty is in good agreement with a previous study. It is also shown that the drop sizes measured by the optical probe are in accord with those evaluated by image processing techniques. Finally, the experiments with the optical probe are performed in dense sprays, as it were, in the near field of gas-centered swirl coaxial injectors. Some experimental results are presented and discussed to be of help to understanding of spray characteristics of the injectors.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.766-771
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 128개의 능동소자로 구성된 컨벡스 (convex)형 초음파 탐촉자를 이용한 3차원 초음파 영상 진단용 초음파 섹터 프로브를 개발하였다 탐촉자는 중심주파수 4.5 ㎒, 대역폭 66%로 제작되었으며, 구동부는 감속 기어를 장착한 스텝모터와 이에 연결된 평기어를 이용해 탐촉자의 축을 회전시킴으로써 3차원 영상구현을 위한 연속적인 2차원 영상을 획득할 수 있게 고안하였다. 음향커버는 고분자 재료를 사용하여 탐촉자의 회전반경과 동일하게 설계 및 제작하였다. 제작된 섹터 프로브의 각도 제어성 및 구조적 안정성을 실험적 3차원 영상 획득을 통해 확인하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2011

Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is the most sensitive animal imaging technique for molecular imaging research. Generally, highly sensitive CCD is used to detect an optical probe introduced in a living mouse. However, in many cases, the light signal emitted from a probe is too small to detect because it is scattered and attenuated by the tissue prior to being detected. The problem is that scattering and attenuation not only inhibit accurate measurement but also make image quality down. Thus we introduced a new method to reduce noise by using property of CCD and method to improve image quality of bioluminescence image by using two steps Gaussian blurring.