• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.33-40
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• 1999

Purpose: To simulate and measure the signal intensity of various tissues near bone interface in 2D and 3D neurological MR images. Materials and Methods: In neurological proton density (PD) weighted images, every component in the head including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), muscle and scalp, with the exception of bone, are visualised. It is possible to acquire images in 2D or 3D. A 2D fast spin-echo (FSE) sequence is chosen for the 2D acquisition and a 3D gradient-echo (GE) sequence is chosen for the 3D acquisition. To find out the signal intensities of CSF, muscle and fat (or scalp) for the 2D spin-echo(SE) and 3D gradient-echo (GE) imaging sequences, the theoretical signal intensities for 2D SE and 3D GE were calculated. For the 2D fast spin-echo (FSE) sequence, to produce the PD weighted image, long TR (4000 ms) and short TE$_{eff}$ (22 ms) were employed. For the 3D GE sequence, low flip angle (8$^{\circ}$) with short TR (35 ms) and short TE (3 ms) was used to produce the PD weighted contrast. Results: The 2D FSE sequence has CSF, muscle and scalp with superior image contrast and SNR of 39 - 57 while the 3D GE sequence has CSF, muscle and scalp with broadly similar image contrast and SNR of 26 - 33. SNR in the FSE image were better than those in the GE image and the skull edges appeared very clearly in the FSE image due to the edge enhancement effect in the FSE sequence. Furthermore, the contrast between CSF, muscle and scalp in the 2D FSE image was significantly better than in the 3D GE image, due to the strong signal intensities (or SNR) from CSF, muscle and scalp and enhanced edges of CSF. Conclusion: The signal intensity of various tissues near bone interface in neurological MR images has been simulated and measured. Both the simulation and imaging of the 2D SE and 3D GE sequences have CSF, fat and muscle with broadly similar image intensity and SNR's and have succeeded in getting all tissues about the same signal. However, in the 2D FSE sequence, image contrast between CSF, muscle and scalp was good and SNR was relatively high, imaging time was relatively short.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.385-386
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• 2017

진단을 위해 조영제를 연속해서 사용하는 검사는, 첫 번째 주입으로 인해 조영제가 영상에 미치는 효과를 고려해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 mask 영상의 획득 시점을 통해 이를 개선하고자, 관류영상 획득 후 조영영상을 감산하는 새로운 방법을 제시하여, 혈관 겹침의 원인이 정맥의 신호강도를 유의하게 감소시켰다. 따라서, 본 연구의 방법을 이용하면, 복잡한 재구성이나 추가적인 기법 없이도, 효율적으로 정맥신호를 제거 할 수 있어 유용하리라 사료된다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.11 no.3 s.41
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• pp.15-19
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• 1996

입체 영상은 입체 영화, 영상 회의, 비디오 게임, 멀티미디어를 이용한 프레젠테이션, 수술, 가상현실, 가상여행, 가상쇼핑 등에 이용될 수 있다. 그러나, 이러한 분야에 이용되기 이전에 기술적으로 해결되어야 할 부분들이 있다. 즉, 디스플레이 장치의 개발이 필요하고, 대용량의 데이터를 쉽게 조작하고 저장하며, 전송하기 위하여 효율적으로 입체영상신호를 디지털 압축할 수 있어야 한다. 본 고에서는 입체 영상의 원리 및 촬영과 디스플레이 방식에 대하여 비교하였으며, MPEG-2 표준화 기관에서 진행중인 입체영상 신호압축 기술에 대하여 서술하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.203-208
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• 2010

In this paper, we convert underwater acoustic signal made by sonar system into digital image. We propose the algorithm that detects target candidate and emphasizes information of target introducing image processing technique for the digital image. The process detecting underwater target estimates background noise in underwater acoustic signal changing irregularly, recomposes it. and eliminates background from original image. Therefore, it generates initial target group. Also, it generates weighted map through proceeding doppler information, ensures information for target candidate through filtering using weighted map for image eliminated background noise, and decides the target candidate area in the single frame. In this paper, we verified that proposed algorithm almost had eliminated the noise generated irregularly in underwater acoustic signal made by simulation, targets had been displayed more surely in the image of underwater acoustic signal through filtering and process of target detection.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.211-224
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• 1994

In this paper, a multi-level adaptive intraframe method has been proposed to separate the luminance and chominance components in NTSC composite signal. The control signals are generated by detecting the vertical correlation and transition in the horizontal and diagonal directions. The chrominance component is adaptively processed through vertical and horizontal filters according to the control signals and the luminance component is processed by subtracting the chrominance component from the composite video signal. The several filters have been used at the sampling rate of four times the color subcarrier frequency and computer simulation and SVP(Serial Video Processing) system have been introduced to compare the performance of the conventional methods and that of proposed one.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.1051-1058
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• 2008

The advancement of technology for image processing and communications makes it possible for current traffic signal controllers and vehicle detection technology to make both emergency vehicle preemption and transit priority strategies as a part of integrated system. Present]y traffic signal control in crosswalk is controlled by fixed signals. The signal control keeps regular signals traffic even with no traffic, when there is traffic, should wait until the signal is given. Waiting time causes the risk of traffic accidents and traffic congestion in accordance with signal violation. To help reduce the risk of accidents and congestion, this paper explains traffic signal control system for the adaptive priority order so that signal may be preferentially given in accordance with the situation of site through the object detect images.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.7A
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• pp.960-966
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• 2000

It is essential to develop the robust video transmission system over wireless channel, since the effect of the noise and the interference to compressed video may be fatal. In this paper, we have designed turbo code, which is adequate for the transmission of video and analyzed the performance of that. Especially, we have focused the rate compatible punctured turbo(RCPT) code, which has rate compatible(RC) property for unequal error protection(UEP). It has been shown through computer simulation that the turbo code with helical interleaver yields better performance than those with other interleavers when the size of the interleaver is not large.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.627-629
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• 2023

생체 신호를 분석하여 사용자의 건강과 정신 상태를 예측하고, 관련 질병에 관해 예방하는 연구가 늘어나고 있다. 생체 신호 중 심박은 사람의 육체, 정신적인 상태를 반영하는 대표적인 신호이지만 기존의 접촉 패드를 통한 ECG나 광학 센서를 통한 PPG로 심박을 예측할 때는 구속적인 환경이 필요하여 일상적인 상황 속에 적용하기 어려웠다. 이러한 단점을 해결하고자 본 논문은 UBFC-RPPG 데이터셋의 동영상 프레임을 RGB 채널마다 다른 가중치를 적용하는 전처리를 하여 학습 데이터의 크기를 줄이면서 정확도를 높이고, 3D-CNN을 활용한 딥러닝으로 순간적인 영상에서도 PPG 신호를 예측할 수 있도록 1초 전처리 영상을 학습한 후, 신호를 예측하는 것을 목표로 한다. 이렇게 비접촉식으로 취득된 신호는 더 다양한 환경에서의 감정분류, 우울증 진단, 질병 감지 등 다양한 분야에 활용될 수 있다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.244-252
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• 2014

Purpose : We proposed a multi-physiological signals based real-time intelligent triggering system(MITS) for Cardiac MRI. Induced noise of the system was analyzed. Materials and Methods: MITS makes cardiac MR imaging sequence synchronize to the cardiac motion using ECG, respiratory signal and second order derivative of $SPO_2$signal. Abnormal peaks due to arrhythmia or subject's motion are rejected using the average R-R intervals and R-peak values. Induced eddy currents by gradients switching in cardiac MR imaging are analyzed. The induced eddy currents were removed by hardware and software filters. Results: Cardiac MR images that synchronized to the cardiac and respiratory motion are acquired using MITS successfully without artifacts caused by induced eddy currents of gradient switching or subject's motion or arrhythmia. We showed that the second order derivative of the $SPO_2$ signal can be used as a complement to the ECG signals. Conclusion: The proposed system performs cardiac and respiratory gating with multi-physiological signals in real time. During the cardiac gating, induced noise caused by eddy currents is removed. False triggers due to subject's motion or arrhythmia are rejected. The cardiac MR imaging with free breathing is obtained using MITS.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.108-118
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• 2013

Currently, an arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique does not routinely used in clinical studies to measure perfusion in brain because optimization of imaging protocol is required to obtain optimal perfusion signals. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate changes of perfusion-weighed signal intensities with varying several parameters on a pulsed arterial spin labeling MRI technique obtained from a 3T MRI system. We especially evaluated alternations of ASL-MRI signal intensities on special brain areas, including in brain tissues and lobes. The signal targeting with alternating radiofrequency (STAR) pulsed ASL method was scanned on five normal subjects (mean age: 36 years, range: 29~41 years) on a 3T MRI system. Four parameters were evaluated with varying: 1) the labeling gap, 2) the labeling delay time, 3) the labeling thickness, and 4) the slice scan order. Signal intensities were obtained from the perfusion-weighted imaging on the gray and white matters and brain lobes of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital areas. The results of this study were summarized: 1) Perfusion-weighted signal intensities were decreased with increasing the labeling gap in the bilateral gray matter areas and were least affected on the parietal lobe, but most affected on the occipital lobe. 2) Perfusion-weighted signal intensities were decreased with increasing the labeling delay time until 400 ms, but increased up to 1,000 ms in the bilateral gray matter areas. 3) Perfusion-weighted signal intensities were increased with increasing the labeling thickness until 120 mm in both the gray and white matter. 4) Perfusion-weighted signal intensities were higher descending scans than asending scans in both the gray and white matter. We investigated changes of perfusion-weighted signal intensities with varying several parameters in the STAR ASL method. It should require having protocol optimization processing before applying in patients. It has limitations to apply the ASL method in the white matter on a 3T MRI system.