• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.117-124
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• 2014

This study has investigated the effects of the defects in the probe elements influence Doppler images in the medical ultrasonic scanners. This work was implemented that the quality of Doppler images depended on the extent and location of the probe element defected. The probe performance was rated in terms of the number of piezoelectric elements lost and this was studied in the experiment by electrical disconnection to the elements. The results showed that Doppler velocity became rapidly reduced as the defected elements encountered with the element group activated at the Doppler mode, not as the flow velocity. The effect of the probe defect is decreased when the defects occurred at the element group activated for Doppler mode, as was increased the number of the elements. It was observed that the higher the flow velocity of Doppler flow phantom is, the wider the spectrum of Doppler is. And the Doppler velocity soared up and the dispersion of image brightness is increased when the defected elements got out of the elements activated at Doppler mode. The result showed that TADVP(time-average-Doppler-velocity-profile) is decreased with the increase of the probe element defect, especilly in the region of high frequency. It is expected that the research of various defects of probe elements are needed, and this study can be practical tools for probe based ultrasonic QA in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.899-909
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• 2021

In Musculoskeletal ultrasound examination, a linear transducer (12-5 MHz) with a contact surface length of 6 cm, which is commonly distributed in medical institutions, does not contact with bent fingers and wrist depressions only by using a conventional liquid ultrasound gel, which causes image loss. In order to solve this image loss, the use of commercially available Water gel pad is increasing. However, it is a disposable medical product. Repeated use is prohibited and expensive. In this study, in order to reduce the economic burden caused by the use of the commercialized Water gel Pad, we searched for water-soluble food thickener powder that can be easily purchased around our lives and manufactured Gel pads. Among them, kappa-Carrageenan Gel Pad, iota-Carrageenan Gel Pad, and Agar-Agar Gel Pad satisfied the evaluation criteria without artifacts in image evaluation using the N-365 Multipurpose Phantom. Also, the price to purchase the food thickener powder was about 38 times cheaper than the existing commercialized Water gel pad. As a result, if you use the food thickener powder such as kappa-Carrageenan, iota-Carrageenan and Agar-Agar to make solidified elastic Gel pad without a cover instead of the commercially available expensive disposable Water gel pad, the convenience and usefulness of use are improved. It is judged that the manufactured Gel pads can contribute well to the role of efficient ultrasound propagation medium.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.25-31
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• 1984

An algorithm on time limited signal extrapolation technique is presented where the total extrapolation process of iteration method is achieved by a single matrix operation. The proposed technique and its implementation has many advantages over iteration method in terms of computational saving and accuracy of the results. As an examples in this paper, appling the proposed technique to ultrasonic diagnosis-device, we prove the excellence of the proposed technique.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• autumn
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• pp.205-208
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• 2001

기존 의료용 초음파 진단장치에 사용되고 있는 선형 배열 탐촉자를 대상으로, 과도음장의 전파특성을 해석하고, 음장 변화에 민감하게 영향을 미치는 구동 펄스의 형태 및 탐촉자의 요소의 크기(element width), 곡률반경(Radius of curvature), 초점길이(focal length) 등 구조적인 변화에 따른 과도음장 전파 특성의 변화 양상을 시뮬레이션을 통해 체계적으로 해석하였다. 나아가, 매질이 간, 근육, 지방 등의 생체 조직인 경우의 음장 변화 특성을 비교 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.51-57
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the pelvic compression belt on the thickness of the erector spinae and multifidus during hip extension on quadruped position. Thirty male university students volunteered to participate in this study. The pelvic compression belt was positioned below the anterior superior iliac spines with the stabilizing pressure using elastic compression bands. Subjects were instructed to perform hip extension in quadruped position with and without applying the pelvic compression belt. The thickness of the erector spinae and multifidus was measured ultrasound during prone position, quadruped position without applying pelvic compression belt and quadruped position applying pelvic compression belt. Data were analyzed using repeated ANOVA. Muscle thickness of multifidus was significantly higher applying the pelvic compression belt than without applying the pelvic compression belt (p<.05). Muscle thickness of elector spinae was significantly higher applying the pelvic compression belt than without applying the pelvic compression belt (p<.05). Therefore, the research can contribute to the prescription and application of quadruped position exercises in clinical practices.

• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.78-84
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• 2020

Purpose: This paper compares the clinical outcomes of patients who were treated with a cervical nerve block by ultrasound and C-arm and reports the complication. Materials and Methods: A total of 97 patients were treated with an ultrasound-guided nerve root block from May 1, 2015 to February 8, 2018. On the other hand, 94 patients were treated with a C-arm guided nerve root block. The consequences of the cervical pain and the radiating pain before and after the procedures were reviewed using the verbal numeric rating scale (VNRS). In addition, the complications related to the procedures from the daily notes from the chart were inspected. Results: Sixty-six cases out of 97 cases of ultrasound-guided nerve root block were enrolled in the study. The average age of the patients was 57 years, including 41 males and 25 females. Seventy seven out of 94 cases by a C-arm guided root block were included in the study. The average age of the patients was 55 years, including 40 males and 37 females. Before the nerve root block, the mean numeric rating pain scale (NRS) of the cervical pain in ultrasound-guided block decreased from 5.4 points to 2.7 points at three weeks and 1.4 points at six weeks (p=0.0023, p<0.001), and 3.1 points in the C-arm (p<0.001, p<0.001) at three weeks and 1.5 points at six weeks (p<0.001, p<0.001). In the case of radiating pain, the mean NRS in the ultrasound-guided nerve root block group improved from 6.3 points after the procedure to 2.8 points at three weeks and 1.5 points at six weeks (p<0.001, p<0.001). In the C-arm guided nerve root block group, the NRS improved from 7.4 points after the procedure to 3.3 points at three weeks and 1.9 points at six weeks. In the case of complications, Horner's syndrome and propriospinal myoclonus were observed in one case of C-arm guided block group. Conclusion: The clinical results of the patients who underwent ultrasound-guided cervical nerve root block were not significantly different from those who underwent a C-arm guided cervical nerve root block.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.538-544
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• 2000

A phased array ultrasonic nondestructive inspection system is being developed to obtain images of the interior of steel structures by modifying a medical ultrasound imaging system. The medical system consists of 64 individual transceiver channels that can drive 128 array elements. Several modifications of the system were required mainly due to the change of sound speed. It was necessary to fabricate array transducers for steel structure and to obtain A-scan signal that is necessary for the nondestructive testing. Boundary diffraction wave model was used for the prediction of radiation beam field from array transducers, which provided guidelines to design array transducers. And a RF data acquisition board was fabricated for the A-scan signal acquisition along a selected un line within an image. For the proper beam forming in the transmission and reception for steel structure, delay time was controlled. To demonstrate the performance of the developed system and fabricated transducers, images of artificial specimens and A-scan signals for selected scan lines were obtained in a real time fashion.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.54-54
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• 2021

최근 홍수파 또는 댐 및 보 등의 하천 구조물과, 본류와 지류의 합류로 인해 발생하는 배수영향 등으로 하천에 고리형 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 발생하여, 수위-유량관계식으 신뢰도가 저하된다고 판단하여, 대하천 본류와 합류부 인근 지류에 초음파기반유속계(ADCP)의 측정결과를 지표로 활용하는 자동유량관측소가 현재 58개소가 구축되어 운용되고 있다. 그러나, 4대강 사업으로 다기능보의 설치 등으로 인해 하천의 수리학적 특성이 변동되었고, 지류에서 주로 운용하는 수위-유량관계 기반 유량관측소에 수문사상으로 인해 발생한 홍수파 또는 배수영향으로 인한 하천에 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 발생할 경우, 지류 수위관측소를 자동유량관측소로 대체할 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 기존의 자동유량관측소의 경우 홍수량이 기준이하로 발생할 경우 수위-유량 관계식으로 대체하는 경우도 있지만, 적용기준이 명확하지 않다. 또한, 하천의 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 발생했을 경우 수위-수면경사의 이력현상도 같이 발생하게 된다. 수면경사의 경우 기존 수위관측소로부터 수위 측정결과로부터 산정할 수 있기에, 수면경사로부터 하천의 이력현상 현저성을 산정할 경우 자동유량 장치를 활용하지 않고 이력현상 현저성 진단을 할 수있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 신규 자동유량장치 설치, 기존 수위관측소의 자동유량관측소대체, 자동유량관측소에서 수위-유량관계의 활용 기준 마련 등을 명확하게 판단하기 위해 상류에 위치한 수위관측소의 수위 측정으로부터 하천의 수면경사를 산정하고 수면경사를 활용하여 수위-유량관계 이력현상의 패턴을 분석하여 현저성을 진단하는 기법을 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위해, 다기능보 설치 및 지류-본류로 인한 지류하천의 배수영향과 홍수파에 의해 발생한 수위-유량관계의 이력현상를 다양한 수문사상에 대하여 분석 하였다. 분석방법으로는 대상유역으로 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 발생하는 영산강유역에 위치한 남평교, 나주대교 두 지점을 선정하고 자동유량관측소 상류에 위치한 기존 수위관측소의 수위 측정값으로부터 하천의 수면경사를 산정하고 수위-유량관계와 수위-수면경사관계의 패턴을 분석하고, 수위-수면경사의 이력현상으로 부터 수위-유량관계 이력현상의 현저성을 진단하였다. 분석결과 각 수문사상마다 수위-유량관계의 최대이력범위와, 수위-수면경사의 최대이력범위를 각각 무차원화시켜 관계그래프를 산정하였다. 남평교의 경우 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 현저히 나타남에도 불구하고 수위-수면경사의 이력범위는 거의 없었다. 나주대교의 경우 수위-유량관계와, 수위-수면경사관계 각각의 이력범위가 현저히 나타나 관계를 분석하기 용이하였다. 또한, 나주대교관측소지점의 분석을 통하여 수위-수면경사 이력범위의 유의 수준을 두어 일정 이력범위(20%)가 발생한 경우, 수위-유량관계의 이력현상이 현저함을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 20%이상의 이력범위를 수위-수면경사의 이력범위로부터 수위-유량관계의 현저성을 판단하는 기준으로 제안하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.447-454
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• 2006

Imbecility, Parkinson's disease, the brain disease occurrence rate such as motor nerve disease are increasing rapidly since 1980 years, according to the Britain, the United States of America, Japan, Germany, result that investigate the spanish occurrence rate, was expose that imbecility mortality including Alzheimer's disease increased more than man case 3 triple and man and woman of brain disease mortality increases by about 50% with Parkinson's disease and motor nerve disease. <중략> first of all, courtesy call is important. So that can find out danger benevolence and occurrence danger at early stage, person arranged brain vein because examination does special Quality examination and modelling Tuesday embodying possible Cerebrovascular Ultrasonogram (brain vein supersonic waves) and prove excellency of performance from time to time. Is going to apply to brain disease patient of other disease if supplement system hereafter, and this research tried to study special quality that standardization is not producing poetic theme width directly and approach.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.390-398
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• 2022

Ultrasound examination using ultrasound equipment is an ultrasound device that images human organs using sound waves and is used in various areas such as diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment of diseases. However, if the quality of ultrasound equipment is not guaranteed, the possibility of misdiagnosis increases, and the diagnosis rate decreases. Accordingly, The Korean Society of Radiology and Korea society of Ultrasound in Medicine presented guidelines for quality management of ultrasound equipment using ATS-539 phantom. The DenseNet201 classification algorithm shows 99.25% accuracy and 5.17% loss in the Dead Zone, 97.52% loss in Axial/Lateral Resolution, 96.98% accuracy and 20.64% loss in Sensitivity, 93.44% accuracy and 22.07% loss in the Gray scale and Dynamic Range. As a result, it is the best and is judged to be an algorithm that can be used for quantitative evaluation. Through this study, it can be seen that if quantitative evaluation using artificial intelligence is conducted in the qualitative evaluation item of ultrasonic equipment, the reliability of ultrasonic equipment can be increased with high accuracy.