• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.488-493
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• 2012

Two Maltese (2-year-old, intact female and 4-month-old, intact female) and a Pekingese (10-year-old, intact male) dogs were referred due to vomiting, anorexia, head-pressing and hypersalivation. Physical examinations, complete blood count, serum chemical analysis, radiography, ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) were evaluated. Laboratory findings in these dogs included high hepatic enzyme, serum bile acid and ammonia concentration. Microhepatia was found on abdominal radiographs in two dogs. The existence of portosystemic shunt was presented in abdominal ultrasonography. The shunt vessel was identified in all dogs by CT imaging. Based on three-dimensional CT reconstruction, the origin and termination of each shunt vessel were defined certainly. In consequence, each dog was diagnosed single extrahepatic portosystemic shunt. After diagnosis, surgical treatment was performed in all dogs. This case report describes clinical finding, imaging characteristics, and three-dimensional CT imaging of single extrahepatic portosystemic shunt cases.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.588-592
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• 2010

A 15-year-old neutered male Yorkshire terrier was presented with a gait disorder of the pelvic limbs. For differential diagnosis of neural disease, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scan were performed. CT showed bone defect in the 4th lumbar vertebra and adjacent soft tissue mass. MRI revealed a mass in left side of the 4th lumbar vertebra. The mass was uniformly enhanced on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (T1W1). Excision of the mass alleviated back pain. Vertebral osteosarcoma was identified by the histopathological examination. Therefore, CT and MRI were helpful to diagnose vertebral osteosarcoma in the dog and to plan surgical excision of the mass.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.508-510
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• 2015

A 7-year-old castrated male Boston terrier dog was referred due to dyspnea and unilateral cervical mass. On physical examination, mass on left submandibular region was palpated. CT findings revealed this case could be the tumor originated from left lingual vein. The client refused further treatment and the patient expired because of respiratory failure 10 days after presentation. On necropsy, a well-defined firm mass which located in the left side of larynx was detected. Histopathological findings for the mass indicated polygonal tumor cells arranged in nest and separated by fibrovascular septa. We performed immunohistochemisry to evaluate of chromogranin A and tumor cells showed positive immunoreactivity for chromogranin A. Based on computed tomography (CT), histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, this case was definitely diagnosed to paraganglioma of the body on the lingual vein. This report describes the clinical findings, CT imaging characteristics, histopathologic and immunohistochemical features of paraganglioma arised from lingual vein in a dog.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.59 no.3
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• pp.299-304
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• 2021

Purpose. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of image matching experience of operators on the accuracy and working time of image registration between radiographic and optical scan images. Materials and methods. Computed tomography and optical scan of a dentate dental arch were obtained. Image matching between the computed tomography and the optical scan (IDC S1, Amann Girrbach, Koblah, Austria) was performed using the point-based automatic registration method in planning software programs (Implant Studio, 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark) using two different experience conditions on image registration: experienced group and inexperienced group (n = 15 per group, N = 30). The accuracy of image registration in each group was evaluated by measuring linear discrepancies between matched images, and working time was recorded. Independent t test was used to statistically analyze the result data (α = .05). Results. In the linear deviation, no statistically significant difference was found between the experienced and inexperienced groups. Meanwhile, the working time for image registration was significantly shorter in the experienced group than in the inexperienced group (P = .007). Conclusion. Difference in the image matching experience may not influence the accuracy of image registration of optical scan to computed tomography when the point-based automatic registration was used, but affect the working time for the image registration.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.84 no.2
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• pp.409-417
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• 2023

Purpose Patients with bladder cancer may show hematuria after radical cystectomy with ileal neobladder formation, causing anxiety regarding tumor recurrence. Here, we aim to show that the nutcracker syndrome (NCS) can be a cause of hematuria post-operation, and is a common, rather than a rare syndrome. Materials and Methods A retrospective review of contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT (CE-APCT) and urine analysis (UA) findings of 255 patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder formation between 2011 and 2016 was performed. In the CE-APCT review, the left renal vein flow patterns were evaluated to determine the presence of NCS findings. In the UA review, patients were classified according to the percentage of UA tests with positive hematuria among the total number of UA tests. Results CT findings of NCS were present in 31.9% of the 135 patients. In the positive hematuria group, there were 26% more patients with NCS findings than those without. Conclusion NCS findings are prevalent even for bladder cancer patients after surgery, and there is a strong correlation between NCS findings and hematuria. Furthermore, the prevalence of NCS findings is much higher than urinary tract recurrence after the surgery.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.206-212
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• 2014

We report here on the results of evaluating the radiation doses using chest computed tomography (CT) for patients with pneumoconiosis complication. For the first time, we visited the 17 MIPs to evaluate the dose-length product (DLP, $mGy{\cdot}cm$), CT unit, and protocols of scanning and image reconstruction those is routinely used for treating patients with pneumoconiosis who have complication. All statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS ver. 19.0, Chicago, IL, USA). Mean of total DLP was $727.7mGy{\cdot}cm$, ranging from 272.0 to $1228.7mGy{\cdot}cm$. DLP from obtaining parenchymal lung images was significantly reduced than that from obtaining total lung images (555.9 vs. 707.2, p<0.001). Third quartile of total and pre-scanning DLP was 1036.1 and $504.1mGy{\cdot}cm$, respectively. Chest CT radiation doses for patients with pneumoconiosis complication are similar with korean diagnostic reference level as well as international guidelines.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.489-490
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• 2015

객체의 인식을 위한 컴퓨터 비전 알고리즘은 안개와 비와 같은 기상이 좋지 않은 상황에서는 인식 성능이 떨어지고 있다. 이로 인하여 최근 악천후 환경에서 촬영된 영상으로부터 날씨 현상을 제거하는 기법들이 연구되고 있다. 빗줄기는 시공간적 무작위성으로 인하여 검출 및 제거가 어려운 현상이다. 또한 기존의 빗줄기 검출 및 제거 기법들은 대부분 고정된 카메라로부터 촬영된 영상을 대상으로 처리함으로써 자동차와 같은 움직임이 있는 촬영환경에서는 부적합하다. 최근에는 카메라나 객체의 움직임에 대응할 수 있는 빗줄기 검출 및 제거 알고리즘이 개발되고 있으나, 방대한 연산량이 필요하기 때문에 실시간이 불가능하다. 본 논문에서는 최근 연구되고 있는 카메라 움직임이 있는 환경에서 빗줄기 검출 및 제거 알고리즘을 DSP 환경에서 구현하고 내부 메모리 최적화와 EMDA 이용, 소프트웨어 파이프라인 등을 통해 최적화를 수행하여 실시간성을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.04b
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• pp.622-624
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• 2001

영상기반 렌더링(image-based rendering) 기법은 전통적인 컴퓨터 그래픽 기법과는 다르게 장면 생성 시 복잡한 3차원 정보들을 2차원 영상들의 조합으로 표현하여 렌더링 하는 방법이다. 그 중에서 원통맵을 이용한 렌더링은 파노라마 영상을 이요해 관찰자에게 보다 빠르게 실시간으로 장면을 렌더링하여 보여준다. 이러한 영상기반 렌더링에서도 ㅅㄹ제감을 보다 더 높이기 위해서는 빛과 빛에 의해 생기는 그림자, 하이라이트의 역할이 매우 중요하다. 하지만 파노라마 영상의 경우 미리 촬영된 영상들을 사용하므로 실시간으로 동적인 광원의 변화와 그로인한 그림자와 하이라이트 부분을 표현하기 위해서는 변화된 영상들을 재촬영하여 새로운 파노라마 영상을 제작해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 OpenGL을 이용하여 실내 공간을 표현한 원통 영상 기반 환경 맵에서 광원의 위치변화에 의해 가상 하이라이트 (virtual highlight)의 움직임을 파노라마 이미지의 재 촬영 없이 몇 가지 기하학 정보만으로 계산하여 표현해 주는 방법을 제안한다.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.1268-1270
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• 2012

기존의 교통정보 시스템의 한계인 거점 위주의 교통정보가 아닌 사용자들이 사용하는 작은 도로, 골목길 등의 교통정보까지 제공하기 위한 시스템이다. 스마트폰 사용자들이 운전 하는 차량이 교통 정체 발생시 자동으로 현재 도로 상황을 촬영 하여 서버로 전송한다. 서버로 수집된 정보들은 다른 사용자들에게도 제공 되어 세부 구간의 교통상황을 텍스트가 아닌 이미지로 확인하여 자의적인 경로 선정이 가능하게 하는 것을 목적으로 하는 시스템을 개발하였다.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.352-354
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 웹캠 카메라 어레이(camera array)로 얻은 여러 장의 이미지를 빠른 속도로 봉합(stitching)하여 고해상도 이미지를 얻기 위해 그래픽스 하드웨어를 이용하는 병렬 알고리즘을 제시한다. 고정된 레이아웃의 카메라 어레이를 이용하여 평면 혹은 원경을 촬영하는 경우, 기존에 널리 쓰이던 평면 사영 이미지 봉합(planar projective image stitching)과 선형 혼합(linear blending)을 통해 만족스런 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 연산을 그래픽스 하드웨어에서 병렬처리 함으로써 추후 실시간 고해상도 동영상 스트리밍 이미지 병합에 활용할 수 있을 정도로 빠른 속도로 처리하는 방법을 제시한다.