• Proceedings of the KSMRM Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.104-104
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• 2002

목적： SAAV sequence를 이용하여 동시에 획득한 동맥과 정맥의 두 MRA 영상을 Color Mapping으로 동맥과 정맥을 구분하여 한 영상에 나타냄으로써 AVM 이나 DAVF 등과 같은 혈관질환의 임상적 진단 및 치료에 도움을 주고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법： 일반적으로 MRA 영상은 사전 포화방법(presaturation)을 이용한 2D TOF 기법을 통하여 동맥과 정맥을 구분하여 영상을 획득한다. 이러한 일반적인 사전포화방법을 응용한 SAAV 기법은 일정영역을 미리 포화(saturation)시킨 후 포화영역의 위, 아래의 영역을 한번에 영상화하여 동맥과 정맥의 구분된 영상을 한번에 획득할 수 있다. 마산 삼성병원의 0.3T MRI system(Megfinder, AILab. Korea)에서 SAAV sequence를 이용하여 정상적인 피험자로부터 목 부위의 동맥과 정맥 혈관영상을 동시에 얻었다. 이들의 각 2D 영상을 Color Mapping으로 조합한 후 Maximum Intensity Projection(MIP) 기법을 통해 3D Artery-Vein Color Mapping(AVCM) MRA 영상으로 재구성하였다. 3명의 피험자에 대한 SAAV MRA data를 256$\times$256$\times$64(resolution： 0.89$\times$0.89$\times$2㎣)로 획득하였다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.714-717
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• 2018

This paper presents a method of HDR imaging with adaptive saturation compensation for brightness change. The saturation of HDR images were lighten on dark region because conventional HDR methods have focused on brightness change. Therefore, the proposed HDR method compensates saturation adaptively according to brightness change. For experiments of several images, the proposed algorithm is superior to conventional HDR methods qualitatively and quantitatively in terms of color saturation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.55-58
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 가이디드 영상 필터를 (guided image filter) 이용하여 컨볼루션 신경망 (convolutional neural network) 을 이용한 역 톤 매핑 (inver tone - mapping; iTMO) 기법의 결과를 향상 시킬 수 있는 알고리듬을 제안한다. 기존 low dynamic range (LDR ) 영상을 high dynamic range (HDR ) 디스플레이에서 표현할 수 있는 역 톤 매핑 기법이 과거부터 계속 제안되어 왔다. 최근에 컨볼루션 신경망을 이용하여 단일 LDR 영상만으로 넓은 동적 범위 (dynamic range) 를 가진 HDR 영상으로 변환하는 알고리듬이 많이 연구되었다. 기존의 알고리듬 중 포화 영역 (saturated region) 으로 인해 잃어버린 화소 정보를 학습된 컨볼루션 신경망을 이용해서 복원하는 알고리듬은 그 효과가 좋지만 포화 영역이 아닌 부분의 잡음을 제거하지 못하며 포화 영역의 디테일을 복원하지 못한다. 제안한 알고리듬은 입력 영상에 가중치 기반 가이디드 영상 필터를 사용해서 비포화 영역의 잡음을 제거하고 포화 영역의 디테일을 복원시킨 다음 컨볼루션 신경망에 인가하여 결과 영상의 품질을 개선하였다. 제안하는 알고리듬은 실험을 통해서 기존의 알고리듬에 비해 높은 정량적 화질 평가 지수를 나타내었고, 기존의 알고리듬에 비해 세부 사항을 효과적으로 복원할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

In order to obtain more clear x-ray images, an antiscatter grid, which can absorb the scattered rays, is employed. The artifacts due to the grid pattern are, however, visible, and thus should be removed by employing digital filters. For over exposed x-ray images, the strength of the grid artifacts are too big to be removed if fixed-bandwidth filters are employed. In this paper, for an efficient grid artifact reduction, we analyze the characteristics of the image formation and image saturation as the x-ray exposure increases. We can notice that, as the saturation begins to occur, the maximum of the artifact component decreases contrary to increasing exposure amount. We propose then an adaptive filtering algorithm for reduction of the grid artifacts, where the significant-signal bandwidth of the artifact component is used to choose appropriate filter bandwidths. The proposed algorithm is tested for real x-ray digital images, and can efficiently remove the grid artifacts.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.217-226
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose a filtering method that can improve the results of inverse tone-mapping using guided image filter. Inverse tone-mapping techniques have been proposed that convert LDR images to HDR. Recently, many algorithms have been studied to convert single LDR images into HDR images using CNN. Among them, there exists an algorithm for restoring pixel information using CNN which learned to restore saturated region. The algorithm does not suppress the noise in the non-saturation region and cannot restore the detail in the saturated region. The proposed algorithm suppresses the noise in the non-saturated region and restores the detail of the saturated region using a WGIF in the input image, and then applies it to the CNN to improve the quality of the final image. The proposed algorithm shows a higher quantitative image quality index than the existing algorithms when the HDR quantitative image quality index was measured.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.11-21
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• 2013

The conventional real-time signal control strategy for oversaturated situation generally requires a number of detectors at the intersection in order to identify the queue length at each approach. Also, existing strategy for the spillback has limited effect due to the temporal spillback control which only reduce the green split at the approach. In this study, a signal control system utilizing the imagery information from ITS roadside equipment is developed for operation of oversaturated intersections. The strategy calculates the saturation ratio based on the queue length extracted from ITS RSE, and designs the signal control variables according to the saturation ratio. The signal control strategy is divided into two phases: oversaturated and supersaturated. In oversaturated conditions, timing plan for main approach is optimized by the queue length. In oversaturated conditions where spillback might occur, the signal timing is designed in order to avoid the spillback. To increase field adaptability, the strategy is designed to adjust the split length, all-red-time, and clearance time, and keep the major signal control variables intact. The result of the simulation shows that in oversaturated conditions, the improvement is similar to the real-time signal control system. In case of, oversaturated conditions, however, the effect of the strategy is superior to that of a real-time system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.150-153
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• 2014

영상 표시 장치에서 대조 이미지의 왜곡 현상을 보완하기 위해 히스토그램 평활화(Histogram Equalization)와 플래토 평활화(Plateau Equalization)가 사용된다. 히스토그램 평활화(Histogram Equalization)를 이용하여 명암대비를 증가 시킬 경우 과도한 이미지의 밝기 변화에 따른 과포화 현상이 발생하며 실시간 시스템에서는 물체 추적에 왜곡 현상이 발생한다. 특히, 적외선 영상(infrared image)과 같이 명암비가 한쪽으로 치우쳐 있는 영상들을 명암비를 개선하기 위해서는 플래토 평활화(Plateau Equalization)와 같은 영상 개선 방법이 필수적이다. 플래토 평활화에서는 임계값을 사용하는 방법이 제시되고 있지만 실험에 의한 최적 임계값을 찾아내는 방식이며, 이 방법은 입력되는 새로운 영상마다 임계값을 실험에 의해 매번 반복해서 도출해야 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 과포화 되는 이미지 영역의 문제를 해결하기 위해 제시하는 방법으로 히스토그램 평활화(Histogram Equalization)의 동적 분할하는 알고리즘에 근거하되, 입력 영상에따라 적응적으로 임계값을 설정하는 기법을 제안한다. 실험을 통해 제안하는 방법이 실시간 영상에서 기존의 동적분할 히스토그램에 비해 자연스럽게 명암비를 개선하여 과포화 되거나 중요한 정보를 누락하여 왜곡 되지 않게 자연스러운 화면을 재생하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.307-314
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• 2015

This study was conducted in reducing the involuntary motion artifacts because of lungs and heart movements as well as the aliasing artifacts generated during the use of the reduced-FOV EPI technique while performing breast MRI. Performed on a total of 38 obesity female subjects who visited the clinic for pre-examination before surgery within the period from August 1 to November 30, 2014. The 3.0T MRI scanner equipped with a breast scanning coil. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were each used for the evaluation of the acquired images while an Paired T-test and Wilcoxon rank test were performed to check the statistical significance. The variation ratio rose by 15.69% with the additional application of a pre-saturation pulse in the lesion, by 13.72% near the lesion, and 20.63% in the fat and the contrast-to-noise ratio rose by 10.58% in and near the lesion and by 12.03% in the lesion and fat, respectively. there were increases of 22.05% and 21.42% at 0 and 1000 respectively in qulitative evaluation and growth of 16.10% in apparent diffusion coefficient. it showed a statistically significant result(p<0.05) in signal to noise ratio, contrast to noise ratio, diffusion slope coefficient and apparent diffusion coefficient. The involuntary movements artifacts that occur in the phase encoding direction and the aliasing artifacts are considered to be reduced to obtain the best image in the additional use of the pre-saturation pulse as DWI is acquired.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.69-74
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• 2012

Thermal imaging technology based on IR sensor with high transmittance through the fire smoke is considered as one of the advanced technology for the fire service. The present study has been performed to investigate the image saturation characteristics with thermal condition of target and background and evaluate the performance of image quality based on the contrast transfer function (CTF). For the present testing conditions, TIC using BST sensor did not show the image saturation and the image quality based on the CTF was proportional to the temperature difference between target and background. This study can be utilized as preliminary study to improve reliability and technical development of TIC.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.90-99
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• 2015

The climate of Korea has clear rainy and dry season due to seasonal wind. In general, The rainy season in Korea is from early summer through to early fall. And precipitation accounted for more than half of the total annual rainfall in this period. This study is aiming to analysis of variation in saturation flow rate at signalized intersection during rainfall. The range of spatial is urban signalized intersections in Seoul and temporal is rainfall or ideal condition in daylight. Traffic data are collected through CCTV of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and on-site video recordings directly. Weather condition data are collected from the Korea Meteorological Administration. In addition, the value of saturation headway and saturation flow rate, in rainfall condition, are derived through video frame analysis. As a results of analysis, decrease of saturation flow rate and increase of saturation headway during rainfall were confirmed by comparison with non-rainfall. The higher rainfall rate is, the more decreased saturation flow rate at the intersections. Rainfall rate is divided three area by the results of statistical test, and saturation flow rate decrease 7%, 17%, 21%, respectively.