• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.189-198
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• 1998

3D medical image reconstruction techniques are useful to figure out complex 3D structures from the set of 2D sections. In the paper, 3D medical image reconstruction system is constructed under PC environment and programmed based on modular programming by using Visual C++ 4.2. The whole procedures are composed of data preparation, gradient estimation, classification, shading, transformation and ray-casting & compositing. Three speed optimization techniques are used for accelerating 3D medical image reconstruction technique. One is to reduce the rays when cast rays to reconstruct 3D medical image, another is to reduce the voxels to be calculated and the other is to apply early ray termination. To implement 3D medical image reconstruction system based on PC, speed optimization techniques are experimented and applied.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.5 no.12
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• pp.3275-3284
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• 1998

In this paper, we deseribe a Medical Image Information System. Our system stores and manages 5 dimensional medical image data and provides the 3 dimensional medical data via the Internet. The Internet standard VR format. VRML(Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is used to represent the 3I) medical image data. The 3D images are reconstructed from medical image data which are enerated by medical imaging systems such ans CT(Computerized Tomography). MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging). PET(Positron Emission Tomograph), SPECT(Single Photon Emission Compated Tomography). We implemented the medical image information system shich rses a surface-based rendering method for the econstruction of 3D images from 2D medical image data. In order to reduce the size of image files to be transfered via the Internet. The system can reduce more than 50% for the triangles which represent the surfaces of the generated 3D medical images. When we compress the 3D image file, the size of the file can be redued more than 80%. The users can promptly retrieve 3D medical image data through the Internet and view the 3D medical images without a graphical acceleration card, because the images are represented in VRML. The image data are generated by various types of medical imaging systems such as CT, MRI, PET, and SPECT. Our system can display those different types of medical images in the 2D and the 3D formats. The patient information and the diagnostic information are also provided by the system. The system can be used to implement the "Tele medicaine" systems.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.1264-1272
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• 2012

Three-dimensional volume rendering method which shows the inside of human body is widely used in medical imaging area. Existing medical imaging system using a volume rendering method already has provided a variety of three-dimensional results. Recently existing results in the medical imaging among physicians and patients to facilitate communication have been studied since smart device which has advantage of portability applied in the medical imaging. In this paper, we propose 3D volume visualization system for a relatively low spec portable smart devices by using 2D textures and we also implements 2D diagnostic images of portable medical imaging visualization system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.10d
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• pp.442-444
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• 2002

의료영상의 시각화는 의료정보 시스템에서 질환 진단시 유용하게 사용되고 있다. 특히, 2차원 의료영상의 3차원 가시화를 통한 모의 견습은 실전에서의 부담감을 줄이는데 큰 역할을 하고 있고 이러한 결과는 관련 S/W 개발로 이어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 의료영상을 여러 형태로 가시화하는 방법과 그 구현 결과에 대해서 기술한다. 구현은 공개 라이브러리인 VTK를 이용함으로써 기존의 유사한 S/W에 비해 가격 경쟁력 또한 갖추고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.389-392
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• 2003

MRI 영상은 뇌의 해부학적 정보와 기능적인 정보를 제공하는 유용한 도구이다. MR 뇌 영상은 2차원 영상뿐만 아니라 3차원 영상도 임상적으로 중요하다. MR 영상에서 뇌영역의 추출방법으로는 형태학적인 방법, 히스토그램을 이용한 방법, 에지 정보를 이용한 방법, 지식 기반을 이용한 방법들이 있다. 본 논문에서는 region growing을 이용하여 MR 영상에서 뇌 영역을 추출하였다. 3차원 가시화를 위하여 오픈 소스인 VTK를 이용하여 Ray Casting 알고리즘으로 구현하였다. 그리고 의료영상에서 사용되는 각종 단면을 3차원 뇌 영상에서 재구성하였다. 256×256 크기의 71 뇌MR 영상 70장을 이용하여 실험하였다. 향후 연구과제로 MR 영상에서 뇌 영역추출방법과 원영상의 전처리 과정의 연구가 필요하다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2002.05c
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• pp.485-488
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• 2002

본 논문은 의학 연구 및 교육, 환자 치료를 위해 보다 정확한 정보를 제공하고자 의료 영상 중에 가장 많이 사용하는 의료 영상인 뇌 MR 영상의 횡단면만을 가지고 3차원으로 가시화한다. 3차원으로 재구성하는데 있어서 원 영상의 모형을 자연스러운 표현을 위해서는 층 영상과 층 영상간의 보간 영상이 필요하므로 이를 생성하는 방법에 대해서 제안한다. 그리고 3차원 재구성에 필요한 정보를 추출하기 위해 각 영상에서 머리와 뇌 영역의 윤곽선 정보를 추출하고 가시화의 시간을 줄이기 위해 윤곽선 정보에서 특징점을 추출하여 이를 기반으로 하여 3차원으로 재구성 한다.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.15B no.6
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• pp.553-560
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• 2008

The amount of image data used in medical institution is increasing rapidly with great development of medical technology. Therefore, an automation method that use image processing description, rather than manual macrography of doctors, is required for the analysis large medical data. Specially, medical image registration, which is the process of finding the spatial transform that maps points from one image to the corresponding points in another image, and 3D analysis and visualization skills for a series of 2D images are essential technologies. However, a high establishment cost raise a budget problem, and hence small scaled hospitals hesitate importing these medical visualizing system. In this paper, we propose a visualization system which allows user to manage datasets and manipulates medical images registration using an open source graphics tool - VTK(Visualization Tool Kit). The propose of our research is to get more accurate 3D diagnosis system in less expensive price, compared to existing systems.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.3 no.5
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• pp.1046-1058
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• 1996

In this paper, we describe an abvanced medical diagnostic system using multimedia technologies in netwok environments. In the system, docotors in remote sites perorm medicl diagnosis by exchanging information about patients and 3-D medicl images of malfunctioning body parts, which are reconstructed from 2-D images such as MRI, CT, CR, Angio. The diagnosic conferencing system controls the conferencing process by exchanging audio, information about patients, 3-D medical images and control data. 3-D medicl images are reconstructed by a ray casting method that uses an nalytical integration. Medical databae conists of absic information about patients, Information about medicl images, users, results of dianosis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2002.05c
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• pp.206-209
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• 2002

의료 영상 처리 시스템에서는 영상들의 검색이 중요한 문제로 대두되고 있다. 그에 대한 해결 방법으로는 의료 영상 처리 시스템에 지능적인 내용 기반의 영상 검색 방법을 도입하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 의료 영상에 적합한 분할 방법을 사용하여 뇌의 MR 영상에 대하여 내용기반 검색을 하기 위한 영상 특징 색인화 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 색인화 방법은 뇌 MR 영상에서 뇌영역을 분할하고 특징들을 추출한 후 이 정보를 가지고 대상 영상의 그룹핑 정보를 유추하고, 각 대상 영상에서의 비정상 후보 영역 위치를 찾아내어 3차원 공간 색인을 하는 방법이다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.373-378
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• 2020

For improving interoperability of medical information, health level 7 has initiated the development of a next-generation framework for the exchange of medical information called the Fast health interoperability resources (FHIR). However, there was no attempt to exchange the medical three-dimensional (3D) image with clinical data via FHIR. Thus, we designed a new method. The 3D image to be made from computed tomography was converted to the javascript object notation (JSON) file format, and clinical data was added. We made a test FHIR server, and the client used the postman. The JSON file was attached to the body, and was then transmitted. The transmitted 3D image could be seen through a web browser, and attached clinical data was identified in the source code. This is the first attempt to exchange the medical 3D image. Additional researches will be needed to develop applications or FHIR resources that apply this method.