• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.763-775
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• 2021

The thermal hydraulic performances of Steam Generator (SG) under both steady and transient operation conditions are of great importance for the safety and economy in nuclear power plants. In this paper, based on our self-developed SG thermal hydraulic analysis code STAF (Steam-generator Thermalhydraulic Analysis code based on Fluent), an improved new version STAF-CT (fully Coupling and Transient) is developed and introduced. Compared with original STAF, the new version code STAF-CT has two main functional improvements including "Transient" and "Fully Three Dimensional Coupling" features. In STAF-CT, a three dimensional energy transferring module is established which can achieve energy exchange computing function at the corresponding position between two sides of SG. The STAF-CT is validated against the international benchmark experiment data and the results show great agreement. Then the U-shaped SG in AP1000 nuclear power plant is modeled and simulated using STAF-CT. The results show that three dimensional flow fields in the primary side make significant effect on the energy source distribution between two sides. The development of code STAF-CT in this paper can provide an effective method for further SG high fidelity research in the nuclear reactor system.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.209-211
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• 2008

Pseudoaneurysm arising from the superficial temporal artery (STA) is a rare and potentially critical cause of palpable mass. Most pseudoaneurysms form as a result of blunt trauma and present as painless, pulsatile mass that may be associated with pathologic finding and enlarged size. We report a rare case of pseudoaneurysm arising from STA caused by blunt injury and diagnosed by 3-dimensional computed tomography (CT) angiography.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 1989

Three-dimensional imaging and manipulation of CT data are becoming increasingly important for deterRing the complex structure and pathologies. Octree which is a hierarchical data model is used to reconstruct three- dimensional objects from CT scans. Orthogonal cross sections are displayed by traverse the octree partially. Arbitrary oblique planes are derived by intersecting the square region of plane and cubic volume of octal node. Thia method enables the display of multi-structured complex organ ann the realization by personal computer.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2011

본 연구는 흉부 CT 검사 시 늑골 골절 환자를 대상으로 3차원 체적 재구성 기법의 유용성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 임상에서 주로 이용 하는 재구성기법인 다평면재구성(MPR), 3차원 체적 영상 기법(VRT)을 적용하여 영상데이터를 각 각 정량적 방법과 정성적 방법으로 비교 분석하였다. 재구성 영상의 분석 및 평가결과 늑골 골절 환자의 흉부 CT 검사 시 조영 전 원 자료를 이용하여 3차원 체적영상으로 재구성 하는 것이 보다 더 인공 음영을 최소화 시켰으며, 늑골 골절 판단 및 3차원 체적 영상 재구성 소요시간이 단축 됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 인체에 유해한 방사능 피폭량이 부챗살 형태의 Fan Beam 보다 상대적으로 적은 원추형 Cone Beam CT 시스템을 사용하여 3차원 영상을 빠르게 구성하기 위한 회전 기반법 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 그리고 계산 속도를 빠르게 하기 위하여 초월함수가 더 적은 3단계 회전 행렬을 이용하여 3차원 영상을 구현하였다. 또한 본 연구에서 구성한 영상을 일반적으로 사용되는 라돈 변환 알고리즘으로 구현된 3차원 영상과 비교하여 영상의 질은 평균적으로 단면 영상 당 10% 정도의 오차를 보이며 미약하게 저하되었으나 영상 구성 속도 면에서는 35배 개선됨을 보였다. 이는 대략 초당 $4{\sim}5$ 프레임을 얻을 수 있는 수치이며 간단한 구조를 가진 피사체라면 보다 많은 프레임을 얻을 수 있어 3차원 동영상을 실시간으로 구현할 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제44권2호통권441호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2006

Objective : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dimensional errors between real tooth, 3D CT image and CARP model. Materials and Methods : Two maxilla and two mandible block bones with intact teeth were taken from two cadavers. Computed tomography was taken either in dry state and in wet state. After then, all teeth were extracted and the dimensions of the real teeth were measured using a digital caliper at mesio-distal and bucco-lingual width both in crown and cervical portion. 3D CT image was generated using the V-works $4.0^{TM}$ (Cybemed Inc., Seoul, Korea) software. Twelve teeth were randomly selected for CARP model fabrication. All the measurements of 3D Ct images and CARP models were made in the same manner of the real tooth group. Dimensional errors between real tooth, 3D CT image model and CARP model was calculated. Results : 1) Average of absolute error was 0.199 mm between real teeth and 3D CT image model, 0.169 mm between 3D CT image model and CARP model and 0.291 mm between real teeth and CARP model, respectively. 2) Average size of 3D CT image was smaller than real teeth by 0.149 mm and that of CARP model was smalier than 3D CT image model by 0.067mm. Conclusion : Within the scope of this study, CARP model with the 0.291 mm average of absolute eror can aid to enhance the success rate cf autogenous tooth transplantation due to the increased accuracy of recipient bone and donor tooth.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.58-60
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• 2015

A 15-year-old female patient with progressive pulsatile exophthalmos caused by intraorbital encephalocele was evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in our clinic. She had no history of trauma or reconstructive surgery. When she was a little girl, she had undergone surgery for congenital glaucoma on the right eye. On the three-dimensional image of CT, a hypoplasic bone defect was observed in the greater wing of the right sphenoid bone. MRI and CT scan showed herniation through this defect of the arachnoid membrane and protruded cerebral tissue into the right orbita. Intraorbital encephalocele is an important entity that can cause pulsatile exophthalmos and blindness.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2007

Purpose : This study aimed to identify the range of normal facial asymmetry using three-dimensional CT and to develop a simple method of diagnosis of facial asymmetry. Materials and Methods : Twenty eight adults with normal occlusion (16 males and 12 females; mean age 24 years and 1 month) were selected whose faces were assessed to be symmetric by an orthodontist. Three-dimensional reconstructions were obtained utilizing spiral CT scans and an oral and maxillofacial radiologist evaluated nineteen anatomic landmarks in three-dimensional coordinates. Facial asymmetry index of each landmark was caluculated. Results : The range of normal facial asymmetry of each landmark was identified using mean and standard deviation of facial asymmetry index. Conclusions : The range of normal facial asymmetry identified in this study may be used as a diagnostic standard for facial asymmetry analysis.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.879-886
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• 2018

3-dimensional(D) 프린터는 컴퓨터로 모델링 한 데이터를 바탕으로 3차원의 입체 물체를 출력할 수 있는 장비이다. 이러한 특징을 방사선과학 분야와 융합하여, CT 데이터를 이용한 뼈 모형 X선 팬텀제작 등에 활용되고 있다. 본 연구는 기존의 Pelvis팬텀을 CT 스캔하고 얻어진 데이터로 Fused Filament Fabrication(FFF) 3D 프린터의 소재인 PLA, Wood, XT-CF20, Glow fill, Steel 필라멘트를 이용하여, 뼈 모형 팬텀을 제작하였다. 기존의 Pelvis 팬텀과 3D 프린터로 제작된 5가지 재질의 팬텀을 동일한 조건으로 CT 스캔 하고 얻어진 영상에서 Hounsfield Unit(HU)을 측정하였으며, 진단용X선 발생장치를 이용하여 SI, SNR을 측정하여 각 팬텀을 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 사지 X선 검사 조건 내에서 X선 팬텀은 glow fill 필라멘트가 가장 적합하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 기반으로 필라멘트의 특성들을 알 수 있었으며, X선 팬텀 제작에 대한 실용성을 확인하였다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 1998

Background： Three-dementional imaging with spiral CT(3D spiral CT) is a well established imaging modality which has been investigated in various clinical settings. However the 3D spiral CT in upper airway disease is rarely reported and its results are still obscure. Objectives： To access the usefulness of 3D spiral CT imaging in patients with upper airway diseases. Materials and Methods We performed 3D spiral CT in fourteen patients In whom upper airway diseases were clinically suspected. Nine of these patients had upper airway stenosis, two had laryngeal cartilage fracture, and three had laryngo-hypopharyngeal cancer. For evaluation of location and extent of the lesions, we compared the findings of 3D imaging with those of air tracheogram, conventional 2D CT images, endoscopic and operative findings. Results： In case of stenosis, 3D spiral CT provide significant useful information, particularly the site and length of the stenotic segment. But, it was difficult to define the fracture of the laryngeal framework and to detect the cartilagenous invasion by head and neck cancer using the 3D imaging. Conclusion : The 3D spiral CT was an useful adjunctive method to assess some kind of upper airway disease but not in others. So, we should compare the findings of 3D images with those of other diagnostic tools for accurate diagnosis of the upper airway disease.