• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.76 no.5
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• pp.199-210
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• 2014

Pleural effusion is not a rare disease in Korea. The diagnosis of pleural effusion is very difficult, even though the patients often complain of typical symptoms indicating of pleural diseases. Pleural effusion is characterized by the pleural cavity filled with transudative or exudative pleural fluids, and it is developed by various etiologies. The presence of pleural effusion can be confirmed by radiological studies including simple chest radiography, ultrasonography, or computed tomography. Identifying the causes of pleural effusions by pleural fluid analysis is essential for proper treatments. This review article provides information on the diagnostic approaches of pleural effusions and further suggested ways to confirm their various etiologies, by using the most recent journals for references.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.5-8
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• 2010

Opened a court in February 10, 2006, a rule of safety management of the diagnosis radiation system was promulgated for safety of the radiation worker, patients and patients' family members. The purpose of this rule is to minimize the risk of being exposed to radiation during the process of handling X-ray. For this reason, we manufactured shielding device of mobile X-ray unit collimator for diminution of skin dose. Shielding device is made to a thickness of Pb 0.375mm. For portable chest radiography, we measured skin dose 50cm from center ray to 200cm at intervals of 20cm by Unfors Xi detector. As a result, a rule of safety management of the diagnosis radiation system has been strengthened. But there are exceptions, such as ER, OR, ICU to this rule. So shielding device could contribute to protect unnecessary radiation exposure and improve nation's health.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.293-302
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• 1989

A Dual Sensor Wiener Filter technique was used to improve the image quality of the scanning type digital radiographic system (resolution and SNR). In this method, two images were acquried simultaneously using two sensors with high and low resolution and SNR values. Using the cross Power spectrum between dual sensor outputs of the same chest radiographic image. we design a new type of Wiener Filter and implement it with fast algorithm. We compared the performance of this new dual sensor filter with conventional single sensor filters (Wiener Filter and Parametric Projec- tion Filter) . In simulation studies, it is shown that this new method has SNR improvement of 1-3 dB better than conventional filters.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 1987

To compensate density of abnormal lung field for density of normal lung field, used each cellulose paper calculated sensitometry and contrast. As apply clinic part to the result: We are able to compensate density of abnormal lung that is pleural effusion atelectasis, etc for normal lung. We believe this method is good one because the method is simple to change exposure and the material is cheap enough to be accessible to every one and easily buyable and we need not be afraid of loss of image quality.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.581-585
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• 2010

A grid was sandwiched between two cascaded imaging plates. Using a fan-beam X-ray tube and a single exposure scheme, the two imaging plates, respectively, recorded grid-less and grid type information of the object. Referring to the mathematical model of the Grid-less and grid technique, it was explained that the collected components whereas that of imaging plates with grid was of high together with large scattered components whereas that of imaging plate with grid was of low and suppressed scattered components. Based on this assumption and using a Gaussian convolution kernel representing the effect of scattering, the related data of the imaging plates were simulated by computer. These observed data were then employed in the developed post-processing estimation and restoration (kalman-filter) algorithms and accordingly, the quality of the resultant image was effectively improved.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 2009

Situs inversus abdominis is a rare congenital condition commonly associated with serious cardiac and splenic malformations. The importance of recognizing the presence of situs inversus abdominis preoperatively is emphasized by the fact that the surgical incision is placed on the incorrect side of the abdomen. A 6 day-old girl was referred to our hospital because of bile stained vomiting. A plain radiography of abdomen and chest showed the heart to be normal position and a reversed "double-bubble" picture with no other gas shadow in the rest of the abdomen. Abdominal computed tomography scan revealed situs inversus with the stomach and polysplenia on the right side and the liver on the left side. A laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of situs inversus with duodenal atresia. The obstruction was bypassed by constructing a side-to-side duodenoduodenostomy. The postoperative course was uneventful.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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• 2002.09a
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• pp.206-207
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• 2002

The effective dose due to the X-Ray radiography in the patient positioning for the heavy ion radiotherapy was measured on three regions, chest, upper-abdomen and pelvis. All the radiographic systems and the conditions used in the measurements were same as the clinical trial being performed in National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan. The organ or tissue for measurements was selected by following ICRP60$^1$ and the effective dose was calculated from measured organ doses and the surface dose.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.11
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• pp.1311-1316
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• 2002

단순 흉부 X-선 사진은 흉곽내에 공기를 함유하고 있는 폐실질, 심장과 대혈관을 포함한 연부조직, 그리고 흉곽을 이루는 골격 등의 다양한 조직으로 이루어진 3차원적인 해부학적 구조물을 X-선 film이라는 2차원적 평면에 흑백의 음영으로 표현하는 검사이다. 뿐만아니라 이들 구조물들이 전후, 좌우로 겹쳐져 있어 병변이 쉽게 가려질 수 있고, 폐실질 질환 뿐만 아니라 심장 질환 또한 폐실질의 변화를 유발시킬 수 있으므로, 단순히 각 질환의 X-선 소견에 대한 지식을 습득하는 것보다는 병인과 해부학적인 지식에 대한 이해를 기본으로 X-선 판독에 임하는 것이 중요하다. 또한 환자들의 임상 증상과 부합되지 않는 X-선 소견이 관찰되거나, 치료 도중 임상 경과와 판독소견이 일치되지 않는다면 방사선과 전문의와의 긴밀한 의견교환이 진단과 치료에 중요하리라 생각된다.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.27-31
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• 1991

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.10d
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• pp.553-555
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• 2002

컴퓨터지원진단(Computer Aided Diagnosis; CAD) 시스템은 방사선 의사들이 흉부 X-ray 영상에서 결절을 탐지하는데 있어 실제적으로 발생할 수 있는 오진율을 줄이고, 폐 결절이 존재하는 폐야에서 결절의 존재 유무를 판단하여 검출을 표시함으로써 진단율을 개선시킬 수 있도록 하였다. 본 논문은 흉부 X-ray 영상에서의 폐 결절을 추출하는데 유전자 알고리즘(Genetic Algorithm)을 이용한 템플릿 매칭(Template Matching) 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법은 흉부 X-ray 영상에 존재하는 결절과 레퍼런스 이미지를 매칭시켜 적합도를 계산한 후, 그 값을 통하여 수치가 낮은 개체를 선택하여 높은 개체와 교차시킨다. 그리고 레퍼런스 이미지는 결절이 존재하는 환자 X-ray 영상에서 샘플 노듈을 추출한 후 가우시안 분포를 갖는 512개의 레퍼런스 이미지를 생성하였다. 본 논문에서 사용된 영상은 결절 50개, 비결절 30개와 흉부 X-ray 영상에서 육안으로 판별이 가능한 결절 영상을 20개를 포함하여 총 100개 영상을 사용하였다. 실험 결과 83%의 결절을 자동 추출 하였으며, 가장 적절한 레퍼런스 이미지를 발견하고 이를 흉부영상에 매칭시켜 정확한 결절의 위치를 확인하였다.