• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2015

The main purpose of image enhancement is to improve certain characteristics of an image to improve its visual quality. This paper proposes a method for image contrast enhancement that can be applied to both medical and natural images. The proposed algorithm is designed to achieve contrast enhancement while also preserving the local image details. To achieve this, the proposed method combines local image contrast preserving dynamic range compression and contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE). Global gain parameters for contrast enhancement are inadequate for preserving local image details. Therefore, in the proposed method, in order to preserve local image details, local contrast enhancement at any pixel position is performed based on the corresponding local gain parameter, which is calculated according to the current pixel neighborhood edge density. Different image quality measures are used for evaluating the performance of the proposed method. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides more information about the image details, which can help facilitate further image analysis.

• 치과방사선
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.197-207
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• 1987

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationships between film and processing solution at different processing temperatures. Three kinds of periapical film were used for this study. They included EP-2l film, DF-58, and A film Each film was processed by automatic film processor with RD-Ⅲ X-dol 90, and A processing solutions at 68° 74° 80° 86° and 92°F. Film density was measured with the densitometer, and base plus fog density, film relative speed, film contrast, and subject contrast were evaluated. The following results were obtained; 1. As the processing temperature was increased, base plus density was increased. Inadequate base plus fog densities were obtained with three films in combination with three processing solutions at 92°F. 2. Lowest base plus fog densities were obtained with A film, followed in ascending order by EP-21, and DF-58 film in combination with A or RD-Ⅲ processing solutions. The sequence of base plus fog densities was in ascending order by EP-21, A, and DF-58 film in combination with X-dol 90 processing solution. 3. The sequence of film relative speed values was in ascending order of EP-21, A, and DF-58 film in combination with A and RD-Ⅲ processing solutions, respectively. 4. As the processing temperature was increased, film contrast values was increased. The sequence of film contrast values was in descending order solution. The sequence of film contrast values was in descending order of EP-2l, DF-58, and A film in combination with RD-Ⅲ, X-dol 90 processing solution at 80°F. 5. As the processing temperature was increased, subject contrast was increased. The sequence of subject contrast was in descending order of A, X-dol 90, and RD-Ⅲ processing solution in combination with three films at 80°F. The sequence of subject contrast was in descending order of EP-21, A, and DF-58 film in combination with A processing solution at different processing temperatures.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of automatic exposure control (AEC) control factors in digital radiography systems based on the fine contrast images using coin phantoms. The AEC control factors were targeted at the range of dominent zone, sensitivity, and density. The dominent zone was divided into cases where a single coin was used to cover the field configuration, and cases where seven coins were used to cover the field configuration. The sensitivity was classified into three stages (200, 400, 800) and the density was classified into three stages (2.5, 0, 2.5). Image quality was evaluated by signal to noise ratio (SNR) and contrast to noise ratio (CNR). Then, the automatically exposed tube current was measured. As a result, the X-ray image of seven coins obtained a result value of about 1.2 times higher for SNR and 1.9 times higher for CNR than the X-ray image for one coin. The tube current was also about 1.6 times higher. In conclusion, In AEC, the higher the field configuration and dominent zone are matched and the higher the density, the lower the sensitivity, which increases the tube current and CNR, which increases the image quality. Therefore, it is judged that the appropriate setting of the range of dominent zone, sensitivity, and density of the control, which is the AEC control factor, could improve the fine contrast of images.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.886-888
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• 2009

We fabricated flexible electronic paper display(EPD) by using toner particles on plastic (PC) substrate. We observed the relationship between contrast ratio and changes of rib structures. One is a fabrication of ribs on bottom substrate. The display with ribs on bottom substrate had higher contrast ratio about 46% than display with ribs on top substrate. The other is a change of density of rib. The less density of ribs fabricated, the higher the contrast ratio become.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 실시간 처리론 위한 적응형 콘트라스트 조정 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 방식은 과도한 영상의 밝기 변화를 제어하기 위하여 활률밀도함수(PDF: Probability Density Function)를 이용하였다. 또한 제안된 알고리즘은 처리된 영상에 영향을 주지 않으면서 최대 콘트라스트를 얻을 수 있었다. 하드웨어의 복잡성을 감소하기 위하여 누적분포함수(CDF: Cumulative Density Function)의 샘플 값을 이용한 선형화 방법을 이용하였다. 제안된 방식에 의한 처리 결과와 원 영상의 화질 평가를 위하여 시각적 검증과 히스토그램 편차를 도입하였다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2022

Density and sound speed contrasts (g and h, respectively), and swimming angle were measured for sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus) without swimbladder. The density contrast was measured by the volume displacement method while the sound speed contrast was measured by the acoustic measurements of travel time (time-of-flight method). The swimming angle was measured by dividing it into daytime, nighttime, daytime feeding and nighttime feeding. The g was 1.001 to 1.067 with an average (± standard deviation) of 1.032 (± 0.017), and the h was 1.007 to 1.022 with an average (± standard deviation) of 1.015 (± 0.003). The swimming angles (mean ± standard deviation) were 16.8 ± 10.3° during the daytime, 1.9 ± 12.3° during the nighttime, 30.2 ± 12.6° in the daytime feeding and 35.0 ± 13.2° in the nighttime feeding. These results will provide important parameters input to calculate theoretical scattering models for estimating the acoustic target strength of sandfish.

• 치과방사선
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.128-136
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• 1992

This study was undertakened to investigate the change of image characteristics on dental films according to the process of using time of processing solution in automatic processor. Base + fog density, film density and subject contrast were measured with the digital densitometer, the pH of developing and fixing solution were measured with Digital pH / ION Meter. The following results were obtained: 1. Base + fog density was increased with the process of using time of the processing solution and was over the maximum permissible base + fog density 0.25 from the 3rd day. 2. Film density was increased with the process of using time of the processing solution. 3. Subject contrast was decreased with the process of using time of the processing solution. 4. The pH of the developing solution was decreased with the process of using time, the pH of the fixing solution was increased.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권9호
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• pp.2170-2190
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• 2012

There are nowadays strong demands for intelligent surveillance systems, which can infer or understand more complex behavior. The application of crowd density estimation methods could lead to a better understanding of crowd behavior, improved design of the built environment, and increased pedestrian safety. In this paper, we propose a new crowd density estimation method, which aims at estimating not only a moving crowd, but also a stationary crowd, using images captured from surveillance cameras situated in various public locations. The crowd density of the moving people is measured, based on the moving area during a specified time period. The moving area is defined as the area where the magnitude of the accumulated optical flow exceeds a predefined threshold. In contrast, the stationary crowd density is estimated from the coarseness of textures, under the assumption that each person can be regarded as a textural unit. A multilayer neural network is designed, to classify crowd density levels into 5 classes. Finally, the proposed method is experimented with PETS 2009 and the platform of Gangnam subway station image sequences.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2021

골밀도검사에서 측정값에 영향을 주는 요인 중 하나인 방사선 조영제는 진단 목적으로 사용되어 조직 등에 흡수되어 골밀도 측정값을 높이는 효과가 있어, 골밀도검사 시행 전에는 될 수 있으면 피하고 있다. 이러한 방사선 조영제와는 다른 물리적 특성과 작용기전을 갖는 MRI 조영제는 금속원소인 가돌리늄 기반으로 방사선 불투과성 특징을 가지고 있어 일반적으로 방사선을 이용한 검사 전에 MRI 검사를 선 시행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 MRI 조영제가 이중에너지 X-선 흡수법을 이용한 골밀도검사에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 가돌리늄 기반의 MRI 조영제 2종을 아크릴 수조에 용량별로 주입하여 인체모형 척추 팬텀을 넣고, 각 주입량 종류별로 5회씩 총 30회 scan 하여 L1-L4 번까지의 골밀도와 T-score를 분석하였다. 측정된 2종의 조영제별 Total(L1-L4) 골밀도의 평균값은 가도테레이트 메글루민성분 0mL, 7.5mL, 15mL일때, 각각 0.952±0.052, 0.957±0.050, 0.956±0.05 g/㎠로 나타났으며, 가도부트롤성분 0mL, 5mL, 10mL일 때, 각각 0.953±0.001, 0.954±0.001, 0.945±0.001g/㎠로 모든 부위에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). Total (L1-L4) T-score의 평균값은 가도테레이트 메글루민성분은 0mL, 7.5mL, 15mL일 때, 각각 -0.46±0.05, -0.4±0, -0.42±0.04로 나타났으며, 가도부트롤성분 0mL, 5mL, 10mL일 때, 각각 -0.46±0.05, -0.46±0.05, 0.5±0.00으로 모든 부위에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 본 실험에서는 MRI 조영제는 이중에너지 X-선 흡수법을 이용한 골밀도검사에 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났으나, 임상 대상이 아닌 제한적 조건의 인체 모형 팬텀을 사용하여 조영제의 배출시간에 영향을 주는 신장 기능, 신체 상태 등이 고려되지 못한 제한점이 있어 추후 추가적인 임상연구 진행이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2004년도 Asia Display / IMID 04
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• pp.243-246
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• 2004

In this paper, we have proposed the contrast control method using brightness preserving on the FPD(Flat Panel Display). The proposed algorithms consist of three blocks: the contrast enhancement, the white-level-expander, and the black-level-expander. The proposed method has employed probability density function in order to control the brightness of the image changed extremely. In order for real-time processing, we have calculated cumulative density function using the linear approximation method. The image histogram and image quality were compared with the conventional image enhancement algorithms. The proposed methods have been used in display devices that need image enhancement such as LCD TV, PDP, and FPD.