• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.909-916
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of dental hygienists toward digital dentistry. Methods : The subjects were 393 dental hygienists in Daegu Gyeongbuk. A total of 380 data were analyzed except the incomplete questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, one-way ANOVA using SPSS version 18.0. Results : 1. Difference of perception by general characteristics was affected by age, academic background, working career, and married. 2. Difference of perception by utilization of digital facilities was affected by digital camera, CAD/CAM system, oral scanner, and computer system. 3. Difference of perception by digital education experience and intention of participation was affected by stronger intention to participate in digital education and practical exercise. Digital X-ray system and CAD/CAM system were the must-be equipment in education. Conclusions : Utilization of digital dentistry is the motive for education experience in dental hygienists.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2012

Purpose: The objectives of this study were to survey the radiographic exposure parameters, to measure the patient doses for intraoral dental radiography nationwide, and thus to establish the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in intraoral dental X-ray examination in Korea. Materials and Methods: One hundred two intraoral dental radiographic machines from all regions of South Korea were selected for this study. Radiographic exposure parameters, size of hospital, type of image receptor system, installation duration of machine, and type of dental X-ray machine were documented. Patient entrance doses (PED) and dose-area products (DAP) were measured three times at the end of the exit cone of the X-ray unit with a DAP meter (DIAMENTOR M4-KDK, PTW, Freiburg, Germany) for adult mandibular molar intraoral dental radiography, and corrections were made for room temperature and pressure. Measured PED and DAP were averaged and compared according to the size of hospital, type of image receptor system, installation duration, and type of dental X-ray machine. Results: The mean exposure parameters were 62.6 kVp, 7.9 mA, and 0.5 second for adult mandibular molar intraoral dental radiography. The mean patient dose was 2.11 mGy (PED) and 59.4 $mGycm^2$ (DAP) and the third quartile one 3.07 mGy (PED) and 87.4 $mGycm^2$ (DAP). Doses at university dental hospitals were lower than those at dental clinics (p<0.05). Doses of digital radiography (DR) type were lower than those of film-based type (p<0.05). Conclusion: We recommend 3.1 mGy (PED), 87.4 $mGycm^2$ (DAP) as the DRLs in adult mandibular molar intraoral dental radiography in Korea.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.110-140
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• 1998

One of the problems facing in all modern dental hospitals is the much efforts, manpower and space are needed to effectively sort and stack patients' charts of the various dental departments. In addition, the storage and prompt arrangement of x-ray films is also a problem. Therefore, if dental charts as well as films could be computerized, it would be easier to store and keep them; by data basing, many space, manpower and cost would be saved: data could also be effectively managed for the purpose of academic researches. This would be an epoch -making event in the development of dental hospital management. The purpose of this study is to develop a dental information processing program, that will be used to store dental treatment records and digital image data using a new record media, the optical card. The patients' charts from the dental hospital were selected. The treatment records of the chart were put into the treatment data -recording area of the program, and the digital images of various dental x-ray films were made with a scanner. These data were stored in the optical card and analyzed to get the following results: 1. In this program it is possible to put treatment records and image data into and out from the optical card, and it is impossible to correct and delete all data recorded on the optical card. 2. All data in the optical card system can be searched and analyzed on database. 3. The resolution of image data stored in optical card is above 5.9 lp/mm. 4, All data of dental charts used as samples, stored to optical cards, occupies average 14%, In conclusion, with the development of the storage system using the optical card, a dental patient's life-time treatment record can be stored in one optical card and used as a substitute for the dental chart.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.247-253
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 Direct DR(Digital Radiography), Indirect DR, I.I(Image Intensifier) DR에서 X선 광자 검출 방식에 따른 선량측정 및 획득된 영상을 정량적이고 객관적인 측정을 통해 DR System을 비교 평가 하는 것이다. Rando phantom을 사용하여 입사표면선량을 측정하였으며, 측정된 입사표면선량 값을 통해 PCXMC 프로그램을 사용하여 유효선량과 방사선 조사로 인한 위험을 평가하였다. 21cm 아크릴 phantom을 사용하여 SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio), NPS(Noise Power Spectrum), CNR(Contrast to Noise Ratio)을 측정하였으며, 측정값은 통계학적 분석기법을 사용하여 유의성을 평가하였다. 입사표면선량, 주요장기선량, 유효선량 모두 direct DR이 가장 낮게 측정되었으며, direct DR 선량을 기준으로 I.I type DR은 약 1.3배, indirect DR은 약 2.4배 높은 선량 비율로 측정되었다. 방사선량에 따른 위험도 역시 동일한 비율로 측정되었다. SNR 측정 결과 direct DR측정값을 기준으로 I.I DR은 약 7.25배, indirect DR이 약 1.48배 낮은 비율로 측정되었다. CNR 측정 결과 direct DR 측정값을 기준으로 I.I DR은 약 1.16배 높고, indirect DR이 약 0.87배 낮은 비율로 측정되었다. 따라서 a-selenium 검출소자를 사용하여 X선 광자를 검출하는 방식인 direct DR은 적은 선량으로 우수한 화질의 영상을 구현함으로써 선량에 민감한 소아나 생식선이 포함된 검사 등에 유용할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 많은 진단 정보를 위한 영상 평가가 요구되는 경우에는 indirect DR이 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.273-277
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• 2005

디지털 의료 영상의 빠른 발전은 새로운 기술-비정질 평판형 측정기-에 대한 최적의 기술이 동행되지 못했다. 이번 실험으로 비정질 평판형 측정기를 사용한 흉부 방사선 영상의 대한 환자선량과 영상의 화질에 대하여 비교하였다. 모든 실험은 비정질 평판형 측정기를 사용하였다. 흉부 팬텀을 사용한 흉부 방사선영상은 관전압 $60{\sim}150\;kVp$에서 획득하였다. 이번 실험을 통하여 획득된 비정질 평판형 측정기를 사용한 X-선 에너지에 대한 영상의 질과 환자선량에 관련된 정보들을 보고한다. 이 정보는 비정질 평판형 측정기를 사용한 시스템에서 최적의 관전압의 선정에 효과적인 정보를 제공하며, 특히 일반적인 흉부 검사에 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2002

본 연구는 일반광원을 이용한 진단용 X선 모의실험장치 개발의 타당성 검토를 위한 예비연구로서 소규모 실험장치를 제작하고 실제로 X선 투사 영상과 같은 영상을 획득할 수 있는지 여부를 확인하였다. 실험장치는 선원부, 로컬라이저, 검출기부분 등 크게 세부분으로 나뉘어졌다. 공간상에 직교좌표계를 설정하고 표적이 놓이는 위치를 원점으로 하였고, 선원에서 빛이 나오면 표적 투과 후 스크린에 영상이 형성되고 스크린 뒤편에서 디지털카메라로 영상기록 후 좌우 반전하였다. 선원으로부터의 거리에 따른 필드크기의 변화, 핀홀 크기에 따른 음영의 발생과 밝기, 좌표를 통한 오차평가 결과 본 연구에서 개발된 실험장치로 X선 모사실험이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2017년도 제55차 동계학술대회논문집 25권1호
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• pp.235-238
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• 2017

This study was to develop a portable digital radiography (PDR) system with a function measuring the X-ray source-with-detector angle (SDA) and to evaluate the imaging performance for the diagnosis of chest imaging. The SDA device consisted of an Arduino, an accelerometer and gyro sensor, and a Bluetooth module. According to different angle degrees, five anatomical landmarks on chest images were assessed using a 5-point scale. Mean signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were 182.47 and 141.43. Spatial resolution (10% MTF) and entrance surface dose were 3.17 lp/mm ($157{\mu}m$) and 0.266mGy. The angle values of SDA device were not significant difference as compared to those of the digital angle meter. In chest imaging, SNR and CNR values were not significantly different according to different angle degrees (repeated-measures ANOVA, p>0.05). The visibility scores of the border of heart, 5th rib and scapula showed significant differences according to different angles (rmANOVA, p<0.05), whereas the scores of the clavicle and 1st rib were not significant. It is noticeable that the increase in SDA degree was consistent with the increase of visibility score. Our PDR with SDA device would be useful to be applicable to clinical radiography setting according to the standard radiography guideline at various fields.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1990년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.42-47
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• 1990

In this paper, a new adaptive image processing method based on human visual system has been presented. The basic idea behind the proposed method is to improve the efficiency of the information transfer channel regionally by manipulating the displayed image in order to compensate the regional inefficiency of the information transfer channel. The proposed method consists of two parts; the first part reallocates pixel values corresponding to high X-ray attenuation to that of more intense X-ray exposure by multiplying the pixel values with the local adaptive multiplcation factor, and the second part adjusts the pixel values of dark area of displayed image such as overexposed lung area to be more bright. The processed image with the proposed method shows significantly increased visibility of mediastinal and subdiaphramatic area, and also the lung area of over exposed case without any artifact.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.465-468
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• 1997

A Study on Computer Assisted Diagnosis (CAD) system extract ing lung cancer part from Digital X-ray Computerized Tomography(CT) image is discussed in this paper. It is very crucial to segment the image of lung into the three organ area such as inside, outside and the hilum so that the variant image processing algorithm can be applied an each area respectively. In this paper, the efficient algorithm extracting lung cancer part is proposed with characterizing lung hilum part and its associated vessel patterns.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2011

본 논문은 현재 임상에서 사용되고 있는 비정질 셀레늄을 이용한 평판형 X선 영상 검출기를 통해 획득된 영상의 변조전달함수(MTF)에 대한 정량적인 값을 도출하였다. 영상 질(quality)의 주요변수인 MTF의 측정은 먼저 test pattern 영상을 획득한 다음, contrast method를 이용하여 공간주파수(spatial frequency)에서의 line profile을 디지털 값으로 획득하여 MTF를 계산하였다. 측정 결과, test pattern 영상에서 3.0 lp/mm에서 36.1%의 MTF 값을 나타냈으며, 종래의 필름 영상보다 약 2배 높은 해상력을 가짐을 알 수 있었다. 측정된 값은 비정질 셀레늄을 이용한 직접방식의 디지털 방사선 검출기의 임상적 사용가치가 충분함을 뒷받침 할 수 있는 기초 자료로서 제공될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.