• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the effect of image enhancement of periapical radiographs according to the diagnostic task. Materials and Methods: Eighty digital intraoral radiographs were obtained from patients and classified into four groups according to the diagnostic tasks of dental caries, periodontal diseases, periapical lesions, and endodontic files. All images were enhanced differently by using five processing techniques. Three radiologists blindly compared the subjective image quality of the original images and the processed images using a 5-point scale. Results: There were significant differences between the image quality of the processed images and that of the original images (P< 0.01) in all the diagnostic task groups. Processing techniques showed significantly different efficacy according to the diagnostic task (P< 0.01). Conclusion: Image enhancement affects the image quality differently depending on the diagnostic task. And the use of optimal parameters is important for each diagnostic task.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1989

An automatic lung nodule detection algorithm was applied for digital radiographic images using Bit Slice Processor. In this algorithm, signal enhancing filtering and signal suppressing filtering were performed on the given digital chest image, respectively. Then we grit the dirt- frrence image from these filtered images, and hi-level island images were obtained by applying various threshold values. From the island images, we decided the suspicious nodules using size and circularity test, and marked them to alert radiologists. The performance of the atgorithm was analyzed with respect to the size, contrast and position of digitally synthesized nodules. This method presented 45.8% of true positive ratio for the nodules of lOw in diameter with 12-16 pixel value differnces.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2012

A three-dimensional integral-floating display with 360 degree horizontal viewing angle is proposed. A lens array integrates two-dimensional elemental images projected by a digital micro-mirror device, reconstructing three-dimensional images. The three-dimensional images are then relayed to a mirror via double floating lenses. The mirror rotates in synchronization with the digital micro-mirror device to direct the relayed three-dimensional images to corresponding horizontal directions. By combining integral imaging and the rotating mirror scheme, the proposed method displays full-parallax three-dimensional images with 360 degree horizontal viewing angle.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2018

4차 산업혁명 시대의 도래와 함께 드론(Drone)의 활용이 다양한 분야에서 급속도로 진보하며 진행되고 있다. 이제 수사(搜査)의 영역에서도 드론이 광범위하게 활용될 것이다. 그동안의 형사사진이 2차원적 디지털 영상에 머물렀다면 드론을 활용할 경우 3차원 영상의 촬영뿐 아니라 그러한 영상물을 3D 프린터로 인쇄할 경우 사건현장의 재현이 가능하게 될 것이다. 일차적으로 수사기관이 드론을 이용하여 촬영하는 영상물은 디지털 영상증거로써 증거능력 확보를 위한 요건은 디지털 증거의 증거능력을 갖추기 위한 조건과 다르지 않다. 다만 드론이 과학수사의 새로운 영역으로 자리하게 될 때 드론으로 촬영한 영상물의 진정성을 확보하고 증거로써 활용할 수 있도록 시스템화 하는 것이 긴요한 바 본 논문에서는 드론으로 촬영한 디지털 영상물의 증거능력 확보방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2015

The area of discourse analysis has long neglected the value of images as a semiotic resource in communication. This paper suggests that like language, images are rich in meaning potential and are governed by visual grammar structures which can be utilized to decode the meanings of images. Employing a theoretical framework in visual communication, two digital images are examined for their representational and interactive dimensions and the dimensions' relation to the magazine advertisement genre. The results show that the framework identified narrative and conceptual processes, relations between participants and viewers, and symbolic attributes of the images, which all contribute to the sociological interpretations of the images. The identities and relationships between viewers and participants suggested in the images signify desirable qualities that may be associated to the product of the advertiser. The findings support the theory of visual grammar and highlight the potential of images to convey multi-layered meanings.

• 호남수학학술지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.695-706
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• 2014

Various properties of digital covering spaces have been substantially used in studying digital homotopic properties of digital images. In particular, these are so related to the study of a digital fundamental group, a classification of digital images, an automorphism group of a digital covering space and so forth. The goal of the present paper, as a survey article, to speak out utility of digital covering theory. Besides, the present paper recalls that the papers [1, 4, 30] took their own approaches into the study of a digital fundamental group. For instance, they consider the digital fundamental group of the special digital image (X, 4), where X := $SC^{2,8}_4$ which is a simple closed 4-curve with eight elements in $Z^2$, as a group which is isomorphic to an infinite cyclic group such as (Z, +). In spite of this approach, they could not propose any digital topological tools to get the result. Namely, the papers [4, 30] consider a simple closed 4 or 8-curve to be a kind of simple closed curve from the viewpoint of a Hausdorff topological structure, i.e. a continuous analogue induced by an algebraic topological approach. However, in digital topology we need to develop a digital topological tool to calculate a digital fundamental group of a given digital space. Finally, the paper [9] firstly developed the notion of a digital covering space and further, the advanced and simplified version was proposed in [21]. Thus the present paper refers the history and the process of calculating a digital fundamental group by using various tools and some utilities of digital covering spaces. Furthermore, we deal with some parts of the preprint [11] which were not published in a journal (see Theorems 4.3 and 4.4). Finally, the paper suggests an efficient process of the calculation of digital fundamental groups of digital images.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2015

디지털 워터마킹은 복제되어 배포된 디지털 미디어의 저작권을 확인할 수 있는 전자적인 수단을 제공한다. 이미지에 관한 디지털 워터마킹 연구 분야에서는 그레이스케일 이미지에 대한 많은 연구 성과를 바탕으로 최근에는 실생활에서 광범위하게 사용되고 있는 컬러 이미지에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 컬러 이미지는 그레이스케일 이미지에 비하여 각각이 그레이스케일 이미지에 대응될 수 있는 다수의 채널을 가지고 있다. 단순하게 그레이스케일 이미지에 적용되던 기법을 컬러 이미지의 한 채널에 적용하는 연구들도 많은데, 이 채널들 간에는 상관관계가 존재한다는 특성이 고려되지 못하고 있다. 이 논문에서는 DCT 도메인 상에서 컬러 이미지의 두 채널을 비교하여 생성한 특징(이미지 의존 워터마크)을 스크램블링 처리된 저작권 워터마크와 결합하여 워터마크 키를 생성하는 기법을 제시한다. 이 방법은 이미지에 어떤 변경도 하지 않는 제로-워터마킹의 일종으로서, 생성된 키는 워터마크를 호스트 이미지에 삽입하는 워터마킹 기법과 달리 이미지 왜곡이 없다는 장점이 있으며, 샤프닝, 블러링, JPEG 손실 압축, 축소/확대, 잘라내기 등을 이용한 공격에도 강인함을 보여준다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2002

In 1799, Korea has become a country that holds Earth observation satellite in orbit as they had succeeded in the launch of KOPMSAT-1, the first Korean Earth observation satellite for the practical purpose. For the wide application of the satellite imagery, various application techniques are required, and topographic mapping is essential technique for the application in various fields. Moreover, considering that the main mission of the KOMPSAT-1 is to provide the satellite imagery for the mapping of Korean peninsula, the topographic mapping using KOMPSAT-1 EOC imagery is very significant. In this paper, we showed the possibility of digital plotting using KOMPSAT-1 EOC stereo images to produce topographic map. For the purpose, we implemented experimental stereo plotting using digital photogrammetric workstation and analyzed the procedure. As a result of this paper, we showed that some elements consist in 1:25,000 scale map can be plotted from KOMPSAT-1 Stereo images.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.831-848
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• 2016

This study aims to characterize the multiple cracking behavior of HTPP-ECC (High tenacity polypropylene fiber reinforced engineered cementitious composites) by Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Method. Digital images have been captured from a dogbone shaped HTPP-ECC specimen exhibiting 3.1% tensile ductility under loading. Images analyzed by VIC-2D software and ${\varepsilon}_{xx}$ strain maps have been obtained. Crack widths were computed from the ${\varepsilon}_{xx}$ strain maps and crack width distributions were determined throughout the specimen. The strain values from real LVDTs were also compared with virtual LVDTs digitally attached on digital images. Results confirmed that it is possible to accurately monitor the initiation and propagation of any single crack or multiple cracks by DIC at the whole interval of testing. Although the analysis require some post-processing operations, DIC based crack analysis methodology can be used as a promising and versatile tool for quality control of HTPP-ECC and other strain hardening composites.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2019

This paper describes in detail the processing path leading to successful phase images stitching in digital holographic microscope for the extension of the field of view. It applies FIJI Grid/Collection Stitching Plugin, which is a general tool for images stitching, non-specific for phase images. The FIJI plugin is extensively supported by aberration and phase offset correction. Comparative analysis of different aberration correction methods and data processing strategies is presented, together with the critical analysis of their applicability. The proposed processing path provides good background for statistical phase analysis of cell cultures and digital phase pathology.