• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2013

방사선과 의사들은 CT 및 MRI 스캐너로부터 얻어진 인체의 단면 영상을 연속적으로 보고 실제 3차원적으로 인체가 어떻게 구성되어 있는지를 상상하여 병변을 구별하는데, 의학영상을 이용한 인체 장기의 3차원 시각화는 2차원 형태의 인체 단면 영상들을 복잡한 알고리즘이나 고성능의 컴퓨팅 파워를 사용하여 실제 인체와 같이 3차원으로 재구성하여 보여준다. 단면 영상의 추적, 관심영역의 표시 및 추출등과 같은 2차원 영상분석은 시간이 많이 소모되고, 주관적일 수가 있으며, 수작업인 관계로 빈번한 에러가 발생하는 단점을 가지는데, 이와 같은 2차원 의료 영상 분석의 단점을 보완하기 위해 의학영상처리 기술과 접목한 3차원 의료 영상의 시각화는 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 명암값 임계치 방법, 영역확장(region growing) 방법, 윤곽선(contour) 추출 방법 및 변형모델(deformable model) 방법을 사용하여 인체의 각 장기를 분리하였으며, 텍스쳐분석(texture analysis)을 통하여 고안된 특징자를 이용하여 암 부분을 인식하는데 사용하였고, 원근투영(perspective projection) 및 볼륨 데이터의 표면을 렌더링하기 위해 마칭큐브(marching cube) 알고리즘을 사용하였다. 인체 및 분리된 장기에 대한 3차원 시각화는 방사선치료계획(radiation treatment planning), 외과 수술계획, 모의수술, 중재적(interventional)시술 및 영상유도수술(image guided surgery)에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.206-215
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• 2013

Purpose: Re-irradiation (re-RT) is considered a treatment option for inoperable locoregionally recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC) after prior radiotherapy. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of re-RT using Helical Tomotherapy as image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy in recurrent HNC. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed with recurrent HNC and received re-RT were retrospectively reviewed. Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) and secondary endpoints were locoregional control and toxicities. Results: The median follow-up period of total 9 patients was 18.7 months (range, 4.1 to 76 months) and that of 3 alive patients was 49 months (range, 47 to 76 months). Median dose of first radiotherapy and re-RT was 64.8 and 47.5 $Gy_{10}$. Median cumulative dose of the two courses of radiotherapy was 116.3 $Gy_{10}$ (range, 91.8 to 128.9 $Gy_{10}$) while the median interval between the two courses of radiation was 25 months (range, 4 to 137 months). The response rate after re-RT of the evaluated 8 patients was 75% (complete response, 4; partial response, 2). Median locoregional relapse-free survival after re-RT was 11.9 months (range, 3.4 to 75.1 months) and 5 patients eventually presented with treatment failure (in-field failure, 2; in- and out-field failure, 2; out-field failure, 1). Median OS of the 8 patients was 20.3 months (range, 4.1 to 75.1 months). One- and two-year OS rates were 62.5% and 50%, respectively. Grade 3 leucopenia developed in one patient as acute toxicity, and grade 2 osteonecrosis and trismus as chronic toxicity in another patient. Conclusion: Re-RT using Helical Tomotherapy for previously irradiated patients with unresectable locoregionally recurrent HNC may be a feasible treatment option with long-term survival and acceptable toxicities.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.362-370
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• 2014

본 연구는 자유로운 호흡 상태에서 사이버나이프 영상유도 방사선 치료장치(IGRT)를 이용하여 흉 복부 종양의 움직임과 외부호흡과의 상관관계 측정하여 분석하였다. 대상은 방사선 치료를 시행한 폐종양(n=10), 간종양(n=10), 췌장암(n=10) 환자 총 30명으로, 종양추적시스템(MTS)의 로그 데이터를 변환하여 분석하였다. 자유로운 호흡 중에서 폐종양과 외부호흡의 Peason 상관관계는 두미 방향 0.646(p<0.05), 좌우 방향 0.365(p<0.088), 전후 방향 0.196(p<0.115)로 나타났다. 간종양의 상관관계는 두미 방향 0.841(p<0.000), 좌우 방향 0.346 (p<0.179), 전후 방향 0.691(p<0.001)로 나타났다. 췌장 종양의 상관관계는 두미 방향 0.683(p<0.000), 좌우 방향에서는 0.397(p<0.006), 전후 방향 0.268(p<0.127)로 나타났다. 영상유도장치를 이용한 흉 복부 종양의 움직임 측정 결과는 정확한 치료 체적의 결정에 유용하게 적용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 외부 호흡과 내부 종양 움직임의 상관관계를 분석을 통하여 다양한 방사선 치료 기술에서 종양의 움직임을 보상해 줄 수 있는 중요한 정보를 제공할 것이다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.183-200
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• 2020

This paper presents an efficient interactive framework for perspective scene completion and editing tasks, which are available largely in the real world but rarely studied in the field of image completion. Considering that it is quite hard to extract perspective information from a single image, this work starts from a friendly and portable interactive platform to obtain the basic perspective data. Then, in order to make this interface less sensitive, easier and more flexible, a perspective-rectification based correction mechanism is proposed to iteratively update the locations of the initial points selected by users. At last, a complanate mesh is generated by the geometry calculations from these corrected initial positions. This mesh must approximate the perspective direction and the structure topology as much as possible so that the filling process can be conducted under the constraint of the perspective effects of the original image. Our experiments show the results with good qualities and performances, and also demonstrate the validity of our approaches by various perspective scenes and images.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2011

We present a fast algorithm for Korean text extraction and segmentation from subway signboards using smart phone sensors in order to minimize computational time and memory usage. The algorithm can be used as preprocessing steps for optical character recognition (OCR): binarization, text location, and segmentation. An image of a signboard captured by smart phone camera while holding smart phone by an arbitrary angle is rotated by the detected angle, as if the image was taken by holding a smart phone horizontally. Binarization is only performed once on the subset of connected components instead of the whole image area, resulting in a large reduction in computational time. Text location is guided by user's marker-line placed over the region of interest in binarized image via smart phone touch screen. Then, text segmentation utilizes the data of connected components received in the binarization step, and cuts the string into individual images for designated characters. The resulting data could be used as OCR input, hence solving the most difficult part of OCR on text area included in natural scene images. The experimental results showed that the binarization algorithm of our method is 3.5 and 3.7 times faster than Niblack and Sauvola adaptive-thresholding algorithms, respectively. In addition, our method achieved better quality than other methods.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1989년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집; Seoul, Korea; 27-28 Oct. 1989
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• pp.226-229
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• 1989

This paper presents a navigation control method for a vision guided robot. The robot is equipped with one camera, an IBM/AT compatible PC, and a sonar system. The robot can either follow track specified on a monitor screen or navigate to a destination avoiding any obstacles on its way. The robot finds its current position as well as its moving direction by taking an image of a circular pattern placed on the ceiling.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2006년도 제33회 추계학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.109-109
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• 2006

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문요약집
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• pp.275-275
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• 2004

현재 국가 간의 경쟁력 확보를 위하여 자동화 기술의 개발을 통한 무인화ㆍ자동화를 실현함으로써 물류비용 및 인건비의 절감을 위한 노력에 많은 투자가 이루어지고 있는 실정이다 FMS를 구축하기 위해서는 AGV는 반드시 필요한 운송 장치로 현재 많은 제품들이 생산되어 현장에서 사용되고 있다. 현재 AGV는 바닥에 설치되어 있는 주행라인을 따라서 이동하는 방식이 가장 많이 사용되고 있으며, 주행라인 검출 방식으로 말이 사용되고 있는 전자유도 방식은 설비비용이 말이 들고 경로 수정이 어렵다는 문제점을 가지고 있다.(중략)

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2004

In the diagnostic evaluation of thoracic lesions, the image-guided transthoracic needle biopsy was developed, and its role was expanded with the development of cross-sectional detection and characterization of thoracic lesions and advances in biopsy needle design and techniques. Particularly for diagnostic evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules, transthoracic needle biopsy has emerged as the invasive procedure of choice. This article covers the indication, the pre-procedure preparation, various guidance-modalities and techniques, and complications.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.331-335
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• 2020

Various anesthetic techniques have been utilized for maxillo-mandibular fixation. We report the case of a patient with bilateral condylar and zygomatic arch fractures who had severe pulmonary dysfunction. The patient was administered bilateral image-guided Gasserian ganglion block through the foramen ovale to achieve surgical anesthesia. The technical details, advantages, and disadvantages of this rather unusual technique are discussed. The procedure could be a feasible technique when performed meticulously in cases where other approaches are deemed difficult.