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Three-dimensional image processing using integral imaging method (집적 영상법을 이용한 3차원 영상 정보 처리)

  • Min, Seong-Uk
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.150-151
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    • 2005
  • Integral imaging is one of the three-dimensional(3D) display methods, which is an autostereoscopic method. The integral imaging system can provide volumetric 3D image which has both vertical and horizontal parallaxes. The elemental image which is obtained in the pickup process by lens array has the 3D information of the object and can be used for the depth perception and the 3D correlation. Moreover, the elemental image which represents a cyber-space can be generated by computer process.

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Physical Artifact Correction in Nuclear Medicine Imaging: Normalization and Attenuation Correction (핵의학 영상의 물리적 인공산물보정: 정규화보정 및 감쇠보정)

  • Kim, Jin-Su;Lee, Jae-Sung;Cheon, Gi-Jeong
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.112-117
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    • 2008
  • Artifact corrections including normalization and attenuation correction were important for quantitative analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging. Normalization is the process of ensuring that all lines of response joining detectors in coincidence have the same effective sensitivity. Failure to account for variations in LOR sensitivity leads to bias and high-frequency artifacts in the reconstructed images. Attenuation correction is the process of the correction of attenuation phenomenon lies in the natural property that photons emitted by the radiopharmaceutical will interact with tissue and other materials as they pass through the body. In this paper, we will review the several approaches for normalization and attenuation correction strategies.

Characteristics of Black Ice Using Thermal Imaging Camera (열화상카메라를 이용한 블랙아이스 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Seung-Jun;Yoon, Won-Sub;Kim, Yeon-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.24 no.6_2
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    • pp.873-882
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    • 2021
  • In this study, a study was conducted to develop a system for predicting/responding to black ice occurring on roads in winter. Tests conditions were studied by making models of cement concrete pavement and asphalt concrete pavement. In order to freeze water on the manufactured model package, an tests was conducted at a temperature below zero using a freezer, and the freezing process was photographed using a thermal imaging camera. Black ice is generated when water is present on the road surface and the temperature is below freezing or the road surface temperature is below the dew point temperature. Under sub-zero conditions, the pavement, water, and ice were classified with a thermal imaging camera. As a result of the tests, it was possible to distinguish with a thermal imaging camera at a temperature below freezing in the same freezer due to the difference in the emissivity of the packaging, water, and ice. In the process of changing from water to ice during the tests, it was analyzed that ice and water were clearly distinguished by the thermal imaging camera due to the difference in emissivity and reflectance, so black ice could be predicted using the thermal imaging camera.

Simplified Integral Imaging Pickup Method for Real Objects Using a Depth Camera

  • Li, Gang;Kwon, Ki-Chul;Shin, Gwan-Ho;Jeong, Ji-Seong;Yoo, Kwan-Hee;Kim, Nam
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.381-385
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we present a novel integral imaging pickup method. We extract each pixel's actual depth data from a real object's surface using a depth camera, then generate elemental images based on the depth map. Since the proposed method generates elemental images without a lens array, it has simplified the pickup process and overcome some disadvantages caused by a conventional optical pickup process using a lens array. As a result, we can display a three-dimensional (3D) image in integral imaging. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, an experiment is presented. Though the pickup process has been simplified in the proposed method, the experimental results reveal that it can also display a full motion parallax image the same as the image reconstructed by the conventional method. In addition, if we improve calculation speed, it will be useful in a real-time integral imaging display system.

Improved Margin of Absorber Pattern Sidewall Angle Using Phase Shifting Extreme Ultraviolet Mask (위상변위 극자외선 마스크의 흡수체 패턴의 기울기에 대한 오차허용도 향상)

  • Jang, Yong Ju;Kim, Jung Sik;Hong, Seongchul;Ahn, Jinho
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2016
  • Sidewall angle (SWA) of an absorber stack in extreme ultraviolet lithography mask is considered to be $90^{\circ}$ ideally, however, it is difficult to obtain $90^{\circ}$ SWA because absorber profile is changed by complicated etching process. As the imaging performance of the mask can be varied with this SWA of the absorber stack, more complicated optical proximity correction is required to compensate for the variation of imaging performance. In this study, phase shift mask (PSM) is suggested to reduce the variation of imaging performance due to SWA change by modifying mask material and structure. Variations of imaging performance and lithography process margin depending on SWA were evaluated through aerial image and developed resist simulations to confirm the advantages of PSM over the binary intensity mask (BIM). The results show that the variations of normalized image log slope and critical dimension bias depending on SWA are reduced with PSM compared to BIM. Process margin for exposure dose and focus was also improved with PSM.

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Diagnosis in Infectious Bone Diseases (감염성 골질환의 핵의학 영상진단)

  • Choi, Yun-Young
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2006
  • Infectious and inflammatory bone diseases include a wide range of disease process, depending on the patient's age, location of infection, various causative organisms, duration from symtom onset, accompanied fracture or prior surgery, prosthesis insertion, and underlying systemic disease such as diabetes, etc. Bone infection may induce massive destruction of bones and joints, results in functional reduction and disability. The key to successful management is early diagnosis and proper treatment. Various radionuclide imaging methods including three phase bone scan, Ga-67 scan, WBC scan, and combined imaging techniques such as bone/Ga-67 scan, WBC/bone marrow scan add complementary role to the radiologic imaging modalities including plain radiography, CT and MRI. F-18 FDG PET imaging also has recently been introduced in diagnosis of infected prosthesis and chronic active osteomyelitis. Selection of proper nuclear medicine imaging method will improve the diagnostic accuracy of infections and inflammatory bone diseases, based on understading of pathogenesis and radiologic imaging findings.

Enhancement of Speckle Contrast in vivo by Combining Linearly Polarized Laser Light and an Analyzer

  • Qureshi, Muhammad Mohsin;Mac, Khuong Duy;Kim, Andrew Hyunjin;Kim, Young Ro;Chung, Euiheon
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.351-361
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    • 2021
  • Speckle imaging is capable of dynamic data acquisition at high spatiotemporal resolution, and has played a vital role in the functional study of biological specimens. The presence of various optical scatterers within the tissue causes alteration of speckle contrast. Thus structures like blood vessels can be delineated and quantified. Although laser speckle imaging is frequently used, an optimization process to ensure the maximum speckle contrast has not been available. In this respect, we here report an experimental procedure to optimize speckle contrast via applying different combinations of varying polarization of the illuminating laser light and multiple analyzer angles. Specifically, samples were illuminated by the p-polarization, 45°-polarization, and s-polarization of the incident laser, and speckle images were recorded without and with the analyzer rotated from 0° to 180° (Δ = 30°). Following the baseline imaging of a solid diffuser and a fixed brain sample, laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) was successfully performed to visualize in vivo mouse-brain blood flow. For oblique laser illumination, the maximum contrast achieved with p-polarized and s-polarized light was perpendicular to the analyzer's axis. This study demonstrates the optimization process for maximizing the speckle contrast, which can improve blood-flow estimation in vivo.

The targeting peptides for tumor receptor imaging

  • Yim, Min Su;Ryu, Eun Kyoung
    • Journal of Radiopharmaceuticals and Molecular Probes
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2016
  • Peptides have been developed for in vivo imaging probes against to the specific biomarker in the biological process of living systems. Peptide based imaging probes have been applied to identify and detect their active sites using imaging modalities, such as PET, SPECT and MRI. Especially, tumor receptor imaging with the peptides has been widely used to specific tumor detection. This review discusses the targeting peptides that have been successfully characterized for tumor diagnosis by receptor imaging.

Viewing Angle-Improved 3D Integral Imaging Display with Eye Tracking Sensor

  • Hong, Seokmin;Shin, Donghak;Lee, Joon-Jae;Lee, Byung-Gook
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.208-214
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, in order to solve the problems of a narrow viewing angle and the flip effect in a three-dimensional (3D) integral imaging display, we propose an improved system by using an eye tracking method based on the Kinect sensor. In the proposed method, we introduce two types of calibration processes. First process is to perform the calibration between two cameras within Kinect sensor to collect specific 3D information. Second process is to use a space calibration for the coordinate conversion between the Kinect sensor and the coordinate system of the display panel. Our calibration processes can provide the improved performance of estimation for 3D position of the observer's eyes and generate elemental images in real-time speed based on the estimated position. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, we implement an integral imaging display system using the eye tracking process based on our calibration processes and carry out the preliminary experiments by measuring the viewing angle and flipping effect for the reconstructed 3D images. The experimental results reveal that the proposed method extended the viewing angles and removed the flipping images compared with the conventional system.

Research on Camouflaged Encryption Scheme Based on Hadamard Matrix and Ghost Imaging Algorithm

  • Leihong, Zhang;Yang, Wang;Hualong, Ye;Runchu, Xu;Dawei, Zhang
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.6
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    • pp.686-698
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    • 2021
  • A camouflaged encryption scheme based on Hadamard matrix and ghost imaging is proposed. In the process of the encryption, an orthogonal matrix is used as the projection pattern of ghost imaging to improve the definition of the reconstructed images. The ciphertext of the secret image is constrained to the camouflaged image. The key of the camouflaged image is obtained by the method of sparse decomposition by principal component orthogonal basis and the constrained ciphertext. The information of the secret image is hidden into the information of the camouflaged image which can improve the security of the system. In the decryption process, the authorized user needs to extract the key of the secret image according to the obtained random sequences. The real encrypted information can be obtained. Otherwise, the obtained image is the camouflaged image. In order to verify the feasibility, security and robustness of the encryption system, binary images and gray-scale images are selected for simulation and experiment. The results show that the proposed encryption system simplifies the calculation process, and also improves the definition of the reconstructed images and the security of the encryption system.