• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 2004

The two major classes of magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents are paramagnetic contrast agents, usually based on chelates of gadolinium generating T1 positive signal enhancement, and super-paramagnetic contrast agents that use mono- or polycrystalline iron oxide to generate strong T2 negative contrast in MR images. These paramagnetic or super-paramagnetic complexes are used to develop new contrast agents that can target the specific molecular marker of the cells or tan be activated to report on the physiological status or metabolic activity of biological systems. In molecular imaging science, MR imaging has emerged as a leading technique because it provides high-resolution three-dimension maps of the living subject. The future of molecular MR imaging is promising as advancements in hardware, contrast agents, and image acquisition methods coalesce to bring high resolution in vivo imaging to the biochemical sciences and to patient care.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 1993

The role of magnetic resonance(MR) imaging in the evaluation of thoracic disease has been limited Nontheless, MR has inherent properties of better contrast resolution than CT allowing tissue-specific diagnosis. MR has capability of direct imaging in sagittal, coronal, and oblique planes which provide better anatomic information than axial images of CT such as lesions in the pulmonary apex, aorticopulmonary window, peridiaphragmatic region, and subcarinal region. MR is sensitive to blood flow making it an ideal imaging modality for the evaluation of cardiovascular system of the thorax without the need for intravenous contrast media. Technical developments and better control of motion artifacts have resulted in improved image quality, and clinical applications of MR imaging in thoracic diseases have been expanded. Although MR imaging is considered as a problem-solving tool in patients with equivocal CT findings, MR should be used as the primary imaging modality in the following situations: 1) Evaluation of the cardiovascular abnormalities of the thorax 2) Evaluation of the superior sulcus tumors 3) Evaluation of the chest wall invasion or mediastinal invasion by tumor 4) Evaluation of the posterior mediastinal mass, especially neurogenic tumor 5) Differentiation of fibrosis and residual or recurrent tumor, especially in lymphoma 6) Evaluation of brachial plexopathy With technical developments and fast scan capabilities, clinical indications for MR imaging in thorax will increase in the area of pulmonary parenchymal and pulmonary vascular imaging.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.544-555
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• 2002

단위용적기법(Single-Voxel Technique) 및 다용적기법(Multi-Voxel Technique)으로 얻어진 수소원자핵 자기공명분광(Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy : 1H-MRS) 데이터를 고가의 특정 workstation이 아닌 일반 PC에서 처리${\cdot}$분석 할 수 있는 GUI(Graphical User Interface) 기반의 분광분석용 소프트웨어(S/W)를 개발하고 MRS 임상 데이터로 기초적인 시험을 하였다. 단위용적기법의 MRS 경우에는 시간 영역의 측정신호와 주파수 영역의 분광정보를 한 화면에 동시에 표시할 수 있게 하였고 필요에 따라 위상보정, 필터링(filtering), 퓨리에변환 등으로 후처리 한 후 생체 대사물질(metabolite) 별 MRS 피크 면적 비를 계산하여 정성분석을 하였다. 다용적기법의 MRS에서는 측정된 신호의 재배열 및 3차원 FFT로 분광영상(spectroscopic image)을 재구성하고 이를 T1-강조 또는 T2-강조 영상 위에 중첩시켜 해부학적 정보와 함께 표시할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 생체에서 대사물질에 해당하는 분광정보의 각 피크의 분포도(metabolite image)를 만들고 해부학적 영상과 중첩시켰다. 병원에 설치되어있는 MR 장치에서 정상인과 뇌에 이상이 있는 환자를 대상으로 얻은 MR 분광 데이터를 처리·분석한 결과 사용자의 편의성이 높을 뿐만 아니라 신뢰성이 우수하여 임상적 활용도가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of 3-D images by comparing and analyzing reconstructed 3-D images from fast spin echo images of MRI cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) images using maximum intensity projection (MIP) with the subtraction images derived from dynamic tests of magnetic resonance mammography. The study targeted 20 patients histologically diagnosed with pancreaticobiliary duct disease and 20 patients showing pancreaticobiliary duct diseases, where dynamic breast MR (magnetic resonance) images, fast spin echo imaged of pancreaticobiliary duct, and 3-D reconstitution images using a 1.5T MR scanner and 3.0T MR scanner were taken. As a result of the study, the signal-to-noise ratio in the subtracted breast image before and after administering the contrast agent and in the reconstructed 3-D breast image showed a high ratio in the reconstructed image of lesional tissue, relevant tissue, and fat tissue. However, no statistically meaningful differences were found in the contrast-to-noise ratio of the two images. In the case of the MRCP image, no differences were found in the ratios of the fast spin echo image and reconstructed 3-D image.

• 대한견주관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한견주관절학회 1997년도 학술대회
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• pp.164-166
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• 1997

MR arthrography is a useful modality for evaluating the labrocapsular ligamentous complex(LOLC) of the shoulder. This study was performed to describe normal anatomic variations and pitfalis in image interpretation related to evaluation of the LOLC. MR Arthrogram of 56 shoulders in 41 asymptomatic young, active volunteers were prospectively reviewed to evaluate the labral shapes. capsular insertions and images which may mimic the lesions of glenohumoral instability. The anterior and posterior parts of the labra. respectively. varied in shape: triangular$(72\%,\; 36\%)$. round $(13\%,\; 35\%)$. cleaved$(8\%,\; 1\%)$. notched$(2\%,\; 0\%)$. flat$(5\%,\; 24\%)$ and absent$(0\%,\; 4\%)$. The anterior and posterior capsular insertions. respectively. varied in sites: Mosely and Oevergaard type I$(82\%,\;62\%)$, type II$(13\%,\; 3\%)$ and type III $(5\%,\; 2\%)$. A number of pitfalls in image interpretation were discovered. Articular cartilage undercutting the labrum$(29\%)$ and middle glenohumoral ligament in proximity to anterior labrum $(5\%)$ simulated a labral tear. Joint fluid interposed in the central. superior portion of the sublabral sulci$(25\%)$ simulated a SLAP lesion. Synovial fold$(38\%)$ in axillary pouch resembled a loose body. Knowledge of normal variations and pitfalls in MR arthrogram image interpretation of labral capsular - ligamentous complex will help the orthopedist to accurately detect debilitating derangements associated with the glenohumeral instability.

• 한국멀티미디어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국멀티미디어학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표논문집
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• pp.95-98
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• 2001

본 논문은 뇌의 축방향(axial sect ion)에 대하여 촬영한 뇌의 자기공명 영상(Magnetic Resonance Imaging)을 대상으로 뇌의 영역만을 분리하기 위한 방법을 제안하고 있다. MR영상은 슬라이스마다 다른 분포값을 가지기 때문에 각 슬라이스 별로 조직의 특성을 파악하여 뇌의 영역을 분리하였다. 히스토그램의 명암값 분포를 분석하여 배경과 뇌를 둘러싸고 있는 외피를 제거하고 라벨링(label1ing) 알고리즘을 적용하여 뇌만 분리 할 수 있도록 하는 마스크 영상을 만들어 이것을 이용하여 원영상으로부터 뇌의 영역만을 분리하였다.

• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2003년도 제8차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.78-78
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• 2003

목적： 이전에는 손쉽게 구할 수 있는 표준데이터를 가지고 visual human body model을 형성하였다. 주로 팬텀이나, 외국인의 데이터를 가지고 만든 것이기 때문에 우리가 실제 실험에 쓰려면 큰 차이가 있었다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 실제 우리나라 사람 중 동일 인물의 MR와 CT 이미지를 가지고 인체 모델을 만들고자 하였다. 그러기 위해서 먼저 인체의 MR, CT영상에 대한 특징을 분석해야 했고, 이것을 바탕으로 영상 분할(Image Segmentation)을 하였다. 인체 부위에 따라 영상 분할 방법도 그 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 1997

A pixel profile in the conventional DANTE sequence is so poor that the excited area by DANTE sequence is a small portion of a pixel. This causes poor signal to noise ratio in DANTE image. In this paper, a frequency modulated(FM) DANTE imaging sequence is proposed to improve pixel profile in DANTE image. A DANTE pulse train is shaped by an FM function so that all the spins within a pixel are excited, thereby improving the signal to noise ratio. It also shows that the pixel profiles are dependent on the sweep in FM signal. Computer simulations and experimental result obtained using a 7.0 T NMR imaging system are presented.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.343-344
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• 2009

The aim in this paper is to show how to extract scalp of a series of brain MR images by using region growing segmentation algorithm. Most researches are all forces on the segmentation of skull, gray matter, white matter and CSF. Prior to the segmentation of these inner objects in brain, we segmented the scalp and the brain from the MR images. The scalp mask makes us to quickly exclude background pixels with intensities similar those of the skull, while the brain mask obtained from our brain surface. We make use of connected threshold method (CTM) and confidence connected method (CCM). Both of them are two implementations of region growing in Insight Toolkit (ITK). By using these two methods, the results are displayed contrast in the form of 2D and 3D scalp images.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.375-385
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• 2016

Recently, several implantable hearing aids such as cochlear implant, middle ear implant, etc., which have a module receiving power and signal from outside the body, are frequently used to treat the hearing impaired patients. Most of implantable hearing aids are adopted permanent magnet pairs to couple between internal and external devices for the enhancement of power transmission. Generally, the internal device which containing the magnet in the center of receiving coil is implanted under the skin of human temporal bone. In case of MRI scanning of a patient with the implantable hearing aid, however, homogeneous magnetic fields of the MRI might be interfered by the implanted magnet. For the above reasons, the MR image is degraded by large area of artifact, so that diagnostics are almost impossible in deteriorated region. In this paper, we proposed an external coil system that can reduce the artifact of MR image due to the internal coupling magnet. By finite element analysis estimating area of MR artifact according to varying current and shape of the external coil, optimal coil parameters were extracted. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed external coil system was verified by confirming the artifact at real MRI scan.