• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.91-93
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• 2010

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system. Most cases of NCC are to related and/or associated with inflammation within the cerebral parenchyma. A 71-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of visual disturbance. This symptom had become aggravated 4 weeks earlier. Her visual acuity gradually decreased and superior hemianopsia was noted. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an enhanced and thickened pituitary stalk accompanying a suspicious mass. The provisional diagnoses were lymphoma, glioma, or other inflammatory conditions. Laboratory studies, including blood and hormonal studies, showed normal findings. Surgical resection was performed. In the pathological examination, degenerated parasitic wall structure was seen and its contents were composed of completely degenerated focal globular structures suggesting the scolex of cysticercus. We report an unusual case of NCC involving the pituitary stalk which was presented with a juxtasellar tumor. The possible underlying mechanisms are discussed with a review of pertinent literature.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.873-881
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• 2005

In this study, we made RFC, RCC and NCC according to the method by which polypropylene capillary tube was adopted, and evaluated cooling performance of each system through model experiments. We also investigated an applicability of the combined use of radiant cooling and dehumidification system. The results are as follows: In case of normal cooling load, RFC and RCC maintained set temperature without a condensation. But, in case of peak cooling load, RFC and RCC resulted in the lack of cooling performance and caused a condensation at the radiation surface. Consequently, the only use of polypropylene capillary tube is considered not to be enough for cooling in real application. Using the combination of a dehumidification and radiant cooling system maintained the set temperature without a condensation. NCC kept the set temperature at anytime without a condensation. It is more economic than packaged air-conditioner system due to the cooling effect of the floor surface.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.520-527
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• 2015

ETSI(European Telecommunications Standards Institute) EN 301 790에서는 광대역 위성망에서 제공되어야 할 두 가지 보안 서비스를 기술하고 있는데, 하나는 사용자(개체) 인증 서비스이고, 다른 하나는 사용자들 간의 데이터의 흐름이나 사용자와 관리자간의 데이터의 흐름을 악의적으로 공격하여 허락되지 않도록 불법적인 접근으로부터 데이터를 보호하는 기밀성 서비스이다. 특히, 기밀성 서비스를 제공하기 위해 ETSI에서는 NCC(Network Control Centre)와 RCST(Return Channel Satellite Terminal) 사이에 Main Key Exchange, Quick Key Exchange, 그리고 Explicit Key Exchange 세 가지 키 교환 프로토콜을 제시하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 ETSI 표준의 키 교환 프로토콜을 분석하고, 성능 분석과 성능 평가를 통하여 키 교환 프로토콜의 효율성과 장단점을 분석한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.863-879
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• 2019

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be noninvasively diagnosed on the basis of its characteristic imaging findings of arterial phase enhancement and portal/delayed "washout" on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cirrhotic patients. However, different specific diagnostic criteria have been proposed by several countries and major academic societies. In 2018, major guideline updates were proposed by the Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), Korean Liver Cancer Association and National Cancer Center (KLCA-NCC) of Korea. In addition to dynamic CT and MRI using extracellular contrast media, these new guidelines now include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using hepatobiliary contrast media as the first-line diagnostic test, while the KLCA-NCC and EASL guidelines also include contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as the second-line diagnostic test. Therefore, hepatobiliary MR contrast media and CEUS will be increasingly used for the noninvasive diagnosis and staging of HCC. In this review, we discuss the emerging role of hepatobiliary phase MRI and CEUS for the diagnosis of HCC and also review the changes in the HCC diagnostic criteria in major guidelines, including the KLCA-NCC practice guidelines version 2018. In addition, we aimed to pay particular attention to some remaining issues in the noninvasive diagnosis of HCC.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2007년도 추계학술연구발표회 및 정기총회
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• pp.12-12
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• 2007

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2020

There is growing interest in Vision-based video image matching owing to the constantly developing technology of unmanned-based systems. The purpose of this paper is the development of a fast and effective matching technique for the UAV oblique video image. We first extracted initial matching points using NCC (Normalized Cross-Correlation) algorithm and improved the computational efficiency of NCC algorithm using integral image. Furthermore, we developed a triangulation-based outlier removal algorithm to extract more robust matching points among the initial matching points. In order to evaluate the performance of the propose method, our method was quantitatively compared with existing image matching approaches. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method can process 2.57 frames per second for video image matching and is up to 4 times faster than existing methods. The proposed method therefore has a good potential for the various video-based applications that requires image matching as a pre-processing.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송∙미디어공학회 2017년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.104-106
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 급부상하고 있는 가상현실 기술에서의 저작권 보호를 위해 VR영상을 타겟으로 하는 워터마킹 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 VR영상의 합성에 널리 사용되는 SIFT 알고리즘을 통해 조건에 만족하는 점을 찾고, 그 점을 중심으로 한 주변 영역에 이산 웨이블릿 변환을 수행하여 워터마크를 삽입하는 방법이다. 또한 추출할 때에는 기존에 삽입한 워터마크와의 NCC값을 비교하여 일정 임계값 이상의 데이터들을 추출하고, 통계적 방법으로 최종 워터마크를 확정하게 된다. 이에 대해 가우시안 필터. 가우시안 노이즈, Sharpening, 회전변환, JPEG 압축 등의 공격을 가하고, 공격 후 추출되는 워터마크의 NCC, BER 값을 비교하여 워터마크의 강인성(robustness)을 확인한다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2020

With hope and concern, the first Korean proton therapy facility was introduced to the National Cancer Center (NCC) in 2007. It added a new chapter to the history of Korean radiation therapy. There have been challenging clinical trials using proton beam therapy, which has seen many impressive results in cancer treatment. Compared to the rapidly increasing number of proton therapy facilities in the world, only one more proton therapy center has been added since 2007 in Korea. The Samsung Medical Center installed a proton therapy facility in 2015. Most radiation oncology practitioners would agree that the physical properties of the proton beam provide a clear advantage in radiation treatment. But the expensive cost of proton therapy facilities is still one of the main reasons that hospitals are reluctant to introduce them in Korea. I herein introduce the history of proton therapy and the cutting edge technology used in proton therapy. In addition, I will cover the role of a medical physicist in proton therapy and the future prospects of proton therapy, based on personal experience in participating in proton therapy programs from the beginning at the NCC.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.473-479
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• 2019

본 연구는 ISPRS (International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)에서 제공하는 스페인 Terrassa 지역의 WorldView-1 고해상도 스테레오 위성영상으로부터 DSM (Digital Surface Model) 제작을 위해 SGM을 적용하였다. SGM (Semi Global Matching)은 스테레오 영상에 대한 매칭 Cost를 여러 방향에서 계산하고, 계산된 Cost를 순차적으로 누적시킨 후, 누적된 Cost의 최소(또는 최대) 값에 해당하는 시차를 계산하는 영상매칭 알고리즘이다. SGM 적용을 위한 Cost는 MI (Mutual Information, NCC (Normalized Cross-Correlation), CT (Census Transform)를 적용하였으며, 각각의 Cost별 DSM에서 지형지물의 외곽선 표현결과 정확도와 그 성능을 제시하였다. 사용 영상과 실험 대상지역을 토대로, CT Cost 결과 정확도가 가장 우수하였으며, 외곽선 표현 또한 가장 선명하게 묘사되었다. 아울러 SGM 방법은 기존 소프트웨어에 비해 보다 세밀한 외곽선을 표현한 반면 수계지역에서는 많은 오류가 발생하였다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2017

Objectives : The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological distress and pain in cancer patients. Methods : 249 patients with cancer who visited National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital between April 2013 and March 2014 were evaluated with National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory(NCC-PSI) which consisted of Modified Distress Thermometer(MDT) and Modified Impact Thermometer(MIT). Each scale was divided into 3 subscales targeting separate symptoms: insomnia, anxiety, and depression. Psychological distress was defined as positive for those who scored above the cutoff values in at least one of all six subscales. The Numeric Rating Scale for Pain(NRS-Pain) was used to assess the subjective severity of pain. Logistic regression was performed to investigate the association between psychological distress and pain. Results : Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that pain, gender, compliance, and two subscale scores of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) were significantly associated with psychological distress. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pain and HADS anxiety subscale score maintained a statistically significant association with psychological distress adjusted for variables including age, gender, years of education, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, cancer stage, Charlson Comorbidity Index, compliance, and HADS depression subscale score. One point increase in pain was 1.31 times more likely to cause psychological distress. In secondary analysis, pain was significantly associated with all subscales of NCC-PSI, except MIT-anxiety subscale. Conclusions : This study suggests that NCC-PSI, a screening tool for psychological distress, reflects pain. We recommend that physicians who treat cancer patients consider the examination of psychological distress which provides comprehensive evaluation of various factors regarding quality of life.