• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1527-1532
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• 2023

The noise reduction algorithm using the non-local means (NLM) approach is very efficient in nuclear medicine imaging. In this study, the applicability of the NLM noise reduction algorithm in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images with a brain phantom and the optimization of the NLM algorithm by changing the smoothing factors according to various reconstruction methods are investigated. Brain phantom images were reconstructed using filtered back projection (FBP) and ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM). The smoothing factor of the NLM noise reduction algorithm determined the optimal coefficient of variation (COV) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) results at a value of 0.020 in the FBP and OSEM reconstruction methods. We confirmed that the FBP- and OSEM-based SPECT images using the algorithm applied with the optimal smoothing factor improved the COV and CNR by 66.94% and 8.00% on average, respectively, compared to those of the original image. In conclusion, an optimized smoothing factor was derived from the NLM approach-based algorithm in brain SPECT images and may be applicable to various nuclear medicine imaging techniques in the future.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.2298-2304
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• 2015

본 논문은 다중 셀 다중입력 단일 출력 (MISO : multiple-input single-output) 하향링크 능동 안테나 시스템 (AAS : active antenna systems)에서 기지국의 수직 각도를 최적화하는 새로운 기법을 제시한다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 전역 탐색 방식 대신 간단하면서 최적의 값에 근사한 알고리듬들을 제안한다. 먼저, random matrix theory의 특성을 반영하여 평균 전송용량에 large system approximation이 적용된 수직적 빔포밍 알고리듬을 소개한다. 다음으로, signal-to-leakage-and-noise ratio (SLNR)을 기반으로 최적화 문제를 간단하게 만드는 수직적 빔포밍 알고리듬을 제안한다. 실험 결과를 통해 제안된 알고리듬들의 성능이 기존의 전역 탐색 알고리듬에 비해 복잡도가 매우 감소됨에도 불구하고 거의 비슷한 성능을 보임을 증명하였다.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2019

Background and Objectives: Many studies have reported no benefit of sound localization, but improved speech understanding in noise after treating patients with single-sided deafness (SSD). Furthermore, their performances provided a large individual difference. The present study aimed to measure the ability of speech perception and gap detection in noise for the SSD patients to better understand their hearing nature. Subjects and Methods: Nine SSD patients with different onset and period of hearing deprivation and 20 young adults with normal hearing and simulated conductive hearing loss as the control groups conducted speech perception in noise (SPIN) and Gap-In-Noise (GIN) tests. The SPIN test asked how many presented sentences were understood at the +5 and -5 dB signal-to-noise ratio. The GIN test was asked to find the shortest gap in white noise with different lengths in the gap. Results: Compared to the groups with normal hearing and simulated instant hearing loss, the SSD group showed much poor performance in both SPIN and GIN tests while supporting central auditory plasticity of the SSD patients. Rather than a longer period of deafness, the large individual variance indicated that the congenital SSD patients showed better performance than the acquired SSD patients in two measurements. Conclusions: The results suggested that comprehensive assessments should be implemented before any treatment of the SSD patient considering their onset time and etiology, although these findings need to be generalized with a large sample size.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2019

Background and Objectives: Many studies have reported no benefit of sound localization, but improved speech understanding in noise after treating patients with single-sided deafness (SSD). Furthermore, their performances provided a large individual difference. The present study aimed to measure the ability of speech perception and gap detection in noise for the SSD patients to better understand their hearing nature. Subjects and Methods: Nine SSD patients with different onset and period of hearing deprivation and 20 young adults with normal hearing and simulated conductive hearing loss as the control groups conducted speech perception in noise (SPIN) and Gap-In-Noise (GIN) tests. The SPIN test asked how many presented sentences were understood at the +5 and -5 dB signal-to-noise ratio. The GIN test was asked to find the shortest gap in white noise with different lengths in the gap. Results: Compared to the groups with normal hearing and simulated instant hearing loss, the SSD group showed much poor performance in both SPIN and GIN tests while supporting central auditory plasticity of the SSD patients. Rather than a longer period of deafness, the large individual variance indicated that the congenital SSD patients showed better performance than the acquired SSD patients in two measurements. Conclusions: The results suggested that comprehensive assessments should be implemented before any treatment of the SSD patient considering their onset time and etiology, although these findings need to be generalized with a large sample size.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2015

The main source of noise in computed tomography (CT) images is a quantum noise, which results from statistical fluctuations of X-ray quanta reaching the detector. This paper proposes a neural network (NN) based hybrid filter for removing quantum noise. The proposed filter consists of bilateral filters (BFs), a single or multiple neural edge enhancer(s) (NEE), and a neural filter (NF) to combine them. The BFs take into account the difference in value from the neighbors, to preserve edges while smoothing. The NEE is used to clearly enhance the desired edges from noisy images. The NF acts like a fusion operator, and attempts to construct an enhanced output image. Several measurements are used to evaluate the image quality, like the root mean square error (RMSE), the improvement in signal to noise ratio (ISNR), the standard deviation ratio (MSR), and the contrast to noise ratio (CNR). Also, the modulation transfer function (MTF) is used as a means of determining how well the edge structure is preserved. In terms of all those measurements and means, the proposed filter shows better performance than the guided filter, and the nonlocal means (NLM) filter. In addition, there is no severe restriction to select the number of inputs for the fusion operator differently from the neuro-fuzzy system. Therefore, without concerning too much about the filter selection for fusion, one could apply the proposed hybrid filter to various images with different modalities, once the corresponding noise characteristics are explored.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.1713-1718
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• 2004

MOSFET의 1/f 잡음은 개별 Random Telegraph Signal(RTS)의 중첩에 의해 생성되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 CMOS 링발진기 노드에 병렬로 RTS 전류원을 연결하여 1/f 잡음에 의한 Jitter를 분석하였다. RTS의 진폭 변화에 따른 Jitter 및 Jitter Ratio의 변화를 조사하여 RTS 진폭과 Jitter 및 Jitter Ratio의 크기가 선형적으로 비례함을 밝혔고, 링발진기의 출력 FFT를 분석하여 Jitter의 원인이 높은 차수의 고주파 위상잡음에 있음을 밝혔다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.683-691
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• 2023

A typical terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system requires large, expensive, and heavy hardware such as a lock-in amplifier and a function generator. In this study, we replaced the lock-in amplifier and the function generator with a single sound card built into a typical desktop computer to significantly reduce the system size, weight, and cost. The sound card serves two purposes: 1 kHz chopping signal generation and raw data acquisition. A unique software lock-in (Python coding program to eliminate noise from raw data) method was developed and successfully extracted THz time-domain signals with a signal-to-noise ratio of ~40,000 (the intensity ratio between the peak and average noise levels). The built-in sound card with the software lock-in method exhibited sufficiently good performance compared with the hardware-based method.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.398-402
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• 2005

Structureborne noise induced by shipboard equipment is one of the most significant noise source of ships and can be effectively reduced by resiliently mounting them. In this paper, the pole parameter method is investigated for estimating the structureborne noise reduction of resiliently mounted equipment. In addition, we suggest how to evaluate pole parameters from dimensional and material information of each component consisting of resiliently mounted equipment. To validate and discuss the proposed method numerical analysis for single and double resiliently mounted equipment systems using both pole parameter method and FEM have been done.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 2023

뇌출혈 진단 방법 중 CT는 비침습적으로 피사체의 3차원 영상을 제공할 수 있다. 그래서 응급실에서 급성인 환자 상대로 많이 사용되고 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 뇌혈관 CT는 다른 혈관 CT에 비해 비교적 촬영 빈도가 높으며 뇌혈관 CT 검사 시 적절한 SNR, 합리적인 유효선량으로 검사를 해야한다. 뇌혈관 CT 검사 시 이중에너지와 단일에너지를 이용하였을 때 실질적으로 어느 것이 유효선량이 적으며, SNR이 차이가 없는지 환자영상과 Phantom영상을 같이 비교하였다. SNR과 CNR의 P값이 0.05이상일 때 통계적으로 차이가 없다고 보았고, 유효선량은 0.05미만일 경우 통계적으로 차이가 있다고 보았다. 실험에서는 병원영상의 환자선량을 비교하였을 때 이중에너지의 유효선량이 53.53% 적게, Phantom의 OLSD 이중에너지 유효선량이 57.94% 적게, Phantom의 Dose Report의 이중에너지 유효선량이 56.04% 적었다. 그래서 뇌혈관조영 CT는 이중에너지를 권장한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2016

해양에서 배열센서를 사용하여 신호를 수신하는 경우 성능을 측정하는 척도로서 배열이득(Array Gain, AG)을 사용한다. 배열이득은 배열의 형상, 주파수 및 해양환경에 의한 소음의 방향성에 영향을 받는다. 본 논문에서는 배열이득을 모델링하고 예측하기 위하여 공간상관성을 이용하였으며, 해상실험을 통해서 예측모델을 검증하였다. 예측 모델에서는 임의형상의 배열 및 소음의 방향성을 고려할 수 있는 신호와 소음의 공간상관성을 사용하여 배열이득을 계산하였다. 해상실험에서는 예인음원을 이용하여 CW(Continuous Wave)를 수평배열센서로 수신하였으며, 송신신호 사이에 주변 소음을 측정하였고, 이로부터 개별센서와 배열센서의 SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio)을 계산하여 배열이득을 추정하였다. 최종적으로 실험적으로 측정한 배열이득과 예측모델을 이용한 배열이득을 비교 검증하였다.