• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.411-414
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• 2002

The CdTe semiconductor detector has a higher detection efficiency for x-rays and $\square$amma rays and a wider energy band gap compared with Si and Ge semiconductor detectors. Therefore, the size of the detector element can be made small, and can be operated at room temperature. The interaction between a CdTe detector and incident x-rays is mainly photoelectric absorption in the photon energy range of up to 100 keV. In this energy range, Compton effects are almost negligible. We have developed a 256 channel CdTe array detector system for monochromatic x-ray CT using synchrotron radiation. The CdTe array detector system, the element size of which is 1.98 mm (h) x 1.98 mm (w) x 0.5 mm (t), was operated in photon counting mode. In order to improve the spatial resolution, we tilted the CdTe array detector against the incident parallel monochromatic x-ray beam. The experiments were performed at the BL20B2 experimental hutch in SPring-8. The energy of incident monochromatic x-rays was set at 55 keV. Phantom measurements were performed at the detector angle of 0, 30 and 45 degrees against the incident parallel monochromatic x-rays. The linear attenuation coefficients were calculated from the reconstructed CT images. By increasing the detector angle, the spatial resolutions were improved. There was no significant difference between the linear attenuation coefficients which were corrected by the detector angle. It was found that this method was useful for improving the spatial resolution in a parallel monochromatic x-ray CT system.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2010

Purpose : This study was designed to compare the effective doses from low-dose and standard-dose multi-detector CT (MDCT) scanning protocols and evaluate the image quality and the spatial resolution of the low-dose MDCT protocols for clinical use. Materials and Methods : 6-channel MDCT scanner (Siemens Medical System, Forschheim, Germany), was used for this study. Protocol of the standard-dose MDCT for the orthodontic analysis was 130 kV, 35 mAs, 1.25 mm slice width, 0.8 pitch. Those of the low-dose MDCT for orthodontic analysis and orthodontic surgery were 110 kV, 30 mAs, 1.25 mm slice width, 0.85 pitch and 110 kV, 45 mAs, 2.5 mm slice width, 0.85 pitch. Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were placed at 31 sites throughout the levels of adult female ART head and neck phantom. Effective doses were calculated according to ICRP 1990 and 2007 recommendations. A formalin-fixed cadaver and AAPM CT performance phantom were scanned for the evaluation of subjective image quality and spatial resolution. Results : Effective doses in ${\mu}Sv$ ($E_{2007}$) were 699.1, 429.4 and 603.1 for standard-dose CT of orthodontic treatment, low-dose CT of orthodontic analysis, and low-dose CT of orthodontic surgery, respectively. The image quality from the low-dose protocol were not worse than those from the standard-dose protocol. The spatial resolutions of both standard-dose and low-dose CT images were acceptable. Conclusion : From the above results, it can be concluded that the low-dose MDCT protocol is preferable in obtaining CT images for orthodontic analysis and orthodontic surgery.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2010

콘빔형 소동물용 CT 장치는 바이오-의료분야의 기초 실험에 활발히 응용되고 있다. $10{\mu}m$의 직경을 가진 텅스텐 와이어(wire)와 물 팬텀을 이용하여 비교적 간단한 방법으로 소동물용 CT 장치를 평가할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다. X선 튜브가 안정적으로 장시간 운전 가능한 조건에서 $1^{\circ}$ 간격으로 360개의 투영영상을 획득하고, 영상재구성을 통하여 슬라이스 영상 및 3차원 영상을 얻었다. 콘빔형 소동물용 CT 장치는 배율 1.07배 위치에서 13.78lp/mm(공간해상도 $36.2{\mu}m$)를 나타내었고, 80kV의 관전압에서 CNR 10.33 및 S/N 5.87을 보였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.1947-1954
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• 2021

In the nuclear medicine imaging, quality control (QC) process using quadrant bar phantom is fundamental aspect of evaluating the spatial resolution. In addition, QC process of gamma camera is performed by daily or weekly. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation using the Geant4 application for tomographic emission (GATE) is widely applied in the pre-clinical nuclear medicine field for modeling gamma cameras with pixelated cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor detector. In this study, we modeled a pixelated CdTe semiconductor detector and quadrant bar phantom (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm bar thicknesses) using the GATE tool. Similarity analysis based on correlation coefficients and peak signal-to-noise ratios was performed to compare image qualities for various source to collimator distances (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 cm) and collimator lengths (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 cm). To this end, we selected reference images based on collimator length and source to collimator distance settings. The results demonstrate that as the collimator length increases and the source to collimator distance decreases, the similarity to reference images improves. Therefore, our simulation results represent valuable information for the modeling of CdTe-based semiconductor gamma imaging systems and QC phantoms in the field of nuclear medicine.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.45-48
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• 1996

In the case of $^{123}I$ from the $^{124}Te$ (p,2n)reaction, the radionuclidic impurity is the high-energy gamma-emitting $^{124}I$, which interferes greatly with nuclear medicine images. The choice of a collimator can affect the quality of clinical SPECT images of [I-123]MIBG or [I-123]TPT. The tradeoffs that two different collimators make among spatial resolution, sensitivity, and scatter were studied by imaging a line source at 5cm, 10cm, 15cm distance using a number of plexiglass sheets between source and collimator, petri dist two-dimensional Hoffman brain phantom, and Jaszczak phantom after filling with $^{123}I$ (FWHM, FWTM, Sensitivity) for low energy ultra high resolution parallel hole(LEUHRP) collimator and medium energy general purpose (MEGP) collimator were measured as (9.27mm, 61.27mm $129CPM/[\mu}$ Ci) and (10.53m 23.17mm $105CPM/{\mu}$ Ci), respectively. The image quality of two-dimensional Hoffman brain Phantom with LEUHRP looked better than the one with MEGP. However, the image quality of Jasgczak phantom with LEUHRP looked much worse than the one with MEGP, The results suggest that the MEGP is preferable to LEUHRP for SPECT studies of [I-123]MIBG or [I-123]IPT.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.139-151
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• 2019

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the effect of exposure parameters on image quality obtained using a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanner and the relationship between physical factors and clinical image quality depending on the diagnostic task. Materials and Methods: CBCT images of a SedentexCT IQ phantom and a real skull phantom were obtained under different combinations of tube voltage and tube current (Alphard 3030 CBCT scanner, 78-90 kVp and 2-8 mA). The images obtained using a SedentexCT IQ phantom were analyzed technically, and the physical factors of image noise, contrast resolution, spatial resolution, and metal artifacts were measured. The images obtained using a real skull phantom were evaluated for each diagnostic task by 6 oral and maxillofacial radiologists, and each setting was classified as acceptable or unacceptable based on those evaluations. A statistical analysis of the relationships of exposure parameters and physical factors with observer scores was conducted. Results: For periapical diagnosis and implant planning, the tube current of the acceptable images was significantly higher than that of the unacceptable images. Image noise, the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), the line pair chart on the Z axis, and modulation transfer function (MTF) values showed statistically significant differences between the acceptable and unacceptable image groups. The cut-off values obtained using receiver operating characteristic curves for CNR and MTF 10 were useful for determining acceptability. Conclusion: Tube current had a major influence on clinical image quality. CNR and MTF 10 were useful physical factors that showed significantly associations with clinical image quality.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 각기 다른 에너지의 방사성동위원소를 이용하여 CT를 기초로 한 attenuation correction (AC)과 scatter correction (SC)을 적용했을 때 영상의 질을 비교분석하고 영상보정기법의 유용성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. Resolution 평가를 위해 사용된 spatial resolution phantom 내부에 물을 채우고 각각의 동위원소 $^{99m}Tc$ (140 keV, 2.22 kBq), $^{201}Tl$ (70 keV, 2.22 kBq), $^{131}I$ (364 keV, 2.22 kBq)을 line에 주입하여 제작하였다. Contrast 평가를 위해 이용한 Jaszczak phantom은 배후방사능과 열소원통의 비율이 1:8이 되도록 각각의 동위원소를 주입하여 제작하였다. GE Infinia Hawkeye4 SPECT/CT (GE Medical System, USA)로 영상을 획득하고, non-correction (NC), AC, SC, AC와 SC가 동시에 적용된(ACSC) 4가지 조건으로 OSEM (2 iterations, 10 subsets)을 이용하여 영상을 각각 재구성하였다. FWHM값은 paired samples t-test를 통하여 유의수준 관계를 분석하였고, percent contrast (%)값은 MATLAB (Ver.7.0)$^{(R)}$과 MRIcro$^{(R)}$를 이용하여 각각의 수치를 비교하였다. $^{99m}Tc$의 resolution test에서 NC, AC, SC, ACSC를 각각 적용했 을 때 FWHM (mm)값은 각각 $4.97{\pm}0.46$, $4.73{\pm}0.27$, $49.7{\pm}0.39$, $4.60{\pm}0.26$, $^{201}Tl$에서는 $5.26{\pm}0.28$, $5.14{\pm}0.21$, $5.25{\pm}0.25$, $5.05{\pm}0.23$, $^{131}I$에서는 $6.24{\pm}0.73$, $5.84{\pm}0.57$, $6.24{\pm}0.69$, $5.98{\pm}0.52$의 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 각 방사성 동위원소의 결과 값에서 NC와 비교하여 AC, ACSC를 적용했을 때 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였고(P<0.05), SC만을 적용했을 때는 유의한 차이가 없음을 보여주었다(P>0.05). Contrast test에서는 percent contrast(%) 를 4개의 원통에 대한 값을 구했고, NC와 비교했을 때 AC, SC, ACSC의 percent difference (%)가 $^{99m}Tc$은 24.73, 38.10, 67.31, $^{201}Tl$은 30.90, 51.82, 86.02, $^{131}I$에서는 18.60, 46.26, 73.67의 차이를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면 $^{99m}Tc$, $^{201}Tl$ 과 같은 낮은 에너지를 가진 핵종에 대해서는 ACSC를 동시에 적용한 영상에서 resolution 향상이 가장 크게 나타났지만, $^{131}I$ 같은 높은 에너지의 핵종에서는 AC만 적용되었을 때 ACSC를 적용했을 때보다 영상의 질이 더 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 그러므로 SPECT/CT 검사 시 사용되는 핵종의 에너지에 따라 적절한 영상보정기법을 적용한다면 정확한 진단을 위한 최적의 영상을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2019

공간해상도는 영상품질을 평가하는 매우 중요한 파라미터들 중의 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 무인 항공영상의 품질평가 방안의 일환으로 bar target과 Siemens star 도형을 이용하여 공간해상도와 MTF(Modulation Transfer Function)를 평가하는 방안을 제시하였다. 이를 위하여 고정익 eBee(Canon IXUS)로는 비행고도 130m와 260m로 촬영하고, 회전익 GD-800(SONY NEX-5N)으로는 130m, Phantom 4 pro(FC 6310)는 90m 고도에서 각각 촬영하여 정사영상을 제작하여 공간해상도를 측정하였다. 실험결과 공간해상도는 Siemens star와 Bar target 모두에서 카메라에 관계없이 정확히 비행고도에 비례하여 낮아짐을 알 수 있었다. 즉, 서로 상이한 카메라가 탑재된 Canon IXUS(eBee)와 SONY NEX-5N(GD-800)으로 130m의 동일 고도에서 촬영한 영상의 공간해상도는 4.1cm로 동일하였으며, eBee 260m의 경우에는 공간해상도가 8.0cm이었다. 아울러 Siemens star로 측정한 해상도가 Bar target에 비하여 모든 고도에서 1~2cm 가량 낮았다. 영상의 해상도와 명암 정보를 동시에 나타내는 MTF의 ${\sigma}_{MTF}$ 측정에서도 비행고도에 비례하는 일반적인 경향을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 130m 동일고도에서 SONY NEX-5N(GD-800)의 ${\sigma}_{MTF}$ 는 0.36이고, Canon IXUS(eBee)는 0.59로 카메라 성능이 더 좋은 SONY NEX-5N(GD-800)이 우수함을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 무인항공영상의 공간해상도 분석과 품질의 신뢰도 향상에 기여할 것으로 기대한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.879-884
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• 2012

Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT) is a promising medical imaging modality by reason of its particularity. It combines optical imaging contrast of optical imaging with the spatial resolution of ultrasound imaging and can demonstrate change of biological feature in an image. For that reason, many studies are in progress to apply this technic for diagnosis. But, real-time PAT system is necessary to confirm a biological reaction induced by external stimulation immediately. Thus, we developed a real-time PAT system using linear array transducer and self-developed Data acquisition board (DAQ) resources, To evaluate the feasibility and performance of our proposed system, two type of phantom test were also performed. As a result of those experiments, the proposed system shows enough performance and confirm its usefulness.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2023

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is commonly employed in the field of forensic pathology. PMCT was mainly performed using a whole-body scan with a wide field of view (FOV), which lead to a decrease in spatial resolution due to the increased pixel size. This study aims to evaluate the potential for developing a super-resolution model based on conditional generative adversarial networks (CGAN) to enhance the image quality of CT. 1761 low-resolution images were obtained using a whole-body scan with a wide FOV of the head phantom, and 341 high-resolution images were obtained using the appropriate FOV for the head phantom. Of the 150 paired images in the total dataset, which were divided into training set (96 paired images) and validation set (54 paired images). Data augmentation was perform to improve the effectiveness of training by implementing rotations and flips. To evaluate the performance of the proposed model, we used the Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) and Deep Image Structure and Texture Similarity (DISTS). Obtained the PSNR, SSIM, and DISTS values of the entire image and the Medial orbital wall, the zygomatic arch, and the temporal bone, where fractures often occur during head trauma. The proposed method demonstrated improvements in values of PSNR by 13.14%, SSIM by 13.10% and DISTS by 45.45% when compared to low-resolution images. The image quality of the three areas where fractures commonly occur during head trauma has also improved compared to low-resolution images.