公开(公告)号：US07952959B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US11877883

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： Ji Wook Jeong ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Ji Wook Jeong ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/587 ,  G09B23/286

摘要： Provided are a phantom for standardizing ultrasonograph and a method of obtaining an ultrasonographic image using the phantom, and more particularly, a phantom for measuring fat content in a target organ as a gray level distribution using an ultrasonographic image and assessing the accuracy of ultrasonograph and a method and apparatus for obtaining a standardized ultrasonographic image using the phantom. Since the photographing characteristics of the ultrasonograph are readjusted using a phantom which comprises a phantom part including a strong ultrasonic echo material and a weak ultrasonic echo material, which create a gray level distribution in ultrasonography, in a specific composition and ratio, and assesses the accuracy of the ultrasonograph by comparing the composition and ratio of the materials with a composition and ratio of a gray level in an ultrasonographic image, the characteristics of the ultrasonograph can be standardized and fat content in a body part can be quantitatively measured without being affected by photographing techniques and conditions.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于标准化超声波诊断的体模和使用该体模获得超声图像的方法，更具体地，使用超声波图像来评估靶器官中的脂肪含量的模型作为灰度分布，并且评估超声波检查仪的精度和 用于使用该模体获得标准化超声图像的方法和装置。 由于使用包含强超声波回波材料和弱超声波回波材料的体模部分的体模，以特定的组成和比例，在超声检查中产生灰度分布，从而对超声波检查仪的拍摄特性进行重新调整，并且评估精度 通过比较超声波成像的组成和比例与超声图像中的灰度等级的组成和比例，超声波检查仪的特征可以被标准化，并且可以定量测量身体部位的脂肪含量而不受摄影的影响 技术和条件。

公开(公告)号：US20080139933A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11877883

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： Ji Wook Jeong ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Ji Wook Jeong ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/587 ,  G09B23/286

摘要： Provided are a phantom for standardizing ultrasonograph and a method of obtaining an ultrasonographic image using the phantom, and more particularly, a phantom for measuring fat content in a target organ as a gray level distribution using an ultrasonographic image and assessing the accuracy of ultrasonograph and a method and apparatus for obtaining a standardized ultrasonographic image using the phantom. Since the photographing characteristics of the ultrasonograph are readjusted using a phantom which comprises a phantom part including a strong ultrasonic echo material and a weak ultrasonic echo material, which create a gray level distribution in ultrasonography, in a specific composition and ratio, and assesses the accuracy of the ultrasonograph by comparing the composition and ratio of the materials with a composition and ratio of a gray level in an ultrasonographic image, the characteristics of the ultrasonograph can be standardized and fat content in a body part can be quantitatively measured without being affected by photographing techniques and conditions.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于标准化超声波诊断的体模和使用该体模获得超声图像的方法，更具体地，使用超声波图像来评估靶器官中的脂肪含量的模型作为灰度分布，并且评估超声波检查仪的精度和 用于使用该模体获得标准化超声图像的方法和装置。 由于使用包含强超声波回波材料和弱超声波回波材料的体模部分的体模，以特定的组成和比例，在超声检查中产生灰度分布，从而对超声波检查仪的拍摄特性进行重新调整，并且评估精度 通过比较超声波成像的组成和比例与超声图像中的灰度等级的组成和比例，超声波检查仪的特征可以被标准化，并且可以定量测量身体部位的脂肪含量而不受摄影的影响 技术和条件。

公开(公告)号：US08768021B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US13470198

申请日：2012-05-11

申请人： Donghoon Yu ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Donghoon Yu ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/0012 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20056 ,  G06T2207/20192 ,  G06T2207/30068

摘要： Provided is a device and method for calculating a lesion feature. The device includes a border discriminator configured to discriminate a border of a lesion on an image of an image signal, a border sharpness normalizer configured to normalize a border sharpness based on the border determined by the border discriminator and output the normalized border sharpness as a feature, and a vector generator configured to generate a vector having the feature outputted from the border discriminator as a component. Therefore, by using the lesion feature calculating device and method according to embodiments of the present invention, types of lesions on ultrasonic images are classified based on the borders of the lesions.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于计算病变特征的装置和方法。 该装置包括：边界鉴别器，其被配置为鉴别图像信号的图像上的病变的边界;边界锐度归一化器，被配置为基于由边界鉴别器确定的边界来规范边界锐度，并将归一化的边界锐度作为特征输出 以及矢量生成器，被配置为生成具有从边界鉴别器输出的特征的矢量作为分量。 因此，通过使用根据本发明的实施方式的病变特征计算装置和方法，基于病变的边界对超声波图像上的病变类型进行分类。

公开(公告)号：US07734080B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-08

申请号：US11633175

申请日：2006-12-04

申请人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/32

CPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K2209/053

摘要： A method and a device for measuring a pulmonary nodule volume using a dual-energy subtraction image are provided. The method includes: (a) obtaining a dual-energy subtraction image of a chest; (b) setting a specific region including a pulmonary nodule region in the obtained dual-energy subtraction image; (c) interpolating a gray level trend of a region surrounding the pulmonary nodule region into the pulmonary nodule region using a fitting function; and (d) measuring the pulmonary nodule volume by subtracting the interpolation result from the gray level data of the pulmonary nodule region. Accordingly, when it is desired to measure the pulmonary nodule volume using the dual-energy subtraction image, information on the thickness of the pulmonary nodule is obtained from the characteristic of the dual-energy subtraction image, and the pulmonary nodule volume is accurately measured by correcting errors at the border of the pulmonary nodule region using the fitting function.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用双能量减影图像测量肺结节体积的方法和装置。 该方法包括：（a）获得胸部的双能量减影图像; （b）在获得的双能量减影图像中设定包括肺结节区域的特定区域; （c）使用拟合函数将肺结节区域周围的区域的灰度级趋势内插到肺结节区域; 以及（d）通过从肺结节区域的灰度级数据中减去内插结果来测量肺结节体积。 因此，当希望使用双能量减影图像测量肺结节体积时，从双能量减影图像的特征获得关于肺结节厚度的信息，并且通过以下方式精确地测量肺结节体积： 使用拟合函数校正肺结节区域边界的误差。

公开(公告)号：US20080139912A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11933048

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Sooyeul LEE ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Ji Wook Jeong ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Sooyeul LEE ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Ji Wook Jeong ,  Done Sik Yoo ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： A61B5/04

CPC分类号： A61B6/505

摘要： A method and system for acquiring a phalange edge image using an X-ray image of a hand are provided. The method includes: selecting a region of interest from an X-ray image of the hand; acquiring a soft tissue background gray level removed image by removing a soft tissue background gray level from the region of interest; and extracting a phalange edge image from the soft tissue background gray level removed image.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用手的X射线图像获取对角边缘图像的方法和系统。 该方法包括：从手的X射线图像中选择感兴趣的区域; 通过从感兴趣的区域去除软组织背景灰度级来获取软组织背景灰度级去除图像; 并从软组织背景灰度级去除图像中提取边缘图像。

公开(公告)号：US20070133854A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11633175

申请日：2006-12-04

申请人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Jeong Won Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K2209/053

摘要： A method and a device for measuring a pulmonary nodule volume using a dual-energy subtraction image are provided. The method includes: (a) obtaining a dual-energy subtraction image of a chest; (b) setting a specific region including a pulmonary nodule region in the obtained dual-energy subtraction image; (c) interpolating a gray level trend of a region surrounding the pulmonary nodule region into the pulmonary nodule region using a fitting function; and (d) measuring the pulmonary nodule volume by subtracting the interpolation result from the gray level data of the pulmonary nodule region. Accordingly, when it is desired to measure the pulmonary nodule volume using the dual-energy subtraction image, information on the thickness of the pulmonary nodule is obtained from the characteristic of the dual-energy subtraction image, and the pulmonary nodule volume is accurately measured by correcting errors at the border of the pulmonary nodule region using the fitting function.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用双能量减影图像测量肺结节体积的方法和装置。 该方法包括：（a）获得胸部的双能量减影图像; （b）在获得的双能量减影图像中设定包括肺结节区域的特定区域; （c）使用拟合函数将肺结节区域周围的区域的灰度级趋势内插到肺结节区域; 以及（d）通过从肺结节区域的灰度级数据中减去内插结果来测量肺结节体积。 因此，当希望使用双能量减影图像测量肺结节体积时，从双能量减影图像的特征获得关于肺结节厚度的信息，并且通过以下方式精确地测量肺结节体积： 使用拟合函数校正肺结节区域边界的误差。

公开(公告)号：US06560474B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-06

申请号：US09858685

申请日：2001-05-15

申请人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Hyeon-Bong Pyo ,  Sangkyung Lee ,  Seon Hee Park

发明人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Hyeon-Bong Pyo ,  Sangkyung Lee ,  Seon Hee Park

IPC分类号： A61B505

CPC分类号： G06T7/0012

摘要： A method for evaluating a structural strength of cancellous bone and a computer readable media incorporating a program for implementing the method therein. The method includes the steps of acquiring an x-ray image and defining a region of interest on the acquired x-ray image; extracting a bone trabecular pattern in the defined region of interest; and setting an index of the structural strength of the cancellous bone using an area density of the extracted bone trabecular pattern.

摘要翻译： 用于评估松质骨结构强度的方法和包含用于在其中实施该方法的程序的计算机可读介质。 该方法包括以下步骤：获取X射线图像并在获取的X射线图像上定义感兴趣的区域; 在限定的感兴趣区域中提取骨小梁模式; 并使用提取的骨小梁模式的面积密度设定松质骨的结构强度的指标。

公开(公告)号：US20130144182A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13560601

申请日：2012-07-27

申请人： Ji Wook JEONG ,  YongWon Jang ,  Hyung Wook Noh ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

发明人： Ji Wook JEONG ,  YongWon Jang ,  Hyung Wook Noh ,  Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim

IPC分类号： A61B5/113

CPC分类号： A61B5/113 ,  A61B5/4818

摘要： Disclosed is a sleep respiratory disorder examining device which includes a measurement unit which includes at least one conductive fiber and measures a resistance variation in the conductive fiber, a length of the conductive fiber being varied according to movement of a user; and a signal processor which analyzes a sleeping state of the user based on a resistance variation measured by the measurement unit.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种睡眠呼吸障碍检查装置，其包括测量单元，其包括至少一个导电纤维并测量导电纤维中的电阻变化，导电纤维的长度根据使用者的移动而变化; 以及信号处理器，其基于由测量单元测量的电阻变化来分析用户的睡眠状态。

公开(公告)号：US07046834B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-16

申请号：US10029103

申请日：2001-12-21

申请人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Ji-Wook Jeong ,  Seon Hee Park

发明人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Ji-Wook Jeong ,  Seon Hee Park

IPC分类号： G01K9/00 ,  G01N23/04 ,  G01T1/36 ,  G01B15/02

CPC分类号： A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/469 ,  G06T7/0012

摘要： A method for measuring a bone mineral density, by use of an x-ray image, in a bone mineral density measuring system, includes the steps of: (a) obtaining an X-ray image of bone; (b) setting a region of interest on the obtained X-ray image of bone; (c) calculating a background trend due to soft tissues, at a bone portion within the selected region of interest; and (d) calculating an index of the bone mineral density by removing the background trend due to the soft tissues, at the bone portion within the selected region of interest.

公开(公告)号：US06377653B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09498319

申请日：2000-02-04

申请人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Hyeon-Bong Pyo ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Seon Hee Park

发明人： Sooyeul Lee ,  Hyeon-Bong Pyo ,  Seunghwan Kim ,  Seon Hee Park

IPC分类号： G01B1502

CPC分类号： A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/583

摘要： A method for calibrating a trabecular index with a sawtooth-shaped rack which corrects an error in the trabecular index due to the characteristics of an image input device or radiographic conditions of an x-ray image when a bone mineral density is measured by setting up the trabecular index with trabecular patterns of a simple x-ray image. The present invention includes a method for calibrating the trabecular index with a sawtooth-shaped rack, wherein bone mineral density is measured with the trabecular index calculated from an x-ray image and an error in the trabecular index is calibrated by a method of calibrating the trabecular index, the method includes the following steps. A first step is preparing an x-ray image by radiographing a bone and a sawtooth-shaped rack together. A second step is attaining trabecular indexes from the x-ray image of the rack and the bone. And, a third step is calibrating the trabecular index of the bone with the trabecular index of the rack.

摘要翻译： 一种用锯齿形齿条校准小梁索引的方法，其通过图像输入装置的特征或者通过设置骨密度来测量骨密度来测量X射线图像的特征时校正小梁指数的误差 小梁指数与小梁模式的简单x射线图像。 本发明包括用锯齿形齿条校准小梁指数的方法，其中用从X射线图像计算的小梁指数测量骨矿物质密度，并且通过校准所述小梁指数的方法来校准所述小梁指数的误差 小梁指数，该方法包括以下步骤。 第一步是通过将骨头和锯齿形架架放在一起来准备X射线图像。 第二步是从架子和骨骼的x射线图像获得小梁指数。 而且，第三步是用骨架的小梁指数校正骨小梁指数。