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Yongmin Kim
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Yongmin Kim Professor 406 EE/CSE Box 352500 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 |
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(206) 685-2271 (206) 221-6837 ykim@u.washington.edu |
Seoul National University B.S. 1975 Electronics Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. 1979 Electronics Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. 1982 Electronics Engineering
Honors
Physio Control Career Development Award, 1982-85
IEEE/EMBS Early Career Achievement Award, 1988
IEEE/EMBS Distinguished Lecturer, 1991-1998
Conference Program Chairman of the 11th IEEE/EMBS Conference, 1989
Chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging: Image Display Conference, 1990-1999
Chair of the Medical Imaging Symposium, 1998, 1999, and 2000
Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
Research Interests
Computer architecture, imaging systems, medical imaging, computer graphics, multimedia systems, modeling and instrumentations
Image Computing Systems Laboratory: http://icsl.ee.washington.edu/
Selected Publications
Zhu, Z. and Kim, Y., "Algorithm for automatic road recognition on digitized map images," Optical Engineering, Vol. 28, pp. 949-954, 1989.
Nelson, A. C., Kim, Y., Haralick, R. M., Anderson, P. A., Johnson, R. H. and DeSoto, L. A., "Stereo and multiplanar video display for 3-D magnetic resonance image data," Journal of Imaging Technology, Vol. 15, pp. 74-78, 1989.
Woo, H. W., Kim, Y. and Guy, A. W., "Feasibility study of monitoring temperature rise in muscle phantoms by the electrical impedance tomography system during hyperthermia treatment," J. Microwave Power, Vol. 25, pp. 241-249, 1991.
Wilhelm, P., Haynor, D. R., Kim, Y. and Riskin, E. A., "Lossy image compression for digital medical imaging systems," Optical Engineering, Vol. 30, pp. 1479-1485, 1991.
Kim, Y., "Chips deliver multimedia," Byte, pp. 163-173, December 1991.
Haynor, D. R., Smith, D. V., Park, H. W., and Kim, Y., "Hardware and software requirements for a Picture Archiving and Communication System's diagnostic workstations," Journal of Digital Imaging, Vol. 5, pp. 107-117, 1992.
Ritchie, C. J., Godwin, J. D., Crawford, C. R., Stanford, W., Anno, H., and Kim, Y., "Minimum scan speeds for suppression of motion artifacts in computed tomography," Radiology, Vol. 185, pp. 37-42, 1992.
Leotta, D. F. and Kim, Y., "Requirements for Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS)," IEEE/EMB Magazine, Vol. 12, pp. 62-69, March 1993.
Lee, H., Kim, Y., Rowberg, A. H., and Riskin, E. A., "Statistical distributions of DCT coefficients and their application to an interframe compression algorithm for 3-D medical images," IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, Vol. 12, pp. 478-485, 1993.
Gee, J., Barfield, W., Haynor, D. R. and Kim, Y., "User interface design for a medical imaging workstation: image presentation and processing issues," Interacting with Computers, Vol. 5, pp. 279-294, 1993.
Lee, H., Kim, Y., and Oh, S., "Lossless compression of medical images using prediction and classification," Optical Engineering, Vol. 33, pp. 160-166, 1994.
Ritchie, C. J., Hsieh, J., Gard, M. F., Godwin, J. D., Kim, Y., and Crawford, C. R., Predictive respiratory gating: a new method to reduce motion artifacts on CT scans," Radiology, Vol. 190, pp. 847-852, 1994.
Lee, W., Kim, Y., Gove, R. J., and Read, C. J., "MediaStation 5000: Integrating video and audio," IEEE Multimedia, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 50-61, 1994.
Frank, M. S., Lee, H., Kim, Y., Rowberg, A. H., Lee, W., and Riskin, E. A., "Evaluation of a combined 2- and 3-dimensional compression method using human visual characteristics to yield high-quality 10:1 compression of cranial CT scans," Investigative Radiology, Vol. 29, pp. 842-847, 1994.
Parsons, D. M., Kim, Y., and Haynor, D. R., "Quality control of CRT monitors for medical imaging using a simple photometer," Journal of Digital Imaging, Vol. 8, pp. 10-20, 1995.
Smith, D. V., Smith, S., Bender, G. N., Carter, J. R., Kim, Y., Cawthon, M. A., et. al, "Evaluation of the Medical Diagnostic Imaging Support (MDIS) system based on two years clinical experience," Journal of Digital Imaging, Vol. 8, pp. 75-87, 1995.
Lee, H., Kim, Y., Riskin, E. A., Rowberg, A. H., and Frank, M. S., "A predictive classified vector quantizer and its subjective quality evaluation for X-ray CT images," IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Vol. 14, pp. 397-406, 1995.
Blilie Jorgenson, D., Haynor, D. R., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y., "Computational studies of transthoracic and transvenous defibrillation in a detailed 3D human thorax model," IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 42, pp. 172-184, 1995.
Kim, J. and Kim, Y., "Efficient 2-D convolution algorithm with the single-data multiple kernel approach, CVGIP: Graphical Models and Image Processing," Vol. 57, pp. 175-182, 1995.
Blilie Jorgenson, D., Schimpf, P. H., Shen, I., Johnson, G., Haynor, D. R., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y., Predicting cardiothoracic voltages during high energy shocks: methodology and comparison of experimental to finite element model data," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 42, pp. 559-571, 1995.
Schimpf, P. H., Johnson, G., Jorgenson, D. B., Haynor, D. R., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y. "Effects of electrode interface impedance on finite element models of transvenous defibrillation," Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, Vol. 33, pp. 713-719, 1995.
Alleman, A. P., Kim, Y., Milton, S., and Bush, J., "Microcomputer-based system for real-time optical imaging," Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, Vol. 33, pp. 728-732, 1995.
Ritchie, C. J., Edwards, W. S., Mack, L. A., Cyr, D. R., and Kim, Y., "Three-dimensional ultrasonic angiography using power-mode Doppler," Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 22, pp. 277-286, 1996.
Shrinidhi, N., Haynor, D. R., Blilie Jorgenson, D., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y., "An efficient tissue classifier for building patient-specific finite element models from X-ray CT images," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 43, pp. 333-337, 1996.
Lee, W. and Kim, Y., "Applying multimedia to medical imaging," IEEE/EMB Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 79-85, 1996.
Schimpf, P. H., Haynor, D. H., and Kim, Y., "Object-free adaptive meshing in highly heterogeneous 3-D domains," International Journal of Biomedical Computing, Vol. 40, pp. 209-225, 1996.
Kim, Y. and Schimpf, P. H., "Electrical behavior of defibrillation and pacing electrodes," Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 84, pp. 446-456, 1996.
Czapski, P., Ramon, C., Huntsman, L. L., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y., "On the contribution of volume currents to the total magnetic field resulting from the heart excitation process: a simulation study," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 43, pp. 95-104, 1996.
Ritchie, C. J., Crawford, C. R., Godwin, J. D., King, K. F., and Kim, Y., "Correction of Computed Tomography motion artifacts using pixel-specific back-projection," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 15, pp. 333-342, 1996.
Chalana, V., Linker, D. T., Haynor, D. R., and Kim, Y., "A multiple active contour model for cardiac boundary detection on echocardiographic sequences," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 15, pp. 290-298, 1996.
Cabral, J. E. and Kim, Y., "Multimedia systems for telemedicine and their communications requirements," IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 34, pp. 20-27, 1996.
Chalana, V., Winter, T. C., Cyr, D. R., Haynor, D. R., and Kim, Y., "Automatic fetal head measurements from ultrasound images," Academic Radiology, Vol. 3, pp. 628-635, 1996.
Kim, J. and Kim, Y., "Performance analysis and tuning for a single-chip multiprocessor DSP," IEEE Concurrency, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 68-79, 1997.
Kim, Y., Kim, J., Basoglu, C., and Winter, T. C., "Programmable ultrasound imaging using multimedia technologies: A next-generation ultrasound machine," IEEE Trans. on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 1, pp. 19-29, 1997.
Bartoo, G. T., Nochlin, D., Chang, D., Kim, Y., and Sumi, S. M., "The Ab load in the hippocampus correlates with duration and severity of dementia in subgroups of Alzheimer disease," Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, Vol. 56, pp. 531-540, 1997.
Pathak, S. D., Chalana, V., and Kim, Y., "Interactive automatic fetal head measurements from ultrasound images using multimedia computer technology," Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 23, pp. 665-673, 1997.
Schimpf, P. H., Wang, Y., Haynor, D. R., and Kim, Y., "Sensitivity of transvenous defibrillation models to adaptive mesh density and resolution: the potential for interactive solution times," International Journal of Medical Informations, Vol. 45, pp. 193-207, 1997.
Chalana, V. and Kim, Y., "A methodology for evaluation of boundary detection algorithms on medical images," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 16, pp. 642-652, 1997.
Wu, H. and Kim, Y., "Fast wavelet-based multiresolution image registration on a multiprocessing digital signal processor," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 29-37, 1998.
Evans, O. E. and Kim, Y., "Efficient implementation of image warping on a multimedia processor," Real-Time Imaging, Vol. 4, pp. 417-428, 1998.
Basoglu, C., Managuli, R., York, G., and Kim, Y., "Computing requirements of modern medical diagnostic ultrasound machines," Parallel Computing, Vol. 24, pp. 1407-1431, 1998.
Pathak, S., Grimm, P. D., Chalana, V., and Kim, Y., "Pubic arch detection in transrectal ultrasound guided prostate cancer therapy," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 17, pp. 762-771, 1998.
Kim, Y. and Gove, R. J., "Guest Editorial: Advanced imaging chip architectures and applications," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 405-406, 1998.
Zhou, L., Chalana, V., and Kim, Y., "A PC-based machine vision system for real-time computer-aided potato inspection," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 423-433, 1998.
Edwards, W. S., Deforge, C., and Kim, Y., "Interactive three-dimensional ultrasound using a programmable multimedia processor," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 442-454, 1998.
Basoglu, C., Kim, D., Gove, R. J., and Kim, Y., "High-performance image computing with modern microprocessors," International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 407-415, 1998.
York, G. and Kim, Y., "Ultrasound processing and computing Review and future directions," Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Vol., pp. 559-588, 1999.
Wang, Y., Schimpf, P. H., Haynor, D. R., Bardy, G. H., and Kim, Y., "Analysis of defibrillation efficacy from myocardial voltage gradients with finite element modeling," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 46, pp. 1025-1036, 1999.
Pagoulatos, N., Edwards, W. S., Haynor, D. R., and Kim, Y., "Interactive 3-D registration of ultrasound and magnetic resonance images based on a magnetic position sensor," IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 3, pp. 278-288, 1999.
Grimm, P. D., Pathak, S. D., Sylvester, J., Blasko, J., Mate, T., Gavanagh, W., and Kim, Y., "Prostate brachytherapy: Assessing pubic arch interference with transrectal ultrasound," Int. J. of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, in press, 1999.
Hilman, K., Park, H. W., and Kim, Y., "Using motion-compensated frame-rate conversion for the correction of 3:2 pulldown artifacts in video sequences," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, accepted, 1999.
Edwards, W. S., Pagoulatos, N., Winter, T., Shields, L., Marsh, C., Edwards, C. L., and Kim, Y., "Three-dimensional ultrasound extended field of view: A method for evaluating large volumes," Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, submitted, 1999.
Patents
60 inventions
36 patents
20 commercial licenses
