• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1332-1340
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• 2021

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a new three-dimensional (3D) MR fingerprinting (MRF) technique for the prostate gland by conducting phantom and clinical studies. Materials and Methods: The new 3D MRF technique used in this study enables quick data acquisition and has a high resolution. For the phantom study, the MRF T1 and T2 values in an in-house phantom were compared with those of goldstandard mapping methods using linear regression analysis. For the clinical study, we evaluated 90 patients who underwent prostate imaging with MRF for suspected prostate cancer between September 2019 and February 2020. The mean T1 and T2 values were compared in the peripheral zone, transition zone, and focal lesions using paired t tests. The differences in the T1 and T2 values according to cancer aggressiveness were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance. Results: In the phantom study, the MRF T1 and T2 values showed a perfect correlation with the gold-standard T1 and T2 values (R > 0.99). In the clinical study, the T1 and T2 values in the peripheral zone were significantly higher than those in the transitional zone (p < 0.001, both). The T1 and T2 values in prostate cancer were significantly lower than those in the peripheral and transitional zones. The higher the grade of cancer, the lower the T2 values. Conclusion: The T1 and T2 values obtained from the 3D MRF showed a perfect correlation with the gold standard values in the phantom study. Differences in the T1 and T2 values among the different zones of the prostate gland were identified using 3D MRF in patients.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2000년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.X
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• pp.121-124
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• 2000

The time dependence of irreversible magnetization of grain aligned infinite layer superconductor Sr$_{0.9}$La$_{0.1}$CuO$_2$ was measured in temperature range of 2 K < T < 30 K for H= 0.5 T, 1.0 T and 1.5 T parallel to c-axis. From this, we calculated normalized flux creep rate S(T) ${\equiv}$ dlnM/dlnt and found that the temperature independent region in S(T) is significantly wide in comparision with other cuprate superconductors. Using the method of Maley et al., we also deduce the current density dependence of pinning potential and glassy exponent ${\mu}$.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2010

The water proton relaxation rates increase linearly with concentrations of contrast agents, and could be expressed as a function of the concentrations. In this paper, we have investigated MR properties of two different contrast agents, $GdCl_3$ and $CoCl_2$. Relaxivity coefficients were calculated from individual contrast agent solutions, and used for predicting relaxation rates at mixtures of two contrast agents. From the experimental results, we have discussed the feasibility of constructing water solutions with the desired relaxation times using specific mixtures of contrast agents.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.120-128
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• 2002

목적: 자기공명영상과 자기이완분포 분석법을 통합적으로 이용하는 경우 기존의 자기이완시간 분석기법에서 제공할 수 없었던 자기이완 시간의 분포 및 해당 분포의 상대적인 물분자 함유량등의 추가적인 정보를 제공할 수 있음을 보이고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 자기이완분포 분석법(CONTIN)의 정확도 및 신뢰성을 검증 하기 위하여 먼저 자기이완시간이 일정한 분포를 가지도록 고안된 모의 자기이완 데이터를 사용하였다. 다음으로 지질의 함유량이 99% 이상인 식용유와 증류수를 일정비율(0, 10, 2 0, 30%)로 혼합한 실험 팬텀을 제작하고 inversion-recovery시퀀스 (TI: 40 -1160 msec, TR/TE=2200/20 msec)를 사용하여 MR 영상을 획득하여 CONTIN을 사용하여 분석하였다. 그 리고 사람의 뇌 영상에서 뇌척수액, 백질, 회백질에 관심영역을 설정하고 CONTIN을 사용하여 각 관심영역에서의 자기이완분포를 분석하였다. 결과: 신호대잡음비를 달리한 모의 자기이완 데이터의 분석결과 자기이완시간의 위치에 대한 오차는 신호대잡음비에 관계없이 긴 자기이완시간 ($T_1=600$ msec)에 비해 짧은 자기이완시간 ($T_1$=150 msec)에서 크게 나타났으며 반대로 자기이완시간 분포면적에 대해서는 긴 자기이완시간 ($T_1$=600 msec)의 면적 오차가 짧은 자기이완시간 ($T_1=150$ msec)에 비해 큰 것으로 나타났다. 실험 팬톰을 이용한 분석결과는 실제 오일대 증류수의 비율을 1:2:3으로 한 팬톰들에서 분석결과는 1:1.3:1.9으로 나타났다. 자원자의 뇌영상에서는 CSF의 경우에는 하나의 $T_1$ 자기이완시간만이 나타난 반면 백질과 회백질에서는 2개의 $T_1$ 자기이완분포를 가지는 것으로 분석되었다. CSF와 백질의 평균 자기이완시간은 기존의 보고된 값들과 잘 일치하였다. 결론: 자기공명영상과 자기이완분포 분석법을 통합적으로 이용하는 경우 기존의 자기이완시간 분석기법에서 제공 할 수 없었던 자기이완시간의 분포 및 해당 분포의 상대적인 물분자 함유량등의 추가적인 정보를 제공한다는 사실을 규명하였고 이러한 추가적인 정보들은 임상적 유용성이 있을 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.116-120
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• 2014

The spin-lattice relaxation time, $T_1$, for $^{69}Ga$, $^{71}Ga$, and $^{75}As$ nuclei in GaAs:$Mn^{2+}$ single crystals was measured as a function of temperature. The values of $T_1$ for $^{69}Ga$, $^{71}Ga$, and $^{75}As$ nuclei were found to decrease with increasing temperature. The $T_1$ values in GaAs:$Mn^{2+}$ crystal are similar to those in pure GaAs crystal. The calculated activation energies for the $^{69}Ga$, $^{71}Ga$, and $^{75}As$ nuclei are 4.34, 4.07, and 3.99 kJ/mol. It turns out that the paramagnetic impurity effect of $Mn^{2+}$ ion doped in GaAs single crystal was not strong on the spin-lattice relaxation time.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2002

Purpose: This study is to identify the effects of muscle relaxation therapy on mood state and job stress of clinical nurses, finally to purpose the bases of nursing intervention to increased of work efficiency and job satisfaction. Method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 50 clinical nurses (23 for experimental group), who were working for 1-5 years in medical and surgical ward from the 2 C-University medical center in Seoul. This study was conducted from May 12 to July 25, 2000. The muscle relaxation therapy was performed 5 weeks to experimental group. The experimental group participated in the muscle relaxation training sessions for 20minutes twice a week during five weeks. The level of job stress was measured by nurses occupational stress scale. The level of Psychological response was measured by Profile of mood state. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, $X^2$-test, t-test, paired t-test. Result: The results of this study were as follows: The experimental group who received the muscle relaxation therapy showed more reduction of job stress level (t=1.35, p=0.038) and profile of mood state level (t=2.27, p=0.027) after therapy than those in control group. Conclusion: This study reveals that the muscle relaxation therapy is effective in reduction of nurse's job stress and promotion of mood state. So the researcher thinks that it is useful in reduction of job stress and increased of job satisfaction in hospital.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.96-101
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• 1998

This paper describes the determination of bulk density and the discrimination of internal structure of red ginseng by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The 102 red ginseng roots were tested for bulk density. The NMR properties measured by NMR parameters such as spin-lattice relaxation time ($T_1$) and spin-spin relaxation time ($T_2$) were determined using the low field proton NMR analyzer. Bulk density of red ginseng root showed a highly negative significant correlation (r=-0.8934) with the value of $T_1$, but a highly positive significant correlation (r=0.7672 and 0.5909) with the value of T21 (short T2) and T22 (long T2), respectively. Multiple regression equation, Y=-0.0069.$T_1$+0.3044.$T_{21}$-0.0156.$T_{22}$-0.6368, using the MNR parameter values of 80 red ginseng roots can effectively predict the bulk density of 22 red ginseng roots with the correlation coefficient of 0.9396 and the standard error of 0.086. The differences in the internal structure of normal and inside white part of red ginseng were easily found by the signal intensity of NMR image based on magnetic properties of proton nucleus.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2003

두정부 백질 물질 NAA, Choline(Cho), Creatine(Cr), choline chloride, glutamin 등으로 자체 제작한 phantom을 이용하여 고 자장(4.7T)과 중자장(1.5T)에서의 신호강도 대 잡음비, 스펙트럼 분해능을 알아 볼 수 있는 선폭과 $T_2$, 그리고 $T_E$값의 변화에 따른 각 대사물질의 변화별 스펙트럼 등을 구하여 이론적인 정보와 실제적인 정보와의 차이를 알아보고자 한다. 이용된 기기는 Bruker Biospec 4.7T와 1.5T GE SIGNA를 이용하여 MRS의 결과를 얻었다. 관심영역에서 얻은 정보에서 분광 peak의 면적을 구하였다. 통계처리는 Microsoft사의 Excel program내에 있는 통계 package를 이용하였다. 중자장(1.5T)과 고자장(4.7T)에서의 각각의 대사물질의 스펙트럼을 얻어 본 결과 자장의 균일도와 SNR과 $T_2$값의 차이가 이론적인 값보다는 직선성을 보이지 않았다. 1.5T에서의 선폭은 Cho, Cr, NAA 순서로 $5.30{\pm}1.07,\;4.81{\pm}0.14,\;5.49{\pm}0$, 이에 반해 4.7T에서는 $9.14{\pm}0.55,\;8.87{\pm}0.67,\;9.65{\pm}0.56$ Hz 값이 나왔다. 평균 SNR은 NAA의 물질의 경우를 3회 측정하였는데 그 평균치는 63%의 증가를 보였다. $T_E$ 변화로 스펙트럼을 분석했을 때 $T_E=60ms$일 때 가장 SNR이 좋은 값을 보였고 $T_E=135ms$일 때 가장 낮은 값을 나타나 보였다. 두정부 백질 물질 Phantom을 제작하여 자장의 강도 즉 중자장(1.5T)과 고자장(4.7T)에 따라 분석하게 되었는데 고자장의 영역으로 갈수록 분해능, SNR은 좋아져 보이나 자장의 세기가 커질수록 이론적인 수치보다는 상당히 적은 증가를 보이고 있다는 것을 이 연구를 통해 알게 되었다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2022

The phase transition temperatures of CsCoCl₃·2H₂O crystals are investigated via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Three endothermic peaks at temperatures of 370 K (=T_C1), 390 K (=T_C2), and 416 K (=T_C3) were observed for phase transitions from CsCoCl₃·2H₂O to CsCoCl₃·1.5H₂O, to CsCoCl₃·H₂O, and then to CsCoCl₃·0.5H₂O, respectively. In addition, the spin-lattice relaxation time T_1ρ in the rotating frame and T₁ in the laboratory frame as well as changes in chemical shifts for ¹H and ¹³³Cs near T_C1 were found to be temperature dependent. Our analyses results indicated that the changes of chemical shifts, T_1ρ, and T₁ are associated with structural phase transitions near temperature T_C1. The changes of chemical shifts, T_1ρ, and T₁ near T_C1 were associated with structural phase transitions, owing to the changes in the symmetry of the structure formed of H₂O and Cs⁺ ions. Consequently, the structural symmetry in CsCoCl₃·2H₂O crystals based on temperature is discussed by the environments of their H and Cs nuclei.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.241-250
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• 2015

Noninvasive temperature monitoring is feasible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) based on temperature sensitive MR parameters such as $T_1$ and $T_2$ relaxation times, Proton Resonance Frequency shift (PRFs), diffusion, exchange process, magnetization transfer contrast, chemical exchange saturation transfer, etc. While the temperature monitoring is very useful to guide the thermal treatment such as RF hyperthermia or thermal ablation, the optimization of the MR thermometry method is essential because the range of temperature measurement depends on the choice of the measurement methods. Useful temperature range depends on the purpose of treatment methods, for example, $42^{\circ}C$ to $45^{\circ}C$ for RF hyperthermia and over $50^{\circ}C$ for thermal ablation. In this paper, MR thermometry methods using $T_1$ and $T_2$ relaxation times and PRFs-based MR thermometry are tried on a 3.0 T MRI system and their results are reported and compared. In addition, the scanning protocol and temperature calculation algorithms from $T_1$ and $T_2$ relaxation times and PRFs are optimized for the different temperature ranges for the purpose of RF hyperthermia and/or thermal ablation.