• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.290-290
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• 2004

사회가 고령화되면서 점점 더 노약자 및 류마티스 환자가 늘어나고 있다 특히, 이들은 근육의 쇠퇴와 뼈대 구조의 약화로 인해 타인의 도움 없이는 정상적인 활동이 어렵다. 이들의 정상적인 활동을 도와줄 힘도움 착용 로봇의 개발이 본 연구의 목적이다. 본 논문에서는 노약자 및 류마티스 환자들을 위한 힘도움 착용 로봇의 시스템 개요도를 소개한다. 그림 1은 본 연구의 시스템 개요도를 보여준다. 기구적 메카니즘은 3개의 모터에 의해 구동되는 링크구조를 가지고 있다.(중략)

• Smart Media Journal
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.30-38
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• 2017

Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) are cases of symptoms of the disease which are no reasons of cause of illness. The patients of MUS have been treated with cognitive behavioral therapy. Food Art Therapy (FAT) is subtype of Art Therapy which is kind of cognitive behavioral therapy. The patients of MUS　will be satisfied by preparing and untaking foods. Through development of smart phone, the supply of smart phone in older populations have dramatically increased. But, the use of a smart phone or a very low. The importance of smart phone application development will been introduced wild vegetables of Korean traditional medical book for elderly patients in MUS. The patients will be increased confidence by making foods and intakeing food will be effective to prevent the disease.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 2018

Severe dental attrition causes pathological changes of the tooth, collapsed occlusion, and functional and aesthetic complications and can also result in a decrease in occlusal vertical dimension. Before increasing the vertical dimension with full-mouth rehabilitation, it is important to determine the amount of vertical dimension through accurate diagnosis. In this case, a 77 year old elderly male patient on anticoagulant medication with generalized attrition and fracture of teeth was treated with full-mouth rehabilitation in order to recover vertical dimension and aesthetics. Accurate clinical and radiographic examination, diagnostic, wax-up, and occlusal vertical dimension evaluation were step by step performed considering pre-medical history and old age. Patient adaptability was evaluated using an occlusal splint and interim restoration. After 3 months of stabilization with interim restoration, definitive prostheses were fabricated. Satisfactory functional and esthetic outcomes are observed after 6 months of follow up.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.33 no.11
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• pp.869-875
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• 2000

배경: 뇌혈관계 합병증은 관상동백우회술 후 발생하는 사망률 중 10% 이상을 차지하는 치명적인 질환이다. 최근들어 고령 환자, 고혈압, 당뇨병 등이 병발하고 고 위험군에 대한 수술이 증가하면서 뇌혈관계 합병증은 오히려 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 관상동맥우회술을 받은 환자의 의무기록을 조사하여 관상동맥우회술 후 발생되는 뇌혈관계 질환의 위험 인자를 밝히고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1991년 3월부터 1999년 7월 사이에 관상동맥우회술을 받은 185명을 조사하여, 뇌혈관계 합병증의 위험 인자들을 통계적으로 검증하였다. 결과: 뇌혈관계 합병증의 유병율은 7.57%(14명)였으며 이중 5예는 사망하였다. 동 기간 중 전체 사망은 11예이므로 사망자의 45.5%가 뇌혈관계 합병증으로 사망한 것이다. 통계적의의가 있는 뇌혈관계 합병증 위험 인자로는 수술 후 부정맥(p=0.0064), 기왕의 뇌혈관계 병력(p=0.0090), 체외순환시간(p=0.0181), 대동맥의 동맥경화(p=0.03575) 및 당뇨병(p=0.0452) 등이었다. 경동맥협착이 동반되어 경동맥 혈관내막 절제술(carotid endarterectomy)을 동시에 시술한 경우는 2예였으나, 뇌혈관계 합병증은 발생하지 않았다. 75세 이상의 고령환자는 3명이었으며 모두 뇌혈관계 합병증은 발생하지 않았다. 결론: 관상동맥우회술 후 발생하는 뇌혈관계 질환과 통계적으로 유의한 위험요인은 수술 후 부정맥, 뇌혈관이상의 기왕력, 체외순환시간, 대동맥궁의 동맥경화, 당뇨 등이었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.85 no.1
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• pp.77-94
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• 2024

If a solitary spinal lesion is found in an older patient, bone metastasis can be primarily considered as the diagnosis. Bone metastasis can occur anywhere, but it mostly occurs in the vertebral body and may sometimes show typical imaging findings, presenting as a single lesion. Therefore, differentiating it from other lesions that mimic bone metastases can be challenging, potentially leading to delayed diagnosis and initiation of primary cancer treatment. This review provides an overview of imaging findings and clinical guidelines for bone metastases and discusses its differences from other diseases that can occur as solitary spinal lesions in older patients.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.07a
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• pp.323-324
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• 2022

전 세계적으로 고령화 사회가 지속됨에 따라 평균수명이 증가하여 고령화 문제가 심각해지고 있는 추세이다. 고령에 속하는 65세 이상 노인들이 자주 발병하는 알츠하이머 치매는 명확한 치료법이 존재하지 않아 발병 전 조기 발견 및 예방이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 컨볼루션 신경망을 기반으로 한 알츠하이머 치매분류방법을 제안한 논문과, 그래프 합성곱 신경망, 다중 커널 학습 분류기, 기계학습, SVM 분류기 등의 방법으로 알츠하이머 치매 분류에 대한 논문을 소개하고, 각각의 제안 방법 및 특징에 대해 비교분석한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.12 no.7
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• pp.853-859
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• 2018

This study aims to investigate the correlation between the occurrence of colon polyps and carotid IMT by age. This study checked the correlation between the occurrence of colon polyps and carotid IMT, grouping patients who had a colonoscopy and carotid ultrasonography simultaneously by age based on cross-tabulation. As a result of the analysis, by age, the older the patients with metabolic syndrome, the higher the correlation between the occurrence of colon polyps and carotid IMT became. Also, when carotid IMT was more than 1.1mm, the incidence of polyps was high. In conclusion, there was a high correlation of the occurrence rate of colon polyps with carotid ultrasonography and colonoscopy, and the older the patient and the thicker the carotid IMT, the higher the correlation became.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.169-173
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• 2021

Currently, safety accidents in hospitals are steadily occurring. In particular, safety accidents of elderly patients with weak immunity, such as nursing hospitals, continue to occur, and countermeasures are needed. Most accidents are caused by patient movement. As a method of reducing safety accidents by analyzing and recognizing the sound of the inpatient room according to the movement of the patient, this paper classifies the sound pattern for sound recognition in the hospital inpatient room using DTW (Dynamic Time Warping), an algorithm applicable to time-series pattern recognition. It was analyzed by applying it to the inpatient room environment.

• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.34-41
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• 2021

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term clinical results and survivorship of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in elderly patients older than 70 years by analyzing cases that have been implanted for >10 years ago. Materials and Methods: The long-term follow-up results were evaluated in 39 patients (46 cases) who underwent medial UKA from March 2002 to February 2004. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 74.0 years, and the preoperative diagnosis was degenerative arthritis of the knee in all cases. Results: Of the 46 cases, reoperation occurred due to the complications in four cases. In 22 cases without 14 cases of death and six cases of follow-up loss, follow-up more than 10 years was possible. The mean Knee Society knee and function scores improved significantly from 53.0 and 52.5 points pre-operatively to 89.4 and 80.9 points at the last follow-up, respectively (p<0.001). The mean range of motion of the knee recovered to 132.5°, and the mean tibiofemoral angle changed to 5.9° of valgus at the last follow-up. Complications following the UKA occurred in four cases; the most prevalent complication was mobile bearing dislocation (n=2). One case of failure occurred due to aseptic loosening and degenerative arthritis of the lateral compartment, respectively. The cumulative survival rate of the implants was 95.0% at 10 years and 85.7% at 15 years. Of the 40 cases, excluding six cases of follow-up loss, 36 cases (90.0%) could be used without reoperation until death or at the last follow-up after surgery. Conclusion: These results showed the outstanding functions of the knee and satisfactory long-term survivorship after UKA. Therefore, UKA could be a useful method for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee in elderly patients older than 70 years of age.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.63 no.5
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• pp.412-416
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• 2007

Background: The possibility of developing pulmonary tuberculosis usually increases with increasing age. Therefore, the incidence of endobronchial tuberculosis in older people may increase. We evaluated the clinical characteristics in patients with endobronchial tuberculosis above the age of 70 years. Methods: We enrolled 74 patients (12 males and 62 females; mean age $64.6{\pm}16.2 $years) that were diagnosed with endobronchial tuberculosis from March 2003 to July 2006 at Gyeongsang University Hospital. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical characteristics of endobronchial tuberculosis for patients 70 years or older (older group) and for patients below the age of 70 years (younger group). Results: The number of patients in the older group was 41 (55%). Cough was the most common symptom in the two groups of patients and dyspnea on exertion was more common in the older group of patients than in the younger group of patients (31.7% vs. 12.1%). The actively caesating type of disease was more common in the younger group of patients than in the older group of patients (66.7% vs. 39%). The edematous type of disease was more common in the older group of patients than in the younger group of patients (53.7% vs. 27.2%) (p<0.05). Tracheal and main bronchial involvement of lesions were more common for the younger group of patients than for the older group of patients (30.3% vs. 9.7%) (p<0.05). Conclusion: Endobronchial tuberculosis was commonly observed in patients older than 70 years and this group of patients had some clinical characteristics that were different from the younger group of patients.