• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.505-512
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• 2022

In this study, a 3D printed assistive device was applied to X-ray examinations to diagnose human diseases. Based on the results of evaluating the device, statistical and regression analyses were conducted to evaluate its clinical utility and purchase intention, respectively. In the experiment, 90 radiologists performed X-ray examinations on patients who agreed with the use of the assistive device in oblique view X-rays of the lumbar spine, and then statistical analyses were undertaken with a traditional aid and factor analysis. The non-standardized coefficient values of the multiple regression analysis performed by setting the purchase intention of the 3D printed device as the dependent variable and the 3D printed device and traditional aid calculated by factor analysis as independent variables were 0.893 (p<0.001) and 0.269 (p<0.001), indicating statistically significant results. The results show that the 3D printed assistive device proposed in this study has higher clinical utility than traditional aids used in oblique view X-rays of the lumbar spine.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.85-88
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• 2002

I. 목적 : arm-up holder는 흉부 및 복부 질환 치료의 환자고정에 유용하게 사용하고 있으나 손잡이 부분과 어깨가 닿는 부분까지 거리 때문에 동일한 자세를 유지하는데 불편함이 있다. 특히 긴장을 많이 하거나 기력이 없는 환자는 방사선 치료 시 자세의 불안정으로 인하여 치료의 정확성이 떨어질 수 있다. 이에 본원에서는 현재 사용하고 있는 arm-up holder에 팔의 지지를 위한 보조기구를 제작하여 유용성을 평가하였다. II. 대상 및 방법 : 기존의 arm-up holder에 어깨받침대를 부착하여 개선된 arm-up holder를 제작하였다. 실험을 위하여 기존의 arm-up holder를 사용하는 환자그룹과 개선된 arm-up holder를 사용하는 그룹으로 구분하여 자세 변화를 평가하였다. 두 그룹의 환자를 대상으로 모의 치료를 실시한 후 치료실에서 L-gram 을 2회 씩 촬영하여 치료하고자 하는 portal film과 isocenter의 변화를 측정했다. 각 그룹 당 10명씩의 환자를 선정하여 반복 조사하였다. III. 결과 : 개선된 arm-up holder를 사용한 그룹의 isocenter 의 변화는 최대 2mm, 최소 0.5mm 평균 1.2mm 이다. 기존의 arm-up folder를 사용한 그룹과 비교하여 평균변화는 약 2배로 나라났고, 최대 변화는 2.5배의 오차범위가 측정되었다. IV. 결론 : 현재 사용하고 있는 arm-up holder는 흉부 및 복부의 사방향 방사선 치료 시 팔에 의한 방사선 감약을 예방할 수 있는 유용한 고정용구이다. 하지만 팔을 올리고 있는 자세는 환자에게 불편함을 야기 시키며 이로 인한 치료의 정확성을 감소시킬 수 있다. 따라서, 기존의 arm-up holder에 보조기구를 제작하여 사용함으로써 환자의 불편함을 개선하고, set-up 의 안정성과 재현성을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to evaluate usefulness of aid table in ERCP operation. Fifteen patients (mean age: $76.0{\pm}11.4$) and Six Staffs are took part in the questionnaire survey. We evaluated usefulness of aid table as follows: comfortableness, psychological stability, satisfaction from extreme satisfaction as 1 point to extreme satisfaction as 5 point by questionnaire. In the results of comfortableness, the patients reported uncomfortable as $1.7{\pm}0.5$ point at ERCP operation without aid table but they are reported comfortable at using aid table as $4.4{\pm}0.5$ point (p-value${\leq}0.000$). In the psychological stability, the patients have satisfaction ($4.8{\pm}0.4$ point) for aid table. In the addition, the patients felt satisfaction ($4.9{\pm}0.3$ point) for aid table. These results are considered that to use of aid table will give a useful to ERCP operation.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.93-96
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• 2010

This study evaluates usefulness of the developed assistant device by taking projection of patellofemoral joint in emergency patients who were doubt posterior cruciate ligament injury in knee joint. The subjects of experiment were patients who visited Eul-Ji University Hospital due to knee injury from January 2006 to December 2006. Seventeen patients, who took the Knee post stress view, Knee merchant view, Knee Seo's view to use assistant device and Knee MRI. To make assistant device of $170{\times}50{\times}70\;cm$, we evaluated its usefulness by measuring posterior dislocation of tibia. Seo's view is more accurate to make judgment of posterior cruciate ligament injury than original knee post stress view. Interval difference of posterior dislocation of original knee post stress view is $6.17{\pm}3.04$ and Seo's view is $8.74{\pm}4.47$. The results show injury of patellofemoral joint, vertical fracture of patella and posterior cruciate ligament injury by taking a projection using Seo's view. Therefore, it is useful to take projection earlier than talometer and MRI in emergency patients who were doubt posterior cruciate ligament injury in knee joint.

• Journal of The Korean Radiological Technologist Association
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.258-258
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• 2002

• Journal of The Korean Radiological Technologist Association
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.126-126
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• 2003

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.129-138
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• 2020

Due to the nature of the Rosenberg Method, the patient needs to maintain posture for a certain period of time, and the joint space is observed in various forms depending on the angle of knee flexion, which causes difficulties in examination. In order to solve these problems, Image quality was evaluated in order to evaluate the usefulness of the assistive device by making the assistive device itself. SNR and CNR analysis about the presence or absence of an assistive device using the extremity phantom and the angle of the assistive device itself were not statistically significant(p < 0.05). As a result of measuring the distance between the right and left edges of the medial condyle based on the presence or absence of an assist device, and the absence of assist device (96.00±40.6 mm) and presence of an assist device (134.86±17.68 mm) were statistically significant (p <0.05). To find the aLDFA relationship about the femur and tibia, we measured the right and left aLDFA based on the presence or absence of assist device. As a result, the absence of the right-side aLDFA assist device (74.63°±4.87) and the presence of assist device (79.64°±3.65) were statistically significant (p <0.05). The absence of the left-side aLDFA assist device (76.39°±4.62) and the presence of assist device (79.64°±3.65) were statistically significant (p < 0.05). but, As a result of measuring the distance of the overlapping parts of the right and left proximal tibiofibular joint and the lateral condyle, There were no statistically significant differences between the right and left sides. In conclusion, we confirmed that we can obtain Diagnostically valuable images with a constant knee-to-knee spacing using an assist device we self-created. In addition, we could learn through aLDFA relationship between femur and tibial that the smaller the angle, the more medial condyle overlaps with JSW, We also confirmed the significance by deriving similar values on the normal range values of aLDFA using assist devices. However, it is considered necessary to pay attention to internal and external rotations in order to obtain good quality images by evaluating the distance of overlapping parts between proximal tibiofibular joint and lateral condyle.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.613-621
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of supportive devices which are for minimizing the patient's movement during lower extremity angiography and to verify image quality of phantom by analyzing of Mask image, DSA image and Roadmap image into SNR and CNR. As a result of comparing SNR with CNR of mask image obtained by DSA technique using the phantom alone and phantom placed on the supportive devices, there was no significant difference between about 0~0.06 for SNR and about 0~0.003 for CNR. The study showed about 0.11~0.35 for SNR and 0.016~0.031 for CNR of DSA imaging by DSA technique about only water phantom of the blood vessel model and the water phantom placed on the device. Analyzing SNR and CNR of Roadmap technique about water phantom on the auxiliary device (hardboard paper, pomax, polycarbonate, acrylic) and water phantom alone, there was no significant difference between 0.02~0.05 for SNR and 0.002~0.004 for CNR. In conclusion, there was no significant difference on image quality by using supportive devices made by hardboard paper, pomax, polycarbonate or acryl regardless of whether using supportive devices or not. Supportive devices to minimize of the patient's movement may reduce the total amount of contrast, exam-time, radiation exposure and eliminate risk factors during angiogram. Supportive devices made by hardboard paper can be applied easily during angiogram due to advantages of reasonable price and simple processing. It is considered that will be useful to consider cost efficiency and types of materials and their properties in accordance with purpose and method of the study when the operator makes and uses supportive devices.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.299-303
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• 2012

Shoulder MRArthrography was performed to get an accurate diagnosis about complex anatomical structure in shoulder joint. We carried out how the changes of anatomical rotations in shoulder joint could bring certain diagnosis effects on MRI images for various shoulder humerus positions; Neutral position, Internal rotation position and External rotation position. In addition, we prepared an aid tool in oder to maintain the right posture of a patient. This aid tool was made by adapting Modeling Design Program. By virtue of this aid, we obtained the following result. Shoulder MR Arthrography by the External rotation position for anatomical structure diagnosis was the most suitable in diagnostic evaluations of important anatomical structures in shoulder joint such as Biceps tendon, Supera-spiatus tendon, Sub-scapularis tendon, Labrum and Sub-acromial space.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.115-122
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• 2023

The hip joint device is an important immobilization device for internal rotation in the diagnosis of bone density test, microfracture, and arthritis. These fixing mechanisms have limitations in maintaining reproducibility due to the use of Velcro. In this study, we developed an improved hip joint device and evaluated its usefulness. For 30 students enrolled in the Department of Radiology, we evaluated the reproducibility through medical imaging and the time required for positioning by applying the conventionaling and improved device. Changes over time were also evaluated. As a result, compared to the conventional device, the improved device showed a 32% reduction in positioning time and improved reproducibility by about 6.2 times. As for the amount of change over time, the positioning time increased in the conventional device, but decreased in the improved device, and the reproducibility of the conventional device was lower than that of the improved device. Through this, it can be said that the use of the improved device improved the image quality and reduced the radiologist's workload.