• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.389-391
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 초음파 검사자가 효율적으로 충수염을 진단할 수 있도록 하기 위하여 초음파 영상에서 충수를 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 충수를 추출하는 과정은 초음파 영상에서 Ends_in Search Stretching 기법을 적용하여 명암 대비를 강조하고, Max-Min 이진화, 영역 레이블링, 잡음 제거, Cubic Spline 보간법을 적용하여 복부 근육의 하단 근막 부분을 추출한다. 초음파 영상에서 추출된 근막 영역을 제거한 후, K-Means 클러스터링과 영역 레이블링을 적용하여 충수 영역을 추출한다. 제안된 방법을 초음파 영상을 대상으로 실험한 결과, 충수염을 진단하기에 적합한 충수 영역이 추출되는 것을 영상의학과 전문의를 통하여 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• spring
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• pp.349-352
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• 2002

초음파 진단용으로 널리 사용되는 1차원 배열 압전형 초음파 변환기는 변환기내의 인접한 소자들간의 간섭에 의해 그 특성에 많은 영향을 받는다. 특히 각 소자 사이에 위치한 커프 및 음향 벽의 형상은 변환기 내 음향 간섭에 매우 큰 영향을 미친다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 일반적으로 복부진단용으로 사용되는 압전형 1차원 배열 의료용 초음파 변환기에서 커프 및 음향 벽의 형상에 따른 음향간섭 레벨의 변화 경향을 유한 요소 해석법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 해석 결과를 바탕으로 소자간 음향간섭을 일으키는 원인을 규명하고, 나아가 음향 간섭레벨을 최소화하기 위한 구조적 방안을 도출하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 진단용 초음파 변환기의 최적 설계를 위해 중요한 자료가 될 것이며, 의료 치료용, 비파괴 검사용, 그리고 수중 초음파 변환기에도 적용이 가능할 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Radiological Science
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.88.2-88.2
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• 2001

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.111-114
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• 2013

A 4-year-old spayed female Miniature Pinscher was presented with a 3.5-year history of elevated liver enzymes level. Continuous elevation of liver enzymes was found on repeated blood examinations and the dog was referred for further evaluation. The abdominal ultrasonography revealed that the gallbladder could not be visualized in any plane. The absence of gallbladder was suspected on ultrasonography. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed gallbladder agenesis (GBA). This is the first reported case of diagnosis of GBA in Miniature Pinscher by using CT.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.249-258
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• 2008

Purpose : Abdominal obesity with visceral fat accumulation have been known to be intimately associated with the development of metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is important to estimate the precise amount of visceral fat. Ultrasonography has been reported that it is a simple and noninvasive method for visceral fat evaluation. Purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of ultrasonographic visceral fat thickness, anthropometric indexes, and risk factor of metabolic syndrome, and to investigate the cut-off value of abdominal visceral fat thickness leading to increased risk of metabolic syndrome. Materials and methods : The subject included 200 men and 200 women who visited D healthcare center in Daejeon from January to April 2008. The subcutaneous fat thickness and visceral fat thickness were measured by ultrasonograph. As anthropometric index, we measured body mass index, waist circumference and waist/height ratio. As for the risk factor of metabolic syndrome, we measured blood pressure, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride and fasting serum glucose. Results : VFT was significantly correlated with waist circumference, (r=0.683/M, r=0.604/F), waist to height ratio (r=0.633/M, r=0.593/F) and BMI (r=0.621/M, r=0.534/F) in both men and women. In addition it was significantly correlated with Systolic blood pressure (r=0.229/M, r=0.232/F), Diastolic blood pressure ((r=0.285/M, r=0.254/F), high density cholesterol (r=-0.254/M, r=-0.254/F), Triglyceride (r=0.475/M, r=0.411/F), and Fasting blood sugar (r=0.158/M, r=0.234/F) in both men and women. The cut-off value of visceral fat thickness leading to the increased risk of metabolic syndrome was 4.58cm (sensitivity89.2%, specificity 71.2%) in men and 3.50cm (sensitivity61.2% specificity 80.8%) in women respectively. The odds ratio of the risk of metabolic syndrome was dramatically increased with the abdominal visceral fat thickness level over 6cm in men and 5cm in women. Conclusion : The visceral fat thickness using ultrasonography was significantly correlated with anthropometric indexes and risk factors of metabolic syndrome in both men and women. The cut-off value of visceral fat thickness leading to the increased risk of metabolic syndrome was 4.58cm in men and 3.50cm in women.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.613-616
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• 2011

A 5-year-old male German shepherd dog was presented with a 4 day-history of anorexia and depression. Abdominal radiographs showed a large soft tissue mass and loss of serosal detail. Ultrasonographs revealed splenomegaly with the lacy pattern parenchyma, perivenous hyperechoic region at the splenic hilum, and loss of splenic venous flow. Computed tomographic findings included the enlarged non-enhanced spleen except perivenous region at the splenic hilum and a whirled soft tissue mass at the splenic hilum. Exploratory laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of splenic torsion. Ultrasonographic findings including lacy appearance, hyperechoic perivenous echogenicity and absence of splenic blood flow and CT findings including no or minimal enhancement of the spleen and a whirled appearance of splenic pedicle could be useful for diagnosing isolated splenic torsion in the dog.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.338-345
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• 2012

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is increasing in Korea owing to the westernized eating habits and changes in living environment. However, very few studies have been made to determine the standard value of the prostate volume as a diagnostic reference. Also, most of the previous studies have been focusing on the elder population over 40 years old. This study retrospectively analyzes the results of prostate volume measured by transrectal ultrasonography in the healthy Korean men in their 30's who visited our institution's center for health promotion for routine checkups. The mean age of the total of 157 men enrolled was $34.6{\pm}2.9$ years, and the mean prostate volume was $19.4{\pm}4.0ml$. Prostate volume of these men was correlates proportionally to their age, prostate specific antigen, body mass index, body surface area, and abdominal girth. Among these, the strongest correlation is between the prostate volume and the abdominal girth (r=0.317, p<0.001).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.81 no.5
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• pp.1069-1082
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• 2020

Coverage by National Health Insurance (NHI) was expanded in the abdominal imaging area as follows: upper abdominal ultrasound on April 1, 2018, lower abdominal ultrasound on February 1, 2019, and abdominal MRI on November 1, 2019. Many patients can benefit from the expansion of NHI coverage. Newly included diseases for NHI coverage includes liver cirrhosis, gallbladder polyps, hepatic adenoma/dysplastic nodules, pancreatic cysts, autoimmune pancreatitis and bile duct stone disease. However, the expansion of coverage made each examination more complex, including indications, follow-up strategy, the number of examination per patients, the standard images to be acquired, and the standard forms of the radiological report. Therefore, more careful consideration is mandatory when an abdominal imaging examination is prescribed and conducted.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.93-100
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to measure abdominal muscle thickness when Pelvic Floor contraction (PFC) and Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver (ADIM) were separately applied and combined exercise was applied and to compare the effects of the exercise. After the pre-investigation, the subjects were given a explanation of the purpose and the method of the research and then an experiment was conducted targeting a total of 30 subjects, who voluntarily agreed with this. Thicknesses of internal oblique (IO), transverse abdominis (TrA) and external oblique (EO) were measured during a break and then three types of exercise. All the measured values of the experiment were processed using Repeated measure ANOVA, and Bonferroni method was applied. As a result, the three types of exercise showed significant differences in thicknesses of IO, TrA and EO. In conclusion, the subjects had the thickest muscles and muscular activity increased during PFC+ADIM, compared to PFC and ADIM.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.729-737
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• 2019

Fatty pancreas is an abnormal process of lipid deposition in cells, resulting in increased fat tissue and obesity. The result is a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of pancreatic fat as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in pancreatic ultrasonography. In 407 patients who underwent a comprehensive screening at the W Health Care Center in Busan from September 2. 2018 to December 31, 2018, the degree of fat deposition in the pancreas was evaluated as the degree of mild, moderate. Data on non-obstructive atherosclerosis, BMI, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes were collected to assess the association of pancreatic fat deposition with cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. In addition, we tried to analyze the correlation between liver dysfunction and thyroid dysfunction as the degree of fat pancreas increased. We examined the relationship between six parameters including atherosclerosis, BMI, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, liver dysfunction, and thyroid dysfunction among patients with fatty pancreas. We concluded that the carotid intima-media thickness of atherosclerosis, which is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease, is most closely related to fatty pancreas.