• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Radiological Science
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.82.3-83
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• 2001

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.466-472
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• 1999

폐결핵의 진단은 주로 환자의 증상, 흉부 X-선, 객담의 균도말 및 배양검사에 의존하며 이는 과거와 크게 차이가 없으나 최근에는 좀더 효율적인 객담배출을 위한 방법, 분자생물학적 기법을 동원한 결핵균의 진단 및 결핵균항원 또는 항체를 혈액 등에서 측정하는 방법 등이 개발되어 결핵의 진단 율을 높이는데 기여하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.93.1-93
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• 1995

저자들은 1985년 9월부터 1995년 2월까지 계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과에 내원한 환자중 기도이물을 의심하여 환기형 기관지경술을 시행한 54례의 유소아 환자들을 대상으로 임상적 고찰을 하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다.1) 기도이물을 의심한 환자 54례중 4세 이하가 49례(90.7%)로 대부분을 차지하였고, 남녀의 비는 3.5:1 이었다. 2) 이물개재 시간별 분포는 7일에서 30일 이내가 13례(24.0%)로 가장 많았고 다음이 2일에서 3일이내로 12례(22.2%)였다. 3) 기도이물의 증상으로는 기침(85.1%), 호흡곤란(38,9%), 고열(31.5%) 등의 순이었다. 4) 기도이물의 종류로는 식물성이 23례(67.6%)로 가장 많았고, 이중 땅콩이 19례였으며, 금속류, 플라스틱류 순이었다. 5) 이물이 있었던 34례중 흉부단순 X-선 소견상 이상소견을 나타낸 경우는 32례(94.1%)였으며, 이중 폐기종이 가장 많은 빈도를 보였고, 식물성이물은 전례에서 이상소견을 보였다. 6) 기도이물을 의심한 환자 54례중 이물이 없었던 20(37.0%)례 모두 흉부단순 X-선 소견상 이상소견을 나타내었고 이중 폐렴이 10례(50%)로 가장 많았고 무기폐, 페기종의 순이었다. 7) 이물의 개재부위는 주기관지 26례(우:14, 자:12), 기관 6례, 성문 2례의 순이었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.147-151
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• 2019

In chest and abdomen CT scans, the radiation exposure doses by scattering lines were measured at the eyeball and thyroid. Radiation exposure was investigated by using shielding devices. The chest and abdomen CT scan protocols used in the real examination were applied to measure and compare radiation doses before and after the use of shielding devices at the eyeball and the thyroid. The radiaton doses were measured with OSLD dosimeters. Barium, tungsten sheets, goggles and neck shields were used to protect the scattered X-ray. The chest CT scans showed respectively 3.01 mSv and 6.21 mSv at the eyeball and the thyroid by the scattered X-ray. The abdomen CT scans showed 0.55 mSv and 3.22 mSv for the eyeball and the thyroid respectively. Barium and tungsten sheets had 11% to 13% protection rates at the eyeball and the thyroid for chest CT scan, and 34% to 49% reduction in radiation dose for the abdomen CT scan. Because of the significant radiation dose, which causes cataracts and thyroid cancer by the repeated and continuous radiation exposure, for the chest and the abdomen CT scans, it is required to use shielding devices to reduce radiation dose for examinations.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.06d
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• pp.135-138
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• 2000

흉부 X선 CT 화상을 이용한 폐종류의 경계 형상을 정량적으로 평가하기 위하여 푸리에 변환된 폐종류 음영의 윤곽선 내 power spectrum 고주파 성분의 총합이 폐종류 음영의 경계 형상에 관한 유효한 평가 값이 되는지의 여부를 검토하였다. 이 평가 값은 폐종류 음영의 CT 화상 위의 특징을 명확히 반영한다고 판단된다. 다시 말해서, 윤곽선은 양성 혹은 악성 종류에 있어서 각각 명확하거나 불투명하다. 양성 IS명과 악성 16명인 환자 31명에 대해서 이 평가 값을 계산하여 통계적 처리를 행한 결과 양성과 악성 간에 뚜렷한 차이를 인식할 수 있었다. 이러한 제안된 평가 방법에 의해, power spectrum 고주파 성분의 총합이 폐종류 경계 형상의 평가치가 되어, 정량적인 폐종류의 양성과 악성 감별을 행할 때 유용한 값이 될 가능성을 시사한다고 볼 수 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.353-356
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• 1993

Advent of new imaging modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound contributed greately to the specific imaging diagnosis. However plain chest X-ray is still most prequently used for imaging diagnosis of respiratory disease in clinical pratic and it is important to make a good quality of X-ray film and good interpretation. The optimal chest X-ray should be taken with full inspiration without rotation and motion and the exposure is at the level of barely demonstrable thoracic vertebral disc space. It is recommended that higk KVP technique for detection of lesions which is overlaped by mediastinum, heart and rib cage. It is better to examine chest X-ray film start at some distance(6-8 feet) and closer to the film later on and the reader should not read a film in fatigue condition. The reading room should be quiet and relately dark illumination. It is important, to make a good X-ray film and good interpretation to reduce the observer error.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.473-478
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• 2015

Abdominal obesity is one of the most influential index to predict of insulin resistance syndrome/metabolic syndrome in social demographic characteristics. It is matter of fact that radiation dose are increasing with development of medical treatment and device. In this study, we estimated distortion between reference image and entrance surface dose when take a chest radiography forward chest phantom assumed abdominal obesity. When angle of chest phantom incline $5^{\circ}$ forward, thoracic transverse and longitudinal diameter increase 1.22% and 0.44% each. Also cardiac transverse diameter increase 1.01% and cardio-throracic ratio (CTR) decrease 0.27% in the same situation of incline to $5^{\circ}$ forward. Thoracic transverse diameter shows the largest increase, and CTR was decreased. But entrance surface dose to phantom increase significantly 6.12% when angle of chest phantom incline $5^{\circ}$ forward. In conclusion, we have to pay attention to accurate positioning, to prevent a distortion of image through incline, and make patients not to expose to additional radiation.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.713-722
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• 1995

Background: Chest X-ray of coal workers' pneumoconiosis and shipyard welders' lung show similar and regular opacities mostly, it is very difficult that we distinguish the former from the latter by only chest X-ray. so we performed this study to understand the progression of the disease and to provide the disease by considering pulmonary function and other factors in proportion to the profusion of small regular opacities of chest X-ray in both groups. Method: 430 coal workers' pneumoconiosis were compared with 311 shipyard welders' lung by the number, the age, the duration of dust exposure, %vital capacity(%VC), %FEV1.0, the type of ventilatory impairment, the combined pulmonary disease according to the profusion of small regular opacities on the chest radiographs, which were classified into category 0/1, category 1, and category 2. Result: 1) the percent of category 2 in coal workers' pneumoconiosis was 54.4%. the percent of category 1, and category 2 in welders' lung were 60.0%, 7.4%. the progression to the category 2 was higher in coal workers' pneumoconiosis than in welders' lung 2) The mean age was higher in coal workers' pneumoconiosis than in welders' lung, significantly increased in proportion to the progresion of profusion of small regular opacities in both groups 3) There was no difference in the duration of dust exposure by category 1/0, but the duration of dust exposure by category 1, 2 in coal workers' pneumoconiosis more significantly increased than in welders' lung. the duration in the proportion of category 2 to category 0/1, 1 significantly increased in the proportion to small regular opacities in coal workers' pneumoconiosis. but there was no significant difference in the proportion to small regular opacities in duration of dust exposure in welders' lung. 4) There was no significant difference of mean values of %VC(%vital capacity)in both groups except for category 1. the mean values of %VC had no relationship between the progression of small regular opacities in both groups. 5) The mean values of %FEV1.0 decreased more significantly in coal workers' pneumoconiosis than in welders' lung except for category 0/1. and decreased significantly in proportion to the profusion of small regular opacities in coal workers' pneumoconiosis. there was significant difference of %FEV1.0 in the proportion of category 2 to category 011 in welders' lung. 6) there were no significant difference of %FEV1.0, %VC in smoker and nonsmoker in both groups. 7) With regard to the type of ventilation in both groups in coal workers' pneumoconiosis 21.4 percent of patients belonged to the restrictive type, 11.6 percent to the obstructive type, 5.6 percent to the combined type, but in welders' lung 21.8 percent to the restrictive type, 2.9 percent to the obstructive type, 1.9 percent to the combined type. 8. in the pulmonary disease, the incidence of the pulmonary tuberculosis was the most in both groups, was more in coal workers' pneumoconiosis than welders' lung Conclusion: If we compare coal workers' pneumoconiosis with electric arc welders'lung by considering pulmonary function and other factors in proportion to the profusion of chest X-ray, I think that we will have the better result in understanding the progression of the disease and provision of the disease in both groups.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.40 no.5 s.274
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• pp.392-394
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• 2007

A 14-year-old male patient was admitted for an abnormal chest X-ray. A chest computed tomogram showed a cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum and spleen, $14\times14cm$ and $2\times2cm$ in size respectively. Complete removal of the mediastinal lesion was achieved by a median sternotomy. The final histologic diagnosis of the lesion was cystic lymphangioma. There was no evidence of tumor recurrence until a postoperative period of 14 months.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.874-877
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• 2003

Necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis usually occurs in the immumocompromised host. Aspergillus invades bronchial epithelium and forms endobronchial mass or endobronchial stenosis. A 78-year-old male patient with diabetus mellitus complaining of dyspnea and cough was admitted to our hospital. Plain chest X-ray and chest computed tomogram showed a large endobronchial mass and total collapse of left upper lobe of the lung. Bronchoscopic biopsy of the endobronchial mass revealed chronic inflammation. To confirm the endobronchial mass, we performed sleeve lobectomy of left upper lobe of the lung. Histologically the mass was diagnosed as necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis. We report a case of necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis in an elderly man who has diabetus mellitus with review of the literature.