• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.553-560
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• 2023

This study aimed to understand the correlations of prevalence and relevant variables of cholelithiasis with a group of cirrhosis patients and a control group targeting the subjects who received the abdomen ultrasonography from K university hospital in Daejeon Metropolitan City from January 1^st 2019 to December 31^st. And the results are as follows. First, the group of cirrhosis patients showed relatively higher prevalence of cholelithiasis than the control group as ordinary people, which showed statistically significant differences. Second, in the control group, there were statistically significant differences in the occurrence of cholelithiasis with respect to age. Conversely, in the cirrhosis patient, there was no statistically significant association observed with age; nonetheless, age itself exhibited statistical significance. Third, according to sex, the prevalence was not statistically significant in both group of cirrhosis patients and control group. Fourth, in each degree and cause of subdivided cirrhosis, the correlation was only shown in each degree. In the results of this study, the cirrhosis patients showed high correlation with the incidence of cholelithiasis, and the control group showed the high correlation with the incidence of cholelithiasis according to age.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2627-2630
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• 2013

Background: Ovarian cancer continues to pose a major challenge to physicians and radiologists. It is the third most common gynecologic malignancy and estimated to be fifth leading cancer cause of death in women, constituting 23% of all gynecological malignancies. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) appears to offer an excellent modality in diagnosing ovarian cancer based on combination of its availability, meticulous technique, efficacy and familiarity of radiologists and physicians. The aim of this study was to compute sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice MDCT in classifying ovarian masses; 95% confidence intervals were reported. Materials and Methods: We prospectively designed a cross-sectional analytical study to collect data from July 2010 to August 2011 from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A sample of 105 women aged between 15-80 years referred for 64-MDCT of abdomen and pelvis with clinical suspicion of malignant ovarian cancer, irrespective of stage of disease, were enrolled by non-probability purposive sampling. All patients who were already known cases of histologically proven ovarian carcinoma and having some contraindication to radiation or iodinated contrast media were excluded. Results: Our prospective study reports sensitivity, specificity; positive and negative predictive values with 95%CI and accuracy were computed. Kappa was calculated to report agreement among the two radiologists. For reader A, MDCT was found to have 92% (0.83, 0.97) sensitivity and 86.7% (0.68, 0.96) specificity, while PPV and NPV were 94.5% (0.86, 0.98) and 86.7% (0.63, 0.92), respectively. Accuracy reported by reader A was 90.5%. For reader B, sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 94.6% (0.86, 0.98) 90% (0.72, 0.97) 96% (0.88, 0.99) and 87.1% (0.69, 0.95) respectively. Accuracy computed by reader B was 93.3%. Excellent agreement was found between the two radiologists with a significant kappa value of 0.887. Conclusion: Based on our study results, we conclude MDCT is a reliable imaging modality in diagnosis of ovarian masses accurately with insignificant interobserver variability.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.509-512
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• 2012

암컷, 4년령, 6.5 kg의 단모종 고양이가 배뇨실금 및 배뇨곤란 증상을 주증으로 내원하였다. 신체 검사에서 방광 팽창을 동반한 배뇨곤란 증상을 확인 하였고, 방사선 검사와 초음파 검사에서 2개의 작은 방광 결석과 방광내 슬러지를 각각 확인 하였다. 소변 검사에서 혈뇨와 세균뇨를 확인 하였다. 식염수를 이용한 방광 세척과 항생제 치료를 4주간 실시 하였으나 치료 효과가 미미하였다. 선천적 이상을 확인하기 위해 배설성 요로조영술을 실시하였고, 작은 게실이 방광 앞쪽 끝에서 관찰 되었다. 방광요막관 게실이 의심 되어 탐색적 개복술을 실시 하였고 삼각형 모양의 게실이 방광 앞쪽 끝에서 확인 되었다. 방광 결석 제거를 위해 방광 절개술이 실시 되었고 게실 절제를 위해 방광 부분 절제술이 실시 되었다. 방광 앞쪽 끝 부분을 지름 약 2 cm 정도 절제 하였다. 수술 후 5일 째 정상 배뇨가 가능하였다. 수술 후 정기 검진은 신체 검사를 통해 2년 동안 실시 되었으며 배뇨 곤란과 배뇨 실금 증상이 관찰 되지 않았다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.267-276
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• 2015

최근, 초음파검사로 인해 악성잠재력을 지닌 담낭용종의 발견률이 높아지고 있다. 담낭용종의 위험인자에 대한 다양한 연구가 보고 되었지만 혈청 생화학, 생활습관을 포함한 대사증후군과 담낭용종과의 관계에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구의 목적은 한국에서의 생활습관, 생화학적 혈액검사를 포함한 대사성증후군과 담낭용종인 자간의 상관관계를 알아보는데 있다. 2012년11월2일부터 2014년1월31일까지 경기도내 2차병원을 방문한 151명 남성과 167명 여성을 대상으로 검사를 실행하였다. 이들은 무작위로 차출되었고, 담낭용종 유무에 따른 다양한 변수를 비교하였으며, 수집된 데이터는 Windows 프로그램 SPSS version 20.0을 사용하여 분석하였다. 평균 담낭용종의 크기는 직경이 3.92mm이고 용종의 크기는 직경이 10mm 이하였다. 담낭용종이 발견된 사람은 총184명(57.9%), 그 중 대사성증후군 발견된 사람은 114명(26.4%)으로, 대사성증후군을 가진 사람들에게서 담낭용종의 발생률이 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 담낭용종에 대한 위험요소에서 체중 1.061배, BMI에서 1.186배, 수축기혈압에서 1.060배, 이완기혈압에서 1.030배, 총콜레스테롤에서 1.009배, 대사성증후군에서 2.736배, 당뇨에서 1.011배, 적혈구침강속도ESR에서 1.064배 높음을 알 수 있었다. 담낭용종의 위험인자는 체중, BMI, 총콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 당뇨, 수축기혈압, 이완기혈압, 적혈구침강속도ESR, 그리고 대사성증후군임을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구는 담낭용종에 대한 연구의 중요한 연구 자료로 사용되고, 차후에 좀 더 대규모의 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권17호
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• pp.7825-7829
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• 2015

Background: Egypt has the highest prevalence of HCV infection in the world (~14.7%). Around 10-15% of HCV-infected persons will advance to cirrhosis within the first 20 years. The incidence of HCC is expected to grow in the next two decades, largely due to HCV related cirrhosis, and detection of HCC at an early stage is critical for a favorable clinical outcome. No simple reliable non-invasive marker has been available till now. B2M, a non-glycosylated polypeptide composed of 99 amino acids, is one of the components of HLA class I molecules on the surfaces of all nucleated cells. It has been reported that the level of serum B2M is elevated in patients with chronic hepatitis C and HCV-related HCC when compared to HCV-negative patients or healthy donors. Determining the clinical utility of serum B2M as a marker for disease progression in Egyptian patients with HCV related chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma was the aim of the present study. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross sectional study 92 participants were included in 4 equal groups: Group (1) non cirrhotic chronic HCV; Group (2) HCV related liver cirrhosis; Group (3) HCC on top of HCV,; and Group (4) healthy controls. History taking, clinical examination, routine labs and abdominal ultrasound were conducted for all patients, PCR and Metavir scores for group (1) patients, and triphasic CT abdomen and AFP for Group (3) patients. B2M levels were measured in serum with a fully-automated IMX system. Results: The mean serum B2M level of Group (1) was $4.25{\pm}1.48{\mu}g/ml$., Group (2) was $7.48{\pm}3.04$, Group (3) was $6.62{\pm}2.49$ and Group (4) was $1.62{\pm}0.63$. Serum B2M levels were significantly higher in diseased than control group (p<0.01) being significantly higher in cirrhosis ($7.48{\pm}3.04$) and HCC groups ($6.62{\pm}2.49$) than the HCV group ($4.25{\pm}1.48$) (p<0.01). There was a significant correlation between B2M Level and ALK, total and direct bilirubin and INR (p<0.05), and a significant inverse correlation between B2M level and albumin, total proteins, HB andWBCS values (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between B2M level and viral load or Metavir score, largest tumour size or AFP (p>0.05). The best B2M cut-off for HCV diagnosis was 2.6 with a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 92%, a positive predictive value (PPV) of 97% and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100%. The best B2M cut-off for HCC diagnosis was 4.55 which yielded sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive values of 74%, 62%, 39.5, 87.8% respectively (p-value <0.01) while best cut-off for cirrhosis was 4.9, with sensitivity 74 % and specificity 74%.The sensitivity for HCC diagnosis increased upon B2M and AFP combined estimation to 91%, specificity to 79%, NPV to 95% and accuracy to 83%. Conclusions: Serum B2M level is elevated in HCV related chronic liver diseases and may be used as a marker for HCV disease progression towards cirrhosis and carcinoma.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2020

HT-1은 FAH의 돌연변이에 의한 FAH의 결함으로 타이로신 대사의 중간산물인 FAA, SA가 간세포, 신세뇨관 세포에 축적되어 증상을 일으키는 대사이상 질환의 일종이다. 생후 6개월 내에 증상이 발현되는 급성형의 경우 간기능 저하에 따른 간부전, 응고장애, Fanconi 증후군, FAA 축적에 의한 델타-아미노레부릭산 탈수효소의 기능 저하에 의한 포르피린증 유사 증상이 발생한다. 증상이 생후 12개월 이후 발현되는 만성형의 경우 간경화, 간세포암종, 저인산혈증 구루병, 인지기능 저하와 같은 증상이 발생할 수 있다. 본 증례는 생후 20개월 경 간비장비대, 내반슬, 대상산증으로 대사이상질환 감별을 위하여 시행한 탠덤매스 분석에서 특이 소견이 보고되지 않았으나, 57개월에 시행한 복부 초음파 검사에서 간경화, 소변 유기산 분석에서 SA 상승, NGS에서 FAH 돌연변이 c.107T>C (p.Ile 36Thr), c.614T>C (pPhe205Ser)가 확인되어 HT-1이 진단된 증례로, 환아는 현재까지 NTBC 및 단백제한식이를 유지하며 특이 합병증 없이 외래 추적관찰 중이다. HT-1은 혈장 타이로신 농도가 증가하지 않는 경우도 있으며, 만성형의 경우 임상양상이 생후 12개월 이후에 나타나므로 탠덤매스 검사에서 음성 소견이 보고되어도 임상적으로 의심되는 경우 소변 유기산 분석과 같은 추가적 검사가 필요하다. 또한 기존의 탠덤매스 분석을 통하여는 HT-1이 진단되지 않는 경우가 있을 수 있어, 신생아 선별검사에서 혈장 타이로신 농도뿐 아니라 SA 농도도 추가로 확인하는 것의 비용 편익에 대한 추가적 연구가 필요하다.