• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.89-102
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• 1986

It has long been suggested that the change of renin-angiotensin system is responsible for the increased arterial blood pressure in the experimental hypertension. But the exact nature of the cause and maintenance of early and late Phase of renal hypertension is still controversial. Increased renin-angiotensin system has been suggested. To clarify the altered renin-angiotensin system in the early phase of two kidney one clip Goldblatt hypertension(2K1C GH), experiments were carried out in the rats of 3,7, and 14 days of 2K1C GH rats, sham-operated, and control rats. Responses of the plasma renin activity to the intravenous infusion of L-isoproterenol were dose-dependent. Responses of the plasma renin activity to the intravenous L-isoproterenol in 2K1C GH rats were not different from sham-operated control rats. Hypotensive responses of the 2K1C GH rats were not different from sham-operated rats. Suppression by intravenous infusion of angiotensin II of plasma renin activity showed a dose-dependent manner. Suppression by angiotensin ll of plasma renin activity was attenuated or abolished in the early phase of 2K1C GH rats. Intravenous infusion of arginine vasopressin(AVP) showed a dose-dependent suppression of plasma renin activity, Attenuated responses by AVP of plasma renin activity were noticed in the early phase of 2K1C GH rats. These results suggest that the altered renin-angiotensin system in the early phase of the two kidney one clip Goldblatt hypertension may be caused by failure of the short loop negative feedback control mechanism.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.27-41
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• 2011

본 논문은 도시부 간선도로의 트램을 위한 고정식 우선신호 전략으로 트램의 연동모형 MAXBAND MILP-Tram을 제시하였다. MAXBAND MILP-Tram은 전통적인 간선도로 연동모형인 MAXBAND를 기반으로 하고 있으며, 중앙트램 전용 차로의 트램과 일반차로의 승용차 모두를 위한 이중화된 연동폭을 산정할 수 있다. 본 모형은 일반차량 대비 낮은 속도와 정류장 정차시간이 포함되는 통행시간을 가지는 트램 통행특성을 고려하여 연동폭을 산정할 수 있다. 중앙트램전용차로에서는 현시순서에 따라 트램의 녹색시간이 크기를 달리하게 되며, 이를 제약조건으로 표현하였다. 미시적 시뮬레이션 효과분석을 수행하여 트램 연동모형의 효과분석을 위한 트램과 교차로의 제어지체와 사람당 제어지체 변화를 확인하였다. MAXBAND MILP-Tram으로 산출된 신호시간을 VISSIM에 적용한 결과 MAXBAND MILP-2 대비 트램의 차량당 평균 제어지체는 57%가 감소된 결과를 나타내었으나, 교차로 평균 제어지체의 경우 일반차량의 연동폭이 감소함에 따라 MILP-Tram은 MILP-2 대비 18% 증가된 결과를 나타내었다. 또한 일반차량의 교통량 변화를 이용한 민감도 분석에서는과포화 상태에 근접함에 따라 MAXBAND MILP-Tram과 같이 �낵째� 현시순서만을 변경시키는 우선신호 기법은 사람당 지체를 감소시킬 수 있는 유용한 수단임을 확인하였다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권4권
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• pp.388-392
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• 2006

80두의 가토 간에 $1{\sim}2mm^3$ 크기의 VX2 종양세포를 직접 주입하여 단일간암모델을 만들고, 종양이식 후1주, 2주, 3주째에 CT촬영을 실시하여 생성된 종양의 크기와 조영 양상을 관찰하고 조직병리학적검사로 종양의 진위 여부를 확인하였다. 80두 중 66두(82.5%)에서 단일 종양이 만들어졌다. 나머지 12두 중 1두에서 간외종앙의 생성, 그리고 다른 1두에서 육아종성 종괴가 관찰되었으며, 4두는 폐사하였다. 나머지 8두에서는 종양이 생성되지 않았다. 조영 CT에서 관찰된 종양의 크기는 1주, 2주 그리고 3주째에 각각 $7.4{\times}6.3,\;14.2{\times}10.8,\;16.2{\times}12.6cm$로 측정되었다. 모양은 둥글거나 타원형이었으며, 동맥기에서 중앙에 저감쇠와 변연에 조영증강을 보였으며, 문맥기에는 저감쇠를 나타내었다. 종양조직의 이식은 균질한 단일종양모델을 만드는데 매우 유용하고 적합한 방법이며, 조영 CT 촬영술은 간종양 진단 및 다양한 치료방법 적용 후 추적검사에 매우 유용하게 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2003

The patency rates of small diameter vascular grafts are disappointing because of the formation of thrombus and intimal hyperplasia. Among the various factors influencing the success of graft surgery, the compliance and the size of a graft are believed to be the most important physical properties of a vascular graft. Mismatch of compliance and size between an artery and a graft alters anastomotic flow characteristics, which may affect the formation of intimal hyperplasia. Among the hemodynamic factors influencing the development of intimal hyperplasia, the wall shear stress is suspected as the most important one. The wall shear stress distributions are experimentally measured near the end-to-end anastomosis models in order to clarify the effects of compliance and diameter mismatch on the hemodynamics near the anastomosis. The effects of radial wall motion, diameter mismatch and impedance phase angle on the wall shear rate distributions near the anastomosis are considered. Compliance mismatch generates both different radial wall motion and instantaneous diameter mismatch between the arterial portion and the graft portion during a flow cycle. Mismatch in diameter seems to be affecting the wall shear rate distribution more significantly compared to radial wall motion. The impedance phase angle also affects the wall shear rate distribution.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2011

Gastric glomus tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor that originates from modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Glomus tumors are commonly observed in peripheral soft tissue, such as dennis or subungal region, but rarely in the gastrointestinal tract. A 39-year-old woman was admitted due to epigastric soreness. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a subepithelial mass measuring 3.5 cm with central ulceration at the lesser curvature-posterior wall of the antrum. Characteristically, contrast enhanced abdominal computed tomography scan demonstrated high enhancement of the submucosal mass up to the same level of the abdominal aorta in the arterial phase; this enhancement persisted to delayed phase. Due to the risk of bleeding and malignancy, wedge resection of the submucosal tumor was performed. Histologic findings were compatible with a glomus tumor.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.173-176
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• 2012

본 저자들은 우측 부신에서 발생한 갈색세포종과 인접한 간에서 보이는 국소적인 조영 증강의 영상의학적 소견을 보고하고자 한다. 전산화단층촬영과 자기공명영상의 동맥기 영상에서 인접한 간조직에 국소적인 강한 조영증강이 보였다. 그러나 지연기 영상에서 병변은 정상 간조직과 동일한 감쇄를 보여 잘 구분되지 않았다. 또한 병변은 자기공명 T1, T2 강조 영상에서도 비정상적인 신호강도를 보이지 않았으며 정상 조직과 구분되어 보이지 않았다. 이 조영증강되는 간의 병소는 부신절제술을 시행한지 수개월 후 다시 시행한 수술 후 전산화 단층촬영에서는 저절로 소실되어 보이지 않았다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.461-466
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• 2007

Two dogs were admitted with a history of anorexia, ataxia, shivering, lethargy, hypersalivation and seizure. Patients were suspected for portosystemic shunts on the basis of clinical signs, increased hepatic serum profiles on the blood test, microhepatica on plain abdominal radiographs, and an abnormally dilated and tortuous vessel on abdominal ultrasonographs. To diagnose PSS and to further evaluate type, shape, and location of shunt and hepatic vasculatures, the computed tomography (CT) angiography for portal and systemic circulation was performed. The shape, location and pathway of extrahepatic single shunt were confirmed in two dogs. Dual phases (the arterial phase and the venous phase) CT angiography and reformatted and three-dimensional images offered good understanding of PSS and planning surgical treatment.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2020

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has been applied to evaluate parenchymal organs in human and veterinary medicine. However, to our knowledge, there is no report on the identification of active bleeding and the bleeding site in veterinary clinical patients. Herein, we describe the use of CEUS in two cases of abdominal bleeding caused by ruptured lesions with malignant abdominal tumors. One dog had a splenic hemangiosarcoma, which had metastasized to the liver; the other dog had hepatic cell carcinomas in the left hepatic lobe, which were lobectomized, and another nodule was identified in the right hepatic lobe. Immediately after the rupture of these oncogenic lesions was suspected, CEUS was performed to identify the bleeding sites. The active bleeding sites were confirmed by hyperechoic pooling signs in the arterial phase, and extravasation could be observed within the defects showing hypoechoic perfusions in the delayed phase of the CEUS. Microbubbles were also observed in the ascites; thus, CEUS could detect the presence of hemorrhage and accurately identify the bleeding site. Collectively, the study findings suggest the usefulness of CEUS in emergent situations as it enables rapid and noninvasive evaluation of bleeding points in case of active bleeding in dogs.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.863-879
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• 2019

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be noninvasively diagnosed on the basis of its characteristic imaging findings of arterial phase enhancement and portal/delayed "washout" on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cirrhotic patients. However, different specific diagnostic criteria have been proposed by several countries and major academic societies. In 2018, major guideline updates were proposed by the Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), Korean Liver Cancer Association and National Cancer Center (KLCA-NCC) of Korea. In addition to dynamic CT and MRI using extracellular contrast media, these new guidelines now include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using hepatobiliary contrast media as the first-line diagnostic test, while the KLCA-NCC and EASL guidelines also include contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as the second-line diagnostic test. Therefore, hepatobiliary MR contrast media and CEUS will be increasingly used for the noninvasive diagnosis and staging of HCC. In this review, we discuss the emerging role of hepatobiliary phase MRI and CEUS for the diagnosis of HCC and also review the changes in the HCC diagnostic criteria in major guidelines, including the KLCA-NCC practice guidelines version 2018. In addition, we aimed to pay particular attention to some remaining issues in the noninvasive diagnosis of HCC.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2004

PVDF[poly(vinylidene fluoride)] 압전소자로 제작된 초음파 변환기를 이용하여 초음파 spectroscopy 측정시스템을 제작하였다. 이 장치를 이용하여 MBBA(p-methoxy benzylidene-p-n-butylaniline) 액정의 nematic-isotropic 상전이 현상을 관측한 결과 상전이 온도가 $47^{\circ}C$임을 확인하였으며, 기존의 광학적 방법에 의해 관측된 값과 잘 일치하였다. 한편으로 상전이 점의 주파수 의존성을 확인하였으나 이는 관측되지 않았으며, 단지 PVDF 압전소자의 공진주파수인 2 MHz에서 초음파의 진폭이 최대로 나타났으며, 다른 주파수에서는 진폭이 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같이 온도의 변화에 따른 액정의 상전이 현상을 초음파 감쇠의 변화로 확인하여 보았다. 이것은 액정의 상전이 메카니즘을 해석함에 있어 PVDF 초음파 변환기를 이용한 spectroscopy 측정 시스템은 매우 유용한 도구로 이용될 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 의료용으로 이용할 경우 겸상세포 빈혈증이나 동맥 경화증과 같은 질병 진단에 이용 가능하리라 여겨진다.