• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.75-77
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• 2005

When measuring impedance of electronic component and so on, even the small size can reject the interference to shielding object. But, the interference through human body is grown when measuring bioimpedance without establishing shield specially. Consequently, when measuring bioimpedance in this paper, it proposed impedance measurement method to take advantage of spread spectrum technology, so that can reject the interference without establishing shield specially. Spread spectrum impedance measurement method to propose in this paper can reject the interference signal that occurring from medical instruments in the human body, the interference signal that is flowed in from surrounding environment when measuring impedance. It improved SJR(signal to jamming ratio) about 22dB than conventional method that actually realize and experiment spread spectrum impedance measurement method.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.94-99
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• 2022

The discovery of biomarkers related to pattern identification (PI), the core diagnostic theory of Korean medicine (KM), is one of the methods that can provide objective and reliable evidence by applying PI to clinical practice. In this study, 40 diabetic patients and 41 healthy control subjects recruited from the Korean medicine clinic were examined to determine the human electrical response related to the deficiency pattern, a representative pattern of diabetes. Qi-Blood-Yin-Yang deficiency pattern scores, which are representative deficiency patterns for diabetes mellitus, were obtained through a questionnaire with verified reliability and validity, and the human electrical response was measured non-invasively using a bioimpedance meter. In ANCOVA analysis using gender as a covariate, the 5 kHz frequency resistance and 5-250 kHz frequency reactance were significantly lower in the diabetic group than in non-diabetic control group. In addition, the multiple regression analysis showed a positive correlation (R2=0.11~0.19) between the Yang deficiency pattern score and resistance value for the diabetic group; the correlation was higher at higher frequencies of 50kHz (R2=0.18) and 250kHz (R2=0.19) compared to 5kHz(R2=0.11). In contrast, there was no such significant association in the control group. It implies that bioimpedance resistance measured at finite frequencies may be useful in predicting Yang deficiency, which is closely related to diabetic complications by reflecting the decrease in body water content and metabolism. In the future, large-scale planned clinical studies will be needed to identify biomarkers associated with different types of PI in diabetes.

• Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.393-403
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• 2018

Background: This study compared nutritional parameters in hemodialysis (HD) subjects and controls using bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and investigated how BIA components changed before and after HD. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 147 subjects on maintenance HD from two hospitals and 298 propensity score-matched controls from one healthcare center. BIA was performed pre- and post-HD at mid-week dialysis sessions. Results: Extracellular water/total body water (ECW/TBW) and waist-hip ratio were higher in the HD patients; the other variables were higher in the control group. The cardiothoracic ratio correlated best with overhydration (r = 0.425, P < 0.01) in HD subjects. Blood pressure, hemoglobin, creatinine, and uric acid positively correlated with the lean tissue index in controls; however, most of these nutritional markers did not show significant correlations in HD subjects. Normal hydrated weight was predicted to be higher in the pre-HD than post-HD measurements. Predicted ultrafiltration (UF) volume difference based on pre- and post-HD ECW/TBW and measured UF volume difference showed a close correlation ($r^2=0.924$, P < 0.01). Remarkably, the leg phase angle increased in the post-HD period. Conclusion: The estimated normal hydrated weight using ECW/TBW can be a good marker for determining dry weight. HD subjects had higher ECW/TBW but most nutritional indices were inferior to those of controls. It was possible to predict UF volume differences using BIA, but the post-HD increase in leg phase angle, a nutritional marker, must be interpreted with caution.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.195-197
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• 2006

When we measure electrical impedance of a small object, such as an electronic component, external interference or jamming signal can be rejected by shielding the object. However, when we measure impedance of a large object, such as a human body, shielding is not easy and severe error due to the external interference could be introduced. In this paper, spread spectrum technique applicable to bioimpedance measurements for rejecting external interference without shielding is introduced. The improvement in signal-to-jamming ratio by the spread spectrum technique was experimentally confirmed.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 학술회의 논문집 정보 및 제어부문 B
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• pp.940-942
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• 2003

This paper describes the possibility of analyzing gait pattern from the variation of the lower leg electrical impedance. This impedance is measured by the four-electrode method. Two current electrodes are applied to the thigh and foot, and two potential electrodes are applied to the lateral aspect, medial aspect, and posterior position of lower leg. We found the optimal electrode position for knee and ankle joint movements based on high correlation coefficient, least interference, and maximum magnitude of impedance change. From such features of the lower leg impedance, it has been made clear that different movement patterns exhibit different impedance patterns and impedance level.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2014

생체전기 임피던스 해석은 체 성분 측정에 있어 비침습적이며, 비용이 적게 들고 안전성과 재현성이 우수하여 체 성분의 변화를 평가하기 위해 널리 사용되고 있는 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 자세에 따른 생체임피던스와 혈압차이에 대해 연구하였으며, 피 실험자를 대상으로 생체전기 임피던스 측정시스템을 통한 저항 및 리액턴스의 실시간 측정 실험과 등가모델을 통한 모의실험 그리고 자세 변화에 대한 혈압 차이를 비교하는 실험을 실시하였다. 생체임피던스는 다중 주파수(1 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 50 kHz, 70 kHz, 100 kHz)에서 4분간 측정하였다. 실험결과, 선 자세, 앉은 자세, 누운 자세 순으로 몸의 임피던스는 저항과 리액턴스의 변화로 인해 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 누운 자세에서의 저항은 50 kHz에서 앉은 자세에서의 저항보다 평균 16.49% 높았으며, 누운 자세에서의 리액턴스는 5 kHz일 때에 앉은 자세보다 평균 26.05% 높았다. 혈압의 경우에는 다른 자세에 비해 선 자세에서의 평균 최고치($125.14{\pm}12.30$) 및 평균 최저치($75.57{\pm}10.31$) 혈압이 높게 나타났다. 본 연구의 생체임피던스 및 혈압 차이에 관한 연구는 급성 질환, 고도 비만, 신체 기형 등의 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Platform Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2021

분절다중주파수 생체전기임피던스분석법(Segmental Multi-frequency Bioelectrical Impedance)은 최근 체성분 검사를 위해 선호되는 검사법이다. 그러나 SMF-BIA 는 팔다리와 몸통의 임피던스를 추정하는 방법으로 정확한 사용을 위해서는 타당성에 대한 확인이 요구된다. 본 연구는 SMF-BIA 를 인체의 분절임피던스를 기준하여 분절별 임피던스의 추정값에 대한 정확도와 타당도를 검정하는데 목적하였다. 연구목적을 위해 노인 108 명을 대상으로 50kHz 주파수에서 얻어진 분절별 생체전기 임피던스값에 대하여 분절 생체임피던스 측정치 비교하였다. 실험 결과 오른쪽 팔의 저항 값은 준거값에 비해 유의한 수준으로 높았다(저항값: 35.5±6.2%, P < 0.001; 리액턴스: 2.7±7.6%, P < 0.01). 왼쪽팔, 오른쪽 다리와 왼쪽다리의 생체저항값은 준거값에 비해 모두 유의하게 높았다. 몸통의 추정값은 기준값에 비해 가장 큰 차이를 보였다(저항값: 65.4±3.2%, P < 0.001; 리액턴스: 89.2±1.8%, P < 0.001). 두 방법으로 측정한 임피던스 결과에서 사지와 전신의 생체저항값은 높은 상관관계(RA: R = 0.950 LA: R = 0.949 RL: R = 0.899, LL: R = 0.888)를 보였으며, 팔과 다리에서도 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 따라서 분절다주파수 생체임피던스는 준거와 높은 상관도와 함께 유의한 오차를 보여, 향후 오차 수준을 줄이기 위한 연구가 필요하였다.c

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2016

Although high mammographic density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk, X-ray based mammography cannot be performed before the recommended screening age, especially not in adolescents and young women. Therefore, new techniques for breast density measurement are of interest. In this pilot study in Guam and Hawaii, we evaluated a radiation-free, bioimpedance device called Electrical Breast Densitometer$^{TM}$ (EBD; senoSENSE Medical Systems, Inc., Ontario, Canada) for measuring breast density in 95 women aged 31-82 years and 41 girls aged 8-18 years. Percent density (PD) was estimated in the women's most recent mammogram using a computer-assisted method. Correlation coefficients and linear regression were applied for statistical analysis. In adult women, mean EBD and PD values of the left and right breasts were $230{\pm}52$ and $226{\pm}50{\Omega}$ and $23.7{\pm}15.1$ and $24.2{\pm}15.2%$, respectively. The EBD measurements were inversely correlated with PD ($r_{Spearman}=-0.52$, p<0.0001); the correlation was stronger in Caucasians ($r_{Spearman}=-0.70$, p<0.0001) than Asians ($r_{Spearman}=-0.54$, p<0.01) and Native Hawaiian/Chamorro/Pacific Islanders ($r_{Spearman}=-0.34$, p=0.06). Using 4 categories of PD (<10, 10-25, 26-50, 51-75%), the respective mean EBD values were $256{\pm}32$, $249{\pm}41$, $202{\pm}46$, and $178{\pm}43{\Omega}$ (p<0.0001). In girls, the mean EBD values in the left and right breast were $148{\pm}40$ and $155{\pm}54{\Omega}$; EBD values decreased from Tanner stages 1 to 4 ($204{\pm}14$, $154{\pm}79$, $136{\pm}43$, and $119{\pm}16{\Omega}$ for stages 1-4, respectively) but were higher at Tanner stage 5 ($165{\pm}30{\Omega}$). With further development, this bioimpedance method may allow for investigations of breast development among adolescent, as well as assessment of breast cancer risk early in life and in populations without access to mammography.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1629-1632
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• 2008

Rapid, real-time detection of pathogenic microorganisms is an emerging and quickly evolving field of research, especially with regard to microorganisms that pose a major threat to public health. Herein, a new method that uses bioimpedance and solid culture medium for the real-time detection of microorganisms is introduced. We fabricated a new impedimetric biosensor by integrating solid media and two plane electrodes attached on two facing sides of an acryl well. During bioelectrical impedance analysis, the solid medium showed the characteristics of a homogenous conductive material. In a real-time impedance measurement, our solid-medium biosensor could monitor bacterial growth in situ with a detection time of ${\sim}4$ hrs. Our data indicate that the solid-medium biosensor is useful for detecting airborne microorganisms, thereby providing a new analytical tool for impedance microbiology.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 피부 등가모델을 통한 세포 내액과 세포 외액 성분의 생체임피던스 특성을 파악하기 위해 개발한 휴대용 소형 임피던스 측정시스템을 이용하여 4 전극법에 의한 비 침습 방식으로 다양한 주파수 대역에서 전신의 생체전기 임피던스를 측정실험을 수행하였다. 측정은 10명의 남성 피 실험자(평균 나이 $24{\pm}3.0$세, (BMI) $20.3kg/m^2$)를 대상으로 4주간 실시하였으며, 생체임피던스 다중주파수(1 kHz, 5 kHz, 50 kHz, 70 kHz, 100 kHz, 500 kHz)대역에서 측정하였다. 실험결과, 저주파 대역인 1 kHz 대역에서 임피던스가 가장 높게 측정되었고, 고주파 대역인 500 MHz에서 임피던스가 가장 낮게 측정되었다. 특히 50 kHz 대역이상에서 임피던스가 급속히 낮아짐을 실험을 통해서 확인하였다. 또한, 피부 등가회로모델을 통한 세포 내액과 세포 외액의 임피던스 특성을 파악하는 모의실험에서도 본 연구의 생체임피던스 측정시스템의 측정값과 유사한 특성이 얻어짐을 확인할 수 있었다.