• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1992

저자는 1991년 1월부터 동년 8월 사이에 부산대학교 병원 내과 외래에서 임상증상, 이학적 소견 및 각종 검사소견과 병리조직학적으로 진단된 단순 증식성 갑상선종 환자 20예, 갑상선선종 환자 9예 및 갑상선암환자 20예와 건강대조군 11례에서 말초혈 림프구의 PNP활성을 측정하고 $CD4^+$ 및 $CD8^+$ 세포를 동시에 검색하여 분석할 성적을 다음과 같이 요약한다. 1) 말초혈 림프구의 PNP 활성은 건강 대조군 및 단순 증식성 갑상선종 보다 갑상선선종 및 암환자에서 의의있게 증가하거나 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 2) 말초혈의 $CD8^+$ 세포 비율은 갑상선암환자에서 건강 대조군, 단순 증식성 갑상선종 및 갑상선선종환자 보다 각각 의의 있게 감소하거나 감소하는 경 향이 있었다. 3) 말초혈의 CD4/CD8비는 갑상선암환자에서 건강 대조군, 단순 증식성 갑상선종 및 갑상선선종환자보다 각각 의의 있게 증가하거나 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 이상의 결과에 의하면 갑상선암환자에서는 말초혈의 억제/세포상해 T 세포의 감소에 의한 세포성 면역능의 이상이 있고, 말초혈 림프구의 PNP활성의 측정은 갑상선종양환자의 면역 상태를 파악하는데 도움이 되는 검사라고 생각된다.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2014

The appearance of retinal blood vessels is an important diagnostic indicator of serious disease, such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Automatic segmentation of the retinal vasculature is a primary step towards automatic assessment of the retinal blood vessel features. This paper presents an automated method for the enhancement and segmentation of blood vessels in fundus images. To decrease the influence of the optic disk, and emphasize the vessels for each retinal image, a multidirectional morphological top-hat transform with rotating structuring elements is first applied to the background homogenized retinal image. Then, an improved multiscale line detector is presented to produce a vessel response image, and yield the retinal blood vessel tree for each retinal image. Since different line detectors at varying scales have different line responses in the multiscale detector, the line detectors with longer length produce more vessel responses than the ones with shorter length; the improved multiscale detector combines all the responses at different scales by setting different weights for each scale. The methodology is evaluated on two publicly available databases, DRIVE and STARE. Experimental results demonstrate an excellent performance that approximates the average accuracy of a human observer. Moreover, the method is simple, fast, and robust to noise, so it is suitable for being integrated into a computer-assisted diagnostic system for ophthalmic disorders.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2015

Blood oxygen saturation ($SpO_2$) is so important to be called bio-signal of the fifth. The measurement of blood oxygen saturation based on broad-ban light source has advantages of simple testing facility and easy understanding. This paper proposes a LabVIEW program which measures blood oxygen saturation based on broad-band light source. It combines LabVIEW and MATLAB, utilizing different light absorptions of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin in the visual wavelength range of 450nm-750nm to determine blood oxygen saturation. In order to improve accuracy through reducing the impact of hand shaking, the probe is fixed to the motor stage and then move a constant distance between the probe and the sample to be measured. Experimental results show that the proposed method noticeably increases the accuracy and saves time compared with the conventional methods.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.598-607
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• 2022

In this paper, a simple nondestructive technology is used to investigate unstained biological blood cells in three dimensions (3D). The technology employs a reflective phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) for displaying the phase hologram of the object being tested, and a Fourier lens for its reconstruction. The phase hologram is generated via superposing a digital random phase on the 2D image of the object. The phase hologram is then displayed by the SLM with 256 grayscale levels, and reconstructed by a Fourier lens to present the object in 3D. Since noise is the main problem in this method, the windowed Fourier filtering (WFF) method is applied to suppress the noise of the reconstructed object. The quality of the reconstructed object is refined and the noise level suppressed by approximately 40%. The technique is applied to objects: the National Institute of Standards (NIS) logo, and a film of unstained peripheral blood. Experimental results show that the proposed technique can be used for rapid investigation of unstained biological blood cells in 3D for disease diagnosis. Moreover, it can be used for viewing unstained white blood cells, which is still challenging with an optical microscope, even at large magnification.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2008

Background: Allergic inflammation was induced by activated Th2 lymphocytes, leading to IgE production and eosinophil activation. A Th2 disproportion was shown in atopic children soon after birth. During specific allergen stimulation, an increase of Th2 cells was observed in most cases. In this study, we prepared new screening "whole blood" system for searching the anti-atopic materials. Cytokine production and IgE secretion from whole blood system were assessed and we confirmed the results by using animal system. Methods: Pathological features in NC/Nga mice are similar to those observed in human atopic dermatitis. Whole blood from NC/Nga mouse was stimulated by using TNCB (Th2 activator) or candidate materials of anti-atopic dermatitis, and the production of cytokines (IL-4, IL-12, and IFN-${\gamma}$) were measured by ELISA. In order to confirm the results of whole blood system, in vivo test was done by using NC/Nga mice. Results: In whole blood system, LPS and extracts of green tea, hardy orange and onion induced the production of IL-12 and IFN-${\gamma}$ while they reduced the production of IL-4. Also, LPS and extracts of onion reduced IgE production. Though atopic dermatitis was observed from a mouse stimulated with TNCB, it was not when a mouse was co-stimulated in LPS or extracts of onion. The results are same as those observed in whole blood system. Conclusion: Whole blood system was simple and speedy methods for searching a materials compared with the conventional high-cost animal system. And the results using whole blood system was proved to be reliable in our experiments for screening anti-atopic material. We expect that the system can be applied to other experiments for searching similar materials.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2010

목적 : 감염이 있는 환자들을 진단하는데 있어 CRP 검사 결과는 치료의 방향을 결정하는데 많은 도움을 준다. 하지만 영 유아에게 있어서 채혈의 어려움 때문에, 정맥혈 검사를 대채할수 있는 모세혈 채혈이 시도되고 있다. 이번 연구에서는 모세혈 채혈을 통한 CRP 검사 결과가 정맥혈 검사 결과와 차이가 있는지 비교평가 하였다. 방법 : 인하대병원 응급의료센터, 소아청소년과에 내원하거나 입원한 100명(0-14세, 남녀 47 : 53)을 대상으로 정맥혈은 Hitachi 7180$^{TM}$ (Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan), 모세혈은 LC-178CRP$^{TM}$ (Horiba Ltd., Kyoto, Japan, LC-178CRP)장비를 사용해 검사하였다. 통계적 분석방법은 교차분석을 통하여 정맥혈과 모세혈의 CRP 판독차이를 검정하였으며, 회귀분석 및 Bland Altman plot 방법을 통하여 일치도를 평가하였다. 결과 : 교차분석으로 모세혈과 정맥혈 검사의 CRP 판독차이를 검정한 결과 일치도는 90.63%로 유관한 관계성이 있었다(P<0.0001). Bland Altman Plot으로 분석한 결과 95% 신뢰구간의 일치 한계선내에서 측정되었다. 단순회귀모형으로 분석한 결과 기울기($\beta$)는 1.3434였으며, 결정계수($R^2$)는 0.9888로 매우 높은 선형관계를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 정맥혈에서의 값은 모세혈에서 시행한 값보다 평균적으로 높음을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론 : 모세혈의 CRP는 정맥혈과 매우 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 일반적으로 정맥혈 검사를 하는것이 더 좋겠지만, 채혈이 어려운 경우 LC-178CRP$^{TM}$를 이용한 모세혈에서의 채혈은 정맥혈 검사를 대신할 수 있는 간편한 방법으로 생각된다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.276.3-277
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• 2003

A simple, accurate GC analytical technique for the determination of phthalates. commonly used as plasticizers during the manufacturing process of PVC bags, in blood component preparations was developed and validated. The blood component preparations were extracted with n-hexane. The n-hexane layer was evaporated to dryness and the residue was dissolved in 1 $m\ell$ of n-hexane and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. (omitted)

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.15-19
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• 1996

To utilize the waste materials and develope wood adhesive from isolated bloods of slaughtered cow and pig and also to prevent water pollution, simple and rapid method of isolation and purification of plasma proteins from pig bloods with trichloroacetic acid(TCA) treatment was developed. Adding of TCA-precipitated blood powder to the phenol formaldehyde resin(PF) improved dry and wet strength of plywood and resulted in fast hot pressing times.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.384-394
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• 1998

In order to investigate the effect of the urinary excretion of sodium and potassium on the change on blood pressure over 3 years, 668 adolescents aged 13 years living in Kangwha area were investigated in a longitudinal follow-up study. Two measurements were taken on each blood pressure (diastolic, systolic) and the average of the two readings was used in the analysis. Sodium and potassium intake were estimated by the determination of those electrolytes in 24hr urine. The mixed model regression analysis was used to identify the effect of urinary sodium and potassium on the change of blood pressure after controlling for BMI of each age. On simple bivariate analysis no relationship was found between urinary sodium excretion and systolic or diastolic blood pressure among both male and female, however, a significant positive association between urinary potassium excretion and systolic blood pressure among male. The results of mixed regression analysis showed that the body mass index (BMI) were more influential that urinary electrolytes among this study subjects. It suggested that risk factors observed from the adults, may not be identical with that of the growing aged population. After control of the BMI and age, significant association between sodium and diastolic BP among male, and association between potassium and systolic BP among female, were found. In summary, the results indicate that growth has been more influential than dietary factor on blood pressure for growing aged population.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2001

Background: It had been reported by authors that linear polarized infrared light radiation (Superizer: SL) near the stellate ganglion had a similar effect on the change of skin temperature of hand compared with the stellate ganglion block (SGB). We hypothesized that this was due to dilatation of vessels and an increased blood flow. The aim of this study was to measure the velocity of blood flow in peripheral vessels after linear polarized infrared light radiation near the stellate ganglion and to compare the effect of SL with that of SGB using local anesthetics. Methods: Forty patients whose clinical criteria were matched for the symptoms of SGB were selected for study. We radiated the stellate ganglion by linear polarized infrared light radiation and measured the blood flow of radial artery using Ultrasound Doppler blood flow meter before and after 10, 20 and 30 minutes post-radiation. After 3 days, SGB was performed using 8 ml of 1% mepivacaine to the same patient, and the radial artery blood flow was measured in the same manner. Results: The blood flow velocity was increased by 40% and 27% at 10 min and 20 min after SL and by 42% and 41% at 10 min and 20 min after SGB. However, there was no statistically significant difference in blood flow velocity between SGL and SGB. Conclusions: We could conclude that linear polarized radiation is a clinically simple and useful noninvasive therapeutic tool in clinical area.