• 핵의학기술
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2013

현재 PET/CT 검사에서 저선량 CT를 이용한 감쇠 보정을 사용하고 있다. 하지만 환자 호흡으로 인한 횡격막 부근의 저선량 CT 영상과 Emission 영상의 불일치로 감쇠 보정영상에서 Artifact가 발생하는 경우가 있다. 본 연구는 보정방법 중 CTAC Shift를 이용하여 환자의 호흡에 의한 Artifact의 감소를 연구했다. 2012년 3월부터 9월까지 PET/CT Discovery 600 (GE Healthcare, MI, USA) 장비를 이용하여 호흡에 의한 Artifact가 발생한 환자 30명을 대상으로 했다. Artifact가 발생한 환자는 횡격막 부분을 추가검사하였고, 전신 검사 시 Artifact가 발생한 영상을 CTAC Shift를 이용하여 보정했다. Artifact 발생 영상, 추가 검사영상, CTAC Shift 보정 영상의 육안적 평가는 핵의학 전문의 1명과 5년 이상 근무한 방사선사 4명에 의해 1-5점으로 나누어 평가했다. 또한 각 영상의 표준섭취화 계수를 ANOVA를 이용하여 비교했다. Artifact 발생 영상에 비해 추가 검사 영상과 CTAC Shift 보정 영상은 육안적 평가에서 상대적으로 높은 점수를 받았다. 추가 검사 영상과 CTAC Shift 보정 영상은 표준섭취화 계수의 ANOVA 결과, 높은 상관관계를 갖고 있으며, 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. PET/CT 검사 시 환자의 호흡에 의한 Artifact가 발생 할 경우 추가 검사로 인한 검사 시간이 증가하여 환자의 불편 뿐 아니라 피폭도 증가한다. 하지만 추가 검사 없이 CTAC Shift를 이용하여 보정된 영상을 획득한다면 불필요한 피폭 및 추가 검사도 감소하며, 정확한 진단에 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.171-187
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• 2001

Objective : Moxibustion has been proved efficacious for many diseases, but isn't widespread in the clinics due to a danger of skin burning, the smoke produced while burning a moxa combustion and so on. Therefore, another type of moxa that can be resolved these troubles is required. To improve the effect of moxibustion and develop the new thermal stimulating treatment, the performance of commercial moxibustion widely used are studied systematically and found out quantitatively. Methods : We have selected two types (small-size moxa A(sMA), small-size moxa B (sMB)) among small-size moxaes used widely in the clinic. We examined combustion time, various temperatures, temperature gradient in each period during a combustion of moxa. Results : 1. The combustion time in the preheating period appeared somewhat longer in sMA than in sMB. 2, The combustion time in the heating period appeared longer in sMA by 26% than in sMB. 3. The average temperature in the heating period was $37.6{\sim}37.8^{\circ}C\;in\;sMA\;and\;36.2{\sim}36.8^{\circ}C$ in sMB and the maximum temperature measured at a center of contact surface in sMA was $48.6^{\circ}C$, higher by over $2.8^{\circ}C$ than that of sMB moxibustion. 4. The average ascending temperature gradient in the heating period was $0.08{\sim}0.1^{\circ}C/sec$ in both moxaes, and the average ascending temperature gradient of heating period in sMB appeared larger. The maximum ascending temperature gradient appeared higher in sMB, and the time reaching maximum ascending temperature gradient appeared much earlier in sMA than in sMB. 5. The combustion time in the retaining period was around 100 sec in sMA and around 275 sec in sMB. 6. The average temperature in the retaining period was $42.2{\sim}46.0^{\circ}C\;in\;sMA\;and\;39.3{\sim}41.4^{\circ}C/sec$ in sMB. The minimum temperature in the retaining period was over $38.80^{\circ}C$ in sMA but just $34.7^{\circ}C$ in sMB. 7. The average descending temperature gradient in sMA was $-0.050{\sim}0.067^{\circ}C/sec$ and in sMB was $-0.030{\sim}0.037^{\circ}C/sec$ 8. The combustion time in the cooling period appeared longer over two times in sMA than in sMB, and the time which the cooling period (minimum temperature) finished at appeared later in sMB by 55 sec. 9. We classified the combustion process that the measured temperature rose over body heat($37^{\circ}C$) into the effective combustion period. The effective combustion time was 233.3 sec in sMA and 300.4 sec in sMB respectively, and was longer by about 29% in sMB. The average temperature and maximum temperature in the effective combustion time appeared higher in sMA. The time taken until the maximum temperature was reached was 225.1 sec in sMA and 244.5 sec in sMB, faster by about 20 sec in sMA. The maximum ascending temperature gradient during the effective combustion period appeared larger about 1.4 times in sMB, but the time when the maximum ascending temperature gradient happened was faster in sMA. Conclusion : It appears that sMB, compared with sMA, is proper if necessary to apply the long time and weak stimulus, because of the gentle stimulus during the relatively longer time. In contrast, sMA that the symmetrical combustion happened is proper if necessary to apply the short time and strong stimulus.