• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권9호
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• pp.1208-1214
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• 2011

주간졸음증은 업무수행 능력을 감소시키고 사고의 위험을 증가시키는 것으로 보고되어 있으며, 특히 교통사고의 주요 원인이 된다. 카페인은 전 세계적으로 가장 널리 이용되는 커피, 녹차, 콜라 등의 음료에 함유되어 있는 물질로써 정신적 스트레스를 완화시키고, 자살충동 및 우울증의 감소 등 특정 효과가 있는 것으로 보고된바 있으며 졸음을 억제하기 위한 수단으로 주로 이용된다. 그러나 산소 소모의 증가, 체내 에너지 손실 및 대사율 증가뿐 아니라 비장의 DNA 합성 감소, 체내 지질 산화 등의 많은 부작용을 가진다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국화, 민들레, 두릅, 냉이, 석창포, 과라나 등의 자생식물들을 이용하여 행동학적 분석을 통한 각성 효과뿐만 아니라 인체의 생리활성에 안전한 물질을 탐색하고자 하였다. Open field test의 결과, 단회 투여 시 대조군에 비해 카페인 투여군에서 활동적인 행동 양상을 나타내었으며 NP군에서 카페인 투여군과 같은 수준의 활동 정도를 나타내었다. 또한 3주간 NP의 투여는 카페인의 투여에 비해 증가한 활동성의 결과를 보였다. 총콜레스테롤과 중성지방, LDL-콜레스테롤 농도의 경우 각 군 간의 유의적 차이가 나타나지 않았으며 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도의 경우 대조군에 비해 카페인군과 NP군에서 유의적 차이는 없었으나 카페인 투여군에 비해 NP 투여군에서 유의적으로 높은 수준을 보였다. 혈중 지질과산화 농도는 대조군(5.6 mM)에 비해 카페인군(11.7 mM)에서 유의적으로 높은 농도를 나타낸데 반해 NP군(6.4 mM)은 대조군과 같은 수준을 나타내었다. 간세포의 DNA 손상정도에서는 대조군($18.4{\pm}2.1$)에 비해 카페인 투여군($23.8{\pm}3.1$) 에서 유의적으로 손상이 증가한데 반해 NP군($15.9{\pm}1.7$)은 대조군에 비해 유의적 차이를 보이지 않음으로써 NP의 장기 투여는 DNA 손상에 아무런 영향을 주지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과, 국화, 민들레, 두릅, 냉이, 석창포, 과라나 등의 자생식물 혼합추출물이 카페인과 비슷한 각성효과를 보이면서도 장기복용 시 안전한 것으로 나타나 각성효능이 있는 기능성식품으로서의 가능성이 충분하다고 사료된다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.95-113
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• 2009

Objectives : Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) is a hair care product which is composed of ten plant extracts used in oriental medicine. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) on hair regrowth and cytokine changes in a shaving model of C57BL/6 mice. Materials and Methods : Five-week-old mice were acclimated for 1 week at a temperature between $21-23^{\circ}C$, 40-60% relative humidity, and 12h of a light/dark cycle before beginning of the experiment. There were three experimental groups including 50% ethanol (EtOH, control), a positive control of 3% Minoxidil, and 30% Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) in 50% ethanol in 18 female mice. The test compounds were topically treated once a day over 12 days. The hair regrowth was photographically and histologically determined during the experimental period of 12 days. Revelation of EGF, $TGF-{\beta}1$ and IL-6 in hair follicle were also determined using immunohistochemistry. In addition to that, IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$, and $IL-1{\beta}$ in skin tissue were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results : Hair regrowth in 3% Minoxidil and Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) groups was promoted earlier and faster than the control group. Concentrations of hairs and thick-hair ratio in 3% Minoxidil and Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) groups were promoted than the control group. EGF was moderately positive in hair follicle of 3% Minoxidil and Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) groups, but negative in the control group. $TGF-{\beta}1$ was not significantly difference between the groups. IL-6 in hair follicle of Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) group was negative, but weakly positive in 3% Minoxidil and control group. IL-6 and $IL-1{\beta}$ in skin tissue were significantly decreased in Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) group, but there was not significantly decreased in 3% Minoxidil and control group. $TNF-{\alpha}$ in skin tissue was significantly decreased in 3% Minoxidil and Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) groups. Conclusions : These results suggest that Saengbal-eum-II($Sh{\bar{e}}ngf{\grave{a}}-y{\breve{i}}n-ll$) has hair growth promoting activity and it can be used for treatment of alopecia. And these effects relate to EGF revelation of hair follicle and a decrease IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$, and $IL-1{\beta}$ in skin tissue.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1986

췌장의 분비기능에 대한 자율신경계의 영향은 이미 잘 알려져있다. 그러나 자율신경계를 거쳐 위장계의 기능을 조절하는 중추신경계가 췌장의 분비기능에 미치는 영향은 아직 알려져 있지 않다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 자율신경계의 작용을 통합하는 기능을 지닌 것으로 여겨지는 중뇌의 망상체가 췌장의 분비기능에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 24시간 절식시킨 흰쥐 22마리를 urethane으로 마취하고 췌장액을 채취하기 위하여 췌장관에 가는 관을 삽입하였으며 담즙은 공장으로 우회시켰다. 또한 위액이 십이지장으로 넘어오지 못하도록 위-십이지장 연결부를 결찰하였다. 뇌정위 고정장치를 이용하여 중뇌의 망상체에 양측성으로 전극을 삽입하였다. 10분간에 흘러나오는 췌장액의 분비량이 일정하게 되었을때 전기자극 발생장치에서 얻어지는 1.3 V, 40Hz, 2msec의 전기자극을 이미 삽입한 전극을 통하여 망상체에 10분간 가하였다. 이어서 경부에서 미주신경을 양측성으로 절단하거나 또는 ${\beta}-adrenoceptor$의 길항체인 propranolol을 0.1mg/kg되게 경정맥을 통하여 주입하였으며, 10분이 경과한 다음에 망상체의 전기자극을 반복하였다. 이상의 실험이 끝나면 10% formalinedyddor을 심장을 통하여 관류하여 뇌를 고정하였으며 후에 전극의 위치를 조직학적으로 확인하였다. 채취한 췌장액으로부터 단백질 분비량과 amylase 분비량을 측정하였다. 중뇌의 망상체를 전기자극하면 췌장액의 분비량$({\mu}l/10min)$, 단백질분비량$({\mu}g/10min)$ 그리고 amylase분비량(U/10min) 모두가 유의하게 증가하였다. 이러한 망상체의 자극효과는 미주신경의 절단에 의하여서는 아무런 영향을 받지 않았으나 propranolol의 투여에 의하여서는 완전히 억제되었다. 또한 미주신경의 절단과 propranolol의 투여에 의하여 췌장의 분비기능이 유의하게 감소함을 관찰하겠다. 이상의 결과로 미루어보아 마취된 흰쥐에서 중뇌의 망상체는 췌장의 분비기능에 촉진적인 영향을 미치며, 이러한 영향은 교감신경계의 ${\beta}-receptor$를 거쳐 일어나는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.1185-1193
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• 2006

다이옥신계 TCDD에 노출된 흰쥐의 지질대사, 및 간 독성물질대사에 있어서 녹차의 방어효과를 알아보고자 Sprague-Dawley rat(수컷, 6주령)를 이용하여 녹차는 건분으로 1%, 3% 첨가식이를 공급하고 TCDD는 실험 초에 복강내 주입하여 3주간 실험하였다. 사육 종료후 혈액조성과 혈청, 간 및 변의 지질을 분석하고 간 조직에서 항산화 효소 활성도와 간 독성물질대사 관련효소의 활성도를 측정하였다. 체중증가와 식이섭취량이 TCDD투여군 모두에서 감소하였다. 간과 뇌 및 고환의 중량은 TCDD투여군에서 모두 유의적으로 증가하였는데 흉선의 무게는 TCDD투여군 모두에서 대조군의 1/3 정도로 현저하게 감소하였고 녹차에 의한 효과는 보이지 않았다. 혈액성분에서 적혈구, 백혈구의 수와 헤모글로빈, 헤마토크리트의 값은 군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 혈소판의 수와 lymphocyte%가 TCDD투여에 의해 저하되었다가 녹차 3% 첨가군에서 증가되어 개선되는 경향을 보였다. neutrophill%는 TCDD투여에 의해 상승했다가 녹차 첨가에 의해 저하되는 경향이었다. 간 기능 지표가 되는 효소인 혈청 GOT와 ALP활성도에서는 TCDD투여에 의한 상승을 녹차첨가에 의해 저하시켜 개선되었다. 혈청 총콜레스테롤과 HDL-, LDL-콜레스테롤함량은 모두 대조군보다 TCDD 투여군에서 모두 높은 경향을 보였으며 녹차의 콜레스테롤 저하효과는 나타나지 않았다. 혈청 triglyceride는 녹차 첨가식이에 의해 저하되는 경향을 보였다. 간의 콜레스테롤 및 triglyceride 함량은 TCDD투여에 의해 2배정도의 상승을 보였는데 녹차 3%첨가에 의해 억제작용이 나타났다. 변의 총 배설량과 총지질, 총콜레스테롤의 배설량이 녹차 첨가에 의해 현저하게 많았으며 특히 콜레스테롤 배설이 녹차 3% 첨가식이에 의해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 따라서 녹차의 성분이 지질흡수를 저하시키고 배설을 촉진하는 작용이 확인되었다. 항산화효소인 SOD의 활성도가 다른 군보다 녹차 3% 첨가 식이군에서 유의적으로 높아 녹차의 항산화성이 높은 것으로 나타났으며 간의 독성물질대사 효소활성도에서 TCDD투여에 의한 NADPH cytochrome p-450 reductase의 상승을 녹차 3%첨가 식이에 의해, 그리고 cytochrome p-450 의존성 monooxigenase인 BPND는 TCDD투여에 의한 상승을 녹차 1% 첨가식이에 의해 유의적으로 감소시켰다. 이상의 결과에서 녹차가 TCDD투여에 의한 간지질의 축적을 억제시키고 변으로 지질배설량을 증가시켰으며 간 기능에 관련된 효소활성도를 정상화시키는 경향이 있었고 항산화효소인 SOD 활성도를 상승시켜 항산화성을 높이는 것이 확인되었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.743-748
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• 2008

Amyloid $\beta$ peptide($A{\beta}$)은 지방산화 및 free radical의 생산에 의해 신경세포의 apoptosis를 유도하거나 산화적 스트레스를 증가시키는 원인이 되는 물질로 알려져 있으며, 알츠하이머와 같은 신경계 질환은 뇌에 아밀로이드베타 단백질들의 축적에 의해서 일어난다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수분 활성도 0.813인 분말 녹차를 저장기간별로 저장한 후 $70^{\circ}C$에서 5분간 추출한 분말 녹차 열수추출물을 이용하여 아밀로이드 베타단백질에 의해 유도된 신경세포 보호효과를 측정하였다. 아밀로이드 베타 단백질에 의해 유도된 PC 12 신경세포에 대한 보호효과를 MTT방법으로 측정한 결과 저장하지 않은 시료와 1주일 동안 저장한 분말 녹차 열수추 출물에서 가장 높은 보호효과를 보였다. 저장기간에 따른 분말 녹차 열수추출물의 산화적 스트레스에 의한 세포막 보호효과를 LDH 및 trypan blue exclusion 방법으로 측정한 결과 모든 시료에서 $20{\sim}25%$의 LDH release 보호효과를 보였으며, 또한 trypan blue exclusion 실험에서 positive control로 사용한 $91.0{\pm}1.6%$의 vitamin C 보다 분말 녹차 열수추출물에서 $96.3{\pm}1.8{\sim}96.2{\pm}2.4%$로 더 높은 세포막 보호효과를 보였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.160-168
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• 2019

AD는 뇌의 신경세포 사멸뿐만 아니라 학습 및 기억능 소실을 초래하는 퇴행성 뇌 질환이며, 기억과 관련된 주요 뇌 구역인 해마(hippocampus)는 콜린성 조절(cholinergic modulation)에 의해 영향을 받는다(Konishi 등, 2015). AD 병인에 대한 다양한 해석과 설명이 있으나 크게는 amyloid cascade hypothesis과 함께 cholinergic hypothesis가 주류를 이루고 있다. 몇몇의 연구에서 ChAT 합성, ACh 분비, nicotin 및 muscarinic 수용체 감소가 AD 뇌의 대뇌피질과 해마에서 관찰되어(Tata 등, 2014) 퇴행성 뇌질환에서의 중요성이 제시되었고, 이를 배경으로 한 acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI)가 AD 증상 완화의 목적으로 미국 FDA로부터 승인되어 시판되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인삼의 활성 성분인 진세노사이드가 다량 함유된 PGBC가 $A{\beta}42$로 유도된 치매 모델에서 뇌세포 보호, ACh 분비 증가, 학습력/기억력 증가, ChAT 발현 증가를 확인하여 인삼열매 추출물의 치매 적용 여부를 확인하고자 하였다. 결과에서 언급한 바와 같이 PGBC는 익기 직전의 4년근 인삼 열매에 추출 및 발효 단계를 추가하여 확보된 물질로서, $A{\beta}42$ 섭취, 제거 및 ACh 분비 촉진 활성이 있는 Re, Rd, Rg3 함량이 증가되어(Kim 등, 2014; Jang 등, 2015), PGBC 자체로서 치매 인자에 대한 조절 효능이 예측되었다. 특히, 7증 7포 및 발효과정을 거친 이중가공 인삼 열매 추출물이 비 발효 증포 추출물에 비해 Rg3가 현저히 증가하는 사전 연구결과와 Rg3가 $A{\beta}42$ 제거 활성을 가지는 것으로 확인된 결과를 종합할 때 PGBC 투여가 AD 증상 완화의 조절자 역할을 할 것으로 생각된다(Kim 등, 2013; Jang 등 2015). 본 연구에 따르면, 마우스 치매 모델에 PGBC 처리 시 PAT 및 Morris water-maze test를 통해 대조군 대비 유의한 수준의 인지능력 개선, ACh 합성을 유도하는 ChAT 유전자 발현 증가, ACh 분비량 증가 등이 확인되어 전체적인 인지능 개선에 극적인 영향을 준 것으로 판단된다. 특히 $A{\beta}42$를 뇌 실로 주입(intracranial injection) 하여 나타나는 뇌세포 손상이 PGBC 투여를 통해 보호된 것으로 사료되었으며, 이는 주요 뇌세포 중 하나인 성상세포에서 관찰되는 GFAP 분석을 통해 확인되었다. 뇌 균질액을 이용한 AChE 활성 연구에서도 PGBC가 AChE를 현저하게 저해하는 것으로 확인되어, AD 환자에게 처방이 가능한 2대 의약품 군중 하나인 시냅스 내 신경전달물질 ACh bioavailability 증가 목적의 처방 보조요법 적용이 기대된다(${\check{C}}olovi{\acute{c}}$ 등, 2013). 결론적으로, 본 연구에 사용된 PGBC는 학습 및 기억력을 개선하는 활성물질을 포함하고 있어 1차적인 퇴행성 뇌질환 보조재로서 직간접적인 대증요법 역할과 2차적으로는 뇌 세포 보호를 통한 질병 악화 지연 소재로 개발이 기대되며, 보다 심도 있는 기전연구를 통해 천연물 신소재 개발도 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2021

Kinesin은 세포의 중심부에서 세포막쪽으로 미세소관을 따라 이동하며, heterotrimeric kinesin-2는 kinesin superfamily (KIF)의 한 종류로 미세소관의 plus방향으로 이동하는 분자 모터 단백질이다. Heterotrimeric kinesin-2는 모터 활성을 가지는 3종류(KIF3A, KIF3B와 KIF3C)와 kinesin-associated protein 3 (KAP3)이 결합한 형태로 KIF3s의 운반체 결합 영역을 통하여 다양한 결합 단백질과 결합한다. 그러나, 다양한 운반체를 수송하는 heterotrimeric kinesin-2를 조절하는 조절단백질에 대하여서는 아직 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 heterotrimeric kinesin-2를 조절하는 조절단백질을 단백질을 분리하기 위하여 KIF3A의 운반체 결합 영역과 결합하는 단백질을 효모 two-hybrid system을 사용하여 탐색한 결과, 뇌에 특이적으로 발현하는 세포질 크레아틴 키나아제(CKB)를 분리하였다. CKB의 C-말단은 KIF3A의 운반체 결합 영역과 결합하지만, KIF3B, KIF5B와 KAP3과는 결합하지 않았다. 다른 단백질 키나아제인 CaMKIIa는 KIF3A와 결합하지만 GSK3a는 KIF3A와 결합하지 않았다. 또한 KIF3A은 GST-CKB-C와는 결합하지만 GST-CKB-C와 GST와는 결합하지 않았다. HEK-293T세포에 CKB와 KIF3A을 동시에 발현시켰을 때 두 단백질은 세포 내에서 같은 부위에 존재하며, CKB 혹은 KIF3A을 면역침강한 결과 KIF3A뿐만 아니라 KIF3B와도 같이 침강함을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과들은 CKB-KIF3A 결합은 세포내에서 에너지가 부족되는 조건에서 heterotrimeric kinesin-2의 운반체 수송을 조절할 가능성을 시사한다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2005

목적: 수용체 결합능 정량화를 위해서는 방사성추적자의 동태를 충분히 관찰하기 위해서 보통 뇌 PET 영상을 60-120분 정도 얻어야 한다. 이처럼 장기간 PET 영상을 얻게 되는 경우 보통 피험자의 수의적/불수의적 움직임을 피할 수 없고 이러한 피험자의 머리 움직임은 재구성된 PET 영상의 공간해상도를 저하시키고 측정된 방사능 농도의 정확성을 떨어뜨리는 요인이 된다. 이 연구에서는 동적 영상 정보만을 이용하여 피험자의 머리 움직임을 보정할 수 있는 방법을 개발하고 이를 피험자의 움직임이 불가항력적인 뇌활성화 도파민 D2 수용체 영상에 적용하여 움직임 보정이 리간드 결합능 및 외부 자극에 의한 도파민 유리(release) 정량화에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 4명의 정상인 자원자에서 비디오 게임에 의한 도파민 유리를 평가하기 위한 실험으로 순간+연속 주입법을 이용하여 얻은 $[^{11}C]raclopride$ PET 영상을 이용하였으며 실제로 도파민 유리를 계산하기 위해서 필요한 프레임들만을 선별해서 영상 정합 기법을 적용하였다. 즉, $[^{11}C]raclopride$을 투여한 후 선조체에서의 리간드의 특이적 결합이 항정상태(steady state)에 최초로 도달하는 과제 수행 전 (30-50 분) 영역과, 비디오 게임 과제에 의해 도파민이 유리된 후 다시 항정상태에 도달하는 70-90분, 비디오 게임을 멈춘 후 다시 항정상태에 도달하는 110-120 분 데이터에만 움직임 보정 기법을 적용하는 방식이다. 각 항정상태 구간은 보통 2-4개의 프레임으로 구성되므로 먼저 이들 프레임들간의 영상정합을 수행(intra-condition registration)하여 평균 영상을 만들고 이들 평균 영상들을 정합하여 최종적으로 움직임 보정(inter-condition registration)을 하였다. 게임 수행 전후의 도파민유리를 평가하기 위하여 머리 움직임 보정 전후의 게임 과제 수행 전후의 결합능 백분율 변화를 구하였으며 각 조건에 대한 결합능 파라미터 영상을 구하고 움직임 보정 전후의 결합능 영상의 화소별 차이를 SPM2를 이용한 t-test(쌍체 검정)로 알아보았다. 결과: 움직임 보정 전후의 영상을 비교하였을 때, 움직임 보정 전 영상에서, 게임 수행시 영상이 게임을 위한 스크린 위치에 따른 시야 변동으로 게임 수행전 영상에 비하여 앞쪽 아래로 기울어져 있음을 알 수 있었으며 이러한 경향은 대상 피험자 모두에서 관찰되었다. 보정 전 영상으로부터 측정된 비디오 게임에 의한 도파민 유리는 putamen에서 29%, caudate head에서 57%, ventral striatum에서 17% 였으나, 보정 후 영상으로부터 구한 도파민 유리는 이들 영역에서 각각 3.9%, 14,1%, 0.6%로 움직임 보정을 하지 않은 경우 선조체 모든 구소물에서 결합능 감소, 즉 게임에 의한 도파민 유리가 과대평가됨을 알 수 있다. SPM 분석결과에서도 움직임을 보정하지 않은 영상을 이용한 경우, 선조체 구조물에서의 결합능 감소와 움직임에 의한 영상강도 저하가 복합적으로 영향을 주어 결합능 차이가 매우 유의하게 평가되었으나 움직임 보정 후 영상을 이용하여 비교한 경우, 결합능 변화가 선조체 영역에서 국한되어 나타나며 그 유의성이 움직임 보정 전에 비하여 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 뇌활성화 과제 수행시에 동반되는 피험자의 머리 움직임에 의하여 도파민 유리가 과대평가되었으며 이는 이 연구에서 제안한 영상정합을 이용한 움직임 보정기법에 의해서 개선되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.