• 농업과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.809-815
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• 2023

This study was conducted to find out the correlation between meat quality and muscle fat ratio in pork part meat (pork belly and shoulder butt) using CT (computed tomography) imaging technique. After 24 hours from slaughter, pork loin and belly were individually prepared from the left semiconductors of 26 pigs for CT measurement. The image obtained from CT scans was checked through the picture archiving and communications system (PACS). The volume of muscle and fat in the pork belly and shoulder butt of cross-sectional images taken by CT was estimated using Vitrea workstation version 7. This assemblage was further processed through Vitrea post-processing software to automatically calculate the volumes (Fig. 1). The volumes were measured in milliliters (mL). In addition to volume calculation, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the organ under consideration was generated. Pearson's correlation coefficient was analyzed to evaluate the relationship by region (pork belly, pork shoulder butt), and statistical processing was performed using GraphPad Prism 8. The muscle-fat ratios of pork belly taken by CT was 1 : 0.86, while that of pork shoulder butt was 1 : 0.37. As a result of CT analysis of the correlation coefficient between pork belly and shoulder butt compared to the muscle-fat ratio, the correlation coefficient was 0.5679 (R² = 0.3295, p < 0.01). CT imaging provided very good estimates of muscle contents in cuts and in the whole carcass.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.736-745
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• 2020

Objective: To identify the initial chest computed tomography (CT) findings and clinical characteristics associated with the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Materials and Methods: Baseline CT scans and clinical and laboratory data of 72 patients admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia (39 men, 46.2 ± 15.9 years) were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline CT findings including lobar distribution, presence of ground glass opacities, consolidation, linear opacities, and lung severity score were evaluated. The outcome event was recovery with hospital discharge. The time from symptom onset to discharge or the end of follow-up (for those remained hospitalized) was recorded. Data were censored in events such as death or discharge without recovery. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to explore the association between initial CT, clinical or laboratory findings, and discharge with recovery, whereby hazard ratio (HR) values < 1 indicated a lower rate of discharge at four weeks and longer time until discharge. Results: Thirty-two patients recovered and were discharged during the study period with a median length of admission of 16 days (range, 9 to 25 days), while the rest remained hospitalized at the end of this study (median, 17.5 days; range, 4 to 27 days). None died during the study period. After controlling for age, onset time, lesion characteristics, number of lung lobes affected, and bilateral involvement, the lung severity score on baseline CT (> 4 vs. ≤ 4 [reference]: adjusted HR = 0.41 [95% confidence interval, CI = 0.18-0.92], p = 0.031) and initial lymphocyte count (reduced vs. normal or elevated [reference]: adjusted HR = 0.14 [95% CI = 0.03-0.60], p = 0.008) were two significant independent factors that influenced recovery and discharge. Conclusion: Lung severity score > 4 and reduced lymphocyte count at initial evaluation were independently associated with a significantly lower rate of recovery and discharge and extended hospitalization in patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.654-664
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• 2020

목적 경추 전산화단층촬영(cervical spine CT; 이하 C-spine CT)과 일반촬영을 이용하여 환추횡인대골화증(ossification of the transverse ligament of the atlas; 이하 OTLA)과 연관된 영상 소견에 대하여 알아보았다. 대상과 방법 11년간 3975명의 환자에게서 촬영한 5201개의 C-spine CT를 분석하여 OTLA의 유무를 확인하였고, 이를 대조군과 비교하여 그 빈도와 연관된 영상 소견의 통계학적 유의성을 확인하였다. 결과 3975명 중 45명에서 OTLA가 확인되었다(1.1%). 그 빈도는 나이에 따라 증가하는 소견을 보였으며(p < 0.005), 80세 이상인 환자의 12%에서 관찰되었다. 척수 공간(space available for spinal cord; 이하 SAC)은 OTLA 환자군에서 유의하게 작은 것으로 확인되었으며(p < 0.005), 전방환추후두막(anterior atlantooccipital membrane)-Barkow 인대 복합체의 광물질침착(mineralization), 황색인대골화증(ossification of ligamentum flavum), 경추후만증 또한 유의미한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(p < 0.005). 결론 OTLA는 환자의 나이, SAC 협소, 경추후만증, 다른 경추인대의 골화증과 연관되어 퇴행성 척추병증, 전신적인 골 과잉 상태, 혹은 기계적 스트레스나 불안정성에 관련이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.182-190
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• 2005

목적: CT기반 감쇠보정 영상의 표준섭취계수(Standard Uptake Value:SUV)가 $^{137}Cs$ 기반 감쇠보정 영상의 SUV보다 높다. 이 연구에서는 이러한 오차가 생기는 원인을 밝히고자 감쇠계수가 정확하게 변환되었는지 여부를 관심영역 분석을 통하여 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: Philips GEMINI PET/CT는 X-ray CT (평균 40 keV) 혹은 $^{137}Cs$ (662 keV) 투과영상을 감쇠보정에 이용하는데 GEMINI PET/CT에서 사용하는 각각 선원의 에너지는 511 keV에서 얻은 감쇠계수와 틀리기 때문에 스캐너 내부에 장착된 감쇠계수 변환 알고리즘을 이용하여 511 keV에 해당하는 감쇠계수 값으로 변환된 감쇠지도를 사용하므로 감쇠계수의 변환이 정확하게 이루어졌는지 평가하는 것이 중요하다. 각각의 실험과정은 다음과 같다. 먼저 시스템 성능평가 팬텀 CT 투과 영상을 사용하여 Hounsfield units (HU)값을 측정하였다. 다음으로 NEMA 타원형 ECT 팬텀의 CT, $^{137}Cs$ 투과영상을 얻어 $^{68}Ge$ 투과선원을 장착한 Siemens ECAT EXACT 47 PET 스캐너에서 얻은 팬텀 투과 영상과 비교하여 감쇠계수가 511 keV에 해당하는 감쇠계수로 잘 변환되었는지 측정하였고 Gammex 467 electron density CT 팬텀의 CT, $^{137}Cs$ 투과영상에서 관심영역 분석을 하여 다양한 전자밀도 값에 대한 감쇠계수 변환의 정확성을 평가하였다. 또, 재구성한 영상에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 정상 및 병적 조직에서 CT, $^{137}Cs$ 기반 감쇠계수와 표준섭취계수를 비교하였다. 결과: CT에서 측정한 HU는 신뢰할 수 있는 값임을 확인하였으나 전자밀도와 원자번호가 큰 영역에서 CT 기반 감쇠계수에 오차가 있었는데 NEMA 타원형 ECT 팬텀 실험결과에 의하면 뼈 영역에서 오차는 11%이었다. 임상데이터에서도 마찬가지로 CT를 이용하여 얻은 감쇠계수가 $^{137}Cs$을 이용하여 얻은 감쇠계수보다 낮았고 전자밀도와 원자번호가 큰 영역에서 오차가 컸다. 그러나, 표준섭취계수는 $^{137}Cs$를 사용하여 감쇠보정을 한 영상의 값이 CT를 이용하여 감쇠보정을 한 값보다 오히려 낮았고 표준섭취계수의 백분율 차이는 $6.6{\sim}52.7%$이었다. 결론: CT의 HU가 정확함에도 불구하고 뼈 영역에서 CT 투과영상을 기반으로 한 감쇠계수의 변환이 부정확하고 CT 및 $^{137}Cs$ 투과영상을 기반으로 얻은 표준 섭취계수에 차이가 있으므로 이에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.543-556
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• 2009

목적: 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상(dual time point $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT imaging)을 통해 갑상선미세유두암 원발 병소와 양성 갑상선결절의 FDG 섭취 양상을 비교 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 갑상선유두암으로 진단받고 수술 전 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT를 시행한 환자들 중 134명의 갑상선미세유두암(154개)과 49명의 1.0 cm 이하의 양성 갑상선결절 양성 갑상선결절(61개)을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 두 번의 영상에서 모두 갑상선미세유두암과 양성갑상선결절의 최대 표준화섭취계수(SUVmax)와 두 영상 간 SUVmax의 백분율 변화(${\Delta}%SUVmax$), 병소와 정상조직의 SUVmax의 백분율 변화(${\Delta}%L$:B ratio)를 계산하였다. 두 영상 간의 시간 차이는 평균 $23.4{\pm}4.4$분(갑상선 부위 기준 평균 $10.7{\pm}4.4$분)이었다. 결과: 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상에서 154개의 갑상선미세유두암은 평균 SUVmax가 $4.9{\pm}4.3$ (1.1~29.9)에서 $5.3{\pm}4.7$ (1.0~33.1)로 증가하였고(p<0.001) 평균 $12.3{\pm}23.6%$ (-34.1~85.3%) 증가하였으나, 61개의 양성 갑상선결절은 $2.1{\pm}1.0$ (1.0~5.3)에서 $2.1{\pm}1.3$ (0.9~8.0)으로 변하였고 평균 $0.3{\pm}20.5%$ (-41.7~118.2%) 감소하였다. 또한 갑상선미세유두암은 100개(64.9%)가 두 번째 영상에서 SUVmax가 증가하였으나 양성 갑상선결절은 19개(31.1%)만 증가하였다. 첫 번째 영상보다 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상에서 더 많은 수의 갑상선미세유두암이 육안적으로 양성 소견을 보였고(62.3% vs. 76.6%, p=0.006), 크기가 0.5 cm 이하인 경우에도 발견율이 증가하였다(38.6% vs. 60.0%, p=0.011). 결론: 갑상선미세유두암의 평가에 있어서 일반적인 한 번의 영상검사(single time point $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT imaging)에 비해 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상이 원발 갑상선미세유두암 병소와 양성 갑상선결절을 감별하는데 도움이 되었고, 특히 특히 단일 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상에서 불확실 소견 또는 음성 소견을 보이는 경우나 크기가 0.5 cm 이하인 경우에 이중시간 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 영상을 시행하는 것이 병소의 악성여부 감별에 더 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.256-265
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• 2020

Objectives: We compared the associations of 3 computed tomography (CT)-based abdominal adiposity indexes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among middle-aged Korean men and women. Methods: The participants were 1366 men and 2480 women community-dwellers aged 30-64 years. Three abdominal adiposity indexes-visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), and visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio (VSR)-were calculated from abdominal CT scans. NAFLD was determined by calculating the Liver Fat Score from comorbidities and blood tests. An NAFLD prediction model that included waist circumference (WC) as a measure of abdominal adiposity was designated as the base model, to which VFA, SFA, and VSR were added in turn. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and net reclassification improvement (NRI) were calculated to quantify the additional predictive value of VFA, SFA, and VSR relative to WC. Results: VFA and VSR were positively associated with NAFLD in both genders. SFA was not significantly associated with NAFLD in men, but it was negatively associated in women. When VFA, SFA, and VSR were added to the WC-based NAFLD prediction model, the AUC improved by 0.013 (p<0.001), 0.001 (p=0.434), and 0.009 (p=0.007) in men and by 0.044 (p<0.001), 0.017 (p<0.001), and 0.046 (p<0.001) in women, respectively. The IDI and NRI were increased the most by VFA in men and VSR in women. Conclusions: Using CT-based abdominal adiposity indexes in addition to WC may improve the detection of NAFLD. The best predictive indicators were VFA in men and VSR in women.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2015

Objective : To improve pedicle screw placement accuracy with minimal radiation and low cost, we developed specially designed K-wire with a marker. To evaluate the accuracy of thoracolumbar pedicle screws placed using the novel guide-pin and portable X-rays. Methods : Observational cohort study with computerized tomography (CT) analysis of in vivo and in vitro pedicle screw placement. Postoperative CT scans of 183 titanium pedicle screws (85 lumbar and 98 thoracic from T1 to L5) placed into 2 cadavers and 18 patients were assessed. A specially designed guide-pin with a marker was inserted into the pedicle to identify the correct starting point (2 mm lateral to the center of the pedicle) and aiming point (center of the pedicle isthmus) in posteroanterior and lateral X-rays. After radiographically confirming the exact starting and aiming points desired, a gearshift was inserted into the pedicle from the starting point into the vertebral body through the center of pedicle isthmus. Results : Ninety-nine percent (181/183) of screws were contained within the pedicle (total 183 pedicle screws : 98 thoracic pedicle screws and 85 lumbar screws). Only two of 183 (1.0%) thoracic pedicle screws demonstrated breach (1 lateral in a patient and 1 medial in a cadaver specimen). None of the pedicle breaches were associated with neurologic or other clinical sequelae. Conclusion : A simple, specially designed guide-pin with portable X-rays can provide correct starting and aiming points and allows for accurate pedicle screw placement without preoperative CT scan and intraoperative fluoroscopic assistance.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.460-464
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• 2015

Objective : Bilateral C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screw fixation (C1LM-C2P) is an ideal technique for correcting atlantoaxial instability (AAI). However, the inevitable situation of vertebral artery injury or unfavorable bone structure may necessitate the use of unilateral C1LM-C2P. This study compares the fusion rates of the C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screw in the unilateral and bilateral methods. Methods : Over five years, C1LM-C2P was performed in 25 patients with AAI in our institute. Preoperative studies including cervical X-ray, three-dimensional computed tomography (CT), CT angiogram, and magnetic resonance imaging were performed. To evaluate bony fusion, measurements of the atlanto-dental interval (ADI) and CT scans were performed in the preoperative period, immediate postoperative period, and postoperatively at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results : Unilateral C1LM-C2P was performed in 11 patients (44%). The need to perform unilateral C1LM-C2P was due to anomalous course of the vertebral artery in eight patients (73%) and severe degenerative arthritis in three patients (27%). The mean ADI in the bilateral group was 2.09 mm in the immediate postoperative period and 1.75 mm in 12-months postoperatively. The mean ADI in the unilateral group was 1.82 mm in the immediate postoperative period and 1.91 mm in 12-months postoperatively. Comparison of ADI measurements showed no significant differences in either group (p=0.893), and the fusion rate was 100% in both groups. Conclusion : Although bilateral C1LM-C2P is effective for AAI from a biomechanical perspective, unilateral screw fixation is a useful alternative in patients with anatomical variations.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.162-164
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• 2016

Stafne bone cavity is a rare mandibular defect that was first reported by Edward C. Stafne in 1942. It commonly presents with a well-demarcated, asymptomatic, unilateral radiolucency that indicates lingual invagination of the cortical bone. A 52-year-old female patient who with nasal bone fracture, visited the hospital. During facial bone computed tomography (CT) for facial area evaluation, a well-shaped cystic lesion was accidentally detected on the right side of the mandible. Compared to the left side, no swelling or deformity was observed in the right side of the oral lesion, and no signs of deformity caused by mucosal inflammation. 3D CT scans, and mandible series x-rays were performed, which showed a well-ossified radiolucent oval lesion. Axial CT image revealed a cortical defect containing soft tissue lesion, which has similar density as the submandibular gland on the lingual surface of the mandible. The fact that Stafne cavity is completely surrounded by the bone is the evidence to support the hypothesis that embryonic salivary gland is entrapped by the bone. In most cases, Stafne bone cavity does not require surgical treatment. We believe that the mechanical pressure from the salivary gland could have caused the defect.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.19-26
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• 1997

뇌 수술 항법장치인 Viewing Wand(ISG Technologies, Toronto, Canada) 는 수술하는 현장에서 그 환자의 해부학적 구조물의 위치를 수술용 항법장치(navigator)를 통하여 3차원적으로 컴퓨터 모니터상의 해부학적 구조물의 영상과 1:1 대응 시켜가며 실시간 국 재수술을 할 수 있도록 하는 장비이다. 본 연구는 이 장비의 공간상의 오차를 최소화하기 위하여 최적 영상등록 방법을 모색하였다. 이를 위하여 아크릴을 재료로 두개모양의 팬텀을 제작하였으며 팬텀은 3 차원 영상지원수술하는 과정을 흉내낼 수 있도록 고안하였다. 팬텀의 내부에는 높이가 각각 다른 직경 5mm의 아크릴봉 22 개를 두개 내에 해부학적으로 주요 기관의 위치와 높이를 고려하여 등간격으로 수직으로 세워 배치하였다. 이 팬텀을 2.0mm 간격으로 틈없이 CT scan하여 3차원 영상을 만들고 영상에서 아크릴봉의 끝점을 실제 팬텀에서의 동일위치와 대응시켜 공간상 차이를 측정하고 분석 평가하여 오차가 최소화되는 영상등록 방법을 구였다. 실제 팬텀에서 임의의 좌표점과 이에 해당하는 영상의 좌표점을 대응시킬 때 Fiducial Fit Registration(FFR) 방법과 Surface Fit Registration(SFR) 방법을 혼합하여 사용할 경우 오차가 가장 적은 것으로 확인되었고 등록점들을 병소를 중심으로 폭넓게 대칭형으로 분포 시킬수록 오차가 감소하였다.