• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2007

The authors report a unique case of unilateral Moyamoya disease with a rare combination of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) who presented with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). A 50-year-old man suffered from sudden onset of mental deterioration and right hemiparesis. Brain computed tomography (CT) showed intracerebral hemorrhage on left thalamus. Brain CT angiography and cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) revealed AVM combined with unilateral moyamoya disease involving left middle cerebral artery (MCA) and choroid plexus in left lateral ventricle. Intraventricular hemorrhage and hydrocephalus were managed conservatively. A rare case of unilateral Moyamoya disease accompanied by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation is described and discussed with review of pertinent literature.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2017

Two spaniel dogs were presented with a history of lethargy, weakness, refractory hypoglycemia, and episodic seizure. A pancreatic mass on the distal end of the left limb was identified through screening tests including dualphase CT angiography in each patient. Canine insulinoma was suspected with low blood glucose, low fructosamine, and normal to high serum insulin levels. Exploratory laparotomies were performed, and partial pancreatectomy using an ultrasonic-activated scalpel was achieved without enzyme leakage or fistula formation after surgery. The lesions were definitively diagnosed as insulinoma via histopathologic examination. One dog has been doing well until POD 870 with medication; in the other dog, diffuse hepatic nodules noted during surgery were confirmed as a liver metastasis. This dog died at POD 45. This case report addresses the utility of the ultrasonic scalpel in partial pancreatectomy for the treatment of canine insulinoma and differences in prognosis according to disease stage.

• Knee surgery & related research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.364-368
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• 2018

We report a case of 53-year-old woman with an injured popliteal artery due to excessive drilling with a drill bit during medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). Pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed three days after surgery and confirmed by urgent computed tomography (CT) angiography. Open vascular surgery with resection of the perivascular hematoma and end-to-end anastomosis using ipsilateral saphenous vein interposition graft was performed. CT angiography at 8 months postoperatively showed that blood flow was maintained without obstruction of the graft site and active dorsiflexion of the foot was possible. To reduce neurovascular injury during MOWHTO, it is important not to drill the far cortex at the proximal part of the osteotomy site when using a drill bit, and the metal should be positioned posteromedially as much as possible.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.212-216
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• 1997

• 대한방사선과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선과학회 1994년도 학술대회
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• pp.26.2-27
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• 1994

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2021

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the association between myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantified by dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and the increments in heart rate (HR) after stress in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively included 204 subjects who underwent both dynamic CT-MPI and coronary CT angiography (CCTA). Patients with more than minimal coronary stenosis (diameter ≥ 25%), history of myocardial infarction/revascularization, cardiomyopathy, and microvascular dysfunction were excluded. Global MBF at stress was measured using hybrid deconvolution and maximum slope model. Furthermore, the HR increments after stress were recorded. Results: The median radiation dose of dynamic CT-MPI plus CCTA was 5.5 (4.5-6.8) mSv. The median global MBF of all subjects was 156.4 (139.8-180.4) mL/100 mL/min. In subjects with HR increment between 10 to 19 beats per minute (bpm), the global MBF was significantly lower than that of subjects with increment between 20 to 29 bpm (153.3 mL/100 mL/min vs. 171.3 mL/100 mL/min, p = 0.027). This difference became insignificant when the HR increment further increased to ≥ 30 bpm. Conclusion: The global MBF value was associated with the extent of increase in HR after stress. Significantly higher global MBF was seen in subjects with HR increment of ≥ 20 bpm.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2020

병원에서 사용하는 X선 장비는 X선 장비의 능력 연구와 더불어 출력되는 영상의 화질까지도 분석하는 연구가 활발히 진행되어야 한다. 영상의학과 장비의 X-Ray기계나 CT, MRI와 같은 장비의 후향적 이미지 분석은 활발히 진행되었으나 혈관조영실의 혈관조영장비를 이용하여 획득한 영상의 화질 측정은 팬텀을 이용하여 측정하는 방법이 대부분이고 실제 환자에게 촬영된 후의 영상에 관한 화질 측정은 미비한 실정이며 정확한 화질 측정 방법에 관한 연구가 현저히 부족한 상태이다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 관상동맥 조영술 후 획득된 영상의 화질측정 방법을 고안한 연구를 진행해 시술자에게 질 높은 영상을 제공하고자 연구를 진행하게 되었다. 사용된 장비 및 프로그램은 혈관 조영 검사 장비(Axiom Artis Zee Ceiling)와 Image J프로그램을 사용하였다. 대상으로는 관상동맥 조영술 후 PACS프로그램에 자동 저장된 영상들을 대상으로 하였다. 화질 측정 방법으로는 Image J프로그램을 이용했을 때 관상동맥 조영술 중 좌 관상동맥의 주요 혈관들이 가장 잘 펼쳐져 보이는 각도의 영상인 AP Caudal 30°영상과 우 관상동맥의 혈관이 가장 잘 펼쳐져 보이는 LAO 30° 영상을 선택하여 선택된 영상의 배경영역(Background)과 관심영역(ROI)을 측정하기 위해 혈관과 간, 폐 등의 음영 중복이 가장 최소화 되는 구간을 찾아 측정하는 방법에 관한 기준을 제시하였다. 결론적으로 혈관 조영 영상의 화질측정 분석 방법은 정확히 제시되어 있는 기준이 없기 때문에 시술자에게 질 좋은 영상을 제공하기 위해선 그 장비의 기술자들뿐 아니라 실제로 사용하는 사용자들이 연구자가 되어 다양한 방법으로 화질측정에 관한 연구를 진행해야만 환자에게도 우수한 영상을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.599-602
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• 2019

We report a case of autologous breast reconstruction in which a thoracodorsal vessel was used as a recipient vessel after a hypoplastic internal mammary vessel was found on preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography. A 46-year-old woman with no underlying disease was scheduled to undergo skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction using a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. Preoperative CT angiography showed segmental occlusion of the right subclavian artery with severe atherosclerosis and calcification near the origin of the internal mammary artery, with distal flow maintained by collateral branches. The thoracodorsal artery was selected to be the recipient vessel because CT showed that it was of adequate size and was not affected by atherosclerosis. The patient experienced no postoperative complications, and the flap survived with no vascular complications. The breasts were symmetrical at a 6-month follow-up. This case highlights that preoperative vascular imaging modalities may help surgeons avoid using diseased vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstructions.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2010

Although tracking methods are efficient and popular for vessel segmentation, they require a seed to initiate an instance of tracking. In this paper, a new method to detect new seeds for tracking of arterial segments from CT angiography (CTA) and to construct a vascular structure is proposed. The proposed algorithm is based on shape analysis of connected components in a volume of interest around a vessel segment which was already extracted by tracking. The eigenvalues of the covariance matrix are used as the shape features for detection. The experimental results on actual clinical data showed that the results totally revealed the arterial tree not hindered by bone or veins. In visual comparison to a method which combines registration and subtraction of both pre-contrast and post-contrast CT volumes, the proposed method produced comparable results to the reference method and were confirmed of its feasibility for clinical use of reducing the cost and burden of patients.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.428-430
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• 2014

Isolated traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the basilar artery are extremely rare but often fatal resulting in a mortality rate as high as 50%. A 51-year-old man presented with craniofacial injury after blunt trauma. A brain computed tomography (CT) scan showed thick basal subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with multiple craniofacial fractures, while CT angiography revealed contrast extravasation at the distal basilar artery with pseudoaneurysm formation. After this primary survey, the condition of the patient suddenly deteriorated. Conventional angiography confirmed the contrast extravasation resulted from pseudoaneurysm formation, which was successfully treated with endovascular coil embolization. Decompressive craniectomy and coma therapy with propofol were also performed. However, the patient died on the 7th hospital day because of the poor initial clinical condition. The current case is the first report of acute pseudoaneurysm rupture arising from the basilar artery within the first day after trauma. Our findings suggest the possibility that pseudoaneurysm rupture should be considered if brain CT shows thick traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage on the basal cistern with a basal skull fracture.