• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1200-1220
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• 2023

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common types of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. DCM is characterized by left ventricle (LV) dilatation and systolic dysfunction without coronary artery disease or abnormal loading conditions. DCM is not a single disease entity and has a complex historical background of revisions and updates to its definition because of its diverse etiology and clinical manifestations. In cases of LV dilatation and dysfunction, conditions with phenotypic overlap should be excluded before establishing a DCM diagnosis. The differential diagnoses of DCM include ischemic cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, burned-out hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, and non-compaction. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is helpful for evaluating DCM because it provides precise measurements of cardiac size, function, mass, and tissue characterization. Comprehensive analyses using various sequences, including cine imaging, late gadolinium enhancement imaging, and T1 and T2 mapping, may help establish differential diagnoses, etiological work-up, disease stratification, prognostic determination, and follow-up procedures in patients with DCM phenotypes. This article aimed to review the utilities and limitations of CMR in the diagnosis and assessment of DCM.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.376-381
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• 2004

원발성 심장 림프종은 원발성 심장 종양의 1.3%를 차지하는 드문 악성 종양으로, 절외성 림프종(Extronodal Lymphoma)의 한 형태로 심장 및 심장막에 발생한다. 급격히 진행하는 심부전, 부정맥, 심낭 삼출 및 심장 압전 등의 증상이 나타난다. 원발성 심장 림프종의 진단은 심초음파 및 흉부 단층촬영 및 자기공명영상 등이 이용되며, 종양에 대한 경정맥하 조직 생검과 심낭 삼출액의 세포학적 및 면역생화학 검사로 확진할 수 있다 원발성 심장 림프종은 진단이 지연되거나, 진단 시 이미 장기 내침범으로 인한 진행된 단계로 예후가 불량하다 따라서 조기 진단과 완전한 심장 종양의 절제가 필요하며, 수술 후 생존율 개선을 위해 적극적인 전신 항암 요법 및 방사선 요법이 보강요법으로 시행되어야 한다. 본 증례에서는 우심실 유입로와 방실구에 종괴의 광범위한 침윤이 있었고, 우심방 내로 침범이 되어 있어 수술적 절제가 불가능하였다. 종괴의 조직생검으로 확진 후 항암요법 및 방사선요법으로 증상의 개선 및 종괴의 크기 감소 소견을 보였다. 저자들은 우심실에서 발생하여 우심방을 침범한 원발성 심장 비호지킨써 림프종을 경험하였으며 그 조기 결과를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고한다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.529-537
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• 1994

Sector scanner which has a conical end is used to image through the intercostal space because heart is protected by the ribs. Cardiac data published all around the world were also obtained by sector scanner. Although scanners being used in every small animal practice and animal hospital at college in Korea include convex ape and linear type, linear type is not appropriate f3r cardiac scan because of a wide contact surface. The purpose of this study is to establish ultrasonographic images of normal cardiac structures by measuring shape, size of reflectable cardiac structure according to restraint position in scanning normal heart of the puppies with 6.5 MHz convex scanner(SonoAce 4500, Medison, Korea) used in our veterinary teaching hospital, Seoul national university. Seventeen male and female puppies considered having healthy hear by X-ray and clinical examination are used feom April to July 1994. Scanning point selection of probe head and the distinction of imaged cardiac structures were accomplished by necropsy and cardiac scanning performed through thoracotomy under general anesthesia. At 10 o'clock position of transducer(at an angle of 30$^{\circ}$ between imaginary line from elbow joint to 3rd sternum and probe head, 60$^{\circ}$ from body surface, 4th intercostal space of right thorax) with the marker of scanner toward the head of dogs right atrium, left atrium and left ventricle were observed in 2, 3, 4, 5 intercostal space(2cm from the sternum) of experimental dog positioned ventrodorsally under general anesthesia. Under these conditions, the numerical values of imaged diastolic hear are as follows : the distance from skin to apex(mean$\pm$S.D) 47.53$\pm$6.94mm, thickness of left ventricular wall 6.00$\pm$1.60mm, length of left ventricle 16.27$\pm$5.31mm, width of left ventricle 15,33$\pm$4.25mm, length of left atrium 12.33$\pm$3.82mm, width of left atrium 11. 33$\pm$3.94mm, length of right atrium 1.00$\pm$2.41mm, width of right atrium 11.21$\pm$2.76mm and the area of left ventricle 270.92$\pm$109.81mm$^2$, area of left atrium 98.00$\pm$41.08mm$^2$, area of right atrium 62.75$\pm$21.04mm$^2$.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2017

본 연구는 디지털 흉부 방사선 영상에서 한국인 성인 남성을 대상으로 자세(흉부 후-전과 전-후 촬영)와 연령에 따른 심장 크기 및 심흉비의 정상범위와 자세 및 연령 변화에 따른 상호 호환할 수 있는 변환율을 제시하고자 한다. 2014년 1월부터 12월까지 건강검진센터에서 같은 날에 흉부 후-전 촬영(chest PA)과 흉부 저선량 전산화단층촬영을 실시한 수진자 중 정상으로 판독된 1,300명에서 연구 목적에 적합한 남성 1,024명을 대상으로 하였다. 심장 크기(CS)와 심흉비(CTR) 측정은 Danzer의 방법을 이용하였다. 본 연구 결과, 한국 남성의 Chest PA 및 AP영상에서 CS와 CTR의 정상범위는 Chest PA의 경우 CS 135.48 mm, CTR 43.99％이었으며, Chest AP 영상에서 CS는 155.96 mm, CTR은 51.75％로 나타났다. CS와 CTR의 평균값 차이는 통계적으로 유의하였다(p<0.01). Chest PA와 AP영상에서 심장 좌 우측은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). CS의 경우는 Chest PA(p>0.05)와 Chest AP(p<0.05)에서 통계적 유의성의 차이를 보였다. 흉곽크기와 CTR은 Chest PA와 AP 모두에서 연령변화에 따른 통계적으로 유의한 평균값의 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 본 연구 결과 Chest PA보다 Chest AP영상에서 CS는 약 15%, CTR은 17% 확대되었고, 모든 연령에서 자세변화에 따른 CS와 CTR은 약 10%의 차이를 보였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.213-221
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• 1990

We have experienced 62 cases of modified Fontan operations in Seoul Nat’l University Hospital from Apr. 1986 to Jul. 1989, They were 38 males and 24 females, and their age was ranged from 16 months to 15.5 years of age. [mean age : 5.73$\pm$2.99 years] There were 16 operative deaths and 2 late deaths, therefore 29% of overall mortality. Their diagnoses were as follows; 28 single ventricle, 11 tricuspid atresia, 6 DORV with LV hypoplasia, 3 pulmonary atresia with hypoplastic RV, 3 TGA with hypoplastic RV, 3 cor\ulcornerGA with hypoplastic LV and PA, 6 AV canal defects with PA, and 2 others. Low cardiac output and pleural effusion were developed frequently, so we divide 40 patients into some groups to analyze the physiologic and anatomic causes of them. By the degree of the LCO, group A was no LCO[mean amount of inotropics used: 0-5 \ulcornerg/kg/min] with 17 cases, B mild LCO [5-10] with 11, C moderate to severe LCO but alive[>10] with 8, D severe LCO to death with 4 cases. For the pleural effusion, group 1 was to be removed the chest tube within 1 week with 8 cases, group II within 3 weeks with 21 cases, group III beyond 3 weeks with 12 cases. We considered their age, diagnosis, pulmonary artery size[PA index], pulmonary artery abnormality, palliative shunt, systemic ventricular type, pulmonary artery wedge pressure, as preoperative factors, and operative methods, and as postoperative factors, CVP, LAP, arrhythmia, thrombosis, atrioventricular valvular insufficiency, etc. In the view of LCO, pulmonary artery size and PCWP were statistically significant [P<0.05], and arrhythmia, A-V valve insufficiency were inclined to the group C and D Pleural effusion was influenced by the pulmonary artery size, pulmonary artery resistance, PCWP, and CVP significantly. [P<0.05] And arrhythmia, residual shunt, and A-V valvular insufficiency were inclined to group II and III, too. As a results, the followings are to be reminded as the important factors at the care of post-Fontan LCO, and persistent pleural effusion [1] pulmonary artery size, [2] pulmonary artery resistance, [3] PCWP, [4] CVP, [5] arrhythmia, [6] residual shunt, [7]A-V valvular insufficiency.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.345-348
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• 2020

Papillary fibroelastomas are the second most common primary cardiac tumor in adults. Over 80% of fibroelastomas occur on the cardiac valves, usually on the left side of the heart, while the remaining lesions are typically scattered throughout the atria and ventricles. Although the optimal timing for surgery is controversial and depends on tumor size and location, prompt surgical resection is warranted in patients at high risk of embolism. A tumor on the cardiac valve can be removed using the slicing excision technique without leaflet injury. Here we present two cases of papillary fibroelastomas occurring on the ventricular surface of the aortic valve and in the right ventricle.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권7호
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• pp.766-770
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• 2008

심장의 원발성 종양은 소아에서는 매우 드문 질환이다. 횡문근종은 태아, 영아 및 소아 연령에서 가장 흔한 원발성 심장 종양으로 결절성 경화증이 동반되는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 결절성 경화증은 뇌, 심장, 피부 및 기타 장기들을 침범하는 신경피부 증후군으로, 결절성 경화증을 가진 영아의 50-64%에서 동반된다. 심장 횡문근종은 종괴는 심방을 비롯하여 심실 중격과 심실벽에 다발성으로 존재하며 종양의 위치와 크기, 침범 정도에 따라 심장 유출로 협착 및 심부전과 같은 여러 가지 임상 양상을 보일 수 있다. 드물지만 부정맥을 주증상으로 발현하는 경우도 보고되고 있다. 하지만 대부분 심장의 횡문근종이 특별한 문제를 일으키지 않고 성장과 함께 쇠퇴되는 경향을 보이므로 극히 일부분에서만 장기적인 항부정맥제 사용이 요구된다. 환자의 최종적인 예후는 동반되는 뇌병변에 의해 결정되는 경향이 있다. 저자들은 상심실성 빈맥으로 입원치료 중 진단된 심장 횡문근종을 가진 결절성 경화증 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2017

Myocardial infarction is a disease caused by stenosis of the coronary arteries. The high risk of sudden cardiac death due to myocardial infarction has triggered related researches that have been actively studied so far. However, these studies focused on the clinical results, which are mainly based on observations of symptoms due to infarction through electrocardiograms. Therefore, in this study, we tried to analyze the behavior of heart according to the position and volume of infarction lesion through the computer simulation study using three dimensional ventricular models. In order to implement infarction, commercial software was used to simulate cell necrosis due to blockage of a specific coronary. In addition, the conduction block due to infarction was mimicked by reducing the electrical conduction in the infarcted area, which was 100 times less than the electrical conduction of the whole ventricular lattice implemented by the finite element analysis method. Thus, this study classified the infarcted cases into the upper, middle, lower, and apex according to lattice data of eight different infraction areas. In other words, we assumed that myocardial infarction would have inherent electro-dynamic characteristics depending on the location and extent, and analyzed the ventricular electromechanical responses for infarction lesions using a three dimensional cardiac physiome model. The results showed that the volume of infarction did not directly affect the cardiac responses, but the location of the infarction lesions could influence the ventricular pumping efficiency. These suggest that the occlusion of specific coronary arteries may have a fatal effect on the decline in ventricular performance. In conclusion, although location of myocardial infarction lesions is considered to be an important variable to be considered clinically rather than lesion size, quantitative predictions should be made more in the future considering physiological factors such as lesion location and direction of myocardial fiber at that location.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2008

이번 논문은 implantable cardiac 페이스메이커의 검출 단 로서 저전압, 저전력 단일-비트 삼차 델타-시그마 모듈레이터를 구현하였다. 1V이하의 전원 전압에서 효과적으로 동작하기 위하여 distributed feedforward구조와 벌크-드리븐 OTA를 활용하였다. 설계된 모듈레이터는 0.8V의 전원 전압에서 49dB의 dynamic range를 가지면서 816nW의 파워를 소모하였다. 파워 소모를 획기적으로 줄임으로서 페이스메이커뿐만 아니라 제한된 배터리에서 동작하는 implantable 의료 기기에서 다양한 활용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 본 모듈레이터의 칩 크기는 $1000{\mu}m{\times}500{\mu}m$로서 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS standard 공정으로 제작되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2007

This paper sought to investigate pupil size variability, pupil size parameters in terms of time domain and frequency domain, the autonomic activity change induced by posture change, degree of sleepiness and cognitive task (math task). With a specially designed pupil image acquisition system in the dark room, these three kinds of experiments were performed to induce a dominant state of sympathetic or parasympathetic activation. Electrocardiogram and pupil size were measured in all the experiments. Based on three experiments, we calculated heart rate variability. In the pupil size analysis, we calculated the mean and standard deviation of pupil size (in time domain), and proposed several frequency bands that exhibit different autonomic activation between different sessions. The results indicate that in terms of heart rate variability, posture change exhibited significant differences but not between sleepiness level, or between cognitive task. Pupil sizes differed only during the postures. And we found some frequency bands that correlated with autonomic activation in each experiment. While heart rate variability reflects posture change that need cardiac control, pupil size variability reflects not only posture induced autonomic activation but sleepiness and cognitive load, which is processed in the brain, in time and frequency domain parameter.