• 대한수혈학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2012

배경: 제대 조직은 간엽줄기세포(mesenchymal stromal cells, MSCs)의 유망한 공급원 중 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 동결 보관한 제대 조직에서 유래한 간엽줄기세포의 특성을 신선 제대 조직에서 유래한 간엽줄기세포와 비교함으로써, 제대 조직을 동결한 보관 후 해동하여 간엽줄기세포를 획득하기 위해 제대 조직의 동결 보관 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다. 방법: 각각의 제대 조직을 두 가지 크기($1{\sim}2mm^3$과 0.5 cm)로 처리하여, 두 가지 동결 보존제(자가제대혈장과 RPMI 1640)를 사용하여 액체질소에 동결 보관하였다. $1{\sim}2mm^3$로 잘게 자른 신선 제대 조직을 대조군으로 하였다. 1주일 후 해동하여 세포 배양하였으며, 0.5cm 크기로 동결 보관한 제대 조직은 해동 후 $1{\sim}2mm^3$로 잘게 세포 배양하였다. 각각의 경우에 수확한 세포의 수와 생존율, 세포 증식능, 세포표면항원을 분석하였으며, 배양액에 존재하는 다양한 성장인자(EGF, IGF-1, PDGF, TGF-${\beta}$, bFGF, VEGF)를 측정하였다. 결과: 11개의 제대를 대상으로 하였다. 자가제대혈장을 동결 보존제로 사용한 경우보다 RPMI 1640을 동결 보존제로 사용한 경우에 세포 획득율이 높았으며, 동결 전에 $1{\sim}2mm^3$로 잘게 잘라 동결 보존한 제대 조직보다는 0.5 cm 크기로 동결하였다가 해동 시 잘게 자른 제대 조직에서 세포 획득율이 높았다. 신선 제대 조직과 동결 제대 조직에서 유래한 세포들 간에 증식능의 차이는 없었다. 신선 제대 조직의 배양액보다 RPMI 1640을 이용하여 동결 보관한 제대 조직의 배양액에 성장인자가 더 많이 존재하였다. 결론: 본 연구 결과, 동결 보관한 제대 조직에서 간엽줄기세포뿐만 아니라 배양액의 성장인자도 얻을 수 있었으며, 제대혈을 동결 보관하는 것처럼 향후에는 간엽줄기세포와 성장인자를 필요한 시점에 얻기 위해 제대 조직을 동결 보관하는 것도 가능해질 것으로 기대된다.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.95-108
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• 2011

날치 알과 이의 대체 어란인 열빙어 알 및 청어 알의 안전성과 식품성분 특성에 대하여 살펴보았다. 날치 알의 크기는 열빙어 알 및 청어 알에 비하여 컸다. 날치 알의 수분 함량과 염도는 페루산이 중국산에 비하여 수분의 경우 높으나 염도의 경우 낮았고, 인도네시아산에 비하여는 수분의 경우 낮았으나, 염도의 경우 높았다. 한편, 기타 어란의 수분 함량과 염도는 열빙어 알의 경우 각각 80.4% 및 3.2%, 청어알의 경우 각각 65.4% 및 20.0%를 나타내었다. pH, 휘발성염기질소, 중금속, 생균수 및 대장균군의 결과에 의하면 이들 5종의 어란의 경우 여러 가지 가공소재로 이용하여도 위생적인 문제는 없으리라 판단되었다. 어란의 주요 지방산은 날치 알의 경우 16:0(27.8-30.5%), 18:1n-9(7.2-8.0%), 20:5n-3(5.6-8.2%) 및 22:6n-3(22.0-25.6%)이었고, 열빙어 알 및 청어 알의 경우 이외에도 16:1n-7(6.7-9.3%)이었다. 어란의 총아미노산 함량은 9.44-10.39 g/100g 범위이었고, 주요 아미노산은 asparticacid, glutamic acid, leucine 및 lysine이었다. 날치 알의 무기질 함량은 인도네시아산의 아연을 제외한다면 열빙어 알 및 청어 알의 무기질 함량보다 높았다. 관능 검사 결과에 의하면 열빙어 알과 청어 알에 비하여 날치 알이 색과 조직감에서는 우수하였으나, 향은 차이가 없었다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.203-208
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 제주 한라산 일대에서 자생하고 있는 제주조릿대의 말 사료 자원화 가능성을 검토하기 위하여 수행되었다. 제주조릿대의 사료적 가치를 평가하기 위해서 제주조릿대를 생초로 TMR에 첨가하여 한라마에게 급여한 후 한라마의 성장, 혈액 성상을 조사하였다. 사료 섭취량은 조릿대 첨가 TMR을 급여한 처리구가 대조구보다 높았지만 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으며 섭취에 따른 증체량도 차이를 보이지 않았다. 공시마의 혈액에 대한 일반 성분을 분석한 결과, 대조구에 비해 처리구의 MPV 수치가 유의적으로 낮았지만(p<0.05) 정상 수치 내에 있었고 다른 수치도 차이를 보이지 않았다. 콜레스테롤 등의 수치는 기존의 연구 결과와 다소 차이가 있게 나타나 제주조릿대를 급여한 말에서 콜레스테롤이 더 높아지는 경향을 보였고 특히 LDL이 유의적으로 높게 나타났지만(p<0.05) 정상 수준이었다. 이는 제주조릿대의 첨가비율이 콜레스테롤 수치에 영향을 미칠 만큼 많지 않았기 때문으로 사료된다. 면역 수치에서도 처리구에 따른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론적으로 제주조릿대 20% 첨가 TMR의 급여에 따른 일반 혈액성상(CBC, complete blood cell count) 및 화학 수치를 조사한 결과, 모든 수치가 정상 범위 안에 있었고, 콜레스테롤 관련 수치에서도 제주조릿대 미첨가 사료와 큰 차이를 보이지 않고 정상 범위 내에 있어 말용 TMR 생산 시 제주조릿대를 조사료의 대체 자원으로 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2021

목적: 화농성 슬관절염은 조기 진단과 신속한 수술적 치료가 필요한 정형외과적 응급 질환이다. 본 연구는 국소 마취하에 배액관 삽입 및 세척을 통한 화농성 슬관절염 치료의 효용성에 대해서 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2017년 9월부터 2020년 2월까지 화농성 슬관절염을 진단받고 국소 마취하에 배액관 삽입과 세척을 통해 치료를 시행 받은 총 9예(8명)의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 연구를 하였다. 상외측 삽입구에서 상내측으로 관통하는 방식으로 배액관을 넣은 후 약 3 L의 생리식염수를 이용하여 매일 세척하였다. 나이, 성별, 기저질환, 화농성 슬관절염의 원인, 골관절염의 정도, 진단 후 수술까지 소요된 시간, 재원기간, C-반응성 단백이 정상화되는 기간, 배양 균주 등을 확인하였다. 결과: 진단 당시 혈액검사에서 혈청 백혈구 수치는 평균 9,211±2,912개/mm³ (6,100-16,300개/mm³), C-반응성 단백은 평균 12.1±11.2 mg/dl (3.9-35.4 mg/dl)였으며, 초기 관절 천자액 검사상 평균 백혈구 수치는 71,472±51,667개/mm³ (32,400-203,904개/mm³), 평균 다형 백혈구 분율은 평균 91.1%±2.6% (86%-95%)였다. 진단 후 수술까지 소요된 시간은 평균 8.3±1.3 시간(6-10시간)이었고, 평균 세척 기간은 8.2±3.2일(4-15일), 평균 재원 기간은 20.8±8.7일(9-37일)였다. 도말 및 배양 검사로 원인균은 동정되지 않았다. 결론: 화농성 슬관절염의 치료에서 국소 마취를 통한 삽입관 삽입과 세척술은 비교적 빠르고 간단한 방법으로 조기에 관절 내 삼출물을 제거하여 통증을 줄이고 반복적으로 세척할 수 있어 전신 또는 척수 마취의 위험성이 높은 환자에게 치료의 대안으로 활용될 수 있다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2022

잉어 (Cyprinus carpio)와 붕어 (Carassius auratus)를 대상으로 수온 20℃ (대조구)에서 26 및 32℃로 급격하게 증가하였을 때의 혈액 및 생리학적 변화를 분석하였다. 수온 20℃로부터 6시간 이내에 26℃ 및 32℃에 각각 도달하였으며, 대조구는 실험기간동안 20℃로 유지하였다. 각 실험구에서 수온상승 후 3, 12, 24 및 48시간마다 혈액을 채취하여 적혈구수, 헤모글로빈, 헤마토크리트, Na⁺, K⁺, Cl^-, 코티졸, 글루코스, AST 및 ALT 함량을 분석하였다. 수온 32℃로 상승한 붕어 실험구의 경우, 수온상승 후 3시간에 코티졸, 글루코스, aspartate aminootransferase (AST) 및 alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 농도가 증가하였으며, 48시간까지 농도가 감소하지 않았다 (P<0.05). 잉어의 코티졸, 글루코스, AST 및 ALT 농도는 수온상승 후 3시간째에 유의하게 높아졌다가 (P<0.05), 수온상승 후 48시간째에 수온상승 이전 (20℃)의 값으로 감소하였다 (P>0.05). 대조구와 26℃로 상승한 실험구는 잉어와 붕어 모두에서 코티졸, 글루코스, AST 및 ALT는 수온 상승 후 3시간째 증가하였으며 (P<0.05), 48시간째에 수온상승전의 값으로 낮아졌다 (P<0.05). 수온 32℃로 상승한 실험구의 잉어와 붕어의 Na⁺, K⁺ 및 Cl^- 농도는 20 및 26℃ 실험군에 비해 높게 나타났다. 대조구를 포함한 모든 실험구의 혈액성상 반응은 잉어와 붕어 모두에서 수온상승 후 12시간까지 증가하다가 수온상승 후 48시간째에 감소하는 경향이 공통적으로 나타났다. 본 연구로 도출된 결과를 이용하여 어류가 스트레스에 노출시 생리학적 반응을 명확하게 구명할 수 있는 방안으로 활용 가능할 것이다. 또한 최근 하천 및 호소에서 어류 폐사가 빈번하게 발생되고 있어서 이에 대한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.146-154
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• 2023

참치액 소스를 가공할 때 가쓰오부시(가다랑어 훈연 숙성) 열수 추출물을 주원료로 사용하며, 이때 부산물로 생산되는 가쓰오부시 단백질을 이용하여 가수 분해산물인 peptide 강화소재를 제조하며 이를 젖산발효를 통한 기능성 물질 GABA가 증진된 기능성 발효소재를 개발하였다. 황칠나무 추출물 25%에 glucose 2%, skim milk 1%를 첨가한 제한배지에서 1차 고초균 발효 1일 동안 B. subtilis HA의 생균수는 8.83 log CFU/mL로 크게 증가하였고, pH 7.53과 산도 0.06%를 나타내었다. 고초균 발효물의 protease 활성은 발효 전 1.55 unit/mL에서 발효 후 102.22 unit/mL로 크게 증가하였고, 이에 가쓰오부시 부산물을 10% 첨가하여 60℃에서 3시간 동안 단백질 분해한 결과 tyrosine 함량이 분해 전 72.94 mg%에서 분해 3시간 후 156.85 mg%로 2배 이상 증가하였다. 고초균 발효물을 이용하여 가수분해시킨 가쓰오부시 단백질 분해물에 추가적으로 MSG 10%, glucose 3%, yeast extract 0.5%를 첨가하여 정치배양으로 젖산균 발효를 수행하였다. L. plantarum KS2020의 생균수는 0일 차 7.65 log CFU/mL에서 발효 7일 차 9.33 log CFU/mL까지 크게 증가하였고, B. subtilis HA의 생균수는 0일 차 5.98 log CFU/mL에서 1일 차부터 생균수가 검출되지 않았다. 젖산균 발효물의 pH 및 산도의 변화는 0일 차 pH 7.14, 산도 0.19%에서 1일 차에 pH는 5.77로 감소하고 산도는 1.92%로 증가한 후 발효 3일 차에 산도는 0% 및 pH 8.00 이상을 나타내었다. 젖산발효 1일 차부터 GABA의 전환이 보이면서 발효 3일 차에 고농도 GABA 생성을 나타내었다. GABA 및 glutamic acid의 함량을 HPLC로 분석한 결과, GABA의 함량은 3,139.58 mg/100 g으로 매우 높은 값을 나타냈으며, glutamic acid의 함량은 83.44 mg/100 g이었다. 결과적으로 황칠나무 추출물을 이용한 고초균 발효물을 효소원으로 이용하여 가쓰오부시 부산물의 단백질을 효과적으로 고온에서 단기간에 분해하여 peptide를 생성시켰으며, 연속적으로 젖산발효를 통해 약 3.1%의 GABA가 생성되었다. 최종 가쓰오부시 단백질의 가수분해물을 이용한 젖산균 발효물은 산도가 0%이며 풍미, probiotics, peptides, 고농도 GABA를 함유한 복합 기능성 발효소재로써 소스 등 다양한 식품의 건강소재로 활용이 기대된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-28
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• 1974

The writers have conducted the investigation to assess the nutritional status of young rural Korean children aged from 0 to 4 years old in August 1971. The survey areas were Kaejong-myon. Daeya-myon, Okku-gun, Jeonra-bukdo, Korea. These survey areas were typical agricultural plain areas. The total numbers of children examined were 2,706 comprising 1,394 male and 1,312 female. The weight, height, and chest circumference of children were measured and means and standard deviations. were calculated for each measurement. In addition, the nutritional status of each child was classified by the four levels of malnutrition and the Gomez classification, The examination of red blood cell count, haematocrit value, and intestinal parasite infection were carried out at the same time. In general, recent work tend to suggest that environmental influences, especially nutrition, are of great importance than genetic background or other biological factors for physical growth and development. Certainly the physical dimensions of the body are much influenced by nutrition, particularly in the rapidly growing period of early childhood. Selected body measurements can therefore give valuable information concerning protein-calory malnutrition. Growth can also be affected by bacterial, viral, and parasitic infection. For the field workers in a developing country, therefore, nutritional anthropometry appears to be of greatest value in the assessment of growth failure and undernutrition, principally from lack of protein and calories. In order to compare and evaluate the data obtained, the optimal data of growth from the off-spring of the true well-fed, medically and socially protected are needed. So-called 'Standards' that have been compiled for preschool children in Korea, however, are based on measurement of children from middle or lower socio-economic groups, who are, in fact, usually undernourished from six months of age onwards and continuously exposed to a succession of infective and parasitic diseases. So that, the Harvard Standards which is one of the international reference standards was used as the reference standards in this study. Findings of the survey were as follows: A. Anthropometric data: 1) Comparing the mean values for body weight obtained with the Korean standard weight of the same age, the rural Korean children were slightly haevier than the Korean standard values in both sexes. Comparing with the Japanese children values, the rural Korean children were slightly haevier in male and in the infant period of female but lighter in female of the period of 1 to 4 years old than Japanese children. 2) Comparing the mean values for height obtained with the Korean standard height of the same age, the rural Korean children were taller than the Korean standard values except the second half of infatn period in both sexes. Comparing with the Japanese children, the rural Korean children were slightly smaller than Japanese children except the first half of infant peroid in both sexes. 3) Mear values of chest circumference of rural Korean children obtained were less than the Korean standard values of the same ages in both sexes. B. Prevalence of Protein-Calory Malnutrition: Children examined were devided into two groups, i. e., infant(up to the first birthday) and toddler (1 to 4 fears old). 1) Percentages of four levels of malnutrition: a) When the nutrtional status of each child was classified (1) by body weight value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 52.8%(infant 83.3%, toddler 44.4%) and 39.7% (infant 74.5%. toddler 30.5%), the first level of malnutrition were 31.9%(infant 13.7%, toddler 36.9%) and 31.7%(infant 15.3%, toddler 36,0%), the second level of malnutrition were 12.3%(infant 1.7%, toddler 15.3%) and 23.3% (infant 7.7%, fodder 27.5%), the third level of malnutrition were 2.7%(infant 0.7%, toddler 3.2%) and 4.6%(infant 1.8%, toddler 5.3%) the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.3% (infant 0.7%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.7% (0.7% for infant and toddler) respectively. (2) by height value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 80.3% (infant 97.3%, toddler 75.6%) and 75.1% (infant 96.4%, toddler 69.5), the first level of malnutrition were 17.9% (infant 2.0%, toddler 22.3%) and 23.6% (infants 3.6%, toddler 28.8%), the second level of malnutrition were 1.2% (infant 0.3%, toddler 1.5%) and 1.1% (infant 0%, toddler 1.4%), the third level of malnutrition were 0.4%(infant 0.3%, toddler 0.5%) and 0.2%(infant 0%, toddler 0.3%), the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) and 0% respectively. (3) by body weight in relation to height, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 87.9% (infant 77.6%, toddler 87.9%) and 78.2% (infant 77.4%, toddler 78.2%), the first level of malnutrition were 12.2% (infant 18.4%, toddler 10.6%) and 18.2% (infant 17.9%, toddler 18.3%), the second level of malnutrition were 1.9%(infant 3.3%, toddler 1.5%) and 3.0%(infant 3.3%, toddler 2.9%), the third level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%. toddler 0.1%) and 0.5% (infant 0%, toddler 0.6%), the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0.7%, toddler 0%) and 0.3% (infant 1.5%, toddler 0%) respectively. b) When the nutritional status of each child according to the mother's age at perturition, i. e., young aged mother (up to 30 years old), middle aged mother (31 to 40 years old) and old aged mother (41 years or above) was classified (1) by body weight, among infants and toddlers, at each year of age, with increasing the mother's age, there was an increase in percentage of subjects underweight. This tendency of increasing percentage of underweight was more significant in the infant period than the toddler period. (2) by height value, no significant differences between each mother's age group were found. c) When the nutritional status of each child according to the birth rank, i. e., lower birth rank (first to third) and higher birth rank (fourth or above) was classified (1) by weight value, children of higher birth rank were slightly more often underweight than those of lower birth rank, but not significant. (2) by height value, no differences were found between children of lower and higher birth rank. 2) Gomez Classification: When the nutritional status of each child was classified a) by body weight value, the percentages for male and female of children. attained standard growth were 53.1% (infant 82.6%, toddler 44.9%) and 39.2% (infant 73.4%, toddler 30.1%), the first degree of malnutrition were 39.4% (infant 14.7%, toddler 46.2%) and 47.1% (infant 21.9%, toddler 53.8%), the second degree of malnutrition were 7.3%(infant 2.3%, toddler 8.6%) and 12.9% (infant 4.0%, toddler 15.2%). and the third degree of malnutrition were 0.2%. (infant 0.3%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.8% (infant 0.7%, toddler 0.9%) respectively. b) by height value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 80.8% (infant 97.0%, toddler 76.3%) and 73.8%(infant 95.6%, toddler 68.0%), the first degree of malnutrition were 18.5% (infant 2.7%, toddler 22.9%) and 24.6% (infant 4.4%, toddler 30.0%), the second degree of malnutrition were 0.6%(infant 0.3%, toddler 0.7%) and 0.5% (infant 0.1%, toddler 0.7%), and the third degree of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) and 1.1% (infant 0%, toddler 1.3%) respectively. C. Results of clinical laboratory examination: 1) Red blood cells: The ranges of mean red blood cell counts for male and female were $3,538,000/mm^3\;to\;4,403,000/mm^3\;and\;3,576,000/mm^3\;to\;4,483,000/mm^3$ respectively. The lowest red cell counts were seen at the age of 0-3 months for male and 1-2 months for female. 2) Haematocrit value : The ranges of haematocrit value of male and female were 35.1% to 38.8% and 34.7% to 38.8% respectively. The lowest haematocrit values were seen at the age of 2-3 months for male and 1-2, months for female. 3) The prevalence rates of intestinal parasites for male and female children with Ascaris lumbricoides were 34.1% (infant 18.8%, toddler 38.1%) and 36.0%(infant 18.4%, toddler 40.7%), with Trichocephalus trichiuris were 6.8% (infant 2.9%, toddler 7.9%) and 9.0% (infant 3.0%, toddler 10.6%), with Hookworm were 0.3% (infant 0.5%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.3% (infant 0.5%, toddler 0.3%), with Clonorchis sinensis were 0.4%(infant 0%, toddler 0.5%) and 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) respectively.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1634-1640
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• 2004

울산광역시의 도시 여중생 129명과 울주군의 농촌의 여중생 182명을 대상으로 하여 혈액검사와 설문지를 통해 연구 대상자의 일반적인 사항, 식사 섭취량, 식생활 태도와 식습관들을 조사하고 혈액검사를 통해 혈액성분을 분석하여 도시와 농촌을 비교 분석하였다. 도시 여중생의 평균 신장은 157.8$\pm$4.9 cm, 농촌이 157.7$\pm$5.1 cm이며 체중은 도시가 51.7$\pm$10.3 kg이고 농촌이 51.9$\pm$9.2 kg이었다. 체질량지수(BMI)는 도시가 20.7$\pm$3.3, 농촌이 20.8$\pm$3.2으로 모두 정상범위에 속하고, PIBW(percent ideal body weight)는 도시가 100.3$\pm$13.2%, 농촌이 100.6$\pm$13.4%으로 신체발달지수면에서는 도시와 농촌의 차이가 없었다. 대상자의 식사시간의 규칙성에 대한 질문에는 도시여중생의 경우 '불규칙적이다(19명)'와 '대체로 불규칙적이다(28명)'로 응답한 학생이 47명으로 전체의 36.4%에 해당하였으며, 농촌여중생은 '대체로 불규칙적이다', '불규칙적이다'로 대답한 학생이 83명으로 전체의 47.7%로 조사되어, 농촌 여중생이 도시 보다 불규칙적인 식습관을 갖는 것으로 드러났다. 대상자의 식습관 문제점에 대한 질문에는 '맵고 짠 음식을 선호한다'와 '식사시간이 불규칙적이다'라고 응답한 대상자가 농촌여중생이 도시여중생보다 유의적으로 높게 조사되었다. 대상자의 식품군별 섭취빈도를 비교해보면 농촌여중생이 도시 여중생보다 우유$.$유제품(p<0.001), 김치(p<0.05), 두부, 된장, 콩류(p<0.001)의 섭취빈도가 낮게 조사되었다. 대상자의 총 열량 섭취량을 보면 도시 여중생은 영양권장량의 82.0%, 농촌여중생은78.6%에 불과하여 열량섭취가 권장량에 못 미치는 것으로 조사되었으며, 농촌여중생의 섭취가 약간 낮았으나 도시 여중생과 유의적인 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 단백질 평균 섭취량은 도시 여중생은 권장량의 95.2%를 섭취하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 농촌여 중생은 권장량의 86.4%에 해당되어 도시보다 유의적으로(p<0.05) 낮은 섭취수준을 나타내었다. 철의 섭취량은 도시여중생이 권장량 대비 89.8%, 농촌이 80.9%를 나타내고, 칼슘은 도시여중생이 권장량 대비 78.5%, 농촌이 68.8%로서 가장 부족된 섭취를 하는 영양소로 조사되었다. 도시와 농촌의 영양소 섭취량을 비교하여 보면 지방, 탄수화물, 총열량을 제외한 모든 영양소에서 농촌이 도시보다 유의적으로 낮은 영양소 섭취수준을 보이는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구에서의 hemoglobin 농도는 도시지역은 13.28 g/dL, 농촌지역은 12.51 g/dL로 농촌여중생이 유의적으로 낮은 수치를 나타내었으며 hematocrit치는 도시 37.82%, 농촌 38.13%로 도시와 농촌간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 빈혈 기준인 12 g/dL미만을 기준으로 평가한 빈혈빈도를 살펴보면, 도시지 역 여중생 이 6.1%이었고, 농촌지역 여중생은 34.6%으로 농촌이 도시보다 유의적으로 높게 조사되었다. 본 연구결과 농촌여중생이 도시 여중생보다 hemoglobin농도와 RBC수가 유의적으로 낮은 것으로 조사되었고, hemoglobin농도로 평가한 빈혈비율이 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다 이의 원인으로 도시여중생에 비해 농촌여중생의 낮은 영양섭취상태, 낮은 식품군별 섭취빈도, 불규칙 한 식사습관이 원인으로 지적될 수 있겠다. 여중생의 경우 급격한 신체 성장과 월경으로 인한 혈액 손실 등으로 철요구량은 매우 높으므로 이시기의 철영양상태의 향상을 위한 영양교육과 함께 철영양상태가 심각한 경우에는 식사조절과 함께 철보충제의 복용이 반드시 필요하다고 본다. 앞으로도 여중생의 철영양상태 파악을 위해 농촌지역을 포함한 다양한 지역으로 확대하여 매년 계속적인 검사를 통하여 빈혈빈도를 파악하여 대상에 맞는 적절한 영양교육 및 홍보가 이루어져야 할 것으로 본다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.453-473
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• 1992

연구배경 : 전국 실태조사를 통하여 현재까지 확진된 전국의 유육종증 발생현황을 파악하고 이를 분석하고 외국의 보고와 비교하여 일반 개업의 및 내과 전문개업의 진료활동에 도움이 되도록 하고자 하였다. 방법 : 조사와 분석기간은 1991년 1월부터 1992년 12월까지 2년간으로 정하였으며 자료수집방법은 후향적 방법으로 입원실이 100병상 이상인 213개 종합병원의 내과, 안과, 피부과, 신경내과에 서신을 통한 경험증례를 수집 하였으며 확진예나 의심예가 있었던 경우에 유육종증 증례 기록지를 보내어 정확한 임상 및 검사정보를 수집하여 분석하였다. 결과 : 1) 제 1 차 설문엽서 발송은 입원실이 100병상 이상인 213개 종합병원의 내과, 안과, 피부과, 신경내과의 523개과 과장 및 호흡기 내과를 담당하는 전문의에게 발송하였다. 내과가 213개과로 41%, 피부과가 1087개과로 20%, 안과가 104개과로 20%, 신경과가 100개과로 19%를 차지하였다. 2) 제 1 차 설문조사에 대한 답신은 241개과에서 연락이 있었다(48% 회신율). 3) 확진예 및 의심예는 총 50개과 113예 및 10예가 있다고 보고되었으며 내과가 92예로 81%, 피부과 15예로 13%, 안과, 신경과가 각 3예로 3%를 차지하였다. 자료분석은 총 78예에서 시행되었고 내과 72예로 92%, 피부과 4예로 5%, 신경과 2예로 3%를 차지하였다. 4) 1980년 1에보고 이후 증례가 많은 수로 증가하여 1989년 13예, 19901건 17예, 1991년 18예가 보고되었다. 5) 진단 당시의 연령은 20대, 30대, 40대가 84.4%로 대부분을 차지하고 있었다. 6) 남녀비는 1 : 1.5의 비율로 여자 환자가 많았다. 7) 진단을 받게된 동기로 주소의 빈도로는 호흡기 증상이 48%로 가장 많았고, 피부의 병변, 전신증상, 시각장애, 관절통, 복통, 연하곤란의 순서이었고 무증상이 12예(16%)이었다. 8) 초증상에서 확진을 받을때까지 중앙치는 2개월이었다. 9) 증상의 반도로는 호흡기 증상, 전신증상, 피부증상, 눈 증상, 말초림프구 종창, 신경계증상, 심장증상의 순이었다. 10) 말초혈액검사 소견상 혈색소, 혈구용적치 및 혈소판수는 대부분 정상범위를 나타냈다. 58%의 증례에서 30%미만의 림프구 감소증을 나타냈으며, 임파구 아형으로 T4/T8비는 1.73{\pm}1.16$(0.43~4.62)였다. 43%에서 혈침속도가 상승하였다. 11) 혈청 생화학검사는 대부분 정상범위를 이었다. 혈청 ACE 농도의 평균치는 $66.8{\pm}58.6$(8.8~265) U/L로서 46.2%에서 증가되었다. 42.9%에서 하루 150 mg 이상의 단백뇨 소견을 나타냈고, 36.8%가 하루 300 mg이상의 단백뇨 소견을 나타냈다. 12) 면역학적 검사상 혈청 IgG는 43.5%, IgA는 45.5%, lgM은 59.1%, IgE는 46.7%에서 상승되었고, C3 및 C4는 대부분 정상범위 였으며, ANA는 11%에서 양성을 보였다. Kveim test는 시행된 3예에서 모두 양성을 나타냈다. 13) 폐기능검사중 FVC는 80% 미만인 경우가 17.3%, FEV1은 70% 미만인 경우가 11.5% FEV1/FVC는 70% 미만인 경우가 10%, TLC는 80% 미만인 경우가 15.2%, DLCO는 100% 미만인 경우가 64.7%이었다. 14) 동맥혈가스 분석소견은 PaO2가 90mmHg 미만인 경우가 48.6%, PaCO2는 평균 45mmHg보다 증가된 경우보다 5.7%이었다. 15) 기관지 폐포세척액 검사상 대식세포의 평균 백분율은 $51.4{\pm}19.2%$였고, 임파구의 평균 백분율은 $44.4{\pm}21.1$이였다. 임파구아형은 T4/T8 ratio는 $3.41{\pm}2.07$이였다. 16) 전 검사항목에 대한 남녀 성별간의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 17) 흉부방사선의 분석에서 폐문 임파절 비대를 보인례는 87.9%였고, 78.8%에서는 양측성병변을 9.1%에 일측성 병변을 보였다. 18) Siltzbach의 분류에 의한 병기 구분시 stage 0 : 5%, stage 1 : 58.3%, stage 2 : 28.3%, stage 3 : 8.3%의 분포를 보였다. 19) 흉부 CT를 시행한 54예에서 폐문임파절비대는 50예(92.6%)에서 보였고 이들 중 47예는 양측성 비대였다. 20) 고해상도 CT는 16예에서 시행하였는데, 2예에서는 병변이 없었으며, 폐실질의 병변은 결정성 병변, 소엽간 중격비후, 반점상 국소 폐음영의 순으로 나타났다. 21) 부수적으로 시행한 방사선학적 검사에서 골병변은 1예에서 수근골의 병변을 보였고, 초음파검사에서 2에에서 비장비대의 소견을 보였다. 22) 갈륨스캔은 12에에서 시행하여 폐문 및 종격동 임파절의 흡수증가 소견이 8예에서 보였고, 폐장의 흡수증가는 2예에서 보였다. 23) 조직검사상 가장 많이 시행한 진단방법은 경기관지 폐생검 47.3%이었고, 피부와 종격동 임파절 생검은 각각 34.5%, 말초임파절생검 23.6%, 개흉 폐생검 18.2%, 기관지생검이 16.2%이었다. 2가지 이상의 부위에서 조직검사를 시행한 경우는 52.7%이었다. 한 부위에서만 조직검사를 시행한 26예중 종격동 임파절 생검은 10예, 피부생검 6예, 말초임파절 생검 5예, 개흉폐생검 3예 그리고 경기관지 폐생검 2예이었다. 24) 병리소견상 비건락성 육아종은 100% 모두에서 관찰되었며, 다핵거대 세포는 47.3%, 봉입체는 10.9%, 초자질 섬유화는 34.5%, 괴사 9.1%, reticulin fibrils network 20%, lymphangitic distribution of granuloma 1.8%에서 관찰되었다. 결론 : 유육종 전국 실태조사에 따른 영상소견, 검사실소견, 방사선소견, 병리소견을 분석해 본 결과, 우리나라 유육종 환자들도 다소 차이는 있었지만 외국의 보고들과 유사한 소견들을 나타냈으며, 향후로는 이들에 대한 결과들을 추가분석하여, 유육종 진단에 도움을 줄 수 있고, 임상적 지표로 이용될 수 있는 검사항목을 찾아내는 것이 과제라 할 수 있겠다. 유육종증에 대한 자료는 대한 결핵 맺 호흡기학회에 보관이 되어 있음을 알려드립니다.

• 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.