• 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.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2004

목적: 유방의 방사선조사 시 결손조직을 보상하고 방사선 균질선량 분포를 얻기 위해 통상적으로 physical wedge를 사용하여 왔다. Physical wedge 사용 시 주변의 폐, 심장, 반대편 유방, 피부에 조사되는 방사선량의 증가에 따른 급성, 만성 부작용의 증가가 문제시 된다. 본 연구에서는 일반적인 Physical wedge와 virtual wedge를 비교하여 동측 유방, 반대편 유방, 폐, 심장, 주변연부조직에 미치는 선량분포의 개선점을 알아보고자 하였다. 재료 및 방법: Solid water phantom을 이용하여 Dmax와 10 cm 깊이에서 physical wedge와 virtual wedge 사용시 조사야 주변선량을 비교하였다 Humanoid Phantom (Anderson Rando Phantom)을 사용하여 Lt. breast의 tangential Irradiation 시 physical wedge와 virtual wedge 사용에 따른 동측 유방선량과 피부선량, 반대편 유방선량과 반대편 유방의 피부선량, 주변 연부조직선량, 동측 폐선량 및 심장에 조사되는 선량을 TLD를 이용하여 비교하였으며 Helax 5.0 RTP system을 이용한 compute planning으로 선량분포 및 관심부의 DVH를 비교하였다. 이때 virtual wedge와 physical wedge의 사용에 따른 총조사 시간을 측정하였다 또한 7명의 유방암 환자에서 virtual wedge, physical wedge 사용에 따른 동측 유방 피부선량, 반대편 유방 피부선량, 조사야에서 1.5 cm 떨어진 주변 선량을 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과: Virtual wedge는 15$^{\circ}$, 30$^{\circ}C$, 45$^{\circ}C$, 50$^{\circ}C$ 모두에서 physical wedge에 비해 주변선량이 감소하였으며 방사선조사 시간을 53$\~$55$\%$ 감소시켜 유용한 결과를 나타냈다. 15$^{\circ}C$, 30$^{\circ}C$ wedge를 사용한 Humanoid Phantom의 TLD 측정에서도 virtual wedge에서 반대편 유방선량은 1.35$\%$, 2.55$\%$ 감소하였고, 반대편 유방 피부선량은 0.87$\%$, 1.9$\%$ 감소하였다 또한 동측 폐선량은 2.7$\%$, 5.0$\%$, 심장선량은 0.95$\%$, 2.5$\%$ 감소하였다. 또한 조사야 경계부위의 선량은 1.8$\%$, 2.33$\%$ 감소하였으며 동측 유방의 피부선량은 2.4$\%$, 4.58$\%$ 증가하였다. Helax 5.0 RTP system을 이용한 DVH analysis에서 동측 유방내 선량균질정도는 physical wedge와 virtual wedge에서 차이 없이 유사하였다 결론: 유방암치료에서 virtual wedge는 통상 사용하는 physical wedge에 비하여 주변 연부조직선량, 반대편 유방선량, 동측 페선량 및 심장선량을 감소시켜 급, 만성 방사선 부작용의 위험을 감소시킬 수 있는 임상적으로 매우 유용한 방법이며 또한 방사선조사시간을 단축시킴으로써 선형가속기의 부하를 줄일 수 있다.

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.61-118
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• 2008

본 연구는 국내외 프랜차이즈의 해외진출에 대한 연구들을 바탕으로 국제프랜차이징연구의 전체적인 연구체계를 세워보고, 연구체계를 형성하고 있는 연구요인들을 확인하여 각 연구요소별로 이루어지는 연구주제와 내용을 살펴보고, 앞으로의 연구주제들을 제안하고자 한다. 주요한 연구요소들은 국제프랜차이징의 동기 및 환경 요소과 진출의사결정, 국제프랜차이징의 진입양식 및 발전전략, 국제프랜차이징의 운영전략 및 국제프랜차이징의 성과이다. 이외에도 국제프랜차이징 연구에 적용할 수 있는 대리인이론, 자원기반이론, 거래비용이론, 조직학습이론 및 해외진출이론들을 설명하였다. 또한 국제프랜차이징연구에서 보다 중점적으로 개발해야 할 질적, 양적 방법론을 소개하였으며, 마지막으로 국내연구의 동향을 정리하여 추후의 연구방향을 종합적으로 정리하였다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2016

목 적 : 변형 근치적 유방절제술(modified radical mastectomy, MRM)후 흉벽에 전자선 치료를 받는 환자에게 3D-bolus와 step-bolus를 각각 적용하여 유용성을 비교 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 본 연구는 광자선과 전자선을 이용한 역하키스틱법 방식으로 치료계획이 수립된 총 6명의 유방암 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 전방흉벽에 대한 전자선 처방선량은 회당 180 cGy로 3D 프린터(CubeX, 3D systems, USA)로 제작된 3D-bolus와 본원에서 자체 제작한 기존의 stepbolus를 적용하였다. 3D-bolus와 step-bolus에 대한 표면선량은 GAFCHROMIC EBT3 film (International specialty products, USA)을 이용하여, bolus의 다섯 측정지점(iso-center, lateral, medial, superior, and inferior)에 대한 선량 값을 통해 비교 분석하였다. 또한 3D-bolus와 step-bolus 적용에 따른 치료계획을 각각 수립하여 그 결과를 비교하였다. 결 과 : 표면선량은 3D-bolus 적용 시 평균 179.17 cGy이고 step-bolus는 172.02 cGy였다. 처방선량 180 cGy에 대한 평균 값의 오차율은 3D-bolus 적용 시 -0.47%이고 step-bolus는 -4.43%였다. 측정지점 iso-center에서의 오차율은 3D-bolus 적용 시 최대 2.69%의 차이를 보였고, step-bolus는 5.54%였다. 치료의 오차범위는 step-bolus에서 약 6%이고, 3D-bolus는 약 3%였다. 치료계획을 통해 비교한 흉벽의 평균 표적선량은 0.3%로 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 폐와 심장의 평균 표적선량은 step-bolus에 비해 3D-bolus에서 -11%와 -8%로 감소하였다. 결 론 : 본 연구 결과로 볼 때 흉벽에 대한 피부표면의 접촉면이 고려된 3D-bolus는 step-bolus에 비하여 환자 피부에 잘 밀착되고, 정밀한 흉벽두께 보상이 가능하기 때문에 선량 균일성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 또한 흉벽에 대한 선량은 동일하지만 인접장기의 선량을 감소시켜 정상조직을 더 많이 보호함으로써 3D-bolus가 임상적으로 유용한 보상체로 사용될 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.742-755
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• 1997

연구배경 : 기관지결핵에서 항결핵치료 전에 기관지경 및 CT검사를 시행하고 기관지경소견에 따른 기관지결핵의 아형별로 CT소견을 비교하여 CT의 역할에 대해서 알고자 하였고 치료후 1개월에는 기관지경 및 CT검사를 추시하여 기관지경소견에 따른 기관지결핵의 아형이 변함에 따라 CT소견은 어떤 변화를 보이는지를 알아 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1991년 11월부터 1996년 3월까지 보라매병원에서 기관지경 및 조직검사를 통해 기관지결핵으로 확진된 26명을 대상으로 치료전에 CT를 시행하여 기관지경 소견에 따른 아형을 구분하고 CT소견을 비교하였고 이중 9명에서는 항결핵치료후 1개월에 기관지경, CT 및 폐기능검사를 추적 검사하여 기판지경의 소견에 따른 CT소견의 변화와 폐기능의 변화를 알아보고 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 결 과 : 대상환자들은 총 26명이었고 연령은 17세에서 73세의 분포를 보였으며 성별로는 남성이 1명, 여성이 25명으로 여성이 압도적으로 많았다. 1곳을 침범한 경우가 14예, 2곳을 침범한 경우가 9예, 3곳을 침범한 경우가 3예 였고, 이환된 위치는 좌측 주기관지를 침범한 경우가 13예(단독침법 7예 포함)로 가장 많았다. 이환된 기관지의 길이는 10mm에서 55mm까지 다양하였고 섬유성 협착인경우에는 이환된 길이가 건락성 괴사형에 비해서 짧았다. 기관지의 협착은 26명중 25명(96%)에서 관찰되었는데 폐엽의 허탈에서부터 경미한 협착에 이르기까지 다양했으며, 일반적으로 섬유성 협착인 경우에는 협착의 정도가 건락성 괴사형에 비해서 심했다. 가관지주위조직의 비후는 측정가능했던 23명중 21명(91%)에서 관찰되었는데 섬유성 협착인 경우의 비후의 정도가 건락성 괴사형에 비해서 심했다. 기관지점막의 불규칙정도는 각 아형별로 의미있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 26명의 환자중 77%인 20명에서 관찰되었으며 우측에서 우월하게 관찰되었고(1 : 5.2), 2예에서는 종대된 림프절이 기관지벽을 침입하여 기관지경검사상 종양형으로 분류되었다. 항결핵치료후 1개월에 기관지경과 CT를 추적 검사했을때 기관지벽주위의 비후 및 종격동림프절의 종대는 유의하게 호전되었으며 기관지내강의 협착은 9명 중 6명에서 호전된 반면 3명에서는 오히려 악화되었다. 결 론 : 기관지결핵에서 CT검사는 기도자체의 병변의 길이, 기도협착의 정도 및 기도주위조직의 비후, 종격동림프 절종대 등의 소견을 잘반영하므로 기관지경검사와 상호 보완되는 역할을 한다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2010

본원에서는 비심장 수술환자의 수술 전후 심장사건의 위험도 평가를 위해 심근관류 SPECT를 시행하고 있다. 암환자의 경우 수술 전에 전신 뼈 검사 혹은 전신 PET 검사로 암 전이 여부 확인 후 심근관류 SPECT를 시행하여 불필요한 검사 처방을 막고 있다. 하지만 단기 병동 입원 환자의 경우 재원 일수를 줄이고자 전신 뼈 검사 후 최소 16시간의 간격을 두고 $^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT를 시행하는 경우가 있지만 아직까지 서로 다른 동위원소 투여로 인한 crosstalk contamination의 영향에 대한 평가가 제대로 이루어지지 않은 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 anthropomorphic torso phantom을 이용한 실험과 실제 환자 데이터를 이용하여 이에 대한 유효성 검정을 시행하고자 한다. 2009년 8월부터 9월까지 서울아산병원 핵의학과에서 $^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT를 시행한 87명의 환자를 대상으로 연구 분석하였다. $^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT 시행 전날 전신 뼈 스캔 시행 여부에 따라 환자를 분류하였고 $^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT 촬영 시 이중 에너지 창을 이용하여 영상을 획득하였다. 획득한 영상에서 $^{201}Tl$ 창과 $^{99m}Tc$ 창에서 계수된 카운트의 비율을 전날 전신 뼈 검사의 시행 유무에 따라 비교 분석하였다. 실험에는 anthropomorphic torso phantom을 사용하였으며 심근($^{201}Tl$)과 심근 이외의 부분($^{99m}Tc$)에 각각 14.8 MBq, 44.4 MBq를 투여 하였다. 영상획득은 시간 간격을 두고 게이트 법 적용 없이 $^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT를 시행하여 얻었고 Xeleris ver 2.0551를 이용하여 공간 분해능을 측정 분석하였다. 수집한 환자 데이터에서 $^{201}Tl$ 창과 $^{99m}Tc$ 창에서 계수된 카운트 비율 비교 결과 전날 전신 뼈 스캔을 시행한 경우 Bone tracer 주입 후 12시간에서 24시간까지의 비율이 Ventri에서는 1:0.411 에서 1:0.114, Infinia에서는 1:0.249에서 1:0.079로 지수함수적으로 감소하며 시간 경과에 따라 유의한 차이(Ventri p=0.0001, Infinia p=0.0001)를 나타내었다. 또한 전신 뼈 스캔을 시행하지 않은 경우의 비율은 Ventri에서 평균 1:$0.067{\pm}0.006$, Infinia에서 1:$0.063{\pm}0.007$로 나타났다. Phantom 실험 후 공간 분해능 측정 결과는 $^{99m}Tc$의 첨가 여부와 시간 경과에 따라서 FWHM의 유의한 변화는 나타나지 않았다 (p=0.134). Anthropomorphic torso phantom을 이용한 실험과 환자 데이터 분석을 통해 bone tracer 주입 16시간 이 후에 시행된$^{201}Tl$ 심근관류 SPECT 영상은 $^{99m}Tc$에 의해 공간 분해능에 유의한 영향을 받지 않는다는 것을 확인하였다. 하지만 이는 영상의 질적 평가만 이루어진 것으로 환자의 피폭과 검사의 정밀도 및 정확도에 관한 연구가 추가로 필요한 실정이다. 추후 서로 다른 동위원소 사용에 따른 crosstalk contamination의 영향에 대한 정확하고 표준화된 유효성 검정으로 검사 간격에 대한 정확한 가이드라인 제시가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2016

핵의학검사에서 $^{131}I$은 갑상선암 및 질환의 진단, 치료등 핵의학 검사에서 많이 사용되고 있다. $^{131}I$은 ${\gamma}$선과 ${\beta}^-$선을 방출하여 검사와 치료를 할 수 있고, 높은 집적율과 신장을 통한 빠른 배설이 용이 하지만, $^{131}I$(364 keV)은 $^{99m}Tc$(140 keV)보다 고에너지이기 때문에 작업을 수행 시 조작 및 투여 과정에서 $^{99m}Tc$보다 술자의 피폭을 줄이기 위해 외부피폭 방어의 3요소인 거리, 시간, 차폐 중에 차폐에 주안점을 두어 $^{131}I$ 조작 시 차 폐체 착용 전과 후의 피폭선량의 차이를 비교하고자 한다. Apron(보통 Pb 0.5 mm) 착용 시 $^{99m}Tc$은 90%이상이 차폐가 되지만, $^{131}I$은 고에너지이기 때문에 차폐효과가 비교적 낮고, 고용량의 경우 산란선(2차) 및 제동방사선의 영향으로 오히려 더 피폭을 받을 수 있다. 하지만 저용량(74 MBq) 고에너지의 경우 이에 대한 특별한 보고나 Guide Line이 마련되어 있지 않아, $^{131}I$ 조작 시 Apron 착용 유무에 따른 술자의 피폭선량을 정량적으로 분석하고자 한다. 본원 핵의학과에서 2014년 6월부터 2014년 12월까지 7개월 동안 갑상선암 치료 및 진단을 위한 저용량$^{131}I$을 투여하기 위해 방문한 갑상선암 환자를 대상으로 준비과정부터 투여 시까지 연구기간 동안 갑상선, 가슴, 고환 3곳에 Apron 안쪽과 바깥쪽 각각 1개씩 총 6개의 TLD를 부착한 뒤 $^{131}I$검사 과정부터 투여 시 까지의 방사선 피폭선량을 측정하였다. 총 작업시간은 설명시간 3분, 분배시간 1분, 투여시간 1분으로 각각 1인당 5분이내로 설정하였다. TLD 위치설정은 일반적으로 피폭선량을 측정하는 가슴과 방사선 감수성이 높은 갑상선 및 고환으로 설정하였다. 준비과정은 $^{131}I$을 $2m{\ell}$ 주사기를 이용해 74MBq을 분배한 뒤 생리식염수와 희석해 $2m{\ell}$의 용량을 만들어 분배한다. $^{131}I$을 분배 후 환자에게 투여 시 컵에 물을 $100m{\ell}$ 담고 분배한 $^{131}I$을 희석하여 환자 1 m 정도 거리를 두고, 경구투여 한다. 그리고 경구투여 한 $2m{\ell}$ 주사기와 컵을 폐기하는 과정을 Apron과 TLD를 착용한 상태에서 시행하였다. Apron과 TLD는 방사선 피폭이 미치지 않는 보관실에 따로 보관하였고, 서울방사선 서비스에 의뢰하여 피폭선량을 측정하였다. 연구기간 동안 저용량 $^{131}I$ 검사 시 갑상선, 가슴, 고환 부위에 Apron 안과 밖d[착용한 TLD의 매월 누적선량을 인원수로 나눈 결과를 가지고, SPSS Version. 12.0K를 이용해 Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test를 사용하여 통계를 시행하였다. 그 결과 갑상선(p = 0.345), 가슴(p = 0.686), 고환(p = 0.715)은 모두 p > 0.05으로 유의한 차이가 없음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 연구기간 동안의 총 누적선량의 변화를 백분율로 환산하였을 때, 갑상선 -23.5%, 가슴 -8.3%, 고환 19.0%로 나타났다. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test를 사용한 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다(p > 0.05). 또한 7개월간의 누적선량으로 차폐율을 계산 했을 때 에는 Apron 안쪽과 바깥쪽의 피폭선량의 변화가 불규칙적으로 나타나는 결과를 보였다. 이 결과는 백분율로 표현 시 변화폭이 커보이지만, 누적 피폭선량이 소수점 이하이므로 큰 변화라고 보기 어렵다. 그러므로 고에너지 저용량 $^{131}I$ 투여 시 Apron을 착용유무와 상관없이 일정한 거리를 두고 최대한 빠른 시간 내에 투여를 종료하는 것이 피폭선량을 줄이는 데 도움이 될 것이다. 본 연구는 $^{131}I$ 투여시간을 1인당 각 5분 이내로 투여 할 수 있도록 제한하고, 거리를 1 m로 일정하게 하여 작업 할 수 있도록 하였으나 통계 시 N수가 적어서 비모수적인 방법으로 통계를 시행함으로써 정확한 결과를 얻기에 부족한 부분이 있었다. 또한 저용량 $^{131}I$ 투여 시 각 1인당 피폭선량을 직독식 선량으로 측정하지 못하고, TLD를 이용한 누적선량으로 측정한 결과 값이므로 전자선량계 및 포켓선량계를 이용한 측정이 이루어진다면 더 효과적인 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.