• 대한한의학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.316-325
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• 1997

In a 36-month period, 23 selected Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction were studied utilizing Computerized Tomography, Barthel Index in an attempt to correlate Brain Computerized Tomography findings with 1week, 4weeks rehabilitation and evaluate the influences of the size and location of the lesion. The study suggested that the size of the lesion had impact on 4 weeks rehabilitation. There was significant different between the patients with Middle Cerebral Artery Pial Territory Infarction(I.P.B.M.C.A.) lesion and the patients with Lacunar Infarction(L.I.), Striatocapsular Infarction(S.C.I.), Internal Watershed Infarction(I.W.I.) lesion, but there was no significant difference between the patients with L.I. lesion and the patients with S.C.I. lesion and the patients with I.W.I. lesion. The size and location of the lesion should be considered together in predicting the functional outcomes of Acute Cerebral Infarction.

• 전자공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.16-32
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• 1981

물리학적인 측면과 공학적인 측면에서의 CT(computerized tomography)의 최근 동향과 발전 과정을 되돌아 보고 의료 현장에서 실제 사용되고 있거나 아직 연구되고 있는 CTsystem의 성능과 그 특성에 대해 기술해 보았다. 또한 CT의 역사적인 발전과정, tomophysics 및 chemistry, system의 구성, detector 및 sensing diode, 신호의 수집과 처리를 위한 전자회로, computer system 및 주변 연산장치등에 대해서 고찰하였다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2014

This paper provides the design of system software for the management of radiation dose that is generated by using computerized tomography(CT). Recently, the radiation leakage incident of Japanese nuclear power plant was in the news internationally and there is a growing interest not only in nuclear power plant but in medical radiation exposure. In spite of the fact that currently safety management of radiation is under control only the workers of the radiation involved, now the exposure management of patients have been required. As surgery and inspections using the radiation have increased, this medical radiation exposure is increasing too. But it is a real situation that medical institutions don't know the level of radiation exposure applied to the patient. Therefore, a system for managing the radiation exposure of a patient from the medical institution is required. This paper proposes a design of a software program that manages the radiation exposure of CT which is a typical imaging tool to use the radiation in the medical institution. By check the amount of radiation dose and set the limit of dose, we would be of help to optimize the medical exposure of the patient.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.195-207
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• 1997

High price equipment is one of the major factors that increases national health expenditure in developed countries. Computerized Tomography(CT), one of the important high price equipment, has been concerns of health service researchers and policy makers in many countries. In Korea, CT, first introduced in 1984, have spreaded nationwide with rapid speed. Though the Committee for Approving Import of High Price Medical Equipment, founded in 1981, tried to regulate the introduction of high price medical equipment including CT, the effort resulted in failure. The exact situation of diffusion of the high price equipment, however, was not yet investigated. We aimed at the description of the diffusion of CT in Korea and analysis of influencing factors on hospitals for the adoption of CT. We mainly used the database of CT, made in 1996 by the National Federation of Medical Insurance for the purpose of insurance payment for CT. Also characteristics of hospitals were gathered from yearbooks published by the central and local governments and by the Korean Hospital Association. We calculated the cumulative number of the CT per one million population year by year. In turn, multiple linear logistic regression was done to find out the contributing factors for the adoption of CT by each hospital. In the logistic regression model, it is regarded as dependent factor whether a hospital retained CT or not in 1988 and 1993. The major categories of the independent factors were hospital characteristics, environmental factors and competitive conditions of hospitals at the period of the adoption. The results are as follows: Number of CT scanners per one million persons in Korea marked more higher level compared with those of most OECD countries. Major influencing factors on the adoption of CT scanners were hospital characteristics, such as hospital referral level, and competitive condition of hospitals, such as number of CT scanners per 10,000 persons in each district where the hospital was located. In Korea, CT diffused with rather rapid speed, comparable with those of the United States and Japan. The major factors contributing on the adoption of CT for hospitals were competitive condition and hospital characteristics rather than regional health care need for CT. In conclusion, a kind of regulating mechanism would be necessary for the prevention of the indiscreet adoption and inefficient use of high price equipment including CT.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.123-137
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• 2001

6개의 건조두개골상의 중요한 방사선학적 계측점에 금속구를 위치시킨 후 3-D CT와 정모 및 측모 두부 방사선사진을 촬영하고 이를 바탕으로 만든 각각의 3차원 영상과 3차원 두부 방사선사진상의 각 계측점들이 3차원적으로 어느 정도의 정확성을 가지고 재현되는지를 알아보았다. 그리고 두 방법에 있어서의 계측점간의 거리계측을 실계측과 비교분석 함으로써 악안면부에서의 재현성과 정확성을 알아본 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 3-D CT와 3차원 두부 방사선사진상의 계측점들은 반복 계측시 각각 X축 방향으로 0.23 mm와 0.30 mm, Y축 방향으로 0.27 mm와 0.25 mm, 그리고 Z축 방향으로 0.27 mm와 0.31 mm의 표준편차를 보였다. 두 방법에서 모든 계측점이 0.5 mm 이하의 표준편차를 보였으며, 대부분의 계측점이 1 mm 이하의 범위를 보인 바, 두 방법 모두 통일한 건조두개골상의 계측점의 3차원적 위치 편차가 거의 없었다. 모든 계측항목에서 실측치와 3-D CT간의 차이는 평균 0.33 mm였으며, 실측치와 3차원 두부 방사선사진간의 차이는 평균 1.13 mm로 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 가장 큰 차이를 보인 항목은 RGo과 LGo간으로 2.03 mm의 차이를 보였다. 그러나 두 방법 모두 모든 항목에서 실측치와 통계적으로 매우 높은 상관관계를 보였다(${\gamma}=0.976{\sim}1.000$, p<0.01).

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was performed to compare the accuracy of micro-computed tomography (CT) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in detecting accessory canals in primary molars. Materials and Methods: Forty-one extracted human primary first and second molars were embedded in wax blocks and scanned using micro-CT and CBCT. After the images were taken, the samples were processed using a clearing technique and examined under a stereomicroscope in order to establish the gold standard for this study. The specimens were classified into three groups: maxillary molars, mandibular molars with three canals, and mandibular molars with four canals. Differences between the gold standard and the observations made using the imaging methods were calculated using Spearman's rho correlation coefficient test. Results: The presence of accessory canals in micro-CT images of maxillary and mandibular root canals showed a statistically significant correlation with the stereomicroscopic images used as a gold standard. No statistically significant correlation was found between the CBCT findings and the stereomicroscopic images. Conclusion: Although micro-CT is not suitable for clinical use, it provides more detailed information about minor anatomical structures. However, CBCT is convenient for clinical use but may not be capable of adequately analyzing the internal anatomy of primary teeth.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.121-133
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• 1998

We analyzed volume changes in the computerized tomography(CT) and the magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) utilizations. These two volumes are comparative because CT has been covered by the Medical Insurance from the beginning of 1996, however, MRI has not been covered up to now. We investigated 80 hospitals which afforded a facility of CT by the end of 1994. For the comparison of CT utilization, we selected two periods. The first period was from January to June of 1995, in which CT had not been covered by the Medical Insurance and the second period was from January to June of 1966, in which CT had been covered. The information we obtained were characteristics of hospitals, patients numbers per month, monthly uses of CT and MRI, and payments of CT claims, etc. After the Medical Insurance coverage, the number of CT uses per 1,000 patients were increased from January to March, however, was decreased from April to June in 1996 compared to the same periods of 1995. the number of CT uses in clinics were large than those in tertiary hospitals. The number of CT uses in small cities were larger than those in big cities. On the other hand, the number of MRI uses per 1,000 patients did not changed from January to May and was increased from June in 1996 compared to the same periods of 1995. These results showed the substitutional relationship of CT and MRI uses. After the insurance coverage for CT, the utilization of CT was increased because patients payed less than before. However, insurers restricted the payments to the CT claims. This impact might explain the substitutional relationship between CT and MRI.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.26-35
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• 1980

모든 디지탈 영상계에서 검출기는 일정한 크기를 가지며, 이에 의해 영상은 흐려지고 공간분해능은 저하된다. 이제까지는 검출기 크기를 줄임으로써, 즉 검출기 수효를 증가시킴으로써 이 문제를 해결해 왔다. 본논문에서는 광학에서 사용한 방법에 의한 공간분해능 향상을 공간 및 주파수 대역에서 시도하였다. 또한 이 방법을 CT(전산화 단층 영상 처리기)에 응용하였으며 검출기 수효를 증가하지 않고서도 공간분해능이 매우 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 이 방법에 대한 전본이론 및 simulation결과를 정리하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.367-376
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• 2018

This study reports the results of nondestructive monitoring of macro void developments in mortars manufactured with both ordinary Portland cement and sulfate resistant cement. Two types of curing were utilized; tap water curing and another curing environment that contains 5% $Na_2(SO_4)$ solution. Being the primary objective of this study, macro void developments of the mortar specimens were monitored by X-ray Medical Computerized Tomography. Compressive strength tests and water absorption tests were conducted on specimens that were kept in both curing environments for a duration of 560 days. Data analyses yielded consistent results among the three tests used in this experimental study. Macro void ratios of mortars decreased at the beginning of experiments for a certain period; afterwards, macro void ratios increased. The objective of this study was accomplished as anticipated since X-CT image analysis was able to nondestructively monitor macro void development process in cement mortars.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.515-521
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• 2004

With the increasing resolution of modern CT scanners, analysis of the larger numbers of images acquired in a lung screening exam or diagnostic study is necessary, which also needs high accuracy and reproducibility. Recent developments in the computerized analysis of medical images are expected to aid radiologists and other healthcare professional in various diagnostic tasks of medical image interpretation. This article is to provide a brief overview of some of computer-aided diagnosis schemes in chest CT.