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An atypical presentation of leiomyosarcoma causing extremity compartment syndrome of the crural region in a Dutch Warmblood mare: a case report

  • Giacchi, Andrea;Marcatili, Marco;Withers, Jonathan;Knottenbelt, Derek
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.3.1-3.8
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    • 2020
  • A 12-year-old Warmblood mare was presented with an acute onset left hindlimb lameness associated with generalised soft tissue swelling of the entire limb and medial saphenous vein (MSV) thrombophlebitis. A presumptive diagnosis of extremity compartment syndrome (ECS) was made. Due to the clinical deterioration, emergency fasciotomy of the crural fascia and biopsy was performed. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of the samples confirmed a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma likely originating from the tunica media of the MSV. This report is the first to describe an unique combination of ECS and thrombophlebitis associated with a leiomyosarcoma in a horse.

A Study on the Development of Crack Diagnosis Robot for Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on Image Processing (이미지 프로세싱 기반 철근콘크리트 구조물의 균열진단 로봇 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Han-Sol;Jang, Jong-Min;Kim, Yeung-Kwan;Lee, Han-Seung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2022.04a
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    • pp.103-104
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    • 2022
  • Cracks may occur in reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to various physical and chemical factors, and the growth of cracks causes deterioration of the structure's performance. It is important to prevent the expansion of cracks through periodic diagnosis of cracks in structures. In order to enable free crack exploration even in a narrow space, a construction robot using a Mecanum wheel that can move up, down, left and right and rotate in place was designed. High-quality crack images were periodically collected through the camera, and the image fragments stored during the exploration were combined into a single photo after the exploration was completed. The robot detected cracks with a width of 0.2 mm or more on the concrete probe surface with an accuracy of about 90% or more.

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Establishment of Diagnostic Criteria in the Preventive Diagnostic System for the Power Transformer (전력용 변압기 예방진단새스템의 진단기준치 실정)

  • Kweon Dong-Jin;Koo Kyo-Sun;Kwak Joo-Sik;Woo Jung-Wook;Kang Yeon-Wook
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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    • v.54 no.9
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    • pp.449-456
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    • 2005
  • The preventive diagnostic technique prevents transformers from power failure through giving alarm and observing transformers in service. And it helps to establish the plan for optimum maintenance of the transformer as well as to find location or cause of fault using accumulated data. Data detection and experience of the preventive diagnostic system need to establish the preventive diagnostic algorithm regarding interrelationship between detected data and deterioration of equipment. Therefore in-depth analysis about the preventive diagnosis system is required. KEPCO has adopted the preventive diagnostic system at nine 345kV substations since 1997. Techniques for component sensors of the preventive diagnosis system were settled but diagnosis algorithm, diagnostic criteria and practical use of accumulated data are not yet established. This paper, to build up the base of preventive diagnostic algorithm for the Power transformer. investigated the preventive diagnostic criteria for the power transformer.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE IMAGES USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAMS OF FACIAL BONE INJURIES (안면골 외상환자의 전산화단층상을 이용한 삼차원재구성상의 비교연구)

  • Choi Eun-Suk;Koh Kwang-Joon
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.413-423
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    • 1994
  • The purpose of this study was to clarify the spatial relationship in presurgical examination and to aid surgical planning and postoperative evaluation of patients with facial bone injury. For this study, three-dimensional images of facial bone fracture were reconstructed by computed image analysis system and three-dimensional reconstructive program integrated in computed tomography. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Serial conventional computed tomograms were value in accurately depicting the facial bone injuries and three-dimensional reconstructive images demonstrated an overall look. 2. The degree of deterioration of spatial resolution was proportional to the thickness of the slice. 3. Facial bone fractures were the most distinctly demonstrated on inferoanterior views of three-dimensional reconstructive images. 4. Although three-dimensional reconstructive images made diagnosis of fracture lines, it was difficult to identify maxillary fractures. 5. The diagnosis of zygomatic fractures could be made equally well with computed image analysis system and three-dimensional reconstructive program integrated in computed tomography. 6. The diagnosis of mandibular fractures could be made equally well with computed image analysis system and three-dimensional reconstructive program integrated in computed tomography.

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Evaluation of Aging on Coil Insulation System for Rotating Machines (고압회전기 절연시스템 열화특성분석을 통한 성능평가)

  • Choi, Young-Chan;Kim, Hong-Je;Seo, Dong-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.07b
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    • pp.922-924
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    • 2000
  • We worried about the technology difference between our company and the advanced companies at present motor market. Thus we started independently to develop the technology of motor coil insulation system and to accumulate insulation technology data. When we export the electric machines to oversee market. we are asked to set up the insulation system to show our product excellence. We first evaluate the insulation system of our motors to realize higher reliability of high voltage insulation system. Therefore we are possible to do the insulation diagnosis in real site and have accumulated the data related in insulation diagnosis. Thus we have improved the our insulation system. And also these data were used to new product development as very useful data. also will be used the insulation deterioration diagnosis to estimate the remained life time which is very important data for the maintenance management. As the result. we are able to get the our product reliability.

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A fuzzy expert system for diagnosis assessment of reinforced concrete bridge decks

  • Ramezanianpour, Ali Akbar;Shahhosseini, Vahid;Moodi, Faramarz
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.281-303
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    • 2009
  • The lack of safety of bridge deck structures causes frequent repair and strengthening of such structures. The repair induces great loss of economy, not only due to direct cost by repair, but also due to stopping the public use of such structures during repair. The major reason for this frequent repair is mainly due to the lack of realistic and accurate assessment system for the bridge decks. The purpose of the present research was to develop a realistic expert system, called Bridge Slab-Expert which can evaluate reasonably the condition as well as the service life of concrete bridge decks, based on the deterioration models that are derived from both the structural and environmental effects. The diagnosis assessment of deck slabs due to structural and environmental effects are developed based on the cracking in concrete, surface distress and structural distress. Fuzzy logic is utilized to handle uncertainties and imprecision involved. Finally, Bridge Slab-Expert is developed for prediction of safety and remaining service life based on the chloride ions penetration and fick's second law. Proposed expert system is based on user-friendly GUI environment. The developed expert system will allow the correct diagnosis of concrete decks, realistic prediction of service life, the determination of confidence level, the description of condition and the proposed action for repair.

Tele-Diagnosis of Electric Power Apparatus Using Analyzation of Temperature Distribution (온도분포분석을 이용한 수전설비 원격진단)

  • Lim, Yong-Bae;Chun, Jong-Chul;Jung, Sung-Chun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.212-215
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents constitution of a moderate price thermography system for on-line measurement. All objects with some temperature above absolute zero radiate in the infrared. The intensities and spectra of the infrared radiated from some object depend on the conditions and temperature distributions on the surface of the objects, and the temperature distributions differ from each others with different undersurface structures. Consequently, infrared radiation is useful for diagnosis of the conditions on the surface and undersurface of electric power apparatus. But the present, because engineers directly measure the temperatures of apparatuses in off-line, the measured data do not always have the information of the past. The proposed system is able to analyze not only the information of the past but the trend of deterioration, and the system is able to compensate for the distortion of surface temperature as to weather conditions. The thermal image histogram is equalized to upgrade observability, and a pan-tilter is adopted to control of direction for any target point.

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A Study on the Implementation of Intelligent Diagnosis System for Motor Pump (모터펌프의 지능형 진단시스템 구현에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Jae Hyun;Yang, Oh
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.87-91
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    • 2019
  • The diagnosis of the failure for the existing electrical facilities was based on regular preventive maintenance, but this preventive maintenance was limited in preventing a lot of cost loss and sudden system failure. To overcome these shortcomings, fault prediction and diagnostic techniques are critical to increasing system reliability by monitoring electrical installations in real time and detecting abnormal conditions in the facility early. As the performance and quality deterioration problem occurs frequently due to the increase in the number of users of the motor pump, the purpose is to build an intelligent control system that can control the motor pump to maximize the performance and to improve the quality and reliability. To this end, a vibration sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, and low water level sensor are used to detect vibrations, temperatures, pressures, and low water levels that can occur in the motor pump, and to build a system that can identify and diagnose information to users in real time.

Degradation diagnosis of parallel-connected lithium-ion battery cells via non-constructive electrochemical approach (병렬 연결된 리튬이온전지 셀의 비파괴 전기화학적 열화상태 진단)

  • Lee, Garam;Jeong, Jiyoon;Kim, Yong-Tae;Choi, Jinsub
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.231-235
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    • 2022
  • As environmental pollution becomes more serious, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles is rapidly increasing worldwide. Accordingly, the amount of waste batteries is also increasing, and a technology for recycling and reusing them is required. In order to reuse a used battery, it is necessary to non-destructively diagnose the deterioration condition of the battery. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the diagnosis of degradation for parallel-connected lithium-ion battery cells through non-constructive electrochemical approach. As the number of parallel-connected cells increased, in addition to linear degradation, abrupt step-like degradation occurred, which is attributed to the predominant degradation of specific cells. In addition, it is confirmed that deteriorated cells among multiple cells can be distinguished through a simple measurement of open circuit voltage (OCV).

Diagnosis of Insulation Deterioration in Cast-Resin Power Transformer using Acoustic Emission Techniques (음향방출법에 의한 몰드형 전력변압기의 절연열화 진단)

  • 이상우;김인식;이동인;이광식
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, AE(Acoustic Emission) signals detected from the growth of the electrical tree in an epoxy resin under ac high-voltage application were analysed to diagnose the insulation deterioration of cast-resin power transformer. Frequency spectra of AE signals generated from the magnetizing and the load currents in the actual operating cast-resin power transformer of 500[kVA] under distribution system of 22.9[kV] were also analysed to distinguish the AE signals due to void discharges from the magnetic circuit noises in the core of the transformer. As the experimental results, we could distinguish the AE signals whether those signals were caused due to the void discharges or due to the magnetic circuit noises by analyzing the frequency spectrum of AE signals. The frequency spectra of AE signals generated from the cast-resin power transformer in operation due to both the magnetizing and the load currents appeared in the range of 40-120[kHz], but the frequency band of AE signals emitted from the void discharges in an epoxy resin sample was about 50[kHz] to 230[kHz].

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