• 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.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.123-135
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• 2012

목 적: 비소세포성 폐암 환자의 호흡 조절 방사선 치료 시 호흡에 의한 종양의 움직임을 최소화하는 것이 필수적이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자유호흡 주기와 제한호흡 주기를 각각 적용한 치료 계획을 비교, 분석하여 제한 호흡 주기의 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2011년 4월부터 12월까지 비소세포성 폐암 환자 9명(tumor n=10)을 대상으로 환자에게 평소의 호흡주기를 바탕으로 측정한 '자유호흡 주기'와 의도적으로 줄인 '제한호흡 주기'를 '신호모니터-호흡(guided-breathing)'법을 사용하여 각각 훈련을 실시한 후 RPM과 4차원 전산화 단층촬영 모의치료기를 이용해 치료계획용 4D CT를 실시하여 총 10개의 호흡 위상(respiration phase)별 CT 영상을 획득하였다. 각 호흡 주기의 CT 영상에 관측자 두 명이 각각 설정한 육안적 종양체적(Gross Tumor Volume, GTV)과 내부표적체적(Internal Target Volume, ITV)부피를 측정, 비교하였고 들숨(end-inspiration, EI)인 0%와 날숨(end-exhalation, EE)인 50% 위상에서의 center of mass (COM)를 측정하여 종양 움직임의 진폭을 측정했다. 또한 관측자 두명이 각각 두 호흡 주기를 적용한 치료계획을 수립하였고 정상 폐 평균선량(mean dose to normal lung, MDTNL)과 정상 폐 용적의 정상조직합병증확률(normal tissue complication probability, NTCP)을 비교, 분석하였으며 측정된 자료의 정량적 평가를 위해 통계 분석을 실시했다. 결 과: 관측자 두 명의 '제한호흡 주기'를 적용한 치료 계획을 분석한 결과 '자유호흡 주기'에 비해 종양의 3D 방향 움직임이 관측자 1의 경우 38.75%, 관측자 2의 경우 41.10%의 감소율을 보였고 GTV와 ITV의 부피를 측정, 비교한 결과 GTV의 부피는 관측자 1의 경우 $14.96{\pm}9.44%$, 관측자 2의 경우 $19.86{\pm}10.62%$, ITV의 부피는 관측자 1의 경우 $8.91{\pm}5.91%$, 관측자 2의 경우 $15.52{\pm}9.01%$의 감소율을 보였으며 MDTNL과 NTCP를 분석, 비교한 결과 MDTNL은 관측자 1의 경우 $3.98{\pm}5.62%$, 관측자 2의 경우 $7.62{\pm}10.29%$의 감소율을, NTCP의 경우 관측자 1의 결과 $21.70{\pm}28.27%$, 관측자 2의 결과 $37.83{\pm}49.93%$의 감소율을 나타냈다. 또한 두 관측자의 결과 값의 상관관계를 분석한 결과 '자유호흡 주기'에서는 관측자간의 유의한 차이를 보이는 데 비해 '제한호흡 주기'에서는 관측자간의 차이가 없는 감소율을 보였다. 결 론: '자유호흡 주기'에 비해 '제한호흡 주기'를 적용한 치료 계획에서 평가인자들의 상대적인 감소를 나타내어 비소세포성 폐암 환자의 호흡 조절 방사선 치료 시 '제한호흡 주기'의 유용성 및 타당성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2016

목 적 : 분할치료간(Interfraction) 움직임에 의한 오류가 많은 직장과 방광 그리고 전립선의 변화를 MR영상을 기반으로 분석하여 보정치료계획(adaptive plan) 없이 SBRT 선량제한을 충족하는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 ViewRay MRIdian System(ViewRay, ViewRay Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA)을 이용하여 전립선암에 총 선량이 70 Gy, 28회의 분할치료인 IMRT 치료를 시행한 환자 5명을 대상으로 하였다. 기존 치료방법을 가정하기 위해 ViewRay 모의치료계획과 동일한 날짜와 조건으로 촬영한 전산화단층촬영(Computed Tomography, 이하 CT)영상에 초기 치료계획을 생성하였고, 전산화치료계획은 Eclipse(Ver 10.0.42, Varian, USA)를 이용하였다. 분할치료간(Interfraction) 장기 변화를 분석하기 위해 치료계획용 CT영상에 각 5회 치료 자기공명영상(Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 이하 MRI)을 Registration 한 후, 초기 치료계획을 각 치료영상에 적용하여 선량체적곡선 변화와 각 장기의 절대용적 변화를 측정하였다. 처방선량은 5회에 걸쳐 PTV에 총 선량이 $V_{36.25}$ Gy $${\geq_-}$$ 95%가 되도록 하였고, 전립선 SBRT 선량제한의 충족 여부를 확인하기 위하여 직장과 방광의 $V_{100%}$, $V_{90%}$, $V_{80%}$ $V_{50%}$을 측정하였으며, CTV의 $V_{100%}$, $V_{95%}$, $V_{90%}$도 측정하였다. 결 과 : 총 5회의 CTV, 직장, 방광의 선량평균값은 5명 모두 SBRT 선량제한을 충족하였으나 각 치료 영상을 분석한 결과 1회 이상 선량제한을 초과하는 경우도 나타났다. 초기 치료계획과 분할치료의 MR영상을 비교하여 절대용적 변화를 측정한 결과 직장에서 최대 1.72배, 방광에서 최대 2.0배 차이를 보였다. 직장의 경우 초기 치료계획에서 5명의 측정값이 평균 $V_{100%}=0.32%$, $V_{90%}=3.33%$, $V_{80%}=7.71%$, $V_{50%}=23.55%$로 선량한도 이하로 계획 되었으나, 실제 분할치료 중 최대 3회까지 선량한도를 초과하기도 하였다. 방광의 경우도 초기 치료계획의 절대용적이 평균 117.9 cc 였으나 실제 치료 5회 평균용적은 79.2 cc 로 나타났다. CTV의 경우 방광과 직장의 용적 변화 등으로 인해 5 mm 여백을 포함한 PTV에 치료계획을 세웠음에도 불구하고 100% 처방선량 영역을 벗어나기도 하였다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 5회 치료 평균으로 분석한 결과 선량한도를 벗어난 경우는 없었으나, 각각의 분할치료에서는 직장과 방광의 오차가 비교적 큰 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 그러므로 전립선암 SBRT를 시행하기 위해서는 선량 전달 정확성에 더욱 신중을 기해야 한다. 이를 위해서는 실시간 영상추적과 보정치료계획이 필수적이며 이것은 모든 방사선 치료가 궁극적으로 나아가야 할 방향으로 사료된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2010

UltraSPECT사의 Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR)은 노이즈(Noise)와 조준기의 광속 확산 함수 효과(Beam spread function effect)를 제거하고 환자와의 거리를 자동적으로 보상하여 높은 해상도와 대조도를 제공할 수 있어 영상 획득 시간을 짧게 할 수 있고 상당한 영상 질 향상에 도움을 준다고 보고되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 핵의학 분야에서 가장 흔히 이용되는 전신 뼈 스캔에 대해 WBR의 임상적 적용에 대한 유용성을 알아보고자 한다. XpressBone (WBR)의 성능 실험을 위하여 NEMA에서 제공하는 방법에 의하여 선원(Line source)과 SPECT Phantom을 이용하여 공간 분해능을 측정 분석하였다. 실험방법은 선원의 총 계수치를 200 kcps에서 300 kcps로 변화시켜 측정하였으며, SPECT Phantom은 매트릭스 크기를 변화시켜 측정하여 공간분해능에 대한 분석을 하였다. 또한 2009년 1월부터 2009년 9월까지 본원을 내원하여 뼈 스캔을 시행 받은 환자 40명을 두 군으로 나누어 임상 연구를 시행하였다. 1군은 $^{99m}Tc$-HDP 740 MBq (20mCi)를 투여하고 검사속도(20, 30 cm/min)를 변화시켰고, 2군은 동일한 검사속도에서 $^{99m}Tc$-HDP의 투여량을 변화시켜 영상을 획득하여 Standard data와 WBR기법으로 재구성한 영상을 비교 평가하였다. 분석방법은 대퇴골체부에서 뼈와 연부조직간 섭취비(Femur to tissue ratio: FTR)를 측정한 정량적인 분석과 핵의학과 전문의와 5년 이상의 실무경험을 가진 방사선사가 육안적인 분석을 하여 비교 평가하였다. 성능 실험에서 선원을 사용하여 실험한 결과 Planar WBR data는 Standard data에 비하여 분해능이 약 10% 향상되었으며, WBR 반치폭(Full-Width at Half-Maximum)은 16% 향상되었다(Standard data 8.45, WBR data 7.09). SPECT Phantom에서는 약 50%의 분해능이 향상되었으며, WBR 반치폭은 50% 향상되었다(Standard data 3.52, WBR data 1.65). 임상 연구에서는 $^{99m}Tc$-HDP 투여량을 고정시키고 검사속도를 20cm/min과 30 cm/min로 변화시킨 1군에서 Standard data와 WBR data의 전신 뼈 스캔 전면 영상에서 뼈 대비 연부조직간 섭취비는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다 (p=0.07). 검사속도를 고정하고 $^{99m}Tc$-HDP 투여량을 변화시킨 2군에서는 Standard data와 WBR data간의 전신 뼈 스캔전면 영상에서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다 (p=0.458). 영상의 육안적 분석에서도 두 군 간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). NEMA test 결과 WBR 기법의 영상에서 분해능이 향상되는 결과를 나타내었고, 임상 실험에서는 기존 재구성 방법에서의 동일한 해상도를 가지면서도 검사시간을 단축시킬 수 있었으며 방사성의약품의 투여량도 줄일 수 있었다. 이미 알려진 바와 같이 WBR은 노이즈를 감소시켜 신호 대 잡음비를 증강시키는 새로운 영상 재구성 방법임을 확인 할 수 있으며 동일한 검사속도에서 투여량을 감소시킬 수 있어 수신자의 피폭선량 경감과 검사시간을 단축할 수 있었으며 임상 현장에서 유용하게 이용되리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.323-334
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• 2005

배경: 유전자 치료에 의한 치료적 혈관조성은 허혈성 심질환의 새로운 치료전략의 하나로 최근 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 대동물에서 pCK 플라스미드 벡터에 혈관내피성장인자(vascular endothelial growth factor isoform 165: VEGF165) 유전자를 삽입한 pCK-VEGF를 이용한 치료적 혈관조성의 효용성을 증명하는 것이다. 대상 및 방법: 총 21 마리의 돼지를 이용하여 좌전하행지동맥의 원위부를 결찰하여 심근경색 모델을 만든 후, 4주 후에 VEGF 유전자를 삽입한 플라스미드를 심근내에 주입하거나(VEGF군), 유전자 없이 플라스미드 만을 주입하였다(대조군). 실험 대상 동물군을 맹검하에 무작위로 VEGF군 및 대조군으로 나누어 실험을 진행하였는데, 7마리는 실험 도중 사망하였으며 결과적으로 VEGF군은 8마리, 대조군은 6마리가 최종분석에 이용되었다. 좌전하행지동맥 결찰 후 30일째에 심근 SPECT와 심장초음파검사를 시행하고 심근내에 플라스미드를 주입하였으며, 이로부터 30일째에 심근 SPECT와 심장초음파검사를 다시 시행하였다. 허혈부위의 심근관류의 변화는 심근 SPECT상의 $^{99m}Tc-MIBI$의 섭취 정도로 비교하였으며, 국소 및 전체 심근기능 및 심실리모델링 등은 심장초음파 또는 게이트SPECT 검사상의 수축시 심실벽비후화, 좌심실구출률(EF), 수축기말용적(ESV), 이완기말용적(EDV) 등으로 비교하였다. 혈관조성의 정도는 조직검사상의 미세혈관의 밀도를 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과: 미세혈관의 밀도는 VEGF군에서 유의하게 더 높았으며($386\pm110/mm^{2}\;vs.\;291\pm127/mm^{2},\;p<0.001$), 분절의 관류 정도도 VEGF군에서는 관상동맥 결찰 60일째가 30일째에 비해 더 증가한 반면(플라스미드 주입 전, 후, $48.4\pm15.2\%\;vs.\;53.8\pm19.6\%,\;p<0.001$) 대조군에서는 유의한 변화가 없었고(플라스미드 주입 전, 후, $45.1\pm17.0\%\;vs.\;43.4\pm17.7\%,\;p=0.186$), 그 변화량도 두 군간에 유의한 차이를 보였다($11.4\pm27.0\%$ 증가 vs $2.7\pm19.0\%$ 감소, p=0.003). 수축시의 심실벽비후화는 양 군 모두에서 플라스미드 주입 후 유의하게 증가하였으나 증가한 정도는 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 심장초음파검사상 ESV은 양 군 모두에서 수술 전에 비해 관상동맥 결찰 후 유의하게 증가하였고 (VEGF군, $22.9\pm9.9\;mL\;vs.\;32.3\pm9.1\;mL,\;p=0.006;$ 대조군, $26.3\pm12.0\;mL\;vs.\;36.8\pm9.7\;mL,\;p=0.046$), EF은 유의하게 감소하였으며(VEGF군, $52.0\pm7.9\%\;vs\;46.5\pm7.4\%$, p=0.004; 대조군, $48.2\pm9.2\%\;vs\;41.6\pm10.0\%$, p=0.028), EDV은 양 군 모두에서 유의한 변화가 없었다. 플라스미드 주입 전과 후의 비교에서는 양 군 모두에서 심장초음파 및 게이트 SPECT검사상의 EF, ESV, EDV 값의 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: VEGF165 유전자를 삽입한 플라스미드의 심근내 주입 후 허혈성 생존 심근 부위에 혈관조성이 일어나고 심근관류가 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나 심근 기능이나 좌심실의 리모델링 경과엔 유의한 차이가 없었다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 약물용출성 스텐트 삽입 후 재협착에 관한 독립적 인자를 확인하고 MDCT로 측정된 calcium score가 재협착 발생의 예측인자로써 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 2006년 5월부터 2009년 5월까지 전남대학교병원에서 MDCT상 관상동맥 협착이 발견되어 약물 용출 스텐트를 삽입 받은 환자 1,131명 중 추적검사로 관상동맥조영술을 시행되었던 178명(남자 159명, 여자 19명, 평균 연령 61.7, 연령분포 51~71세), 190개소 병변을 대상으로 하였으며 재협착 여부에 따라 두 군(비협착군 133병변, 재협착군 57병변)으로 나누어 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 임상진단명은 진구성 심근경색이 비협착군 3예(2.3%), 재협착군 5예(8.8%)로 유의한 차이가 있었으며(p = 0.040), 급성 심근경색증, 불안정 협심증, 안정 협심증의 유병률은 차이가 없었다. 관상동맥 조영술 소견에서 병변 혈관의 위치는 재협착군에서 좌주간지 병변이 더 많았다(0.8% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.047). 스텐트 직경은 재협착군에서 유의하게 작았으며($3.3{\pm}0.4\;mm$ vs. $3.1{\pm}0.3\;mm$, p = 0.004), 스텐트 길이는 양군 간에 차이가 없었다. 관상동맥 조영술 상 혈관의 초기 협착 정도는 재협착군에서 더 심했으며($86.1{\pm}11.4%$ vs. $91.5{\pm}9.2%$, p = 0.001), 복잡 병변(B2/C형)은 양 군간에 차이가 없었다. 연령은 재협착군에서 더 높았고($60.2{\pm}9.9$세 vs. $65.8{\pm}9.0$세, p = 0.0001), 흡연력과 고지혈증은 비협착군에서(42.1% vs. 19.3%, p = 0.003, 23.3% vs. 8.8%, p = 0.019), 그리고 당뇨병은 재협착군에서 많았다(21.8% vs. 52.6%, p = 0.0001). 심초음파로 측정한 좌심실 구혈률은 양 군 간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 전체 MDCT coronary artery calcium scoring는 비협착군 $371.2{\pm}500.8$, 재협착군 $389.3{\pm}458.3$로 차이가 없었고, 목표혈관과 좌주간지, 좌전하행지, 좌회선지 및 우관상동맥 각각의 calcium score 역시 양군 간 차이가 없었다. 다 변량 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 좌주간지 병변(OR = 168.0, 95% CI = 7.83-3,604.3, p = 0.001), 남성(OR = 36.5, 95% CI = 5.89-2,226.9, p = 0.0001), 당뇨병의 존재(OR = 2.62, 95% CI = 1.071~6.450, p = 0.035)가 약물용출성 스텐트 삽입 후 재협착 발생에 대한 독립적인 예측인자이었다. 따라서 관상동맥 협착에 대해 약물용출 스텐트를 삽입 받은 환자에서 스텐트 내 재협착의 발생은 좌주간지 병변, 남성, 당뇨병의 존재와 관련이 있었으나, MDCT로 측정된 calcium score는 재협착 발생에 대한 독립적인 예측인자로써 기능은 없었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.882-893
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• 1996

연구배경: 고립성 폐결절의 3분의 1이상이 악성결절로 알려져 있으나 고립성 폐결절로 발견될 때는 상당수에서 치유 가능한 병기이다. 국내는 특성상 결핵종이 많아 고립성 폐결절의 진단에 주의를 요한다. 현재 까지 사용되고 있는 진단수기들로 진단이 되지 않아 때에 따라서는 불필요한 개흉술을 해야되는 경우가 많은 실정이다. 최근 새로운 비침습적 진단수기인 FDG-PET가 악성과 양성의 감별진단에 활발히 사용되고 있다. 방법: 1994년 9월부터 1995년 9월까지 삼성서울병원에 내원한 환자중 6cm 마만의 고립성 폐 결절을 가진 34명의 환자를 대상으로 전향적 연구를 시행하였다. 모든 환자는 단순흉부방사선촬영, 흉부전산화단층촬영 그리고 FDG-PET를 시행한 후 FDG-PET의 결과와 객담세포진 검사 경피적흡인세침술, 기관지경검사와 개흉술 의 조직학적 결과와 비교하여 FDG-PET의 정확도를 비교하였다. PET영상은 SUV 값이 4.0이상이고 시간-방사능 곡선(t ime-activity curve)이 지속적으로 증가하는 경우를 악성으로 판정하였다. 결과: 1) 악성결절($3.1{\pm}1.5cm$, $mean{\pm}SD$)과 양성결절($2.8{\pm}1.0cm$, $mean{\pm}SD$)의 크기에는 의의있는 차이가 없었다(P=0.407). 2) 악성결절의 최대 SUV는 $6.9{\pm}3.7$($mean{\pm}SD$)로써 양성결절의 $2.7{\pm}1.7$($mean{\pm}SD$) 보다 의미있게 높았으며 시간-방사능 곡선은 악성결절에서 지속적인 증가를 보였다(P< 0.05). 3) FDG-PET는 18명의 악성결절중 15명을 악성으로 진단하고 3 례의 위음성을 보였다. 3 례의 위음성은 모두 2cm미만의 비점액성의 세기관지폐포암이었다. 4) FDG- PET는 83% 의 민감도, 100%의 특이도, 100%의 양성예측도와 84%의 음성예측도를 보였다. 결론: 고립성 폐결절에서 FDG-PET는 악성결절과 양성결절의 감별진단에 높은 정확도를 보이는 비침습적 진단수기로써 불필요한 시술로 인한 이환율과 사망율을 줄이고 필요시는 개흉술의 근거를 줄 수 있는 새로운 진단수기 로 사료된다.

• 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.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

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.