• 제목/요약/키워드: Digital X-ray System

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High Resolution HC$_3$N Observations toward the Central Region of Sagittarius B2

  • H.S-Ching;Oh, M.ishi;M.Morimoto
    • 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.

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CsI(TI) Indirect Flat Panel Detector의 선질에 따른 물리적 영상 평가 (Performance Characteristic of a CsI(Tl) Flat Panel Detector Radiography System)

  • 정회원;민정환;김정민;박민석;이광용
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2012
  • 간접형 CsI flat-panel detector (FPD)의 해상특성(modulation transfer function, MTF), 잡음특성(Wiener spectrum or noise power spectrum, NPS), 양자검출효율(detective quantum efficiency, DQE)을 측정하고 평가하기 위하여 본 실험을 실시하였다. IEC에서 권고한 실험방법을 따라 RQA3, RQA5, RQA7, RQA9의 방사선 선질을 사용하였다. MTF는 egde법을 사용하였다. Wiener spectrum은 조사 영역내에서 획득한 영상의 푸리에 변화를 통하여 구하였다. DQE는 MTF, WS(NPS), X선 입력 및 입력 광자량을 사용하여 평가하였다. 특성곡선은 RQA3와 RQA5, RQA7, RQA9과는 차이가 발생하였다. MTF는 X선 선질과는 상관없이 일정하였다. WS(NPS)은 X선 양이 증가 할수록 감소하였으며, RQA3, RQA5, RQA7, RQA9순으로 감소하였다. DQE는 1mR에서 가장 우수했으며, RQA3, RQA5, RQA7, RQA9순으로 감소하였다. FPD의 물리적 영상 특성을 입력 선질에 따라 다를 수 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 디지털 방사선 시스템의 바르게 사용하려면 FPD의 물리적 영상 특성을 아는 것이 중요함을 인식하게 되었다.

디지털 흉부 방사선 영상의 체질량지수에 따른 영상품질 분석: 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 평가표 중심으로 (Analysis of Image Quality According to BMI of Digital Chest Radiography: Focusing on Bureau of Radiological Health Evaluation)

  • 진성진;임인철;조지환
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제40권1호
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2017
  • 흉부방사선 영상의 평가는 시각에 의한 사진평가가 가장 실용적이고 효과적인 방법으로 알려져 있다. 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 평가표(Bureau of Radiological Health, BRH)는 흉부방사선 영상의 해부학적 평가와 물리적 평가를 합하여 평가하는 효율적인 영상 평가방법이다. 본 연구는 여성 351명의 흉부방사선 영상을 체질량지수(Body Mass Index, BMI)와 허리둘레, 관전류량(mAs)과의 관계를 비교하고, 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 평가표를 사용하여 흉부 방사선 영상품질평가를 시행하였다. 대상자의 평균 연령은 $30.17{\pm}4.73$세이고, 허리둘레는 평균 $66.91{\pm}4.67cm$이었다. 체질량지수 값의 평균은 $20.21{\pm}2.23$으로 나타났으며, 전체 대상자의 관전류량 평균값은 $3.04{\pm}0.78$이고, 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 평균값은 $79.83{\pm}8.45$이었다. 허리둘레가 커질수록 관전류량 값이 증가함으로 나타났으며, 체질량지수가 커질수록 mAs값도 증가하였다. 연구대상자의 허리둘레, 관전류량, 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 값은 체질량지수 값이 커지면 허리둘레와 관전류량 평균값이 증가하였고, 미국 방사선 안전국 규정 값은 체질량지수가 높은 그룹이 낮은 그룹에 비하여 상대적으로 낮게 나타났으며, 통계적으로 유의하였다. 흉부검사 시 피검자의 신체두께나 체질량지수에 따라 자동노출제어 장치의 노출제어가 적절히 잘 이루어진 것으로 생각되며, 체질량지수가 증가할수록 신체두께가 커지고 또한 여성의 유방 두께도 증가하여 자동노출제어 장치에 의한 노출량이 변화되어 영상품질에 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되어진다.

디지털 엑스선 장비의 사지 검사 시 환자 체형에 따른 관전압 최적화 (Optimization of Tube Voltage according to Patient's Body Type during Limb examination in Digital X-ray Equipment)

  • 김상현
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제11권5호
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    • pp.379-385
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    • 2017
  • 본 논문은 디지털 엑스선 장비(DR)에서 사지 검사 시 환자 체형 변화에 따른 최적의 관전압을 알아보고자 하였다. 상지검사는 면적선량(DAP) $5.06dGy{\ast} cm^2$, 하지검사는 DAP $5.04dGy{\ast} cm^2$ 고정한 상태에서 관전압을 4단계 변화시키며 각 단계마다 3회씩 반복 촬영하였다. 환자의 체형의 변화를 주기 위해 10 mm 씩 총 30 mm까지 두께를 증가하였다. 정량적 평가를 위해 Image J를 이용하여 관전압에 따른 네 그룹간의 대조도 및 신호 대 잡음비 값을 산출하였고 통계학적 검정은 95% 신뢰수준에서 Kruskal-Wallis test로 유의한 차이를 분석하였다. 영상의 정성적 분석을 위하여 정해진 항목에 관해 5점 리커트 척도로 평가 하였다. 상지와 하지 실험 모두에서 관전압이 증가할수록 영상의 대조도대잡음비(CNR)과 신호대잡음비(SNR)이 감소하였으며, 환자의 체형에 따른 차이를 보기 위한 실험에서는 두께가 두꺼워 질수록 CNR과 SNR이 감소하였다. 정성적 평과는 상지는 관전압이 증가할수록 점수가 증가하여 최고 55 kV 에서 4.6, 40 kV 에서 3.6이였으며, 하지는 관전압의 상관없이 평균 4.4의 고른 점수가 나왔다. 상, 하지 모두 두께가 두꺼워지면서 점수는 전반적으로 낮아졌으나 상지는 40 kV에서는 점수가 급격히 낮아졌고, 하지에서는 50 kV에서는 점수가 급격히 낮아졌다. 표준 두께를 가지고 있는 환자의 경우 상지에서는 45 kV, 하지에서는 50 kV로 촬영하는 것이 최적화 된 영상을 구현할 수 있으며, 환자의 체형 두께가 증가하는 경우 상지는 50 kV, 하지는 55 kV로 관전압을 설정 하는 것이 효과적이다.

1차 의료기관의 엑스선 발생장치 정도관리에 관한 현황조사:광주광역시 지역을 중심으로 (Actual Condition of Quality Control of X-ray Imaging System in Primary Care Institution: focused on Gwangju Metropolitan City)

  • 동경래;이선주;권대철;구은회;정재은;이규수
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제35권1호
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    • pp.34-42
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    • 2010
  • 현대 의학에서 방사선 이용 영역이 확대되고 비중이 커짐에 따라 개인 피폭선량을 줄이기 위한 노력을 하고 있는 가운데 가장 중요한 문제로 대두되고 있는 것이 방사선 기기에 관한 정도관리이다. 그래서 광주광역시 1차병원을 5개의 구로 나누어 각 구에서 임의로 10개소의 병원을 선정하여 정도관리 항목들의 실제 측정 실험과 광주지역 정도관리 현황에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 실험은 관전압, 관전류, 조사시간의 재현성 시험, 조도측정, 반가층 측정, 중심선속 일치 실험을 시행하였으며, 관전압 재현성 실험 결과 전체 50군데의 병원 합격률은 95.3%로 나타났고 관전류와 조사시간은 각각 77.0%의 합격률을 보였다. 조도는 86.0%의 합격률을 보였다. 반가층은 52.0%의 합격률을 보여 네개의 실험중 가장 낮은 합격률을 보였다. 중심선속 일치실험에서는 대체로 $1.5^{\circ}$ 이내로 중심선속이 일치하였으나 전체 50군데중 30.0%가 중심선속이 $3^{\circ}$이내로 벗어났다. 설문조사 결과로는 58.0%가 정도관리 주기에 대해 알고 있다고 답했으며, 50명 모두 현재 근무하는 병원에서 정도관리에 관한 교육을 받은 적이 없다고 답했다. 비교적 정도관리는 잘 이루어지고 있었지만 가장 시급한 문제는 정도관리의 중요성에 관한 인식이다. 따라서 방사선 작업 종사자들에게 전문적으로 안전관리에 관한 교육과 정확한 방사선 정도관리를 시행한다면 방사선 작업 종사자와 환자에 대한 피폭을 줄일 수 있으며 또한 적은 선량으로 질 높은 영상을 만들 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.