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휴식 T1-201/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근 SPECT의 관상동맥질환 진단 정확성 (Diagnostic Accuracy of Rest T1-201/Stress Tc-99m-MIBI Myocardial SPECT in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease)

  • 여정석;이동수;강건욱;손대원;오병희;이명묵;정준기;박영배;이명철;서정돈;이영우;고창순
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.112-117
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    • 1996
  • 휴식 T1-20l/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 지연 T1-201 심근 SPECT는 관상동맥질환을 진단하는데 87%의 진단 정확성을 보여 기존의 부하/휴식 Tc-99m MIBI SPECT와 비교하여 비슷하거나 더 좋은 성능을 보였다. 이 연구로써 휴식 T1-201/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근 SPECT 방법의 관동맥질환 진단성능은 다른 방법들과 비슷함을 확인하였다. 또한 이 방법은 진정한 의미의 휴식기 영상을 얻을 수 있고 휴식기와 부하기 영상사이에 남아있던 방사능으로 인한 오차에서 벗어날 수 있으며 T1-201의 재분포영상과 24시간 지연영상으로부터 지속관류감소 부위의 생존여부에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있고 휴식기 촬영후 바로 부하기 촬영을 하므로 전체 검사시간이 줄어 환자에게 편리하고 효율이 높아, 지연 T1-201 SPECT의 심근 생존능 판별성능이 확인되면 관동맥질환의 진단과 생존심근을 찾는 검사로 유용할 가능성이 있음을 알았다.

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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)를 이용한 방사성 스트론튬 오염물질에 대한 신속한 모니터링 기술 (Rapid Detection of Radioactive Strontium in Water Samples Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS))

  • 박진영;김현아;박기홍;김경웅
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제50권5호
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    • pp.341-352
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    • 2017
  • Cs-137 (반감기 : 30.17년)과 더불어 중요한 원자력발전소 주변 환경감시대상 방사성 핵종 가운데 하나인 순수한 베타방출체인 Sr-90 (반감기 : 28.8년)에 대한 신속하고 용이한 모니터링 방법을 연구하였다. 스트론튬은 칼슘과 같은 2족 알칼리 토금속에 속해 있어서 전자배치나 크기가 비슷하며 최외각전자를 2개 가지고 있기 때문에 화학적으로 칼슘과 치환될 수 있다. 이러한 유사한 화학적 성질로 인해서 환경으로 유출시 물, 토양 및 농작물을 통한 먹이사슬을 거쳐서 인체로 쉽게 유입될 수 있으며, 인체 유입 시 뼈에 쉽게 침적되어 장기간 (생물학적 반감기 : 약 50년) 동안 독성을 유발한다. 스트론튬은 매우 환원성이 있고 특이 반응으로 습식분석이 어려우며, 특히 원자력발전소에서 감시하고 있는 방사성 스트론튬은 복잡한 분석절차, 고가의 분석 장비 사용 및 화학 전처리약품 다량 사용 등으로 분석의 정확도 저하는 물론 고비용에 따른 문제를 안고 있다. 따라서 펄스에너지를 사용하여 시료에 플라즈마를 생성시켜 고유 스펙트럼을 이용해 시료내 원소를 분석하는 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) 분석기법을 도입하여 전처리 과정 없이 수 초 내에 분석이 가능하고 현장에서 실시간으로 측정 가능한 스트론튬 원소의 정량분석 방법을 도출하였다. 다양한 분석에 필요한 시료기판을 개발하여 레이저, 파장 및 시간분해능의 최적화로 분석 감도를 향상시키고 방해이온에 대한 영향 평가로 액체시료의 정량분석을 가능하게 하여 신속한 모니터링 체계를 구축하게 하였다. 이는 원자력발전소로부터 방출되고 있는 방사성 폐수의 실시간 모니터링에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있으며, 더 나아가 후쿠시마 원전사고와 같은 비상시 모니터링 수단으로 적용 될 수 있다.

지하투과레이더를 활용한 팔공산 도립공원 북바위 내부구조 연구 (Imaging Inner Structure of Bukbawi at Mt. Palgong Provincial Park Using Ground Penetrating Radar)

  • 김형기;백승호;김승섭;이나영;권장순
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.487-495
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    • 2017
  • 경상북도 군위군 부계면 동산리에 위치한 팔공산 도립공원의 한 등산로에는 '북바위'라 불리는 화강암질 암체가 존재한다. 이 암체에서는 특정 부위를 타격했을 때 북과 같은 타악기에서 발생하는 공명음과 유사한 공명 현상이 발생한다. 이러한 소리를 발생시키는 공명 현상의 지질학적 원인으로는 화강암 생성 과정에서 내부 기체가 빠져나가면서 형성된 공동이 존재할 가능성과 생성 이후 지질학적으로 오랜 기간 동안 겪은 풍화 작용에 의한 박리 현상에 기인할 가능성이 있다. 이 연구에서는 북바위 화강암체에서 공명을 일으키는 내부구조를 보다 정밀하게 파악하기 위하여 비파괴 탐사기법인 지하투과레이더 탐사를 수행하였다. 지하투과레이더 탐사 기법은 수 MHz에서 수 GHz범위의 고주파 레이더 신호를 탐사 대상의 표면에서 내부로 투과시켜 물성의 변화 혹은 불연속면이 존재하는 곳에서 반사되는 반사파들의 진폭을 기록하여 해석한다. 화강암체 최외곽 표면에 존재할 것으로 추정되는 내부구조를 영상화하는 것이 연구 목표이므로 탐사 심도는 얕지만 고해상도 자료 획득이 가능한 1 GHz 레이더를 이용하였다. 3차원 내부구조 영상화를 위하여 암체 표면에 격자를 구성하여 탐사를 수행하였다. 탐사 자료 해석 결과 북소리와 같은 공명이 일어나는 지점들에서 강한 반사 레이더파가 관찰되었으며, 위치에 따라 균열과 공동에서의 반사파 특징이 모두 관찰되었다. 또한 공명이 가장 크게 일어나는 지점에서 두 불연속면이 교차하면서 만들어진 공동 구조가 관찰되었다. 주어진 균열 구조를 반영하는 수치 모델을 적용하여 계산한 결과, 공명 현상에는 화강암의 박리 작용에 의한 균열과 암석 생성 당시의 미아롤리틱 구조가 함께 기여한 것으로 보인다. 이와 같이 일반 대중의 흥미를 유발하는 지질 구조체에 대한 비파괴 탐사 기반의 영상화 연구 활동은 지구과학 대중화에 많은 기여를 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

다중연직농도시스템(Multi-Level Profile System)을 이용한 수증기와 이산화탄소 시료채취 및 안정동위원소 조성 분석 (Air Sampling and Isotope Analyses of Water Vapor and CO2 using Multi-Level Profile System)

  • 이동호;김수진;천정화;김준
    • 한국농림기상학회지
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.277-288
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    • 2010
  • 다중 수증기/이산화탄소 연직농도시스템(이하 프로파일시스템)은 에디공분산 방법에 의해 측정된 에너지 및 물질 플럭스에 대한 저류항 및 이류의 영향을 정량화하기 위해 광범위하게 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 현재 사용되고 있는 프로파일시스템의 용도를 보다 확장하여 안정동위원소 분석을 위한 공기시료 채취에 활용하였다. 프로파일시스템에서 기체농도 측정에 이용되는 적외선기체분석기의 유출부에 2L 용량의 진공 플라스크를 연결하여 수증기와 이산화탄소의 농도가 측정된 공기시료가 채취되도록 개조하였다. 이 방법의 적용성을 검증하기 위하여 광릉 활엽수림 내에 설치되어 있는 플럭스타워에서 8개의 높이(0.1~40m)로 부터 공기시료를 채취하였다. 플라스크에 채취된 공기시료로부터 실험실에서 진공추출라인을 이용하여 순수한 수증기와 이산화탄소가 분리되었고, 질량분석기를 이용하여 수증기의 수소 안정동위원소 조성 그리고 이산화탄소의 탄소 안정동위원소 조성을 각각 측정하였다. 이와 같은 방법으로 얻어진 자료를 이용하여 산림내 수증기의 수소 안정동위원소 조성과 이산화탄소의 탄소 안정동위원소 조성의 수직적 분포를 확인하였고, 아울러 Keeling plot 을 적용하여 증발산된 수증기의 수소 동위원소 조성 및 생태계 호흡에 의해 발생된 이산화탄소의 탄소동위원소 조성을 산출하였다. 비록 현단계에서 여러 가지 기술적인 개선점이 존재하지만, 본 연구에서 이용한 방법은 기존에 활용되고 있는 방법과 비교하여 두 가지 장점이다. 첫째, 이 방법은 기존에 운용되고 있는 프로파일 시스템의 구조를 그대로 활용함으로써 상대적으로 저비용으로 이용이 가능하다. 둘째, 수증기와 이산화탄소의 동시 시료채취와 동위원소 분석이 가능하여 증발산 및 순생태교환량 구성요소의 구분이 동일한 시간적 해상도로 이루어질 수 있다. 이러한 결과는 생태계 물과 탄소 순환 과정의 상호관련성에 대한 보다 향상된 이해를 위한 기본 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

In-Sb-Te 박막의 결정화 거동에 관한 투과전자현미경 연구 (A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study on the Crystallization Behavior of In-Sb-Te Thin Films)

  • 김청수;김은태;이정용;김용태
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 2008
  • 상변화 메모리 재료로 사용 가능한 In-Sb-Te (IST) 박막을 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링법을 사용하여 증착한 후 열처리를 통해 온도에 따른 결정화 거동 및 미세구조를 투과전자현미경(TEM)을 통해 분석하였다. IST 박막은 as-dep 상태에서 비정질상으로 존재하였으며, 열처리 온도에 따라 결정상인 InSb, $In_3SbTe_2$, InTe으로 상변화가 일어났다. 이러한 상변화는 기존의 삼원계 상태도와 다른 비평형 상태에서의 상변태가 이루어짐을 확인할 수 있다. 상변화 과정 중 박막의 두께가 무질서하게 배열되었던 비정질상에서 규칙적인 배열을 갖는 결정질상으로 변할수록 감소하는 경향을 확인하였다. 또한 각각의 결정립의 크기도 온도가 증가할수록 증가하는 것을 관찰하였다. 특히, $350^{\circ}C$ 열처리한 박막의 InSb 상은 비정질 상태에서 표면에너지가 가장 낮은 {111}면을 따라 facet을 이루며 결정화가 이루어졌다. 온도가 증가함에 따라 $In_3SbTe_2$로 상변화가 일어났는데, $400^{\circ}C$ 열처리한 시편의 경우 미소영역에서 마이크로 트윈들이 관찰되었다. 이 면결함은 {111}면을 따라 양쪽의 격자점들이 일치하는 정합 쌍정립계를 이루고 있었으며, $450^{\circ}C$에서 동일영역을 관찰해 본 결과 쌍정 결함들이 치유되어 {111} facet 면을 이루고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 비교적 작은 영역에서 상분리가 일어난 InTe 상도 관찰하였다. InTe 상의 경우 포정반응 온도인 $555^{\circ}C$보다 낮은 온도에서 관찰되었는데, InTe의 (002)면과 $In_3SbTe_2$의 (111)면이 비슷한 면간거리를 가지고 있음을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 $500^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 이들의 결정학적 관계에 따른 상변화 과정에 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Station 4C2 BL of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory for Advance in Korean Polymer Science

  • Yoon, Jin-Hwan;Kim, Kwang-Woo;Kim, Je-Han;Heo, Kyu-Young;Jin, Kyeong-Sik;Jin, Sang-Woo;Shin, Tae-Joo;Lee, Byeong-Du;Rho, Ye-Cheol;Ahn, Byung-Cheol;Ree, Moon-Hor
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • 제16권7호
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    • pp.575-585
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    • 2008
  • There are two beamlines (BLs), 4C1 and 4C2, at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory that are dedicated to small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The 4C1 BL was constructed in early 2000 and is open to public users, including both domestic and foreign researchers. In 2003, construction of the second SAXS BL, 4C2, was complete and commissioning and user support were started. The 4C2 BL uses the same bending magnet as its light source as the 4C1 BL. The 4C1 BL uses a synthetic double multilayer monochromator, whereas the 4C2 BL uses a Si(111) double crystal monochromator for both small angle and wide angle X-ray scattering. In the 4C2 BL, the collimating mirror is positioned behind the monochromator in order to enhance the beam flux and energy resolution. A toroidal focusing mirror is positioned in front of the monochromator to increase the beam flux and eliminate higher harmonics. The 4C2 BL also contains a digital cooled charge coupled detector, which has a wide dynamic range and good sensitivity to weak scattering, thereby making it suitable for a range of SAXS and wide angle X-ray scattering experiments. The general performance of the 4C2 BL was initially tested using standard samples and further confirmed by the experience of users during three years of operation. In addition, several grazing incidence X-ray scattering measurements were carried out at the 4C2 BL.

공동이 있는 수직 분사 초음속 연소기 내의 불안정 연소유동 해석 (Numerical Analysis of Unstable Combustion Flows in Normal Injection Supersonic Combustor with a Cavity)

  • Jeong-Yeol Choi;Vigor Yang
    • 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국추진공학회 2003년도 제20회 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.91-93
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    • 2003
  • A comprehensive numerical study is carried out to investigate for the understanding of the flow evolution and flame development in a supersonic combustor with normal injection of ncumally injecting hydrogen in airsupersonic flows. The formulation treats the complete conservation equations of mass, momentum, energy, and species concentration for a multi-component chemically reacting system. For the numerical simulation of supersonic combustion, multi-species Navier-Stokes equations and detailed chemistry of H2-Air is considered. It also accommodates a finite-rate chemical kinetics mechanism of hydrogen-air combustion GRI-Mech. 2.11[1], which consists of nine species and twenty-five reaction steps. Turbulence closure is achieved by means of a k-two-equation model (2). The governing equations are spatially discretized using a finite-volume approach, and temporally integrated by means of a second-order accurate implicit scheme (3-5).The supersonic combustor consists of a flat channel of 10 cm height and a fuel-injection slit of 0.1 cm width located at 10 cm downstream of the inlet. A cavity of 5 cm height and 20 cm width is installed at 15 cm downstream of the injection slit. A total of 936160 grids are used for the main-combustor flow passage, and 159161 grids for the cavity. The grids are clustered in the flow direction near the fuel injector and cavity, as well as in the vertical direction near the bottom wall. The no-slip and adiabatic conditions are assumed throughout the entire wall boundary. As a specific example, the inflow Mach number is assumed to be 3, and the temperature and pressure are 600 K and 0.1 MPa, respectively. Gaseous hydrogen at a temperature of 151.5 K is injected normal to the wall from a choked injector.A series of calculations were carried out by varying the fuel injection pressure from 0.5 to 1.5MPa. This amounts to changing the fuel mass flow rate or the overall equivalence ratio for different operating regimes. Figure 1 shows the instantaneous temperature fields in the supersonic combustor at four different conditions. The dark blue region represents the hot burned gases. At the fuel injection pressure of 0.5 MPa, the flame is stably anchored, but the flow field exhibits a high-amplitude oscillation. At the fuel injection pressure of 1.0 MPa, the Mach reflection occurs ahead of the injector. The interaction between the incoming air and the injection flow becomes much more complex, and the fuel/air mixing is strongly enhanced. The Mach reflection oscillates and results in a strong fluctuation in the combustor wall pressure. At the fuel injection pressure of 1.5MPa, the flow inside the combustor becomes nearly choked and the Mach reflection is displaced forward. The leading shock wave moves slowly toward the inlet, and eventually causes the combustor-upstart due to the thermal choking. The cavity appears to play a secondary role in driving the flow unsteadiness, in spite of its influence on the fuel/air mixing and flame evolution. Further investigation is necessary on this issue. The present study features detailed resolution of the flow and flame dynamics in the combustor, which was not typically available in most of the previous works. In particular, the oscillatory flow characteristics are captured at a scale sufficient to identify the underlying physical mechanisms. Much of the flow unsteadiness is not related to the cavity, but rather to the intrinsic unsteadiness in the flowfield, as also shown experimentally by Ben-Yakar et al. [6], The interactions between the unsteady flow and flame evolution may cause a large excursion of flow oscillation. The work appears to be the first of its kind in the numerical study of combustion oscillations in a supersonic combustor, although a similar phenomenon was previously reported experimentally. A more comprehensive discussion will be given in the final paper presented at the colloquium.

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물리적 요소가 SPECT 영상에 미치는 영향 (The effects of physical factors in SPECT)

  • 손혜경;김희중;나상균;이희경
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.65-77
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    • 1996
  • 본 연구는 2-D 와 3-D 호프만 뇌 모형 ,3-D 제젝 모형, 그리고 단일광자방출전산화단층촬영을 이용하여 인공산물을 일으키는 요인중 자료 획득 요소, 감쇠, 잡음, 산란 그리고 재구성 방식이 영상에 미치는 영향을 분석, 평가하였다. 자료 획득 요소 중 섬광 카메라의 회전 각도와 반경을 각각 변화시키면서 영상을 획득하였다. 이때 회전 반경의 변화가 작을수록 더 우수한 질의 영상을 얻을 수 있었고 회전중심으로부터 반경이 짧을수록 영상이 더 우수하였으며 이는 모형에서 거리가 멀어질수록 조준기의 분해능이 떨어지기 때문이다. 제젝 모형에서 균일한 부위를 각 조준기에 대해 알맞는 감쇠계수를 찾는데 이용하였다. $^{99m}$ Tc 을 사용했을 때 각 조준기에 대해 가장 알맞는 감쇠계수는 모두 0.12$cm^{-1}$ /로 나타났으며, 이 값으로 각각의 영상에 대해 감쇠 보정을 해주었다. 감쇠 보정 전의 제젝 모형의 균일한 부위는 감쇠로 인해 움푹 패인 선 프로파일 모양을 나타내었고, 감쇠 보정을 해줌으로서 평행한 선 프로파일을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 감쇠 보정을 해줌으로서 영상의 질을 개선할 수 있었다. 각 시간에 따른 잡음의 영향을 관찰하기 위해 1분, 2분, 5분, 10분, 20분에 대하여 각각 자료를 얻었다. 결과에서 1분 영상이 잡음의 영향을 가장 많이 받아 영상의 질이 나빴으며 반면에 20분 영상은 잡음의 영향을 적게 받아 영상의 질이 상대적으로 가장 좋았다. 이는 자료 획득 시간을 길게하여 계수되는 양을 늘려줌으로서 Poisson 분포를 따르는 방사능 분포의 통계적 오차를 줄일 수 있기 때문인 것으로 생각한다. 이중-에너지 창, 즉 산란 부분과 $^{99m}$ Tc 의 봉우리 에너지인 140KeV 중심 20% 에너지 구별 영역을 각각 설정한 후, 자료를 얻어 산란 보정 전과 후의 영상을 비교하였다. 제젝 모형의 경우 냉구 부위와 바 패턴 부위가 산란 보정 이전에 비해 산란 보정 이후가 더 잘 식별되었고, 3-D 호프만 뇌모형의 경우 산란 보정후 영상의 질이 더 우수하게 나타났다. 결론적으로 SPECT 영상이 자료 획득을 위한 매개변수, 감쇠, 잡음, 산란 그리고 재구성 방식에 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며 임상 적용시 유용한 SPECT 자료를 얻기 위해서 이러한 인자들을 최적화 또는 보정해 주어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

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L-spine Bone SPECT/CT에서 획득된 저선량 CT 영상을 이용한 용적 골밀도 결과의 유용성 (Usefulness of volumetric BMD measurement by using low dose CT image acquired on L-spine Bone SPECT/CT)

  • 고현수;박순기;김은혜;최종숙;정우영;이동윤
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제27권2호
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: CT scan makes up for the weak point of the nuclear medicine image having a low resolution and also were used for attenuation correction on image reconstruction. Recently, many studies try to make use of CT images additionally, one of them is to measure the bone mineral density(BMD) using Quantitative CT(QCT) software. BMD exams are performed to scan lumbar and femur with DXA(Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) in order to diagnose bone disease such as osteopenia, osteoporosis. The purpose of this study is to identify the usefulness of QCT_BMD analyzed with low dose CT images on L-spine Bone SPECT/CT comparing with DXA_BMD. Materials and Methods: Fifty five women over 50 years old (mean 66.4 ± 9.1) who took the both examinations(L-spine Bone SPECT/CT with SIEMENS Intevo 16 and DXA scan with GE Lunar prodigy advance) within 90 days from April 2017 to July 2022, BMD, T-score and disease classification were analyzed. Three-dimensional BMD was analyzed with low dose CT images acquired on L-spine Bone SPECT/CT scan on Mindways QCT PROTM software and two-dimensional BMD was analyzed on DXA scan. Basically, Lumbar 1-4 were analyzed and the patients who has lesion or spine implants on L-spine were excluded for this study. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed in BMD and T-score, chi-square test was performed in disease classification between QCT and DXA. Results: On 55 patients, the minimum of QCT_BMD was 18.10, maximum was 166.50, average was 82.71 ± 31.5 mg/cm3. And the minimum of DXA-BMD was 0.540, maximum was 1.302, average was 0.902 ± 0.201 g/cm2, respectively. The result shows a strong statistical correlation between QCT_BMD and DXA_BMD(p<0.001, r=0.76). The minimum of QCT_T-score was -5.7, maximum was -0.1, average was -3.2 ± 1.3 and the minimum of DXA_T-score was -5.0, maximum was 1.7, average was -2.0 ± 1.3, respectively. The result shows a statistical correlation between QCT T-score and DXA T-score (p<0.001, r=0.66). On the disease classification, normal was 5, osteopenia was 25, osteoporosis was 25 in QCT and normal was 10, osteopenia was 25, osteoporosis was 20 in DXA. There was under-estimation of bone decrease relatively on DXA than QCT, but there was no significant differences statistically by chi-square test between QCT and DXA. Conclusion: Through this study, we could identify that the QCT measurement with low dose CT images QCT from L-Spine Bone SPECT/CT was reliable because of a strong statistical correlation between QCT_BMD and DXA_BMD. Bone SPECT/CT scan can provide three-dimensional information also BMD measurement with CT images. In the future, rather than various exams such as CT, BMD, Bone scan are performed, it will be possible to provide multipurpose information via only SPECT/CT scan. In addition, it will be very helpful clinically in the sense that we can provide a diagnosis of potential osteoporosis, especially in middle-aged patients.

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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    • 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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