• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2012

Background: In discography performed during percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) via the posterolateral approach, it is difficult to create a fluoroscopic tunnel view because a long needle is required for discography and the guide-wire used for consecutive PELD interrupts rotation of fluoroscope. A stereotactic system was designed to facilitate the determination of the needle entry point, and the feasibility of this system was evaluated during interventional spine procedures. Methods: A newly designed stereotactic guidance system underwent a field test application for PELD. Sixty patients who underwent single-level PELD at L4-L5 were randomly divided into conventional or stereotactic groups. PELD was performed via the posterolateral approach using the entry point on the skin determined by premeasured distance from the midline and angles according to preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Needle entry accuracy provided by the two groups was determined by comparing the distance and angle measured by postoperative computed tomography with those measured by preoperative MRI. The duration and radiation exposure for determining the entry point were measured in the groups. Results: The new stereotactic guidance system and the conventional method provided similarly accurate entry points for discography and consecutive PELD. However, the new stereotactic guidance system lowered the duration and radiation exposure for determining the entry point. Conclusions: The new stereotactic guidance system under fluoroscopy provided a reliable needle entry point for discography and consecutive PELD. Furthermore, it reduced the duration and radiation exposure associated with determining needle entry.

• 대한화상학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2019

Wound caused by high-tension electrical burns is difficult to manage because the wound is deep and complex. The wound is progressively necrotic due to microvascular injury resulting in deep tissue exposure. So, coverage of the wound at the entry point and the exit point is cumbersome, often requiring flap coverage. We experienced a case of one patient for peroneal artery perforator free flap coverage on the palm of the right hand of the entry point of electrical burn. The left foot wound of electrical exit point was covered by full thickness skin graft. Also a small wound was on the left side of the lower back was the exit point of electrical burn. The lower back wound was healed and recurred repeatedly after burn. On postburn day 6 month, through the radiologic exam, metal shadow was identified in the left gluteus muscle forming chronic sinus. We explored the wound of sinus and a foreign body was identified in the sac as multi braid wires thin as hair. According to the patient's past history, we suspected that the back wound was caused by electrical burn injury through the wires.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1149-1155
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 Sub ROI의 변화가 노출지수(exposure index; EI)에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 임상에서 Sub ROI 변경 시 발생될 수 있는 EI값의 변화에 대한 지표를 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구는 복부 방사선검사와 유사한 설정을 위해, 아크릴 20 cm의 피사체를 대상으로 진행하였고, 아크릴 한 장의 제원은 20×20×5 cm이다. 조사조건은 80 kVp , 320 mA, 25 ms, SID 110 cm로 동일하게 적용하였으며, Sub ROI는 장비사에서 제공하는 5가지 type을 이용하여 각 type별 30개의 영상을 획득하였고, 장비에서 제공하는 EI값과 환자입사선량(entrance skin exposure; ESE)를 비교분석 하였다. Sub ROI 변화에 따른 EI의 평균값은 LS의 경우 101.18±0.27 이었으며, AEC는 106.57±0.31, VR은 107.74±0.39, HR은 107.90±0.38, SS는 109.72±0.32로 나타났다(p<0.01). Sub ROI 타입 별(LS, AEC, VR, HR, SS) ESE 평균값은 476.45±1.71 μGy, 476.92±1.48 μGy, 476.14±2.30 μGy, 475.61±1.96 μGy, 477.14±1.46 μGy로 측정되었고, 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.01). 본 연구결과 Sub ROI 타입에 따른 EI는 최소값을 나타낸 LS(109.72)를 기준으로, AEC는 5.3%, VR은 6.4%, HR은 6.6%, SS는 8.4% 증가하였으며, 평균적으로 5.3% 증가하였다. ESE의 평균값은 HR(475.61 μGy)타입이 최소값을 나타냈으며, 이를 기준으로 AEC는 0.27%, VR은 0.11%, LS는 0.17%, SS는 0.32% 증가하였고, 전체 적으로 약 0.17% 높아졌다.