• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.60-70
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 적외선 분광스펙트럼 데이터를 이용하여 대두 종자내의 지방산 함량을 동시에 예측할 수 있는지 여부를 조사하기 위한 것이다. 총 153종의 대두(Glycine max Merrill) 종자로부터 적외선 분광스펙트럼 및 지방산의 함량을 기체크로마토그라피 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. 적외선 분광스펙트럼 조사결과 대두는 단백질이나 아미노산의 amide bond region ($1,700{\sim}1,500cm^{-1}$), 핵산이나 인지질의 phosphodiester groups ($1,500{\sim}1,300cm^{-1}$) 그리고 탄수화물 등 다당류의 sugar region ($1,200{\sim}1,000cm^{-1}$)에서 계통별로 큰 차이가 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다. 총 29라인의 대두 계통별 시료로부터 지방산 함량을 조사한 결과 총 지방산의 함량은 건조 시료 0.1 g 당 $185.57{\mu}g$에서 $325.9{\mu}g$으로 계통간에 차이가 있었음을 알 수 있었으며 평균 함량은 $244.48{\mu}g$이었다. PLS regression 분석을 이용하여 총 5개 지방산(팔미틱산, 스테아릭산, 올레익산, 리노레익산 그리고 리노레닉산) 함량 예측 calibration models의 실측 검증 결과, 팔미틱산($R^2=0.8002$), 올레익산($R^2=0.8909$) 그리고 리노레익산($R^2=0.815$)은 회귀분석 상관계수가 0.8 이상으로 정확도 높음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 스테아릭산($R^2=0.4598$)과 리노레닉산($R^2=0.6868$)의 경우 상관계수가 0.7 이하로 상대적으로 예측정확도가 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 확립된 기술은 지방산의 조성 변환을 통하여 새로운 대두 품종 개발을 위한 계통선발 과정에서 매우 효율적인 수단으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다. 더 나아가 본 기술은 대두는 물론 대두 유래 농산물이나 식품의 품질 검증 수단으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 지역연구
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.3-19
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 의료자원의 임상적 성과에 대한 효율성을 종단적으로 관찰하는 데 있다. 이를 위하여, 2006년부터 2013년까지 우리나라 16개 시도의 연령 표준화 사망률을 산출변수로, 의사, 전문의, 수술, 의료기관, 상급종합병원비율, 만성질환 진료 실인원, 만성질환 내원일 수를 투입변수로 정하고, 이를 이용한 의료성과 및 의료자원에 대한 집계자료를 구축하여 패널확률프론티어모형을 분석방법으로 적용하였다. 또한 시도별 인구사회학적, 사회경제적 특성, 의료자원 분포 특성 변수인 실업률, 노인인구비율, 1인당 GRDP, 종합병원 대비 상급종합병원 비율이 패널확률프론티어모형 분석 결과를 바탕으로 도출된 기술적 효율성에 미치는 영향을 추가적으로 살펴보았다. 이때 오차항의 이분산과 자기상관을 고려한 패널모형을 적용하였다. 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 임상적 성과에 대해서는 의사, 전문의와 같은 공급 측면의 인적 의료자원과 단위 인구당 만성질환 진료 실인원과 같은 수요 측면의 요인이 각각 유의한 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 투입요소 시변 마모 모형 적용 결과 각 투입요소별 기술 결합 효율성 추정치는 임상적 성과 효율성이 지역별로 59~70%로 나타났다. 셋째. 임상적 성과에 영향을 미치는 투입요소의 기술적 효율성 추정치는 분석기간 동안 모든 지역에서 미세하게 증가하는 추세가 도출된 반면, 증가 추세는 미세하게 감소하였다. 넷째, 지역의 노인인구비율과 1인당 GRDP는 기술적 효율성 수치에 유의한 정(+)적 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 지역별 각 효율성의 차이는 투입요소인 의료자원의 지역별 차이와 이의 결합과 지역의 인구사회학적, 사회경제적 특성 등에 기인한 것으로서, 지역별로 임상적 성과에 영향을 미치는 의료자원의 공급 편중과 수요의 접근성 차이, 인구구조와 경제적 차이가 복합적으로 작용함에 따른 기술적 효율성 차이가 다르게 나타나고 있음을 보였다는 점에 본 연구의 의의가 있다.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.373-404
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 혁신활동이 기업의 경영성과에 미치는 영향을 밝히는 데 있다. 이러한 연구는 1960년대 이후 활발하게 진행되어 왔는데, 이론과 달리, 실증분석에서는 혼재된 결과가 나타났다. 실증분석 결과가 이론과 다론 이유는 많이 있지만, 사용되는 통계와 분석 방법의 차이에 기인하는 바가 크다. 본 연구는 이러한 문제의식의 연장선상에서 통계문제를 최소화하기 위해 노력하였다. 특히, 이용 가능한 통계를 최대한 활용하기 위해, 특허청에서 제공되는 특허 출원건수의 전수통계(1990~2008)를, 연구개발은 한국신용평가기관에서 제공되는 연구개발비용 통계(1990~2008)를 사용하였다. 본 연구의 가장 큰 의의는 바로 방대한 통계작업이라 할 수 있다. 적절한 지표 산정을 위해, 주성분 분석을 활용하여 혁신성 지수를 산출하였고, 기업 패널분석과 고성장 기업의 분석에 적절한 분위수 추정을 함께 사용하여 다양한 유형의 기업들에게 미치는 효과를 측정하였다. 분석결과를 보면, 패널 분석에서는 혁신활동이 기업의 경영성과에 미치는 영향이 유의적이지 않지만, 분위수 추정에서는 이와 다른 결론을 도출하였다. 특히, 하위 10%에 해당하는 저성장기업에게는 혁신이 유의하지 않지만, 상위 10%의 고성장 기업에게는 혁신활동이 매우 중요한 영향을 끼치는 것으로 나타난다. 혁신활동이 대기업보다 중소기업에 보다 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타난 점 역시 커다란 시사점이라 할 수 있다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.99-120
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• 1997

위성 탐사 지구 관측 자료, 특히 가시광선 영역의 자료는 태양광이 지구 대기계와 복잡 한 상호 작용을 거친후 위성센서에 의해서 감지되어 수집된 것이다. 따라서 가시광선 영역의 지 구 관측 위성 자료를 정량적으로 분석하기 위해서는 대기의 산란과 흡수에 의한 대기효과에 대한 정량적 보정이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 대기효과에 대한 정량적 보정을 위해서 복사 전달 모델 의 활용 가능성을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 위성 원격탐사 응용 분야에 이용되고 있는 복사 전달 모델 중의 하나인 LOWTRAN7의 복사 전달 모의 결과 중 단파 자료를 복사 관측 자료인 CAGEX 자료와 비교하였다. CAGEX 관측 자료는 대기복사 모델의 검정을 위하여 NASA Langley Research Center에서 수집한 자료로써, 1)대기 sounding, aerosols, 구름의 특성 자료, 2) 지구복사계, 직달일사계, 차광전천일사계에 의해 측정된 ARM(Aerosol Radiation Measurement) 자료, 3)Fu-Luio 모델에 의해 모의된 장파, 단파 flux 등의 자료로 구성되어 있다. 대기복사 전달 모의를 위하여 에어로졸의 광학적 특성은 CAGEX의 column optical depth, Spinhime의 산란 계 수 수직 분포와 D' Almeida의 에어로졸 복사 특성 값으로부터 도출되었다. LOWTRAN7의 복사 모의는 완전히 맑은 날에 해당하는 31개의 경우에 대하여 수행되었으며, 이 모의 결과 중 단파영 역에서의 지표면에서의 상향복사와 지표면으로의 하향직달복사 및 하향 확산 복사 그리고 대기 상단에서의 상향 복사를 CAGEX 관측 자료와 각각 비교 하였다. 비교 결과 CAGEX 자료에 대한 LOWTRAN7 결과의 표준 오차는 지표면에서의 하향 확산 복사(6.9%)를 제외한 모든 복사 항목 들이 5%이내였다. 이 결과로 보아 하향 확산 복사항의 오차가 가장 크며 이 오차가 관련된 나머 지 항목의 오차를 일으키는 역할을 하는 것으로 추측할 수 있다. 결론적으로 지표면에서의 하향 확산 복사 항목은 에어로졸에 의해 생기는 항목이므로 향후 복사 모델을 고려할 때 에어로졸의 산란에 의한 부분이 더 고려 된다면 복사 전달 모델을 이용하여 정량적으로 대기 효과를 보정하 는데 오차를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2019

2단 유동층 염화로에서 일메나이트광의 선택염화반응과 이산화티탄의 탄소염화반응의 염화도를 예측하기 위해서 shrinking core 모델과 유출률 및 입자파손을 고려한 수치 모델을 개발하였다. 입자분포를 고려하여 입자별 물질 수지와 염화반응을 반영할 수 있는 유동층 염화 반응 해석이 가능하다. 유동층 염화로의 실험값과 비교하여 약 6% 오차율의 정확성을 보였다. 입자 크기에 따라서는 입자 크기가 작을수록 염화도의 변화가 더 크게 나타났으며 염화도 1의 값에 도달하는 반응시간 차이가 약 100 min 정도로 나타났다. 온도의 변화($800{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$)에 대한 염화도의 변화는 염화도 0.9에 도달하는 반응시간이 약 10 min 차이로 크게 나타나지 않았다. 1단계 선택염화공정에서 일메나이트광의 질량감소율은 180 min 경과 시에 이론값인 0.4735 값에 근접하고, Fe 성분의 염화도는 $FeCl_2$ 또는 $FeCl_3$로 변환되어 180 min 경과 시에는 거의 1의 값을 보인다. 2단계 탄소염화공정에서 $TiO_2$의 염화도는 180 min 경과 시 0.98에 근접하고, 질량분율은 0.02에 도달하여 $TiCl_4$로 변환되는 것으로 나타났다. 1단계 선택염화공정에서 $TiO_2$는 180 min 경과 시에 98%까지 생성되었다가 연속적인 2단계 탄소염화공정에서 추가로 90 min 경과 시(총 경과 시간 270 min)에 99% $TiCl_4$로 전환되는 것으로 나타나고, 질량감소율도 99% 이상 감소하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제34권6_2호
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• pp.1165-1178
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• 2018

남극 빙붕의 붕괴 및 흐름속도의 변화는 빙상에 대한 지지력을 약화시킬 수 있어 해수면 상승에 잠재적인 원인이 될 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 2016년 4월 대규모 붕괴가 발생한 동남극 난센 빙붕에 대해 Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus(ETM+) 및 Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager(OLI) 영상을 이용하여 2000년부터 2017년까지의 연간 흐름속도 변화를 분석하였다. 흐름속도 산출을 위해 Landsat의 청색, 녹색, 적색, 근적외선, 전정색 및 첫 번째 주성분 영상 등 총 6개 영상에 orientation correlation 기법을 적용하고, 각각의 변위 산출 결과를 융합하는 다중분광 영상정합 기법을 사용하였다. Landsat 다중분광 영상정합은 난센 빙붕에서 전정색 단일 밴드 영상정합을 사용하는 경우보다 최소 14% 더 넓은 영역에 대해 신뢰할 수 있는 흐름속도를 산출하였고, Global Positioning System(GPS)로 관측된 흐름속도와 비교한 결과 ${\pm}2.1m\;a^{-1}$의 매우 작은 오차를 가지는 것으로 분석되었다. 난센 빙붕에서 2000-2017년 사이에 가장 급격한 흐름속도 증가를 나타낸 곳은 Drygalski 빙하설과 인접한 영역이었으며, 빙붕의 중앙 유선을 따라 측정된 흐름속도는 빙붕 전면(ice front)에 rift가 발달하기 전인 2010년까지 거의 변화가 없었다(${\sim}228m\;a^{-1}$). Rift가 발달하기 시작한 2011-2012년에 rift 상류에서 흐름속도의 가속화가 관측되었으나(${\sim}255m\;a^{-1}$), 이는 2010년에 비해 약 11% 빨라진 것에 불과하였다. 난센 빙붕의 rift가 완전히 발달한 2014년부터 rift 상류의 흐름속도는 다소 감소한 상태(${\sim}225m\;a^{-1}$)로 안정화 되었다. 이는 rift의 발달 및 빙붕 전면의 붕괴가 난센 빙붕의 흐름속도에 거의 영향을 주지 않았음을 의미한다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2007

영상유도 방사선치료의 대표적 방법의 하나로 선형가속기에 부착된 on-board imager (OBI) 영상장치를 사용하여 획득한 cone-beam CT (CBCT) 영상이 정밀 방사선치료 시 환자 정렬 오류를 보정하는데 활용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CBCT 영상 획득 시 환자 호흡에 의한 영상 품질과 정보의 변화를 분석하고자 호흡 움직임을 모사할 수 있는 팬텀과 CBCT 영상획득용 팬텀을 제작하고, 여러 움직임 조건에서 획득한 CBCT 영상들과 정지상태에서 얻은 CBCT 영상과의 비교, 분석을 수행하였다. 분석대상 움직임 조건을 구성하는 요소로서 움직임 주기는 5가지(2초, 3초, 4초, 5초, 6초)를 선정하였고, 움직임 변위 크기는 4가지(0.7 cm, 1.6 cm, 2.4 cm, 3.1 cm)를 선정하여 총 20가지의 움직임 조건에서 CBCT 영상을 획득하였다. CBCT 영상의 CT값의 상대적 크기로 비교한 영상 화소 값 강도의 평균 변화는 정지 상태의 영상과 비교하여 변위가 0.7 cm의 경우 71.07%, 1.6 cm의 경우 48.88%, 2.4 cm의 경우 30.60%, 3.1 cm의 경우 17.38% 값을 보였고, 팬텀 움직임 방향의 영상 길이는 정지상태에서 2.1 cm, 움직임 변위가 0.7 cm의 경우 2.66 cm, 1.6 cm의 경우 3.06 cm, 2.4 cm의 경우 3.62 cm, 3.1 cm의 경우 4.04 cm 값을 보여 움직임 변위 크기가 클수록 영상 품질 저하와 형태적 정보의 왜곡정도도 증가하였다. 움직임 주기에 의한 영상품질의 변화는 움직임 변위 크기가 작은 경우를 제외하고는 특별한 영향이 없었다. 본 연구를 통해 환자 호흡에 의한 움직임 변위가 큰 부위의 CBCT 영상을 획득할 때, 영상 품질과 정보에 변화가 발생할 수 있어 이 점을 고려하여 임상에 사용해야 하며, 궁극적으로 호흡 신호와 연동된 CBCT 영상이 필요함을 확인할 수 있었다.로버 + 혼파초지에 비하여 낮은 결과를 보였다(p<0.05). 2년 평균 CPDM 수량은 레드 클로버 + 혼파초지가 2,832kg으로 관행 혼파초지(2,372kg)나 잔디형 초종 + 혼파초지(2,266kg)에 비하여 높은 결과를 나타내었다(p<0.05). 2년 평균 DDM 수량은 레드 클로버 + 혼파초지가 8,881kg으로 관행 혼파초지(8,255kg)나 잔디형 초종 + 혼파초지(7,314kg)에 비하여 높은 결과를 얻었다(p<0.05). 2005년 5회 예취시의 식생비율은 관행 혼파초지는 orchardgrass는 45%, tall fescue 22%, Kentucky bluegrass 5% 및 white clover 24%이었으며, 레드 클로버 + 혼파초지는 orchardgrass 40%, tall fescue 22%, Kentucky bluegrass 4% 및 red clover 31%이었고, 잔디형 초종 + 혼파 초지는 orchardgrass 37%, 잔디형 초종 37%(tall fescue 23%, Kentucky bluegrass 6%, perennial ryegrass 8%) 및 white clover 23%를 유지하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 초종과 파종비율에 따른 혼파초지의 건물수량과 사료가치의 차이를 확인할 수 있었으며, 레드 클로버 + 혼파 초지가 건물수량과 사료가치를 높이는데 효과적이었다.\ell}$ 이었으며 , yeast extract 첨가(添加)하여 배양시(培養時)는 yeast extract 농도(濃度)가 증가(增加)함에 따라 단백질(蛋白質) 함량(含量)도 증가(增加)하였다. 7. CHS-13 균주(菌株)의 RNA 함량(含量)은 $4.92{\times}10^{-2 }\;mg/m{\ell}$이었으며 yeast extract 농도(濃度)가 증가(增加)함에 따라 증가(增加)하다가 농도(濃度) 0.2%에서 최대함량(最大含量)을 나타내고

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.55-73
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• 2007

문화관광축제는 전국의 지역축제 가운데 광역시 도에서 추천한 축제 가운데 관광상품성이 크고, 경쟁력 있는 우수한 축제를 선정하여 지원하는 사업이다. 문화관광축제 종합평가계획(문화관광부, 2006)에 의하면 방문객의 만족도 평가, 전문위원 평가, 그리고 축제 개선실적 등을 감안하여 최우수축제, 우수축제, 유망축제, 예비축제로 선정되고 있다. 특히 예비축제를 제외한 문화관광축제는 공공부문의 사업비 지원을 받기 때문에 1,000여 개가 넘는 지역축제의 방문객 만족도 평가는 상호비교가 가능한 평가척도를 이용하여 종합평가분석이 이루어진고 있다. 이러한 견지에서 본 연구에서는 문화관광축제 공통평가속성이 방문객 만족과 사후행동의도에 미치는 영향관계를 파악하여, 향후 축제기획 시 방문객 만족도 제고와 지속가능한 문화관광축제로 선정되기 위한 시사점을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서는 이론연구를 통하여 문화관광축제 평가속성, 만족, 그리고 행위의도에 관한 변수를 도출하였으며, 2006 광주김치대축제 방문객을 대상으로 실증분석을 수행하였다. 문화관광축제 평가속성에 대한 요인분석을 통하여 홍보안내, 행사내용, 기념품 음식, 편의시설 요인을 도출하였으며, 축제방문객 만족과 행동의도와의 관계를 분석하였다. 연구모형을 통해 수립한 연구가설은 차이분석, 회귀분석, 공분산 구조분석 등을 통해 검증하였으며, 연구결과 모든 가설은 채택되었다. 향후 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 본 축제와 성격이 유사한 축제방문객 분석을 통한 비교연구를 기대한다.

• 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.