• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제39권
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• pp.243-280
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• 2006

서산 부장리 유적 백제시대 분구묘 5호분 출토 금동관모는 백제시대의 고고학적 자료로서 당시 국제적 교류 관계를 밝힐 수 있는 중요한 유물이다. 본 논문은 금동관모를 보존처리하는 과정 중에 획득한 정보를 바탕으로 금동관모의 제작기법을 연구한 결과이다. 관모의 단면은 총 5개층으로 구분할 수 있다. 이 단면 중 직물층이 백화수피층과 금속층 사이에서 발견되었는데, 금속과 백화수피의 직접적인 접촉을 피하기 위한 것으로 추정된다. 분석은 단면 중 2개의 층인 직물층과 섬유질층의 분석을 수행하였다. 직물층은 가장 간단한 조직인 평직으로 이루어져 있고, 한 겹으로 되어 있었다. 또한, 조직의 꼬임, 미세조직 구조상 몇 가지 직물로 추정할 수 있었다. 섬유질은 두 세 개의 섬유가 혼재되어 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. FT-IR 분석 결과 직물층과 섬유질층은 모두 마섬유로 확인되었다. 또한 백화수피는 자작나무껍질 15겹을 붙여 사용하였음을 알 수 있었다. 도금편의 미세조직 관찰을 위해 금속현미경과 주사전자현미경(SEM) 및 파장분산형X선 분석기(WDS)를 이용하였다. 분석결과 아말간도금이 행해졌음을 알 수 있었으며, 도금기술의 척도를 알 수 있는 도금층 두께는 최소 $1.7{\mu}m$부터 최대 $8.7{\mu}m$이었다. 금의 순도는 금(Au)이 98%, 약 1% 이내의 은(Ag)이 함유되어 있었다. 위 금동관모의 과학적 보존처리와 분석을 통해 얻어진 결과는 향후 제작기술의 비교연구 뿐만 아니라 복원품의 제작을 위한 자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.35-53
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• 2023

소아청소년은 성인과는 다른 신체적, 생리적 특성이 있으므로 동일한 신체활동을 할지라도 에너지소비량이 다름이 보고된 바 있다. 그러나 지금까지 국내에서 수행된 소아청소년 대상 연구에서 이들의 에너지소비량을 평가 시, 성인 대상으로 측정한 에너지소비량 또는 성인대상 18단계 신체활동분류표가 이용되어왔다. 최근 소아청소년을 대상으로 한 미국의 자료와 국내의 일부 자료를 토대로 4단계 연령대 (6-9세, 10-12세, 13-15세 및 16-18세)에 따라 서로 다른 에너지당량 (METs)을 제시하는 한국 소아청소년을 위한 신체활동분류표가 보고되었다. 이에 본 연구의 1부에서 에너지소비량 측정방법의 gold standard로 알려져 있는 이중표식수법을 이용하여 소아청소년을 위한 신체활동분류표의 타당도를 평가한 결과, 이의 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 2부에서는 세계보건기구에서 제안한 방법 (TEE = REE × PAL), 즉 간접열량계로 측정한 REE과 소아청소년 신체활동분류표로 측정한 PAL을 이용하여 166명의 소아청소년 (초·중·고등학생)의 일일 총에너지소비량을 산출하였다. 이를 기준으로 한국인 영양소 섭취기준에서 제시한 공식을 이용한 EER을 비교한 결과, 과대평가 비율이 47.3%로 나타났다. 또한 소아청소년 신체활동분류표를 이용하여 산출된 신체활동 강도별 및 신체활동 유형별 소비시간이 성별 및 연령대별로 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 앞으로 중학생 및 고등학생을 포함하는 다수의 소아청소년을 대상으로 이중표식수법을 이용하여 일일 총에너지소비량을 측정하는 연구가 수행되어, 소아청소년을 위한 신체활동분류표의 타당도가 폭넓게 평가되어야 한다. 또한 이와 같은 이중표식수법 연구를 통하여 우리나라 소아청소년을 위한 에너지필요추정량 산출 공식의 타당도 평가와 함께 한국의 소아청소년을 위한 에너지필요추정량공식이 개발되어야 할 것이다. 또한 학업부담이 많은 고등학생 뿐만 아니라, 중학생 및 초등학생에서도 강도있는 신체활동의 소비시간이 매우 낮은 것으로 나타났으므로 우리나라 소아청소년의 건강 및 비만의 예방 및 관리를 위하여 이들의 에너지소비량을 증진시킬 수 있는 프로그램의 개발 및 적용이 요구된다

• Laboratory Medicine Online
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.100-104
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• 2011

배경: 말라리아는 국내에서 여전히 유행하고 있는 감염질환이다. 현재까지 말라리아의 진단에는 혈액도말검사의 검경법이 표준방법으로 되어 있으나 혈중 원충 농도가 낮을 경우에 예민도가 떨어지고 판독하기까지 많은 시간이 소요된다. 본 연구자들은 최근 개발된 LG Advansure^TM Malaria P.f./P.v. real-time QPCR (LG 생명과학)의 수행능력을 평가하고자 한다. 방법: 고려대학교 안산병원에 내원한 173명의 검체를 사용하였다. 고전적인 검경법으로 말라리아로 진단받았던 73명의 환자와 100명의 건강인을 대상으로 하여 LG Advansure^TM Malaria P.f./P.v. real-time QPCR를 시행하였고 그 결과를 비교하였다. 또한 말라리아 양성 혈액을 정상 혈액으로 10배로 배수 희석하여 검출 한계를 설정하였다. 결과: 총 73명의 환자 중 혈액도말 검사상 70명이 삼일열 말라리아로 진단받았으며 중합효소연쇄반응검사상 69명(98.6%)이 양성률을 보였다. 또한 혈액도말 검사상 열대열 원충이 발견되었던 3명(100%)의 경우 중합효소연쇄반응 검사상 모두 양성 결과였다. 본 중합효소연쇄반응 키트의 경우 μL당 0.1개의 원충까지 검출할 수 있는 높은 예민도를 보였다. 결론: LG Advansure^TM Malaria P.f./P.v. real-time QPCR 검사는 민감도와 특이도가 높았으며 원충의 농도가 매우 낮을 경우에도 검출할 수 있어 말라리아 감염의 진단에 유용할 것으로 생각한다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1171-1178
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• 2023

X선 분할조사가 식물의 생장에 미치는 영향은 아직까지 보고된 바 없어, 우리 연구에서는 X선을 새싹 보리에 분할조사 후 생장과 클로로필 농도의 변화를 알아보았다. 각 조사그룹은 대조군, 1회조사군(30 Gy 1회), 2회조사군(15 Gy 씩 2회), 3회조사군(10 Gy 씩 3회)으로 나누었고, 군당 20립 씩 사용하였다.대조군을 제외한 실험군에 대해 방사선종양학과의 선형가속기(Clinac IS, VERIAN, USA, 2011)를 이용하여 총 선량 30 Gy X선을 조사하였다. 조사 조건은 6 MV X-ray, 조사거리(Source-surface distance) 100 cm, 조사면적(field size) 18×10 cm², 선량률(dose rate) 600 MU/min 에서 실시하였다. 분할조사는 24시간 간격으로 동일조건에서 선량만을 변경시켜 조사하였다. 보리의 생장은 종자별로 X선 조사 후 4일차 부터 1일 간격으로 9일차까지 줄기의 길이를 측정하였다. X선이 보리 싹의 엽록소 형성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 분광광도법을 이용하여 클로로필 a 농도를 측정하였다. 통계분석은 SPSS ver. 26.0(Chicago, IL, USA)을 사용하여 분산분석(One-way ANOVA)을 실시하여 대조군(gold standard)에 대해 실험군의 줄기 길이 차이를 분석하였다(사후 검정 Dunnett T3). 발아전조사그룹에서 대조군이 실험군 보다 모든 측정일차에서 길이가 컸고, 1회조사군에서 2회조사군, 3회조사군으로 갈수록 줄기길이가 짧게 나타나 분할조사 횟수가 증가할수록 길이는 짧았다. 대조군과 1회조사군은 모든 측정일차에서 대조군의 길이가 컸지만, 통계학적인 유의한 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 발아후조사그룹에서는 대조군이 실험군 보다 모든 측정일차에서 통계학적으로 유의하게 길이가 컸고, 1회조사군에서 2회조사군, 3회조사군으로 갈수록 길이가 길게 나타나 분할조사 횟수가 증가할수록 길이도 길었다. 발아전조사그룹 보다 발아후조사그룹이 클로로필 농도가 높았고, 발아전조사그룹과 발아후조사그룹 모두 대조군에 비해 실험군에서 모두 클로로필 농도가 높았다. 또한, 분할횟수가 적을수록 클로로필 농도는 높아지는 결과를 보였다. X선의 분할조사는 새싹보리의 생장과 클로로필 농도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권1호
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• pp.112-126
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• 2022

목적 연조직 육종의 종양 가장자리 침윤을 예측하기 위한 3T 자기공명영상 텍스처 분석의 가치를 규명한다. 대상과 방법 3T 자기공명영상을 시행하고, 병리학적으로 연조직 육종으로 확인된 31명의 환자를 대상으로 하고, 병리학적인 가장자리 침윤을 표준으로 사용하였다. 연조직 육종에 대한 텍스처 분석은 축상 T1 강조영상, T2 강조영상, 지방억제 조영증강 T1 강조영상, 확산강조영상(b = 800 sec/mm²) 및 현성확산계수 지도 영상에서 이루어졌다. 텍스처 분석에서 얻어진 정량적 변수가 침윤성(infiltrative) 육종과 국한성(circumscribed) 육종에서 차이가 있는지 비교하였다. 결과 총 23명의 연조직 육종에서 병리학적인 가장자리 침윤을 보였다. 침윤성 육종과 국한성 육종은, T1 강조영상 공간 스케일 인자(spatial scaling factor; 이하 SSF) 0, 6에서의 첨도(kurtosis), 조영증강 T1 강조영상(SSF, 0)에서의 첨도, 확산강조영상(SSF, 0)에서의 왜도(skewness), 현성확산계수 지도(SSF 2, 4)에서의 왜도에서 유의한 차이가 있었다(p ≤ 0.046). 자기공명영상 텍스처 소견을 이용한 종양 가장자리 침윤을 예측하는 정확도는 수신자운영특성곡선(receiver operating characteristic; 이하 ROC)의 곡선하 면적(area under the ROC curve) 0.951 (p < 0.001)이었다. 결론 자기공명영상 텍스처 분석은 연조직 육종의 침윤성 가장자리를 예측하는 데 있어 신뢰 할 수 있으며 정확하다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2002

목 적 : 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증은 일반인구의 $2{\sim}5%$ 정도에서 발견될 정도로 흔한 질환이다. 합병증이 심각해서 치료의 중요성이 점차 증가되고 있다. 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증의 진단에는 야간 수면다원검사가 가장 기본적인 방법이지만, 숙련된 인력이 필요하고, 경제적인 부담이 커서 제한적으로 사용되고 있다. 이런 이유로 수면무호흡증 선별을 위한 보다 간편하고 경제적인 방법에 대한 필요성이 제기되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 수면다원검사에 비해 간편하고 쉽게 사용할 수 있는 혈중산소포화농도측정기를 이용하여 그 측정소견을 활용하면 수면무호흡증의 선별 진단이 가능한지를 연구하였다. 방 법 : 수면다원검사실에 의뢰된 환자들 중 무작위로 선정된 59명을 연구 대상으로 하였다. 수면다원검사기기로 기록을 하면서 동시에 혈중산소포화농도측정기를 이용하여 혈중산소포화도 기록을 얻었다. 수면다원기록 판독은 국제 판독기준에 따랐다. 저하 지수(dip index), 동맥혈 혈중산소포화도 평균치(mean $SaO_2$), 그리고 CT90(혈중산소포화도가 90%이하인 수면 시간의 비율)을 이용하여 수면무호흡증의 진단 기준을 설정하였으며, 그 결과를 수면다원검사의 결과와 비교하였다. 혈중산소포화도에서 도출된 세기준에 따른 민감도, 특이도를 계산하였다. 결 과 : 전체 59명의 대상자 중에서 39명이 수면다원검사에 의해 수면무호흡증으로 진단되었다. 평균 호흡장애지수는 17.5 이었으며, 혈중산소포화도 평균치는 94.9%, 평균 CT90은 5.1%이었다. 저하 지수[$4%{\sim}4$초]가 호흡 장애지수(RDI)와 연관성이 가장 직선적으로 높았으며, 저하 지수[$4%{\sim}4$초]${\geq}2$일 때 0.95의 민감도와 0.71의 특이도를 보였다. 혈중산소포화도 평균치${\leq}97%$를 수면무호흡증의 진단 기준으로 할 경우 0.95의 민감도와 0.41의 특이도가 산출되었다. $CT90{\geq}5%$를 수면무호흡증의 진단 기준으로 하였을 때 민감도는 0.28 이었으며 특이도는 1.00이었다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 혈중산소포화농도측정기에서 얻어낸 저하 지수, 혈중 산소포화도 평균치, 그리고 CT90을 이용하여 수면다원검사를 대치해 수면무호흡증을 선별, 진단해낼 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2008

목적: 최근 조기건강검진에 대한 관심의 고조와 환경의 변화로 분화 갑상선암 진단 후 갑상선제거수술 및 고용량 방사성옥소 치료가 필요한 환자가 증가하고 있다. 저자들은 분화 갑상선암으로 진단 받고 갑상선제거 수술을 받은 환자에서 최초 고용량 방사성옥소 치료시 적절한 투여용량을 결정하는데 있어 병리적 병기소견이나 혈청 갑상선 글로불린치가 I-123 전신 스캔을 대신할 수 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 갑상선 전절제술과 중앙 및 주변 림프절 제거술 후에 분화 갑상선암으로 진단 받은 환자 중에서 1차 고용량 방사성옥소 치료 전에 I-123 전신스캔을 시행한 58명(남:녀=13:45, 나이 $44.5{\pm}11.5$세)을 대상으로 하였다. 병리적 병기(T, N stage)는 2002 AJCC 기준에 따라 구분하였으나 나이에 따른 분류는 하지 않았다. 갑상선호르몬 중지 후 혈청 갑상선자극호르몬, 갑상선 글로불린과 갑상선글로불린항체 측정 및 I-123전신 및 국소영상(5 mCi 경구투여 후 24시간)을 얻었다. I-131 방사성옥소 치료는 I-123 스캔 결과에 따라 100 mCi에서 250 mCi 용량으로 시행하고, 치료용량과 병리적 병기, 혈청 갑상선글로불린치와의 관계를 비교하였다. 결과: I-131을 사용한 고용량 방사성옥소 치료는 5명(8.6%)에서 100 mCi, 43명(74.1%)에서 150 mCi, 6명(10.3%)에서 180 mCi. 3명(5.2%)에서 200 mCi, 1명(1.7%)에서 250 mCi로 각각 시행하였다. 병리적 병기에 따른 방사성옥소 치료용량은 stage I (n=9) $154{\pm}25\;mCi$, stage II (n=4), $175{\pm}50\;mCi$, Stage III (R=38); $149{\pm}21\;mCi$, Stage IV (n=7); $161{\pm}20\;mCi$을 보여 병리적 병기 증가와 치료용량 증가와는 유의한 상관성은 없었다. (p=0.169) 혈청 갑상선글로불린치에 따른 방사성옥소 치료용량은 2 ng/mL를 보인 군에서 $149{\pm}26 \;mCi$, 2 ng/mL이상 5 ng/mL 미만을 보인 군에서 $156{\pm}17\;mCi$, 5 ng/mL이상 10 ng/mL 미만을 보인 군에서 $156{\pm}13\;mCi$, 10 ng/mL이상 50 ng/mL 미만을 보인 군에서 $147{\pm}24 \;mCi$, 50 ng/mL이상을 보인 군에서 $175{\pm}42\;mCi$를 보여 혈청 갑상선글로불린치와 방사성옥소치료용량과는 유의한 상관성이 없었다. (p=0.252) 결론: 분화 갑상선암으로 갑상선 전절제술 후에 최초 고용량 방사성옥소 치료용량을 결정하는데 병리적 병기나 혈청 갑상선글로불린 수치가 I-123 전신 스캔을 대신하기는 어려울 것으로 생각된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2021

신사구체여과율(glomerular filtration rate, GFR)은 신장 질환의 진단, 치료 및 추적 관찰에 중요한 지표이며, 건강인에서도 약제사용, 신장이식 공여자의 신장 평가 등에 사용된다. GFR 검사의 표준방법은 외인성 표지자인 이눌린(inulin)을 연속 주입하여 측정하는 방법이나, 시간이 많이 소요되고 검사 방법이 복잡하기 때문에, 혈청 크레아티닌 농도로 계산한 추정사구체여과율(estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR)을 대신 사용한다. 그러나 크레아티닌은 연령, 성별, 근육량 등에 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 현재 많이 사용되는 추정사구체여과율 공식에는 성인의 경우 Cockroft-Gault 공식, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease(MDRD) 공식, Chronic kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 공식 등이 있고, 소아의 경우 Schwartz 공식을 사용하고 있다. ^99mTC diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid(^99mTc-DTPA)를 사용한 신사구체여과율(glomerular filtration rate, GFR) 측정은 이눌린을 대체 할 수 있어 현재 사용되고 있다. 이에 ^99mTc-DTPA를 이용하여 측정한 신사구체 여과율과 CKD-EPI 공식을 이용한 추정사구체여과율을 비교하여 보았다. 서울 아산병원을 내원한 신장이식 공여자 200명(남성 96명, 여성 104명, 47.3세±12.7)을 대상으로 ^99mTc-DTPA(0.5 mCi, 18.5 MBq)를 정맥투여 하고 획득된 plasma(Two-plasma-sample-method, TPSM)를 계측하여 신사구체여과율(glomerular filtration rate, GFR)을 측정하였다. 혈청 크레아티닌 농도를 근거로 chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) 공식을 이용하여, 추정사구체여과율(estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR)을 도출하였다. 신장이식 공여자 200명(남성 96명, 여성 104명, 47.3세±12.7)을 대상으로 ^99mTc-DTPA를 사용하여 측정된 신사구체여과율 평균값은 97.27±19.46 (GFR, ml/min/1.73m²)이고 CKD-EPI 공식을 이용한 추정사구체여과율 (estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR) 평균값은 96.84±17.74(CKD-EPI, ml/min/1.73m²), 혈청 크레아타닌의 농도는 0.84±0.39 (mg/dL)이다. 혈청 크레아티닌 근거 추정사구체여과율에 대한 ^99mTc-DTPA 신사구체여과율의 회귀식은 Y= 0.5073X + 48.186, 상관계수는 0.698이었다.(P<0.01)혈청 크레아티닌 근거 추정사구체여과율에 대한 ^99mTc-DTPA 신사구체여과율의 Difference(%)는 1.52±18.28 이었다. ^99mTC-DTPA를 이용해서 측정된 신사구체여과율과 혈청 크레아티닌 농도에 기반하여 도출된 추정사구체여과율에 대한 상관계수는 0.698로 중등도 정도의 상관성을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 추정사구체여과율은 연령, 성별, 근육 양 등 신장 외적인 요소에 영향을 받고 신장질환자를 대상으로 만든 공식을 사용하는 원인에 기인하는 것으로 추정된다. 신장 질환의 진단, 치료 및 추적 관찰, 신장이식 공여자의 신장 평가 등에 사용되는 신사구체여과율 측정에 ^99mTc-DTPA를 사용함으로써 신뢰성 있는 결과를 임상에 제공할 수 있다.

• 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.