• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2006

Temporomandibular joint(TMJ) disorders have characteristic clinical findings such as pain, joint sound, and abnormal jaw function. With the rapid progress in TMJ imaging techniques, magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) especially provides the clinician and researcher with the ability to evaluate TMJ disorders(effusion, anterior disk displacement) and the hard and soft tissue of the TMJ. In order to manage the internal derangement of TMJ such as anterior disk displacement, the so-called appliance therapy is commonly used. This technique became the treatment of choice before surgical intervention by many practitioners. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and determine the efficacy of anterior repositioning splint by means of the change of the position of the disk through pre- and post-treatment MRI. MRI and clinical symptom were carefully recorded in TMJ disorder patients. The relationship between TMJ symptoms such as pain, clicking sound, and disk displacement and effusion in MRI were analyzed. Then, splint therapy was applied for 3 months according to our protocol; at day 1, patients should wear 24 hours, in order to accomodate the splint and then, wearing time is reduced to 12 hours per day for one month. During next 2 months, it is tapered to 8 hours per day according to the evaluation of the clinical symptoms. Post-treatment MRI was obtained after 3 month protocol. This treatment strategy improved the clinical symptoms of TMJ disorder, and effusion and articular disk position showed a significant change. In conclusion, a treatment modality using an anterior repositioning splint therapy is an appropriate method for temporomandibular disorder patients.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.365-369
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• 2009

Objective : Susceptibility-weighted image (SWI) is a sensitive magnetic resonance image (MRI) technique to detect cerebral microbleeds (MBLs). which would not be detected by conventional MRI. We performed SWI to detect MBLs and investigated its usefulness in the evaluation of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) patients. Methods : From December 2006 to June 2007, twenty-one MTBI patients without any parenchymal hemorrhage on conventional MRI were selected. Forty-two patients without trauma were selected for control group. According to the presence of MBLs, we divided the MTBI group into MBLs positive [SWI (+)] and negative [SWI (-)] group. Regional distribution of MBLs and clinical factors were compared between groups. Results : Fifty-one MBLs appeared in 16 patients of SWI (+) group and 16 MBLs in 10 patients of control group [control (+)], respectively. In SWI (+) group, MBLs were located more frequently in white matters than in deep nucleus different from the control (+) group (p<0.05). Nine patients (56.3%) of SW (+) group had various neurological deficits (disorientation in 4, visual field defect in 2, hearing difficulty in 2 and Parkinson syndrome in 1). Initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)/mean Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) were $13.9{\pm}1.5/4.7{\pm}0.8$ and $15.0{\pm}0.0/5.0{\pm}0.0$ in SWI (+) and SWI (-) groups, respectively (p<0.05). Conclusion : Traumatic cerebral MBLs showed characteristic regional distribution, and seemed to have an importance on the initial neurological status and the prognosis. SWI is useful for detection of traumatic cerebral MBLs, and can provide etiologic evidences for some post-traumatic neurologic deficits which were unexplainable with conventional MRI.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

The aim of this study was to provide a new assessment of rotator cuff muscle activity. Eight male subjects (24.7 ± 3.2 years old,171.2 ± 9.8 cm tall, and weighing 63.8 ± 11.9 kg) performed the study exercises. The subjects performed 10 sets of the exercise while fixing the elbow at 90 degrees flexure and lying supine on a bed. One exercise set consisted of the subject performing external shoulder rotation 50 times using training equipment. Two imaging protocols were employed: (a) true fast imaging with steady precession (TrueFISP) at an acquisition time of 12 seconds and (b) multi-shot spin-echo echo-planar imaging (MSSE-EPI) at an acquisition time of 30 seconds for one echo. The main method of assessing rotator cuff muscle activity was functional T2 mapping using ultrafast imaging (fast-acquired muscle functional MRI [fast-mfMRI]). Fast-mfMRI enabled real-time imaging for the identification and evaluation of the degree of muscle activity induced by the exercise. Regions of interest were set at several places in the musculus subscapularis (sub), musculus supraspinatus (sup), musculus teres minor (ter), and deltoid muscle (del). We used the MR signal of the images and transverse relaxation time (T2) for comparison. Most of the TrueFISP signal was not changed by exercise and there was no significant difference from the resting values. Only the T2 in the musculus teres minor was increased after one set and the change were seen on the T2 images. Additionally, except for those after one and two sets, the changes in T2 were significant compared to those at rest (P < 0.01). We also demonstrated identify and visualize the extent to which muscles involved in muscle activity by exercise. In addition, we showed that muscle activity in a region such as a shoulder, which is susceptible to B0 inhomogeneity, could be easily detected using this technique.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1210-1219
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• 2020

Objective: To compare the utility and diagnostic performance of automated breast ultrasound system (ABUS) with that of handheld ultrasound (HHUS) in evaluating pure non-mass enhancement (NME) lesions on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-six consecutive MRI-visible pure NME lesions of 122 patients with breast cancer were assessed from April 2016 to March 2017. Two radiologists reviewed the preoperative breast MRI, ABUS, and HHUS images along with mammography (MG) findings. The NME correlation rate and diagnostic performance of ABUS were compared with that of HHUS, and the imaging features associated with ABUS visibility were analyzed. Results: Among 126 pure NME lesions, 100 (79.4%) were malignant and 26 (20.6%) were benign. The overall correlation rate was 87.3% (110/126) in ABUS and 92.9% (117/126) in HHUS. The sensitivity and specificity were 87% and 50% for ABUS and 92% and 42.3% for HHUS, respectively, with no significant differences (p = 0.180 and 0.727, respectively). Malignant NME was more frequently visualized than benign NME lesions on ABUS (93% vs. 65.4%, p = 0.001). Significant factors associated with the visibility of ABUS were the size of NME lesions on MRI (p < 0.001), their distribution pattern (p < 0.001), and microcalcifications on MG (p = 0.027). Conclusion: ABUS evaluation of pure NME lesions on MRI in patients with breast cancer is a useful technique with high visibility, especially in malignant lesions. The diagnostic performance of ABUS was comparable with that of conventional HHUS in evaluating NME lesions.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2016

삼각 섬유성 연골(TFCC) 손상 환자의 평가를 위하여 fat suppressed 3D fast spoiled gradient recalled T1 기법과 fat suppressed Isotropic 3D fast spin echo T1 기법을 이용하여 영상을 획득하였다. 정량적 평가를 위해 각각의 영상에서 signal to noise ratio 및 contrast to noise ratio 값을 측정하고, Mann-Whitney U 검정으로 두 기법 간의 통계적 유의성을 검증하였다. 또한 정성적 평가를 위해 영상의학의 2명이 각각의 영상을 관찰하여, TFCC의 형태, 영상 내 인공음영, 병변의 묘사 정도의 3가지 항목을 선정한 후 이를 4점 척도(0: 진단 불가, 1: 부족함, 2: 충분함, 3: 좋음)로 평가하였고, Kappa-value 검정을 이용하여 두 관찰자 간의 일치도 검증을 하였다. 영상획득에는 3.0 Tesla MR 장비와 8-channel RF coil을 사용하였다. 정량적 평가 결과, 모든 영상 단면에서 signal to noise ratio 및 contrast to noise ratio 값이 Isotropic 3D fast spin echo T1 기법이 높게 나타났으며, Mann-Whitney U 검정을 이용한 두 영상기법 간의 검증도 통계적으로도 유의하였다(p < 0.05). 정성적 평가 결과, 관찰자 1, 2 모두에서 Isotropic 3D fast spin echo T1 기법의 평가 결과가 더 높게 나타났으며, Kappa-value 검증을 이용한 두 관찰자 간 평가 결과의 일치도 검증도 통계적으로 유의하였다(p < 0.05). 결론적으로 TFCC 손상 환자의 자기공명영상 검사 시 fat suppressed Isotropic 3D fast spin echo T1 기법의 적용은 TFCC 병변의 감별에 보다 유용한 진단적 정보를 제공 할 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.

• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2006년도 제11차 학술대회
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• pp.51-51
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• 2006

• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2006년도 제11차 학술대회
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• pp.70-70
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• 2006

• 한국감성과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국감성과학회 1999년도 춘계학술발표논문집 논문집
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• pp.175-176
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• 1999

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.5860-5866
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• 2012

BOLD기법은 자극 횟수가 늘어날수록 시간의 증가 및 검사 실패율이 높아지므로 본 연구를 통해 가장 적절한 자극 횟수를 도출하여 제시함을 목적으로 하였다. 연구대상은 정상인 10명을 대상으로 손 운동 기능검사의 paradigm을, 1회에서 7회까지 자극 횟수로 나누어 피검자에게 시행하였다. 실험장비는 Philips Intera Archieva 3.0T MRI System 및 Invivo사의 Eloquene를 사용하였으며, BOLD-EPI 기법을 이용하여 10번의 휴지기와 10번의 활성기의 block design을 이용하였다. 관심영역인 primary hand motor area의 활성화 여부와 활성화 cluster 수, 활성화도, 비관심영역의 활성화 cluster 수를 비교하였다. 관심영역의 활성화 cluster 수는 2회 자극이 가장 낮았고, 3회부터는 일정하였으며, 활성화도는 자극 횟수가 늘어날수록 증가하지만, 비례하지는 않았다. 비관심 영역의 활성화 cluster 수는 3회부터 일정하였고, 6회부터 다시 증가하였다. 결론적으로 관심영역과 비관심영역의 활성화를 감안하고, 시간 감소에 따른 환자의 피로를 감소시키면서 정확성에 영향을 주지 않는 자극 횟수로 3회가 적정하리라 사료된다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2001

핵자기공명분광학(NMR Spectroscopy)을 이용해서 우리는 생물체의 조직안에 있는 각종 대사물질들을 측정할 수 있게 되었으며, 이것은 또 지금까지 알려진 여러 방법 중에서 생물체내의 신진대사 물질이나 생화학적인 변화를 비침습적(noninvasive)으로 알아낼 수 있는 유일한 방법에 속한다. 양성자 핵자기공명분광학은 최근들어 사람이나 흑은 동물뇌의 생화학적인 특성을 연구하는데 많이 사용되어오고 있다. 핵자기공명영상은 주로 물분자에 있는 양성자의 밀도와 그들의 이완현상(relaxation phenomena)을 측정하여 영상화하지만 핵자기공명분광학은 생체조직내의 신진대사에 관한 생화학적인 정보를 제공한다. 많은 경우에 있어서 핵자기공명분광학은 CT나 MRI 영상에서는 발견할 수 없는 정보를 제공함으로써 특정질병의 진단에 사용될 수 있으며, 따라서 환자들의 질병상태를 효과적으로 진단하는데 쓰여질 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 사람의 뇌에서 수소 핵자기공명분광학을 이용하여 대사물질들의 농도를 정량화하는 방법을 시도하였다. 이를 위해 펀텀을 이용하여 대사물질들 각각의 스팩트럼을 구했고, 성인 남녀 16명을 대상으로 insula gray matter 부위의 대사물질들의 농도를 측정하였다. 그리고 이 값들은 다른 연구자들에 의해 밝혀진 값들과 매우 근사한 값을 제공하였다.