• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 1999년도 Japanese Journal of Medical Physics
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• pp.131-132
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• 1999

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.45-47
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• 1985

We conclude that Nuclear Medicine technology has much to offer in the diagnosis of cardiovascular pathologies. Its potnetials have yet to be fully appreciated by those who have access to the facility, as also by those who practise speciality with resigned pessimism.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 및 총회
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• pp.387.1-387.1
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• 2004

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2009

Nuclear cardiac imaging has been widely used to assess viable myocardium in patients with ischemic heart disease, The assessment of viable myocardium is important in selecting patients who will be benefit from revascularization. Although revascularization is indicated in patients with sufficient myocardium, patients with scar tissue should be treated medically. Nuclear imaging methods including myocardial perfusion SPECT and FDG PET have been shown to be effective modalities for identifying viable myocardium.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.210-217
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• 1993

To compare the myocardial viability in patients suffering from total occlusion of the right coronry artery (RCA) with the angiographic collaterals, intracoronary injection of Thallium-201 (T1-201) was done to 14 coronary artery disease (CAD) patients (pts) with total occlusion of RCA and into four normal subjects for control. All 14 CAD pts had Grade 2 or 3 collateral circulations. There were 14 male and 4 females, and their ages ranged from 31 to 70 years. In nine pts, T1-201 was injected into left main coronary artery (LCA) ($300{\sim}350{\mu}Ci$) to evaluate the myocardial viability of RCA territory through collateral circulations. The remaining five pts received T1-201 into RCA ($200{\sim}250{\mu}Ci$) because two had intraarterial bridging collaterals and three had previous successful PTCA. Planar & SPECT myocardial perfusion images were obtained 30 minutes, and four to five hours after T1-201 injection. Intravenous T1-201 reinjection (six pts) or $^{99m}Tc-MIBI$ (two pts) were also performed in eight CAD pts. Intracoronary myocardial perfusion images were compared with intravenous T1-201 (IV T1-201) images, ECG, and ventriculography. Intracoronary T1-201 images proved to be superior to that of IV T1-201 due to better myocardial to background uptake ratio and more effective in the detection of viable tissue. We also found that perfusion defects were smaller on intracoronary T1-201 images than those on the IV T1-201. All of the 14 CAD pts had either mostly viable myocardium (seven pts) or large area of T1-201 perfusion (seven pts) in RCA territory, however ventriculographic wall motion and ECG did not correlate well with intracoronary myocardial perfusion images. In conclusion, total RCA occlusion patients with well developed collateral circulation had large area of viable myocardial in the corresponding territory.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 1994

심근경색후 측부순환의 존재는 심근경색의 크기를 감소시키고 생존가능한 심근의 양을 늘려 심근기능의 보존에 기여하며 심실류 혈성을 예방하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 심근경색후 측부순환의 분포와 측부순환에 따른 심근 SPECT소견을 알아보고자 시행하였다. 급성심근경색으로 진단된 환자중 2주내에 관동맥 조영술을 시행하여 TIMI grade 0, 1인 환자 56예를 대상으로 하여 측부순환이 좋은 I군과 측부순환이 나쁜 II군으로 분류하여 양군간의 임상양상 및 좌심실기능과 심근 SPECT 소견을 조사하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1) 경색관련 동맥에로의 측부순환은 우관동맥 15예, 좌전하행동맥 10예, 좌회선동맥 50예 순이 었다. 2) 측부순환 경로는 좌전하행동맥에서 우관동맥으로 13예(40.6%), 우관동맥에서 좌전하행동맥으로 9예(28.1%)로 우관동맥과 좌전하행동맥 사이에 흔하였다. 3) 최고 CK 활성도는 I군에서 낮은 경향이 있었다. 4) $^{99m}Tc$-MIBI 심근 SPECT상 측부순환로가 발달한 I군에서 경색부위 가역성 관류결손 부위 빈도가 높았다 (83.4% vs 15.3%, p<0.05). 5) LVEDV, LVESV, EF는 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 관동맥 조영술상 측부순환로의 존재는 $^{99m}Tc$-MIBI 심근 SPECT의 가역성 관류결손 부위와 유의한 연관성이 있었으며, 심근 SPECT는 기능적 측부순환을 관찰하는데 유용한 검사로 생각된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2005

Non-invasive evaluation of cardiac function by nuclear medicine technologies are one of the major contribution of nuclear medicine. Gated cardiac blood pool scan was once a novel and robust technique which enabled evaluation of ventricular function. Concept of EKG gating was one of the major breakthrough in nuclear cardiology. According to the evolution of echocardiographic techniques, and as the evaluation of myocardial perfusion by perfusion SPECT became feasible, number of gated blood pool study dong in nuclear medicine laboratory is declining. And recently, evaluation of ventricular function with gated perfusion SPECT further decreased the use of gated blood pool scan. In this article, assessment of ventricular function using gated blood pool scan is discussed including some insight about the role of gated blood pool SPECT.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2009

Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging is very effective in the evaluation of patients with suspicious acute coronary syndrome (ACS), for adequate diagnosis and treatment. There have been many clinical evidences to support the efficacy and cost-effectiveness. In addition, many authoritative guidelines support the utility of myocardial perfusion imaging in ACS with an appropriate diagnostic protocol. However, with the development of other cardiac imaging modalities, the choice of modality for the diagnosis of suspicious ACS now depends on the availability of each modality in each institute. Newly developed imaging technologies, especially including molecular imaging, are expected to have great potential not only for diagnosis but also for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of ACS.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2005

Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been increasing during the last decade and is the one of major causes of death. The management of patients with coronary artery disease has evolved considerably. There are two main strategies in the management of CAD, complementary, not competitive, each other; the pharmacologic therapy to prevent and treat CAD and the percutaneous coronary Intervention (PCI) to restore coronary flow. Antiplatelet drugs and cholesterol lowering drugs have central roles in pharmacotherapy. Drug eluting stent (DES) bring about revolutional changes in PCI. In the management of patients with 57 segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there has been a debate on the better strategy for the restoration of coronary flow. Thrombolytic therapy is widely available and easy to administer, whereas primary PCI is less available and more complex, but mote complete. Recently published evidences in the pharmacologic therapy including antiplatelet and stalin, and PCI including DES and reperfusion therapy in patients with ST segment elevation AMI were reviewed.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.433-435
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• 1998

Recent progress of technology permits us to assess ventricular function and wall motion as well as myocardial perfusion using electrocardiographic gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (GM-SPECT). It is interesting that echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging are moving in the same direction with the use of contrast medium to assess myocardial perfusion. A valid fundamental basis for a new technology is essential for a successful competition. Lee et al. report in this issue the reproducibility of serial measurement of left ventricular function including systolic wall thickening using a novel statistical method. It has important implications such as nitroglycerin or dobutamine application during GM-SPECT. The field of nuclear cardiology must continue to strive toward more sophisticated but straightforward evaluation of cardiac diseases.