• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 HDTV와 같이 고해상도 및 고속의 동작을 동시에 요구하는 고화질 영상시스템 응용을 위한 10비트 200MS/s 65nm CMOS ADC를 제안한다. 제안하는 ADC는 고속 동작에서 저 전력 소면적 구현에 적합한 4단 파이프라인 구조를 기반으로 설계되었으며, 입력단 SHA 회로에서는 1.2V의 낮은 단일 전원 전압에서도 높은 입력 신호를 처리하기 위해 4개의 커패시터를 기반으로 설계하여 $1.4V_{p-p}$의 입력 신호를 ADC 내부 회로에서는 $1.0V_{p-p}$으로 낮추어 사용할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 높은 전압이득을 갖는 증폭기를 필요로 하는 SHA와 MDAC1은 출력 임피던스가 감소하는 65nm CMOS 공정의 제약 사항을 극복하기 위해 통상적인 2단 증폭기 대신 3단 증폭기 구조를 기반으로 설계하였으며 200MS/s 높은 동작 속도를 고려하여 RNMC 및 multipath 주파수 보상기법을 추가하여 설계하였다. 전력 소모 최소화를 위해 스위치 기반의 바이어스 전력최소화 기법을 sub-ranging flash ADC에 적용하였고, 기준 전류 및 전압 발생기를 온-칩으로 집적하는 동시에 외부에서도 인가할 수 있도록 하여 시스템 응용에 따라 선택적으로 사용할 수 있도록 하였다. 제안하는 시제품 ADC는 65nm CMOS 공정으로 제작되었으며, 측정된 DNL 및 INL은 10비트 해상도에서 각각 최대 0.19LSB, 0.61LSB 수준을 보이며, 동적 성능으로는 150MS/s와 200MS/s의 동작 속도에서 각각 54.4dB, 52.4dB의 SNDR과 72.9dB 64.8dB의 SFDR을 보여준다. 시제품 ADC의 칩 면적은 $0.76mm^2$이며, 1.2V 전원 전압과 200MS/s의 동작 속도에서 75.6mW의 전력을 소모한다.

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.307-331
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• 2008

The CEO and the Corporate Image is considered very important in the aspect of marketing. The fact that CEO image itself influences the company or value of the product directly and indirectly has been verified through many cases. Recently, the differentiation of products and services between companies became difficult because the disparity in technique between companies retrenched. As a result, the rate of people who decide to purchase or invest their money based on the corporate image or reputation has been increased. Also in the knowledge society like today, the talented employees are the company's customer and the company's necessity for managing those brains of marketing perspective on how to satisfy and attract the customers is being embossed. The Fashion industry is one of the most value-added industry and in those value-added businesses, the most important factor is the human resources' knowledge power. However the study of the relationships among the CEO image, the corporate image and employment brand value in fashion industry has not been carried out yet. This research considers that dynamic relationship exists among the CEO image, corporate image and employment brand value that affects a company's main goal of pursuing benefits and intends to investigate the relationships of the three concepts. The specific purposes of this study were, 1) to analyze the impact of CEO image on a corporate image, 2) to analyze the impact of corporate image on employment brand value, 3) to analyze the impact of CEO image on employment brand value, 4) to analyze whether corporate image plays a mediating role in the relationship between CEO image and employment brand value or not. A survey design with a structured questionnaire was employed for this research. A convenience sample of 398 subjects was selected from two groups, which are university students majoring in fashion and practitioners working in fashion industry. For the data analysis, descriptive statistic (i.e., frequency, percentage), factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used by utilizing SPSS 12.0 for Windows program. The results for this research are as follows, first, the study of the impact of CEO image (i.e., Managerial Competence, Reliability/Leadership, Personal Attractiveness) on corporate image (i.e., Product Image, Corporate Social Responsibility Image, Corporate Cultural Image) brought conclusion that the CEO image generally affected the corporate image in fashion industry. Managerial Competence and Reliability/Leadership affected Product Image, Corporate Social Responsibility Image and Corporate Cultural Image. However, while CEO's Personal Attractiveness affected Product Image and Corporate Social Responsibility Image, it did not affect Corporate Cultural Image. Second, the study of the impact of corporate image on employment brand value brought conclusion that corporate image (i.e., Product Image, Corporate Social Responsibility Image, Corporate Cultural Image) affected employment brand value. Corporate Cultural Image affected employment brand value the most and then the Corporate Social Responsibility Image and Product Image. Third, the study of the impact of CEO image on employment brand value brought conclusion that CEO image (i.e., Managerial Competence, Reliability/Leadership, Personal Attractiveness) affected the employment brand value. CEO's Reliability/Leadership affected the employment brand value the most and then CEO's Personal Attractiveness and CEO's Managerial Competence. Forth, the study examined whether corporate image plays a mediating role in relationship of CEO image and employment brand value and concluded that it does. Corporate image played a full mediating role between CEO's Managerial Competence and employment brand value while it played a partial mediating role between CEO's Reliability/Leadership and CEO's Personal Attractiveness. This study is meaningful in a sense that it examines the relationship among the CEO image, corporate image and employment brand value which has not been carried out yet in fashion industry. It will ultimately contribute to the success of a fashion company by providing useful information of establishing strategies for managing proper the CEO and the corporate image to the fashion company and operating the talented employees.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.61-79
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 제7차 가정 교육과정에 대해 CIPP모형을 적용한 상황과 투입을 평가하여 차기 가정과 교육과정의 발전에 기여하는데 있다. 본 연구는 경상남도에 소재한 중학교 가운데임의 표집한 250 개교에서 제7차 교육과정 기술 가정교과의 가정 영역을 담당하고 있는 교사를 대상으로 설문지를 발송한 후, 응답 수집된 109명의 설문지를 최종 분석 자료로 사용하여 이루어졌다. 자료에 대해서는 SPSS 10.0 for Windows 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도, 비율, 평균, 표준편차를 산출하였다. 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 상황 평가(교육 상황 평가)로 보면 가정 교육과정의 교육목표와 성격에 대한 요구 조사에서 '진로탐색'에 대한 요구도가 높게 나타나고, '가정생활에 대한 이해를 높임'에 대한 요구도는 낮게 나타났다. 담당 교사의 자신감도 부족하지만, 교과에 대한 학생의 흥미와 관심도 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째. 투입 평가(교육 계획 평가)로 보면 기술 가정 교육과정의 가정 영역에 대한 적절성에서 시간 배당, 내용 수준, 내용 분량에 대해 적절하지 못하다고 여기는 것으로 나타났으며 학교 수준에서 기술 가정 교육과정 구성과 교사의 수업지도안도 충실하게 이루어지지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 조사 항목 중에서 평가에 대한 학교 수준 계획 수립이 상대적으로 충실한 것으로 나타났고, 이에 비하여 교과 협의는 충실하게 이루어지지 않아 다양한 내용들을 제대로 협의하지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2021

최근 정부는 제2 벤처 붐 확산을 위해 창업지원 프로그램을 확대하고 지원 규모도 늘리고 있다. 그러나 창업기업의 지속적인 성장을 위해서는 창업가가 갖추어야 할 기업가정신 교육이나 멘토링이 중요한 부분임에도 불구하고 정부 지원프로그램에 선정된 기업 중 일부에서는 사업화 자금만을 목적으로 하고 기업가정신 교육이나 멘토링 등의 프로그램 참여를 기피하는 현상이 나타나고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 정부 창업지원사업에 선정된 창업기업을 대상으로 제공되고 있는 멘토링의 내용과 횟수, 그리고 기업가적 기민성이 기회인지를 매개로 기업의 성과에 미치는 영향에 관해 연구함으로써 기업가적 기민성과 멘토링 프로그램의 중요성을 강조하고자 한다. 본 연구 실증분석에 따르면 첫째, 기업가적 기민성의 하위요인인 연합-연결력을 제외하고는 관찰-탐색력과 평가-판단력은 기회인지를 매개로 기업의 성과(재무, 비재무)에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자금조달, 기술지원, 경영지원 멘토링은 기회인지를 매개로 기업의 재무 및 비재무성과에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 멘토링 횟수 또한 기회인지를 매개로 기업의 재무, 비재무성과에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 시사점은 기업가적 기민성 하위요인 중 연합-연결력이 기회인지를 매개로 기업성과에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 볼 때 프로그램 운영자들이 프로그램 설계와 운영시 창업자의 전략적 의사결정 기회를 침해하지 않는 방안에 대해 고려해야 한다는 것을 재점검해 볼 필요가 있다. 또한, 정부 창업지원 사업에서 창업기업에 제공되는 멘토링이 중요하다는 것이 실증적으로 규명된 만큼 각 창업기업의 성과목표에 맞는 맞춤형 멘토링이 필요하다는 것을 강조할 수 있다. 본 연구의 기여점은 기업가정신에 관한 연구에서 핵심 구성 요소로 다루어지고 있는 기업가적 기민성과 기회 인지, 그리고 실무적 측면에서 창업기업 성과에 중요한 요소로 인식되는 멘토링과 멘토링 횟수에 대한 요인들을 기업성과 영향 요인으로 이론적 실증적으로 규명하였다는 점이다. 아울러 멘토링을 지원하는 창업기업 지원 기관들에게 논리적 근거를 제시하였다는 것이다.

• 한국국제농업개발학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.292-299
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• 2018

농가의 핵심 농기계 이용 만족도를 조사 분석한 결과, 수입산이 국산 대비 트랙터는 1.2배, 콤바인 1.3배, 이앙기 1.4배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 즉 가격과 사후봉사를 제외한 작업성능, 조작편이성, 내구성, 고장빈도에서 높은 만족도를 보였고, 이는 전자유압제어, 파워트레인 및 변속기 설계, 신소재, 저소음 캐빈 등 기술수준의 차이가 반영된 결과로 여겨진다. 국산 농기계의 품질향상을 통한 적극적인 대응이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 대리점을 대상으로 한 핵심 농기계의 부품 및 소모품에서 고장 수리 빈도수가 높게 나타났다. 트랙터는 주요 4개 부위에서 85.3%, 콤바인은 5개 부위에서 89.6%, 이앙기는 3개 부위에서 80.5%가 발생한 것으로 분석되었다. 그리고 제조사를 대상으로 한 수입산 대비 국산의 기술수준이 중소형 트랙터, 4조 콤바인 및 6조 이앙기는 근접하였으나, 트랙터는 60-100%, 콤바인 70-100%, 이앙기 70-95%로 평가되었다. 또한 국산의 문제점으로 트랙터는 내구성과 조작편이성, 콤바인은 내구성, 이앙기는 조작편이성을 가장 큰 문제로 인식되고 있다. 농가, 대리점 및 제조사의 조사결과를 종합해보면, 농가 및 대리점에서는 품질 개선과 내구성 향상이 시급하다고 응답하는 반면에, 제조업체는 주로 작업성능과 조작편이성 향상 기술개발에 역점을 두고 있어 현장과 괴리감을 보였다. 따라서 제조사에서는 농가와 대리점의 애로사항을 설계 생산에 적극 반영해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 특히, 수입산 농기계 대비 국산의 가장 큰 문제점은 잔고장으로 대표되는 품질 문제로 분석되었다. 이는 제조사 입장에서 농기계 판매의 계절성에 따른 경영악화와 소량 생산으로 인한 한정적인 제품원가 절감요소가 낳은 결과로 판단된다. 제조사 입장에서는 시장의 가격경쟁력 강화를 위해 자체적으로 기종별 부품 공용화와 다량 구매 부품의 원가절감 전략을 구사하고 있는데, 이로 인해 오히려 품질 저하와 농가 불만 증가를 초래, 점진적인 시장점유율 하락을 인지하면서도 부품개발 등에 적극적으로 대응하지 못하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 국산 농기계 부품의 신뢰성 및 내구성 시험 강화를 위해 일본 수준의 시험검정과 연속시험 보완이 필요하며, 농가 보호를 위해 고장 수리 빈도수가 높은 주요 부품에 대한 정례적인 사후검정기준 마련 등 제도적 보완이 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 국내 농기계산업의 활성화와 국산농기계의 국내외 시장경쟁력 강화를 위해, 현재 시점에서 정책적으로 제조사와 부품 제조업체를 포함하는 공용부품 개발, 제조 및 공급을 위한 농기계부품연구원의 설립이 절대적으로 필요한 시기로 판단된다.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.383-396
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• 2020

목적: 중등도 이상의 손상 환자를 대상으로 손상의 중증도에 따른 정형외과적 손상의 손상기전, 부위, 유형, 치료적 접근 및 그 치료결과를 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2014년부터 2019년까지 응급실/외상센터가 운영되지 않은 기간을 제외한 57개월 동안 국립중앙의료원 외상센터로 입원한 손상 중증도 점수(Injury Severity Score, ISS) 9점 이상의 환자들 중 정형외과적 손상이 동반된 778명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. ISS와 생리학적 지표를 기준으로 한 손상의 중증도에 따라 중등도 손상군(1군, 679명)과 중증 손상군(2군, 99명)으로 분류하고 손상기전, 비정형외과적 손상을 평가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 침범된 해부학적 영역과 골격구조의 수와 유형을 평가하였고, 치료적 접근 방법을 세분화하여 비교하였다. 치료결과는 재원기간을 포함하여 재원기간 내 발현된 전신 합병증과 사망률을 평가하였고 사망률에 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 결과: 2군이 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도가 높았고 고에너지 손상기전 및 동반 손상의 빈도가 유의하게 증가되었다. 정형외과적 손상 중 침범된 골격계의 수는 2군에서 유의하게 많아지면서 하지를 주로 침범한 1군에 비해 2군에서는 골반, 척추, 상지 영역의 침범이 유의하게 증가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 환자의 임상적 상태에 따라 확정적 또는 단계적 치료가 시행되었으며 다발성 중증 손상을 보이는 2군에서는 일시적 외고정술을 이용한 단계적 수술의 빈도가 유의하게 높았고 1군에서는 생리학적 안정화를 이룬 뒤 확정적 수술을 시행하는 빈도가 유의하게 높았다. 중증도가 높아질수록 재원기간 역시 길어졌으며 재원기간 내 총 전신 합병증은 약 4.9%, 총 사망률는 약 4.5%였다. 중증도가 높아질수록 사망률은 유의하게 높아졌다(1군 2.9%, 2군 15.2%; p<0.0001). 사망률에 미치는 요인 중 고령과 높은 ISS가 중요한 요인으로 확인되었다. 결론: 손상의 중등도가 높을수록 고에너지 손상기전에 의한 손상의 발생 빈도가 높아지며 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도와 동반 손상의 빈도가 높아졌다. 정형외과적 손상 역시 다발성 손상의 빈도와 중증도가 유의하게 증가되면서 정형외과적 외고정장치를 이용한 내고정술 등이 단계적 치료의 일환으로 시행된 경우가 유의하게 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 또한 재원기간, 전신 합병증 및 사망률 역시 유의하게 증가되는 경향을 보이며, 사망률에는 높은 연령과 ISS가 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 감성과학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.3-20
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• 2022

최근 도심항공모빌리티(UAM) 상용화에 앞서 도심 내 항공 교통수단 관련 산업에 대한 연구개발 중요성이 급격히 증가하고 있다. 도심항공모빌리티(UAM) 환경을 조성하기 위해서 핵심 항공 이동 수단 비행체인 개인용 항공기(PAV) 기체에 관한 연구가 수행되고 있으나, 탑승자 관점의 연구가 상대적으로 부족한 상황이다. 특히 PAV는 탑승자의 새로운 생활공간으로 활용될 것으로 예상되기 때문에 탑승자의 실내행위를 지원하는 실내공간 설계를 위해서는 PAV 기체에서 발생하는 물리적 요소가 인체에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구가 필수적으로 이루어져야 한다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 PAV의 공중 운항 특성으로 인해 인체에 영향을 주는 제약 요소를 도출하고, 이러한 제약 요소가 실내행위를 수행하는 탑승자 인체에 미치는 영향을 파악하는 것이다. 본 연구 결과, 항공 이동 수단 비행 기체 PAV는 4,000ft 이하에서 운항해야 하는 기준에 따라, 운항고도에 따른 제약 요소는 소음, 진동, 저주파 운동에 의한 멀미로 나타났다. 이러한 제약 요소가 실내행위에 영향을 미친다는 관점에서 PAV에서 행할 수 있는 실내행위를 자율주행 자동차, 비행기, PAV 컨셉 사례를 활용하여 도출하고 인체에 미치는 영향과 수준을 고려하여 실내행위 지원을 위한 제약 요소 권장기준을 설정하였다. 또한 실내행위 지원을 위한 제약 요소의 인체 영향 수준을 감소시키기 위해서는 시트의 형태 및 내장기능(진동 저감 기능, 온도조절, LED조명 등), 개인 좌석별 지향성 스피커를 활용한 외부소음 감소, 소음과 진동 감소를 위한 내장재 등을 실내공간 설계에 반영해야 함을 제시하였다. 본 연구는 PAV 실내행위에 영향을 주는 제약 요소를 도출하였고, 인체에 미치는 영향 수준을 확인하였으며, 추후 PAV 실내 설계 시 기초자료로써 활용할 수 있다는 점에서 의미가 있다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.187-200
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• 2007

이 연구는 치과임플란트 시술후에 발생할수 있는 감각이상의 평가를 위하여 뉴로미터를 사용하여 정량적으로 측정하여, 임플란트 시술후의 감각신경 평가에 개관적 지침을 마련하고자 하는데 목적이 있다. 2006년 대전 썬 병원 구강내과에 내원한 환자중에 임플란트 술식을 시행한 환자 44명과 대조군 30명을 대상으로 $Neurometer^{(R)}$ CPT/C (Neurotron, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.)를 이용하여 임플란트 시술전과 시술후 발사시에 2000 Hz, 250 Hz, 5 Hz,주파수로 검사를 시행하였다. 측정 부위는 임플란트 시술부위에 따라 삼차신경의 상악신경 분지와 하악신경 분지에 적용하였다. Neurometer는 세가지의 주파수 (2000 Hz, 250 Hz, 5 Hz)를 적용할 수 있는데, 각 주파수별로 대상자가 감각을 느낄 수 있는 가장 낮은 전류의 세기를 전류인지역치로 기록하였다. 각 신경섬유별 전류인지역치는 $A{\beta}$섬유의 경우 2000 Hz, $A{\delta}$섬유의 경우 250 Hz의 전류자극 하에서 특징적으로 반응하며, C섬유의 경우 5 Hz의 전류자극 하에서 반응한다. 전류인지역치 검사는 삼차신경 영역에 있어서도 말초신경 손상을 평가하기 위하여 검사를 시행할 수 있으며, 말초신경부위에 특징적인 주파수의 전류를 발생시켜 선택적인 신경 섬유를 자극한다. 서로 다른 굵기의 신경 섬유들은 각기 다른 빈도의 전류자극에 선택적으로 반응하는데, 각기 다른 주파수의 전류자극을 적용하며, 각 전류에 선택적으로 반응하는 $A{\beta},\;A{\delta}$, C신경 섬유의 반응 역치를 개별적으로 평가할 수 있다. 전류인지역치를 통한 평가에서는 전류인지 역치의 증감을 측정하여 감각과민이나 감각감퇴등의 감각이상을 진단할 수 있다. 임플란트 시술전후의 전류인지역치를 평가한 본 연구에서는 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 임플란트 시술 전후의 평가에서는 좌우 상하악 각각의 2000 Hz, 250 Hz, 5 Hz에서의 전류인지역치는 전반적으로 수술 후가 증가되었으며, 하악에서는 2000 Hz와 5 Hz에서 수술후에의 전류인지역치가 통계학적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 2. 전신질환을 가지고있거나 그로 인하여 투약중인 군에서는 임플란트 수술 전후에 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 대조군에 비해서는 좌측 2000 Hz와 5 Hz에서 임플란트 시술군이 전류인지역치가 유의하게 높았다. 3. 대조군과 임플란트 수술군의 수술전의 전류인지역치 측정치의 비교에서는 우측 2000 Hz, 5 Hz에서 임플란트 시술군이 유의하게 높았으며, 대조군과 임플란트 수술후의 전류 인지 역치 평가에서는 2000 Hz에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 4. 남자가 여자보다는 전류인지역치가 높았으나, 통계학적인 유의성을 보이지는 않았으며, 임플란트 시술군내에서도 남녀차이는 보이지 않았으며, 대조군에서 좌측 2000 Hz에서 유의하게 낮았다. 임플란트 시술 전후의 전류인지 평가에서 남녀성별에 따른 차이는 남자군에서는 통계학적 차이가 없었고, 여자군에서 우측 5 Hz, 좌측 2000 Hz에서 유의하게 높았다. 5. 감각신경이 있다고 호소하는 군과 아닌 군과의 비교에서는 감각이상을 호소하는 군이 전체적으로 전류인지역치가 증가했으나 통계학적인 유의성은 없었다. VAS상에 증가를 보이는 군의 수술전후의 전류인지측정 평가에서는 우측 5 Hz에서 임플란트 시술후 전류인지역치가 유의하게 증가하였으며, VAS 표시가 수술전후에 모두 0 인 경우에 좌측 2000 Hz에서 수술후의 전류인지역치가 유의하게 증가하였다. 이 연구는 뉴로미터를 이용하여 치아 임플란트 시술후에 발생할 수 있는 감각이상을 평가 할수 있는 객관적이고 정량적인 전류인지역치를 제시하고자 하였다.

• 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.