• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2009

Objectives : The object of this study is to investigate the balance/imbalance of skin capacitances between left and right meridians, and to analyze the change patterns of electric energy on meridians with the lapse of time. Method : Electric potential was measured on five source points (LU9, PC7, HT7, LI4, SI4) bilaterally for 4 hours. The energy balance/imbalance between left and right was investigated, and the change patterns with time were analyzed. Results and Conclusions : The amplitude of meridian energy on five source points and the energy balance/imbalance between left and right were varied in each individual. When a source point showed a balanced meridian energy bilaterally, the change patterns of meridian energy with time were similar between left and right. While, when it showed an imbalanced energy between left and right, the change patterns of meridian energy were also different between left and right. Through this study, we proposed a new diagnostic method of meridian energy.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2011

Objectives : Cupping therapy has been used as various treatment methods in oriental medicine clinic for a long time. Specially, Cupping stimulation caused skin hyperpigmentation which has been used as diagnosis method for extravasated blood & inner organs functional disease. But it was difficult to quantitatively measure and analyze the interrelation between extravasated blood and skin hyperpigmentation. The aim of this study is to measure the acupoint's RGB and melanin change pattern by stimulating under fixed 80kPa negative pressure and to evaluate the extravasated blood. Methods : To evaluate extravasated blood, 10 acupoints (left/right BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23) were stimulated by treatment 80kPa negative pressure for 1 minute. And then we measured the acupoints' skin color change patterns using the color meter, followed by RGB analysis and melanin change pattern. Results and Conclusions : We could observe the correlation of the acupoints' skin color condition related with RGB change pattern. All acupoints' color change degree were different. Regardless of acupoints' color degree due to extravasated blood, we observed in common the fact that RGB values decreased after stimulation and steadily increased according to time. We observed that melanin index increased after stimulation and recovered before stimulation-condition after the lapse of time. In other words, we confirmed the correlation between raised color change degree and $L^*a^*$ index change pattern. Therefore we observed the possibility of charting the $L^*a^*$ index following extravasated blood.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.527-534
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• 2006

This is a pilot study to survey the general demand of senior-assistive necessities before a standardization system for senior-assistive necessities is developed as well as to describe health professionals' opinions about the demand and quality of Oriental medical aids and necessities for daily living for the elderly. This is a descriptive survey in which 29 health professionals are questioned, using structured questionnaires based on ISO 9999. The questionnaires were developed by 7 expert conduction standardization system of senior-assistive products in Korea. The data is analyzed by descriptive statistics. The result is as follows : First, with regard to the demand for all of the items in Oriental medical aids for the elderly, the demand of cupping glasses is the highest, followed by instrument used to apply heat treatment, massage equipment, thermo-therapeutic mattress, and heat or ice packs. With regard to the demand for all of the items for the necessities for daily living for the elderly, chairs are the highest, followed by rolling chairs, beds for health, and heigh adjustable beds. Second, with regard to quality of Oriental medical aids, ${\ulcorner}$aids for hair care${\lrcorner}$ are the best, whereas ${\ulcorner}$aids for boiling Oriental medicine${\lrcorner}$ are the worst. In quality of the necessities for daily living, ${\ulcorner}$chairs${\lrcorner}$ are the best, whereas ${\ulcorner}$beds${\lrcorner}$ are the worst. Above all, this result shows that with ${\ulcorner}$aids for heat or cold treatment${\lrcorner}$, there is relatively high demand and low quaily of Oriental medical aids, and with ${\ulcorner}$Beds${\lrcorner}$, there is relatively high demand and low quality. Therefore, aids for heat or cold treatment and beds in th necessities for daily living are required to be developed for standardization of senior-assistive necessities.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2015

현재 우리나라의 의료전달체계는 1989년 이후 1,2,3차 진료체계로 구분하여 지역 간 진료과목별 균형유지와 더불어 의료자원의 낭비를 방지하고 있으나 의료시설의 대도시 집중에 따라 지역 간 의료서비스의 불균형이 발생되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 중소도시인 진주시를 대상으로 접근성과 편리성이 강조되는 1차 의료서비스 질을 공간적 분포 특성에 근거하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 1차 의료시설 모두 공간적 분포에 대한 응집지수가 0~0.25로서 강한 응집도를 나타냈다. 필수진료과목의 경우 외과와 산부인과의 응집도가 높았으며 기타 진료과목은 성형외과와 안과의 응집도가 가장 높게 나타났다. 이를 바탕으로 병원의 위치와 이용자층과의 상관성 분석을 수행한 결과, 필수진료과목의 경우 병원의 위치와 이용자층간의 상관관계는 약하게 나타났으며 기타 진료과목 중 한의원의 경우 응집도는 높았으나 이용자층이 많은 곳에 비교적 양호하게 분포되어 접근성이 가장 우수한 것으로 분석되었다. 하지만 한의원을 제외한 나머지 기타진료과목은 이용자층과 의료시설의 위치가 상이하여 접근성 측면에서 문제점이 발생되었다. 이러한 분석 결과를 토대로 1차 의료서비스를 이용하는 이용자층을 고려한 입지선정의 개선대책 마련이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2013

Exhaustion syndrome(虛勞) became broadly experienced symptoms in Korean population. In this work, we carried out a systematic literature review on exhaustion syndrome(ES) and chronic fatigue. We searched through the databases Koreanstudies Information Service System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, DataBase Periodical Information Academic for the articles published between 1994 and 2013, with the keywords 'exhaustion syndrome(虛勞)', 'consumption(虛損)', 'overexertion syndrome(勞倦)', 'fatigue', 'chronic fatigue' and 'degree of fatigue'. Among the first-run rough-searched 602 articles, we narrowed down the scope within the field of Oriental medicine (126 articles), and finally selected 28 articles appropriate to the intended research field; the selected articles were categorized by literature study(7 papers), clinical treatment (7), clinical diagnosis (5), treatment effects of herbal medicine (2), diagnosis in Sasang medicine and treatment effect of dry cupping therapy (2), and questionnaire-based diagnosis (5). We found that the overall research level on ES remained in the preliminary stages, and more efforts are needed in the field of terminology definition and standardization of diagnosis, and treatment efficacy validation beyond muscle fatigue. Finally, to develop reliable diagnostic devices on ES, we proposed a study design that included the development of objective ES diagnostic indicators and a clinical validation procedure.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2009

Objective: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has emerged as an important optical imaging modality in non-invasive medical diagnostics. Hence, the aim of this study is to measure the similarity of the diagnosis by a traditional method using doctor's hand for feeling of pulse and by the non-contact/non-invasive pulse analyzing system using OCT on Chon(寸), Kwan(關), Chuk(尺). Method: Four korean medical doctors and the non-contact/non-invasive pulse analyzing system using OCT have measured the rapidity, the dimension, and the power of pulse waves of 25 volunteers. First, four korean medical doctors measured pulse waves of volunteers. During measuring, four doctors were separated from each other and so were volunteers. And then, the pulse waves of volunteers were measured by OCT. This was performed on the right Chon(寸), Kwan(關), Chuk(尺). Results: The study showed that the traditional method and the OCT based method had the 88% matches on the values of the slow and rapid pulse condition (遲數), 64% matches on the values of the small and big pulse condition(微細弱緩大[洪]), and 72% matches on the values of the weak and strong pulse condition(虛實). Conclusions: Based on the high similarities of the measurements of two approaches, we suggest that the OCT based pulse diagnosis method is useful for compensating the traditional method for the pulse diagnosis.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.845-850
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• 2002

This paper suggest a methodology for representation of findings which can be called as signs and symptoms. A finding consists of unit signs and unit symptoms, and moreover findings which appear in one individual patient have so many different relationship each other. So, it is nat appropriate to list all of possible findings as medical standard or to fill findings as independent things in paper for medical record. We try to distinguish finding item from finding list, and suggest the methodology by which we can make finding list from finding items. That is, we suggest finding item[Concept], value types, relationship, logical operator, and syntax as a component of representation. And by using urinary symptom, we make the example for representation methodology. Finally, we mention the background knowledge, brief research process of related area.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 집게형 맥진기와 심전도계를 이용하여 전기적인 심전도 파형과 요골동맥파형을 동시 측정하여 얻은 맥파전달속도를 분석하였다. 두 신호의 동시 측정에 의한 맥파전달속도는 평균 6 m/s의 값을 보여 주었으며, ECG 파형과 홀소자 맥진파형으로 동시 측정한 방법은 기존 방법들 보다 정확하게 맥파전달속도를 측정할 수 있는 새로운 방법임을 입증하였다. 따라서 이결과는 한방의료기기인 맥진기에서 측정된 데이터를 임상적으로 활용할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.216-220
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• 2006

10개의 다중 홀(Hall)소자를 이용하여 요골동맥에 놓여진 영구자석의 위치 변화에 따른 전압의 변화를 전기적 신호로 얻었다.전기적 신호는 맥의 파형 신호를 의미하며 이들을 다시 회로의 하드웨어를 통해 신호들을 미분하여 자장의 변화 신호만 얻었다.소프트웨어를 통해 위치 변화에 따른 자장 변화의 크기에 따라 그 형태를 3차원 영상을 얻어 착용형 맥진기로서의 개발 가능성을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.188-191
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• 2013

The magnetic properties for sanal's mobility inside of the lymphatic primo vascular system, the so-called Kyungrak (or meridian) system, are investigated under a low static magnetic field with the anatomy technology and optical microscope. One sanal with a size of 1 ${\mu}m$ under microscope selected and separated from the primo vessels of the primo vascular system are observed in rabbits' lymphatic vessels around abdominal aorta and placed in PBS solution with petridish. The moving displacement of sanal versus the measuring time of 20 Oe below a magnetic field of 80 Oe is stronger in dominanting dependence according to the x-direction than y-direction.