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ViewRay MRIdian System을 이용한 MRI only based plan의 유용성 고찰 (A study of usefulness for the plan based on only MRI using ViewRay MRIdian system)

  • 전창우;이호진;안범석;김찬용;이제희
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.131-143
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    • 2015
  • 목 적 : MRI를 기반으로 한 CT fusion plan과 MRI only based plan을 비교함으로써 MRI only plan의 유용성을 평가하고, 나아가 Simulation과 치료계획을 포함한 방사선치료의 전 과정을 CT 촬영 없이 MRI 영상으로 구성하여 실시간 MR-IGRT를 구현하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 사용중인 BBB CT (Brilliance Big Bore CT, 16slice, Philips)와 Viewray MRIdian System (Viewray, USA)으로 환자 11명(Head and Neck 1명, Breast 5명, Lung 1명, Liver 3명, Prostate 1명)을 대상으로 CT & MR simulation 및 치료계획을 세웠다. Head and Neck, Breast, Prostate환자는 자유호흡(Free Breathing) 상태로, Lung과 Liver 환자는 흡기 호흡중지(Inhalation Breathing Holdng)상태로 Simulation을 진행하였다. Viewray의 Bore 크기 및 Coil 위치를 고려하여 환자 자세 및 고정기구를 동일한 조건을 유지하여 CT simulation을 시행하였다. Viewray MRIdian 시스템을 이용하여 MR 영상을 기반으로 한 CT fusion plan과 CT fusion 없이 [ICRU 46]에서 권고하는 폐, 공기, 뼈의 전자밀도를 입력한 동일한 조건의 MR only plan을 세웠다. Head and Neck, Breast, Prostate는 IMRT, Lung과 Liver 는 Gating치료계획을 세웠고, 치료계획의 평가는 PTV의 균질성 지표 (Homogeneity Index, HI)와 일치성 지표 (Conformity Index, CI), 그리고 각 PTV와 OAR의 DVH와 선량차이를 각각 비교하였다. 결 과 : 두 치료계획간 치료부위별 PTV에 대한 HI 값의 차이는 Head and Neck, Breast, Lung, Liver, Prostate 부위별로 각각 0.089, 0.26, 0.67, 0.2, 0.4%로 나타났으며, CI 값의 차이는 부위별로 각각 0.043, 0.84, 0.68, 0.46, 0.3%로 두가지 평가 값 모두 Head and Neck 부위가 가장 작은 차이를 나타냈다. PTV에 대한 평균선량 차이는 치료부위별로 각각 0.07, 0.29, 0.18, 0.3, 0.18 Gy로 나타났다. 이를 백분율로 나타냈을 때 0.06, 0.7, 0.29, 0.69, 0.44%으로 모두 1% 이하의 차이를 보였다. 두경부암의 각 OAR은 전체적으로 0.01~0.12 Gy의 평균선량 차이를 보였으며, 유방암은 0.04~0.06 Gy, 폐암에서는 0.01~0.21 Gy, 간암은 0.06~0.27 Gy, 전립선암은 0.02~0.23 Gy의 평균선량 차이를 나타냈다. 결 론 : MR 영상을 이용한 치료계획은 연부조직에서 탁월한 대조도를 나타낼 뿐만 아니라 CT fusion한 MR 치료계획과 비교했을 때 PTV의 HI, CI, 선량차이 모두 1%미만의 차이를 보였으며, OAR의 경우 비균질한 조직이 많은 부위일수록 최대 0.89 Gy 선량차이를 보였다. 이결과를 토대로 두경부암, 부분적 유방암이나 전립선암등 비균질도 차이가 적은 부위에는 CT촬영 없이 MR 영상만을 이용한 방사선치료의 가능성을 확인 할 수 있었다.

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식도부식증에 대한 임상적 고찰 (A Clinical Study of Corrosive Esophagitis)

  • 조진규;차창일;조중생;최춘기
    • 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한기관식도과학회 1981년도 제15차 학술대회연제순서 및 초록
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    • pp.7-8
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    • 1981
  • 식도부식증은 크게 실수로 인한 오연과 자살수단으로서의 음독으로 나눌 수 있는데 오연은 생활수준 및 사회환경의 개선, 법규제의 강화에 힘입어 감소하였다 하나 아직도 적지 않은 수의 환자가 발생하고 있는 실정이며, 특히 자살목적에 의한 경우는 인구의 증가, 사회생활의 복잡성 등으로 감소하지 않고 있는 현실이다. 연자들은 1978년 8월부터 1980년 12월까지 경희대학교병원 이비인후과학교실에서 치험한 식도부식증 환자 중, 발병초기부터 치료종결까지의 대부분의 과정을 관찰 할 수 있었던 34명을 대상으로 3개월에서 14개월여 추적사사를 하여 아래와 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1) 성별로는 남자 19례, 여자 15례로 1.3 : 1의 비를 보였고, 연령분포는 21세에서 29세사이가 14례(41.2%)로 가장 많았다. 2) 음독 후 24시간 이내에 내원한 환자가 18례(52.9%)로 가장 많았고 2일에서 7일 사이가 13례(38.2%)로 그 다음 순이었다. 3) 발생계절은 봄이 12례(35,3%)로 가장 많았고 가을이 9례(26.5%)로 다음 순이었다. 4) 발생동기는 자살목적이 27례(79.4%), 오연이 7례(20.6%)였으며 자살목적은 21세에서 30세사이의 남자 5례(14.7%), 여자 6례(17.6%)가 가장 많았고, 오연은 10세미만에서 남여 각 2례(5.9%)였다. 5) 부식제는 초산이 23례(67.6%)로 가장 많았고 다음은 가성소다 5례(14.7%),농약 2례(5.9%)의 순이었다. 6) 자각증상은 연하곤란이 14례(41.2%)로 가장 많았고 다음은 인두통 6례(17.6%)의 순이었다. 7) 입원기간은 1주에서 2주사이가 19례(55.9%)로 가장 많았고 1주이내와 2주에서 3주사이가 각 6례(17.6%)의 순이었고 평균 입원일은 14.8일이었다. 8) 식도 X-선촬영은 3일에서 7일사이에 시행했는데 13례 중 제일생리적협착부에 협소소견을 보인 것이 4례(30.7%)로 가장 많았고 정상범위가 3례(23.1%), 식도 상부의 산만한 협소소견을 보인 것이 2례(15.4%)의 순이었다. 9) 식도경은 31례(91.2%)에서 시행했는데 초회검사는 2일에서 7일 사이에 실시했으며 이 중 식도입구부의 부종 및 coating이 9례(29.0%)로 가장 많았고. 정상범위가 4례(12.9%), 전식도벽의 산만한 부종이 3례(9.7%)의 순이었다. 10) 검사소견은 혈액검사에서 극심한 빈혈이 1례(2.9%), 백혈구증가증이 21례(61.8%), ESR의 증가가9례(26.5%)에서 관찰되었고 생화학검사 상 요산의 급격한 증가가 3례(8.8%)에서 보였으며, 저칼리움증이 1례(2.9%)에서 보였다. 뇨검사 상 10례(29.4%)에서 단백요가 4례(11.8%)에서 혈요가, 3례(8.8%)에서 coca-cola urine이 관찰되었다. 11) 선행질환을 가진 경우는 7례(20.6%)로, 악성종양이 3례(42.9%), 당요병, 조울병, 결핵이 각 1례(14.3%)를 차지 하였다. 12) 응급처치로 식도·위세척을 시행한 경우가 23례(67.6%)였고 치료기간 중 항생제를 사용한 경우가 32례(94.1%), steroid를 사용한 것이 30례(88.2%), 부지사용이 5례(14.7%), 혈액투석, 식도부분절제술 및 위루술·위회장문합술을 시행한 경우가 각 1례(2.9%)씩이었다. 13) 심각한 합병증은 9례(26.5%)에서 보였는데 그중 식도협착증이 6례(17.6%), 급성신부전증 1례(2.9%), 종격동기흉과 폐염이 병발한 경우와 폐염이 각 1례(2.9%)였다. 14) 식도경 시행회수는 1회가 17례(54.8%), 2회가 9례(29.0%), 3회 이상이 5례(16.1%)였다.

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폐절제술 후 우심실의 혈역학적 변화에 따른 BNP의 변화 (Changes of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels according to Right Ventricular HemodynaMics after a Pulmonary Resection)

  • 나명훈;한종희;강민웅;유재현;임승평;이영;최재성;윤석화;최시완
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제40권9호
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    • pp.593-599
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    • 2007
  • 배경: 폐절제술이 우심실 기능에 미치는 영향과 BNP (brain natriuretic peptide)의 관계에 대해서는 아직 자세히 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 폐절제술 후 변화하는 혈역학적 수치와 우심부전의 보상기전으로서 증가하는 BNP의 관계에 대해서 알아보고 BNP가 폐절제술 후의 우심부전의 지표가 될 수 있는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 폐암으로 폐엽절제술과 전폐절제술을 시행한 12명의 환자에서 면역화학적 방법(Elecsys $1010^{(R)}$, Roche, Germany)을 이용하여 수술 전후의 NT-proBNP 수준을 측정하고, Swan-Ganz 카테터로 수술 전후에 혈역학적 지표를 측정하여 비교하였으며 수술 전후에 심초음파를 시행하여 우심실 및 좌심실압 등의 변화를 비교하였다. 통계처리는 SPSSWIN(version 11.5)를 이용한 Wilcoxon rank sum test와 linear regression을 이용하였다. 결과: NT-proBNP 수준은 수술 전과 비교하여 수술 후 6시간, 수술 후 1일과 2일, 3일, 7일째에 유의하게 증가하였다(p=0.003, 0.002, 0.002, 0.006, 0.004). Swan-Ganz 카테터를 통한 혈역학적 변수 중에서는 평균 폐동맥압이 수술 전과 비교하여 수술 직후와 수술 후 6시간, 수술 후 1일, 2일, 3일째에 유의하게 증가하였으며(p=0.002, 0.002, 0.006, 0.007, 0.008), 평균 우심실압력은 수술 직후와 수술 후 6시간, 수술 후 1일과 3일에서 유의하게 증가하였다(p=0.006, 0.009, 0.044, 0.032). 폐혈관저항지수[폐혈관저항지수=(평균폐동맥압-평균폐동맥쐐기압)/심박출계수]는 수술 후 6시간, 수술 후 2일에서 유의한 증가가 있었다(p=0.008, 0.028). 평균폐동맥압의 수술 후 변화와 NT-proBNP 변화를 회기분석하였을 때 수술 후 6시간에서 유의성이 있었으며(r=0.602, p=0.038) 이후에는 유의성이 없었다. 심초음파 결과는 수술 전후를 비교하여 유의성이 없었다. 결론: 폐절제술 후 6시간의 폐동맥압의 변화와 NT-proBNP의 변화가 유의성이 있었다. 따라서 폐절제술 후 NT-proBNP의 변화는 폐절제술 후 우심실의 조기 혈역학적 변화를 반영하는 척도가 될 수 있으리라 판단된다.

Sensory Information Processing

  • Yoshimoto, Chiyoshi
    • 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.

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High Resolution HC$_3$N Observations toward the Central Region of Sagittarius B2

  • H.S-Ching;Oh, M.ishi;M.Morimoto
    • 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.

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한국인(韓國人) 중고교생(中高校生)들의 흡연실태(吸煙實態)에 관(關)한 연구 (A Study on the Smoking Status of the Korean Middle and High School Students)

  • 박순영
    • 한국학교보건학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.57-71
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    • 1994
  • I investigated actual conditions of smoking of teenagers who were randomly chosen middle and high school students. 1. Juvenile smoking 1) Parents' opinions of juvenile smoking Most parents do not want their children to smoke after growth : 88.6% of fathers (middle school students: 88.9%, high school students: 88.4%) and 95.1% of mothers (middle school students: 93.4%, high school students :95.5%). 2) Teenagers' opinions of smoking after growth The rate of students who will smoke after growth is 10.8% (middle school students: 12.0%, high school students: 9.9%): students in agricultural areas show the higher rate than those in cities. 3) Parents' opinions of their children's smoking now 1.5% of fathers want their children to smoke now (middle school students: 1.3%, high school students: 1.6%) and 1.1% of mothers do (middle school students: 0.6%, high school students: 1.5%). This shows that most parents do not want their children to smoke now. 4) Students' opinions of their friends' smoking now Students who want their friends smoke now cover 7.8% (middle school students: 7.1%, high school students: 8.4%). This rates are higher than those of parents shown in (3). And more high school students and more girl students gave the positive reponse than middle school boy and girl students, respectively. 5) Students' views of smoking "Look like an adult" covers the rate of 4.0% (boy: 7.8%, girl:3.6%) 6.7% of middle school students have this view, while 3.7% of high school students have. 16.1% of students had an experience of smoking during the last one year (boy: 29.9%, girl: 8.6%): this shows that the rate of the boy students is more than 3 times greater than that of the girl students and high students who experienced smoking last year covers 20.2%, while middle school students shows 10.9%. 6) Actual conditions of students' smoking The present rate of students' smoking is 22.4% (boy:38.3%, girl:13.8%): the rate of boy students is greater than that of girl students. Students who smoke more than pack of cigarettes a day cover 8.2% (boy: 17.5%, girl: 3.2%): 5.2% of middle school students (boy:11.4%, girl: 2.1%) smoke more than one pack while 10.7% of high school students do (boy:21.5%, girl: 4.2%). This shows that the rate of boy students' smoking is greater than that of girl students' smoking. 7) The rate of smoking of students' parents 75.4% of fathers (city: 74.5%, agricultural area:75.9%) smoke: and more than a half (62.4%) smoke more than a pack cigarettes a day. On the other hand, the rate of smoking mothers is 5.2%(city: 4.3%, agricultural area: 7.3%): the rate is higher in agricultural areas. 8) Opinions of smoking population in the future 61.4% of students answered that smoking population will increase, while 27.0% have the opinion that smoking population will decrease. 2. Opinions of the effects of smoking on health 1) Have you heard that smokers are likely to suffer from tuberclosis? 78.3% of students said yes (boy: 80.8%, girl: 76.4%): it is shown that the rate of boys is greater than that of girls. 2) Have you heard that smokers are likely to get out of endurance? 76.6% of students (boy: 69.3%, girl: 49.7%) answered yes: it is shown that the rate of boys is greater than that of girls. 3) Have you heard that heart-beats get fast when one smokes? 32.5% of students (boy: 35.5%, girl: 30.9%) answered yes: 32.2% in cities(boy: 33.0%, girl: 31.8%) and 33.5% in agricultural areas(boy: 41.8%, girl: 28.8%): and 28.7% middle students and 35.5% of high school students answered yes. 4) Have you heard that smokers are likely to have heart-diseases? 35.1% of students (boy: 34.0%, girl: 34.1%) answered yes: 35.3% in cities (boy: 37.2%, girl: 34.2%) and 36.7% in agricultural areas (boy: 39.0%, girl: 33.9%): 34.8% of middle school students and 35.4% of high school students. 5) Have you heard that smokers are likely to have a lung cancer? 91.4% of students (boy: 93.2%, girl: 89.9%) answered yes: 90.35% in cities and 94.2% in agricultural areas. 6) Have you heard that the life of smokers gets shorter? 94.3% of students (boy:94.6%, girl: 92.2%) answered yes. 7) Have you heard that pregnant smokers will deliver a baby with low birth weight? 29.6% of students (boy: 29.8%, girl: 29.4%) answered yes: the rates of boys and girls almost the same. 8) Have you heard that one feels calm when one smokes? 80.1% of students (boy: 81.8%, girl: 79.2%) answered yes: boys and girls showed almost the same rate. 3. Preventive measures Smoking people continued to increase all over the world because smoking not only mitigated emotional uneasiness such as loneliness, nervousness and so on, but also could be very helpful from the social perspective. This was so because they did not consider harmful effects of smoking on health, and victims. However, because any -one can have physical disorders caused by smoking, people should always keep in mind the following preventive measures. 1) Doctors or teachers should set an example of giving up smoking. Informing patients or students of harmful effects of smoking to persuade their family and relatives not to smoke. 2) Through mass media like newspapers, periodicals or broadcasting, to make people know harmful effects of smoking and not smoke. 3) To prohibit selling teenagers cigarette by law. 4) To prohibit smoking in public places like work places, offices, lecture rooms, recreation rooms, buses, trains and so on. 5) To decrease the rate of life insurance for non-smokers as in foreign countries and to give a warming of the harmful effects on cigarette packets or ads.

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보건진료원의 정규직화 전과 후의 보건진료원 활동 및 보건진료소 관리운영체계의 비교 분석 (Comparative Analysis of Community Health Practitioner's Activities and Primary Health Post Management Before and After Officialization of Community Health practitioner)

  • 윤석옥;정문숙
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.141-158
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    • 1994
  • 정부는 보건진료원으로 하여금 지역주민들에게 보다 더 의욕적으로 양질의 보건의료서비스를 제공하도록 하기 위하여 1992년 4월 1일부터 보건진료원을 별정직 공무원으로 정규직화 하였다. 본 연구는 보건진료원의 정규직화가 보건진료원의 업무활동과 보건진료소의 관리운영체계에 미친 영향을 분석하기 위해 경상남도와 경상북도의 보건진료소 중 집락추출법과 단순확률추출법으로 50개소를 뽑아 보건진료원을 대상으로 직접 면담조사하고 제반기록 및 보고서에서 필요한 자료를 발췌하였다. 조사기간은 1992년 1월 1일에서 3월 31일까지(정규직화 이전)와 1993년 1월 1일에서 3월 31일까지(정규직화 이후)였다. 보건진료원들의 96%가 정규직화를 원했는데 그 이유는 신분보장과 보수가 좋아지리라는 것이었다. 정규직화 후 보건진료원직을 자랑스럽게 생각한다는 사람이 24%에서 46%로 증가하였다. 신분보장에 대해서는 항상 불안하다는 사람이 30%에서 10%로 감소하였다. 정규직화 후 월평균 급여액은 802,600원에서 1,076,000원으로 34% 증가했으며 90%가 만족한다고 했다. 업무 내용별 자율성 인지정도는 업무계획, 업무수행, 진료소관리(재정)운영, 업무평가 영역에 대한 자율성 인지도가 정규직화 후에 증가되었다. 보건진료원의 활동내용 중 지역사회 자원파악, 지도작성상태, 지역사회조직 활용정도, 인구구조 파악정도와 가정건강기록부 작성은 정규직화 후에 특별한 변화는 없었다. 또한 집단보건교육, 개인보건교육, 학교보건교육의 실시도 정규직화 후에 변화가 없었다. 그러나 가정방문 실시현황은 1인당 월평균 13.6%회에서 정규직화 후에는 27.5%회로 늘었다. 모성보건 및 가족계획 사업 그리고 예방접종도 정규직화 후에 타기관에 의뢰하는 것이 더 늘었다. 통상질병관리 가운데 성인병관리는 3개월 동안 1개 진료소당 평균 고혈압환자는 12.7%명에서 11.6명으로, 암환자는 1.5명에서 1.2명으로, 당뇨병환자가 4.3명에서 3.4명으로 줄었다. 각종 기록부 비치상황은 장비대장, 약품관리 대장, 환자진료기록부는 100% 비치되었으나 기타 기록부는 그렇지 않았고 정규직화 후에도 변화는 없었다. 보건진료소가 보건소로부터 지원을 받는 내용은 약품 14.0%에서 30%로, 소모품 22.0%에서 52.0%로, 건물유지 및 보수가 54.0%에서 68% 로, 보건교육 자료가 34.0%에서 44.0%로 증가하였고, 장비는 58.0%에서 54.0%로 감소했다. 보건진료소의 월평균 수입은 진료수입이 약 22,000원 증가했고, 국비 또는 지방비 보조금이 4,800원에서 38,508%원으로 증가했으나 회비 및 기부금은 줄어 총수입은 약 50,000원 증가했다. 지출총액은 큰 변동이 없었다. 보건소로부터 3개월 동안 받은 지도감독 중 지시공문을 받은 진료소가 20%에서 38%로 늘었고, 방문지도는 79%에서 62%, 회의소집은 88%에서 74%로 감소하였다. 전화지도는 보건진료소당 평균 1.8회에서 2.1회로 늘었다(p<0.01). 면보건요원과의 협력관계가 있다고 한 보건진료원은 42%에서 36%로 감소하였다. 보건소장과의 관계가 좋다는 보건진료원이 46%에서 24%로 감소하였고, 보건행정계장과 관계가 좋다는 사림이 56%에서 36%로 감소하였다(p<0.05). 보건진료소 운영협의회 회장과의 관계가 좋다는 사람은 62%에서 38%로 감소되었고 보건진료소 운영협의회가 보건진료소에 별로 도움이 안된다와 전혀 도움이 되지 않는다는 사람이 정규직화 전과 후에 각각 92.0%, 82.0%였다. 운영협의회가 필요 없다는 사람은 정규직화 전에 4%에서 16%로 증가되었다(p<0.05). 보건진료원제도 발전을 위해 제안된 사항은 보건교육중심의 활동, 보건진료소운영의 자율성 보장 보건소에 경험이 풍부한 보건진료원을 두어 지도감독하게 할 것과 사용하는 약품의 종류를 늘려 줄 것 등이었다. 이상의 결과로 보하 정규직화 후 보건진료원의 역할, 기능 등의 업무활동의 변화는 거의 없었으나 신분보장과 봉급에 대한 만족도는 향상이 되었고 또한 자율성도 증가하였다. 보건소의 지원은 약간 늘었으며, 지도감독체제에서 지시 공문의 증가로 사무보고 업무가 많아지고, 근무 확인을 위한 전화감독은 늘었으나 업무치진을 위한 행정직 지도 또한 기술적 지도는 거의 없었다.

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간암환자에 있어서 $^{11}C$-Acetate와 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 검사의 당일 검사법과 양일 검사법의 비교 (Comparison of One-day and Two-day Protocol of $^{11}C$-Acetate and $^{18}F$-FDG Scan in Hepatoma)

  • 강신창;박훈희;김정열;임한상;김재삼;이창호
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 2010
  • $^{11}C$-Acetate PET/CT는 간에 관련된 병변을 찾아내는데 있어 유용성이 있으며, 이에 대한 예민도는 87.3%에 이른다. 이에 반해 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT의 예민도는 47.3%이며, $^{18}F$-FDG와 $^{11}C$-Acetate PET/CT 검사를 동시에 사용하는 경우 예민도는 100%로 보고된바 있다. 하지만 $^{11}C$-Acetate PET/CT검사에서 췌장, 비장의 정상섭취로 인해 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT검사에 영향을 줄 수 있어 정확한 진단에 혼란을 야기시킬 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 두 방사성의약품의 사용으로 인하여 영상에 얼마나 영향을 주는지에 대해 당일 검사법과 양일 검사법 간의 비교 분석을 통해 유용성을 확인하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구는 2007년 12월부터 2009년 7월까지 본원에서 간암 진단을 받고 PET/CT 검사를 시행한 환자 46명을 대상으로 하였다(남자 35명, 여자 11명, 평균연령: $54{\pm}10.6$세, 연령 범위: 29~69세). 검사에 이용된 장비는 Biograph TruePoint 40 PET/CT이며, 당일 검사법으로 검사한 21명에게는 $^{11}C$-Acetate PET/CT 검사를 먼저 시행하고 약 1시간 후에 곧바로 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 검사를 시행하였다. 양일 검사법으로 검사를 시행한 25명에게는 1일째 $^{11}C$-Acetate PET/CT검사를 시행하고, 2일째 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 검사를 시행하였다. 두 검사법 간의 $^{18}F$-FDG 영상에서 췌장과 비장에 동일한 관심영역을 설정하고 표준섭취계수를 측정하여 비교 평가하였다. 통계 분석은 SPSS Ver. 17을 사용하였으며, unpaired t-test를 통하여 두 검사법 간의 통계적 유의성을 확인하였다. 각각의 검사법으로 시행한 환자의 영상을 분석한 결과, 양일 검사법으로 검사를 시행한 환자의 췌장 부분의 표준섭취계수 평균${\pm}$표준편차는 두부 $1.62{\pm}0.32$ g/mL, 체부 $1.57{\pm}0.37$ g/mL, 미부 $1.49{\pm}0.33$ g/mL, 비장은 $1.53{\pm}0.28$ g/mL였다. 당일 검사법으로 검사를 시행한 환자의 췌장은 두부 $1.65{\pm}0.35$ g/mL, 체부 $1.58{\pm}0.27$ g/mL, 미부 $1.49{\pm}0.28$ g/mL, 비장은 $1.66{\pm}0.29$ g/mL로 나타났다. 당일 검사법과 양일 검사법 간의 췌장과 비장에서의 표준섭취계수는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며 (p<0.05), PET/CT 영상분석에서도 위양성으로 오인할 수 있는 높은 섭취는 보이지 않았다. 본 연구를 통해서 하루 동안 $^{11}C$-Acetate와 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT 검사를 시행하여도 $^{18}F$-FDG 영상에서 $^{11}C$-Acetate의 영향으로 인해 표준섭취계수의 과대평가가 일어나지 않는다는 것을 알 수 있었고 이는 표준섭취계수의 측정값을 통해 통계적으로 유의성을 확인할 수 있었다. 앞으로 $^{11}C$-Acetate가 상용화될 경우 $^{18}F$-FDG와 당일 검사법을 이용하여 간질환의 진단에 있어 PET/CT 검사의 진단능을 향상시킬 수 있고 위 결과를 토대로 두 방사성의약품의 간섭영향 없이 하루에 검사를 완료할 수 있으며, 대기시간을 단축하여 환자의 만족도를 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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