• 한국자기학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2010

비가압 상태에서 혈압 및 맥박을 정확하게 측정한 값를 얻기 위하여 안정시 휴대성과 소형화가 가능한 자성 홀소자를 이용한 손목 착용형 맥진기의 시제품을 개발하였다. 본 시제품을 이용하여 맥진파를 분석한 13명의 임상시험 데이터로 상관인자를 정하여 혈압추정 알고리즘의 회귀식을 구하였다. 5초간 비가압 맥진기로 맥진파를 수집한 혈압추정값과 전자혈압계나 수은혈압계로 측정한 혈압값을 비교하였다. 비가압 맥진기로 추정한 최고혈압과 최저혈압의 표준편차는 혈압국제규격 허용치 범위 안에 있는 12.1과 5.9로 각각 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.136-139
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• 2012

Magnetic nanoparticles for ferromagnetic fluids and magnetorheological fluids were prepared by chemical coprecipitation and mechanical milling, respectively. The surface-treated particles were dispersed at various weight ratios into a medium of polyethylene glycol. In order to evaluate the elastic modulus of the fluids, ultrasonic pulse velocities were measured with an ultrasonic test using transducers of 5MHz and 2.25MHz. The ultrasonic signals were only available with a transducer of 2.25 MHz at fluid concentrations of 5 mg/ml and lower. In the case of applying transducers over 2.25 MHz and concentrations over 5 mg/ml to the fluids, it was impossible to observe effective ultrasonic signals due to an excessive scattering of the pulses by the dispersed particles. Elastic moduli of the magnetorheological fluids were 5.44 GPa and 6.13 GPa with concentrations of 25 mg/ml and 50 mg/ml, respectively; these values were higher by 40% than the values of 4.04 GPa and 4.28 GPa of ferromagnetic fluids at the same concentrations. As for the effect of an external magnetic field on these dilute fluids, the ultrasonic signals were positioned in a very similar way, which was probably due to insufficient arrangement of the particles even though the reflection energy of the ultrasonic waves apparently increased.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TE
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.34-43
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 맥진기로 취득한 맥진 파형을 참고로 하여, 인체에 분포된 12경맥의 좌우 대표측정점의 임피던스를 24채널의 양도락 진단기를 이용해 측정하였다. 그리고, 퍼지 논리에 따라 각 경락의 허실을 진단한 후, 경락의 유주방향(流注方向)에 순(보)하거나 반(사)하는 자기 자극을 가하여 맥파와 경락의 허실정도가 어떻게 변화하는가를 연구하였으며, 궁극적으로는 진단과 동시에 자기 자극을 가하여 음양과 오행의 균형을 이루게 하는 자기치료 시스템에 관해 연구하였다. 자기 자극에서는 좌우 각 12경맥의 수족 대표측정점의 일정 부위에 방향과 시간을 가변할 수 있는 자기 자극기를 개발하여 이용하였다. 치료방법은 양도락 진단을 통하여 허와 실을 구분하고 난 뒤, 심하게 허한 양의 경락은 하향자극 조정을, 심하게 실한 양의 경락은 상향자극 조정을, 심하게 허한 음의 경락은 상향자극 조정을, 심하게 실한 음의 경락은 하향자극 조정을 할 수 있도록 PC에서 제어하도록 하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2014

Conventional wireless power transfer methods based on coupled magnetic fields need a complex winding structure on the surface of the energy transfer and shows poor efficiency near metal objects due to the eddy current effect. In this study, to mitigate these problems, we investigate an electric field-coupled power transmission system, which is less prone to metal object problems and EMI. Because of the fundamental physical limit in the size of link capacitances, a half-bridge converter with an impedance matching transformer is proposed and the design procedure is derived to provide a soft-switching scheme. Hardware implementation shows that the proposed scheme with a pair of 10cm by 10cm copper plate can power a 1.4W USB FAN in a separation of 0.2mm by using insulating paper when driven by 227 kHz gate pulse.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.307-314
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• 2015

유방 자기공명영상검사 시 확산강조영상에서 발생하는 심장과 폐에 의한 불수의적 움직임 인공물과 감소된 영상영역 에코평면영상기법으로 발생하는 둘러겹침 인공물을 추가적인 사전포화기법을 사용하여 이를 저감화시키고자 하였다. 2014년 08월 1일부터 11월 30일까지 여성 환자 38명을 대상으로 하였으며 사용 장비로는 유방 검사에 최적화된 3.0T와 유방 전용 코일을 사용하였다. 영상의 평가와 분석은 정량적, 정성적 분석을 하였으며 통계적 유의성은 Paired T-test와 Wilcoxon rank test를 하였다. 결과적으로 추가적인 사전포화펄스의 사용으로 정량적인 평가에서는 병변에서 15.69%, 병변 근접 부위에서 13.72%, 지방에서 20.63%의 증가를 보였으며, 대조도 대 잡음비의 경우는 병변과 병변 근접 부위에서 10.58%, 병변과 지방 부위에서 12.03%의 증가로 나타났다. 정성적인 평가에서는 확산경사계수 0에서 22.05%, 1000에서 21.42%, 현성확산계수에서 16.10%의 증가로 나타났으며, 통계적 평가에서는 신호 대 잡음비와 대조도 잡음비, 확산경사계수와 현성확산계수에서 모두 유의한 결과로 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서 사전포화펄스의 추가적인 사용으로 유방 자기공명영상 검사에서 확산강조영상 획득 시 위상 부호화 방향으로 발생하는 불수의적 움직임 인공물과 둘러겹침 인공물이 감소가 되어 최적의 영상을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1260-1283
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• 2023

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been extensively applied in the study of multiple sclerosis (MS), substantially contributing to diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and disease monitoring. MRI studies have significantly contributed to the understanding of MS through the characterization of typical radiological features and their clinical or prognostic implications using conventional MRI pulse sequences and further with the application of advanced imaging techniques sensitive to microstructural damage. Interpretation of results has often been validated by MRI-pathology studies. However, the application of MRI techniques in the study of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) remains an emerging field, and MRI studies have focused on radiological correlates of NMOSD and its pathophysiology to aid in diagnosis, improve monitoring, and identify relevant prognostic factors. In this review, we discuss the main contributions of MRI to the understanding of MS and NMOSD, focusing on the most novel discoveries to clarify differences in the pathophysiology of focal inflammation initiation and perpetuation, involvement of normal-appearing tissue, potential entry routes of pathogenic elements into the CNS, and existence of primary or secondary mechanisms of neurodegeneration.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2016

Purpose: The management of metal-induced field inhomogeneities is one of the major concerns of distortion-free magnetic resonance images near metallic implants. The recently proposed method called "Slice Encoding for Metal Artifact Correction (SEMAC)" is an effective spin echo pulse sequence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) near metallic implants. However, as SEMAC uses the noisy resolved data elements, SEMAC images can have a major problem for improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) without compromising the correction of metal artifacts. To address that issue, this paper presents a novel reconstruction technique for providing an improvement of the SNR in SEMAC images without sacrificing the correction of metal artifacts. Materials and Methods: Low-rank approximation in each coil image is first performed to suppress the noise in the slice direction, because the signal is highly correlated between SEMAC-encoded slices. Secondly, SEMAC images are reconstructed by the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE), also known as Gauss-Markov or weighted least squares. Noise levels and correlation in the receiver channels are considered for the sake of SNR optimization. To this end, since distorted excitation profiles are sparse, $l_1$ minimization performs well in recovering the sparse distorted excitation profiles and the sparse modeling of our approach offers excellent correction of metal-induced distortions. Results: Three images reconstructed using SEMAC, SEMAC with the conventional two-step noise reduction, and the proposed image denoising for metal MRI exploiting sparsity and low rank approximation algorithm were compared. The proposed algorithm outperformed two methods and produced 119% SNR better than SEMAC and 89% SNR better than SEMAC with the conventional two-step noise reduction. Conclusion: We successfully demonstrated that the proposed, novel algorithm for SEMAC, if compared with conventional de-noising methods, substantially improves SNR and reduces artifacts.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.125-145
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• 1999

The effects of Wang-ttum, Magnetic Water, Magnetic field and Sibjeondaebotang on hemodynamics in sleep deprivation were studied. The results as follows; 1. In case of Wang-ttum operated group, significant changes were observed at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m. in maximum blood pressure for the first and second overnight stay and at 2 a.m. for the third and, respectively, average blood pressure at 12 p.m., 2 a.m. for the 1st and 2nd overnight stay, minimum blood pressure at 10 p.m.. 12 p.m.. 2 a.m. for the 1st overnight stay and at 10 p.m., 12 p.m. for the 2nd and at 12 p.m. for the 3rd, pulse rate at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m., for 1st and 2nd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. for the 3rd and 4th, TP-KS at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 1st and 2nd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 3rd, PRP at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 1st and 2nd and at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m. for the 3rd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. for the 4th, TPR at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. from 1st to 4th overnight stay. 2. In case of taking magnetic water group, significant changes were observed at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. in pulse rate for the 1st overnight stay and, respectively, PRP at 2 a.m. for the 1st, TRP at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 1st and 4th. 3. In case of attaching magnet group, TPR was significantly observed at 10 p.m. for the 1st overnight stay. 4. In case of medicating Sibjeondaebotang group, significant changes were observed at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. in maximum blood pressure for the 1st and 2nd overnight stay and at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 3rd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 4th and, respectively, average blood pressure at 10 p.m., 12 p.m. for the 1st and 2nd and at 10 p.m. for the 3rd and 4th, minimum blood pressure at 10 p.m., 12 p.m. from 1st to 4th, pulse rate at 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. from 1st to 3rd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. for the 4th, TP-KS at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4a.m., 6 a.m. for the 1st and at 10 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 2nd and at 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 3rd and at 6 a.m. for the 4th, PRP at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 1st and at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 2nd and 3rd and at 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. for the 4th, TPR at 10 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 6 a.m. from 1st to 4th. As mentioned obove, the effects of Wangttum and Sibjeondaebotang on hemodynamics in sleep deprivation were observed both the impulse of SIM-YANG and mutual function of QI-HYOL. The effects of Magnetic water and Magnetic field were observed the side of mutual function of QI-HYOL.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2017

Brain MRI 검사에서는 영상을 얻기 위해 RF Pulse를 인체에 조사하게 되는데 이때 조사된 RF Pulse 에너지의 상당 부분은 우리 몸에 그대로 흡수되게 되고 이로 인해 인체 온도가 상승하게 되는데 노출 정도에 따라 인체에 영향을 주게 된다. 이러한 RF Pulse 에너지는 MRI 장비의 발전으로 인해 자기장의 세기가 1.5 Tesla에서 3 Tesla, 3 Tesla에서 7 Tesla로 높아지는 시점에서 자기장의 세기 변화에 따른 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도의 변화를 알아보고 위의 결과가 치아 임플란트 사용 여부에 따른 결과의 차이를 알아보기 위해 연구를 시작하게 되었다. 실험은 인체 두부 모델에 1.5 Tesla MRI 장비에서 발생되는 64 MHz RF Pulse 주파수, 3.0 Tesla MRI 장비에서 발생되는 128 MHz RF Pulse 주파수, 7 Tesla MRI 장비에서 발생되는 298 MHz RF Pulse 주파수를 조사하고 위의 실험을 치아 임플란트를 사용하였을 때와 사용하지 않았을 때로 나누어 XFDTD 프로그램을 사용하여 머리 주변의 SAR와 체온의 변화를 각각 실험하였다. 치아 임플란트를 하지 않았을 때보다 치아 임플란트를 하였을 때 SAR값은 7T의 RF Pulse 주파수 256MHz에서 최대 약 5800배의 차이를 나타냈으며 주파수가 증가할수록 치아 임플란트 사용으로 인한 SAR값의 차이는 크게 나타났다. 치아 임플란트를 하지 않았을 때보다 치아 임플란트를 하였을 때 두부전체의 온도변화는 2배에서 최대 4배 가까운 온도 상승을 나타내었다. 또한 RF Pulse 주파수가 증가할수록 SAR값은 증가하지만, 두부 전체의 온도는 감소하였는데 이는 주파수가 증가할수록 파장이 작을수록 인체표면에 흡수되는 양이 많아지기 때문이다. 향후 치아 임플란트 유무와 RF Pulse 주파수의 세기 변화로 인한 이상 반응 요인에 대한 연구를 통해 인체의 생리적 연구와 생화학적 연구 등 인체에 대한 영향과 관련하여 연구가 필요하다고 하겠다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.16-17
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• 2010

Molecular spintronics has attracted attentions, which combines molecular electronics with the spin degree of freedom in electron transport. Among various molecules as candidates of the molecular spintronics, single molecule magnet (SMM) is one of the most promising material. SMM molecules show a ferromagnetic behavior even as a single molecule and hold the spin information even after the magnetic field is turned off. Here in this report, we show the spin behavior of SMM molecules adsorbed on the Au surface by combining the observation of Kondo peak in the STS and ESR-STM measurement. Kondo resonance state is formed near the Fermi level when degenerated spin state interacts with conduction electrons. ESR-STM detects the Larmor frequency of the spin in the presence of a magnet field. The sample include $MPc_2$ and $M_2Pc_3$ molecules ($M\;=\;Tb^{3+}$, $Dy^{3+}$, and $Y^{3+}$ Pc=phthalocyanine) whose critical temperature as a ferromagnet reaches 40 K. A clear Kondo peak was observed which is originated from an unpaired electron in the ligand of the molecule, which is the first demonstration of the Kondo peak originated from electron observed in the STS measurement. We also observed corresponding peaks in ESR-STM spectra. [1] In addition we found that the Kondo peak intensity shows a clear variation with the conformational change of the molecule; namely the azimuthal rotational angle of the Pc planes. This indicates that the Kondo resonance is correlated with the molecule electronic state. We examined this phenomena by using STM manipulation technique, where pulse bias application can rotate the relative azimuthal angle of the Pc planes. The result indicates that an application of ~1V pulse to the bias voltage can rotate the Pc plane and the Kondo peaks shows a clear variation in intensity by the molecule's conformational change.