• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2023

건설 프로젝트는 기획부터 완공까지 공사비 예측, 확인, 그리고 정산 단계로 이루어진다. 건설원자재 평균 가격은 변동성을 지닌다. 하지만 건설 프로젝트의 자재비 산정은 계획단계 시점의 시세를 반영하여 결정되기 때문에, 시공단계에서 자재가 투입될 시점의 시세 변동에 따라 예상한 가격과 차이가 날 수 있다. 건설 산업은 건설원자재 가격 변동으로 인한 수요예측 실패, 프로젝트 비용변경으로 인한 사용자 비용 증가, 예측 체계성 부족으로 인한 손실이 발생한다. 이에 따라 건설원자재 가격 예측의 정확도 개선이 필요하다. 본 연구는 Data Refactor 기법의 개선을 통해 건설원자재 가격 예측 및 적용성 검증을 목적으로 한다. 건설원자재의 가격 예측의 정확도를 높이기 위하여 기존의 데이터 리팩토 간의 저·고빈도의 분류 및 ARIMAX 활용법을 빈도 위주 및 ARIMA 기법 활용으로 개선하여 건설원자재 목재, 시멘트 등 6개 품목의 단기(미래 3개월), 중기(미래 6개월), 장기(미래 12개월) 가격을 예측하였다. 분석한 결과 개선된 Data Refactor 기법을 기반으로 한 예측값이 오차는 줄었고 변동성은 확장되었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 제안된 Data Refactor 기법을 통해 건설원자재 가격을 더 정확하게 예측하여 예산을 효과적으로 관리할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 호흡에 의한 표적의 움직임 모사가 가능한 팬톰을 이용, 나선형 4DCT 영상에서 발생되는 위상 내 모션 아티팩트(residual motion artifact)의 경향을 분석했으며, 그 특성 및 원인 분석을 위한 이론적 모델을 제시하였다. 표적의 움직임은 SI 방향의 1차원 사인파형을 적용하였으며, 주기는 4s로 고정, 진폭은 10, 20, 30 mm로 변화를 주었다. 표적의 움직임과 동조를 이루는 호흡신호를 얻은 후 이를 기반으로 최대흡기(Inhale peak, 0%)로부터 10% 위상간격(phase bin)으로 재분류하여 총 10개의 4DCT 영상을 재구성하였다. 각각의 진폭(10, 20, 30 mm)별로 획득된 총 30 사례의 영상은 RTP 시스템(CorePLAN, SC&J)에서 분석을 수행하였으며, 경계설정 시 오류를 줄이기 위해 contour window를 고정 값으로 설정한 후 SI 방향의 표적 지름변화를 측정하여 왜곡 정도를 평가 하였다. 각 위상 별 표적의 지름 변화를 측정한 결과 일정한 변화 경향을 확인할 수 있었다. 3 사례(10, 20, 30 mm) 모두 50% 위상(phase) 영상에서 비교적 작은 지름 변화가 관찰 되었는데 10 mm 진폭에서는 정지 영상 대비 변화가 없었고, 20 mm 진폭에서는 0.1 cm (5%)의 변화, 30 mm 진폭에서는 0.1 cm (5%) 변화를 확인할 수 있었다. 반면 30% 위상(phase) 또는 80% 위상 영상에서는 다른 위상 영상에 비해 표적 지름의 변화가 비교적 크게 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 10 mm 진폭에서는 정지 영상대비 최대 0.2 cm (10%) 지름 변화가 나타났고 20 mm 진폭에서는 최대 0.7 cm (35%)의 변화, 30 mm 진폭에서는 최대 0.9 cm (45%)의 지름 변화가 나타났다. 이상의 실측결과를 이론모델의 시뮬레이션 결과와 비교해 봤을 때 변화의 양적인 측면에서는 다소 차이가 발생되었지만 변화의 경향성을 확인하는 측면에서는 의미 있는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 규칙적인 1차원 표적 움직임(sine motion)이 적용된 나선형 4DCT 영상에서도 위상 내 움직임에 의한 표적 지름변화가 발생될 수 있음을 확인했고 각 위상(phase)에서의 영상왜곡 정도가 위상 내 움직임의 속도에 비례함을 증명할 수 있었다. 또한 이상의 실측 결과를 이론모델에 적용하여 분석함으로써 위상 내 모션 아티팩트(residual motion artifact)의 발생원인 및 경향성 분석에 직관적 이해를 도울 수 있었고 이론모델에 기초한 분석 프로그램을 개발하여 특정 CT 파라미터(parameter) 상에서 영상왜곡을 줄이기 위한 최적의 위상(phase) 선택에 도움을 줄 수 있었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2020

압축센싱 기술인 CAFB는 대상 구조물의 원시신호를 목적된 주파수 범위의 신호로 압축하여 획득하도록 개발되었다[27]. 이때 압축센싱을 위해 CAFB는 대상 구조물의 목적된 주파수 범위에 따라 다양한 기준신호로 최적화 될 수 있다. 또한, 최적화된 CAFB는 지진과 같은 돌발/위험상황에서도 대상 구조물의 유효한 구조응답을 효율적으로 압축할 수 있어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 상대적으로 유연한 구조물의 효율적인 구조 건전도 모니터링을 위하여 목적된 주파수 범위를 10Hz 미만으로 설정하고, 이를 위한 CAFB의 최적화 방법과 지진상황에서 CAFB의 지진응답성능을실험적으로 평가하였다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는, 먼저 Kobe 지진파형을 이용하여 CAFB를 최적화하였고, 이를 자체 개발한 무선 IDAQ 시스템에 임베디드 하였다. 그리고, Kobe 지진파형을 이용하여 2경간 교량에 대한 지진응답실험을 수행하였다. 마지막으로 CAFB가 내장된 IDAQ 시스템을 이용하여 실시간으로 2경간 교량의 지진응답을 무선으로 획득하고, 획득된 압축신호는 원시신호와 상호 비교하였다. 실험의 결과로부터 압축신호는 원시신호와 대비하여 우수한 응답성능과 데이터 압축효과를 보였고, 또한 CAFB는 지진상황에서도 구조물의 유효한 구조응답을 효과적으로 압축센싱할 수 있었다. 최종적으로 본 논문에서는 목적된 주파수 범위(10Hz 미만)에 적합하도록 CAFB의 최적화 방법을 제시하였고, CAFB는 지진상황의 계측-모니터링을 위해 경제적이고 효율적인 데이터 압축센싱 기술임을 증명하였다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2012

단 반감기 핵종을 이용한 PET검사는 방사성동위원소의 빠른 물리적 붕괴로 인하여 영상 획득을 위한 계수검출이 제한적이다. 이러한 이유로 비교적 낮은 감도의 검사에서는 보다 정확한 정량적 평가를 위하여 긴 시간동안 영상 획득을 적용하기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 $^{11}C$와 $^{18}F$를 이용한 PET 검사 시 영상 획득 시간에 따른 차이를 평가하여 합리적인 영상 획득 시간에 관하여 알아보고자 한다. 1994 NEMA Phantom에 $^{11}C$은 $30.08{\pm}4.22MBq$, $^{18}F$은 $40.08{\pm}8.29MBq$을 증류수에 희석하여 채운 후 $^{11}C$은 동적영상 1분씩 20회, 정적 영상 20분, $^{18}F$은 동적영상 2분30초씩 20회, 정적영상 50분을 획득하였다. 모든 데이터는 동일한 재구성법을 적용하였으며, 시간의 경과에 따른 붕괴보정을 적용하였다. 방출영상에 관심영역을 설정하고 최대 방사능 농도값(kBq/mL)을 비교하였으며, 각각의 동적영상을 영상 획득 시간의 증가에 따라 1개씩 증가시켜 영상 합산(Image summation) 후 영상의 관심 영역 내에서의 최대 방사능 농도값(kBq/mL)을 평가하였다. $^{11}C$ 동적영상의 시간 경과에 따른 최대 방사능 농도값은 $3.85{\pm}0.45{\sim}5.15{\pm}0.50kBq/mL$, 정적영상은 $2.15{\pm}0.26kBq/mL$였다. $^{18}F$ 동적영상은 $9.09{\pm}0.42{\sim}9.48{\pm}0.31kBq/mL$, 정적영상은 $7.24{\pm}0.14kBq/mL$였다. $^{11}C$의 동적영상 합산에서 영상 획득 시간의 합이 5, 10, 15, 20분으로 증가할수록 $2.47{\pm}0.4$, $2.22{\pm}0.37$, $2.08{\pm}0.42$, $1.95{\pm}0.55kBq/mL$으로 감소하였으며, $^{18}F$의 경우 합산된 영상 획득 시간의 합이 12분 30초, 25분, 37분 30초, 50분으로 증가할수록 $7.89{\pm}0.27$, $7.61{\pm}0.23$, $7.36{\pm}0.21$, $7.31{\pm}0.23kBq/mL$으로 감소하였다. 영상의 질을 평가 하는 SNR에서는 $^{11}C$과 $^{18}F$ 모두 동적영상획득 방법에서는 주사 후 시간이 흐를수록 SNR가 저하 되었으나, 영상 합산획득 방법에서는 합산 횟수가 증가 할수록 SNR가 향상 되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 동적영상에서 시간 경과에 따른 최대 방사능 농도값은 $^{11}C$과 $^{18}F$에서 증가하였고, 동적영상 합산의 경우는 합산수가 증가함에 따라 최대 방사능 농도값은 $^{11}C$과 $^{18}F$ 감소함을 보였다. $^{18}F$을 이용할 경우에는 시간 경과에 따른 정량평가의 오차를 크게 고려하지 않아도 될 것으로 사료되고, $^{11}C$를 이용한 PET 검사는 시간경과에 따른 감쇠 보정의 오차를 감안하여 추가의 감쇠 보정법을 적용하거나 30%정도의 오차를 적용하여 정적영상 획득시간을 반감기의 25% 이내인 5분 내외로 설정해야 할 것이다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.445-455
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• 2005

목적 : 임상용 Philips ARGUS 감마카메라와 특별 제작한 작은 구경의 바늘구멍조준기를 이용하여 animal SPECT를 개발하였다. 본 연구에서는 이 시스템의 물리적인 성능을 평가하고 소동물 실험에 적합한지를 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 스텝 모터와 이를 제어할 수 있는 소프트웨어를 이용한 피사체 회전장치를 개발하였다. 작은 입구(0.5, 1.0, 2.0 mm)의 바늘구멍조준기를 제작하였고 평면 공간해상도, 민감도, 단층촬영해상도 등을 포함한 물리적 성능을 모든 입구 크기에 대해 실험하였다. 조준기 입구로부터의 거리에 따른 사용 가능한 시야를 측정하기 위하여, 같은 간격만큼 떨어진 여러 선선원의 영상을 얻고 영상의 시야 내에서 보이는 선 영상의 개수를 이용하여 사용 가능한 시야를 측정하였다. 시야의 정중앙에 놓인 내경 0.5 mm, 길이 12 mm의 Tc-99m 선선원을 이용하여 거리에 따른 평면 공간 해상도를 측정하였다. 전체 반값두께를 'mm'단위로 얻기 위한 환산인자를 평면 영상에서의 두개의 서로 떨어진 선선원으로부터 계산하였다. 시스템 민감도를 측정하기 위하여 내경 1.0 mm의 Tc-99m 점선원을 사용하였다. 또한 냉소반점 모형과 열소반점 모형, 그리고 [I-123] FP-CIT를 정맥내 주사한 흰쥐의 뇌 영상의 SPECT 영상을 얻었고 여과후역투사 방법으로 재구성하였다. 결과: 사용 가능한 시야의 크기는 조준기의 초점으로부터의 거리에 비례하였고 이들의 관계는 선형 함수로 근사되었다(y=1.4x+0.5). 3 cm에서 1.0 mm 조준기로 측정한 민감도와 평면해상도는 각각 71 cps/MBq과 1.24 mm이었다. 1.0 mm 바늘구멍조준기에 대하여 [I-123] FP-CIT를 이용한 흰쥐의 뇌 SPECT 영상에서 각 반구의 줄무늬체 도파민 전달체 분포가 잘 구분되어 보였다. 결론: Philips ARGUS 스캐너와 작은 구경의 바늘구멍조준기로 개발한 새로운 소동물 SPECT 시스템이 소동물 영상을 얻는데 충분한 성능을 가짐을 입증하였다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2018

PET/MRI 검사 시 호흡에 의한 움직임은 영상의 질 저하는 물론 종양의 크기, 표준섭취계수의 오차를 발생시키는 원인이 된다. 본 연구에서는 일체형 PET/MRI 장비에서 MR기반 호흡 움직임 보정 방법의 적용에 따른 종양의 표준섭취계수, 크기와 영상 품질 변화를 평가하고자 하였다. Biograph mMR 3.0T (Siemens, Germany)장비에서 2016년 3월부터 7월까지 $^{18}F-FDG$ liver PET/MRI 검사를 시행한 30명 ($62.5{\pm}10.2$세)의 데이터를 분석하였다. 7분의 PET listmode 데이터를 획득하는 동안 MR 기반 호흡 움직임 보정 방법인 MAG, MTG와 NG T1 weighted MR 영상을 획득하였다. Gated PET 영상의 재구성은 35% efficiency window가 적용된 MAG와 MTG로부터 획득된 감쇄보정영상을 이용하여 시행하였다. Non-gate, MAG, MTG 영상에서 측정된 종양의 표준섭취계수와 Z축 방향의 크기 그리고 반치폭을 분석하였다 평균 $SUV_{max}$와 $SUV_{peak}$는 NG 대비 MAG 13.15%(P<0.0001), 8.66%(P<0.0001), MTG 13.27%(P<0.0001), 8.80%(P<0.0001) 증가하였으며 Z-축에서 평균 종양의 크기와 반치폭은 MAG 14.47%(P<0.0001), 15.49%(P=0.0004), MTG 14.89%(P<0.0001), 15.79%(P=0.0003) 감소하였으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. MAG와 MTG 비교 평가에서 MTG의 $SUV_{max}$와 $SUV_{peak}$는 MAG 대비 0.07%(P=0.8802), 0.13%(P=0.7766) 증가하였으며 Z-축에서 평균 종양의 크기와 반치폭은 0.49%(P=0.2786), 0.36%(P=0.2488) 감소하였다. 약 7분과 2분의 추가 검사시간이 필요한 MAG와 MTG에서 표준섭취계수와 종양의 크기, 반치폭에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 간 PET/MRI 검사 시 MR 기반 호흡 움직임 보정 방법을 적용하였을 때 NG 대비 MAG, MTG 모두에서 표준섭취계수와 종양의 크기 및 공간분해능이 개선되었으며 MAG와 MTG의 결과 값은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 호흡에 의한 움직임에 영향을 받는 다양한 상 복부 검사에 MBRMCT를 적용 시 추가적인 장비의 설치 없이 약 2분의 추가 검사시간이 필요한 MTG 방법 적용하여 NG 대비 보다 정확한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2004

골다공증은 골 조직의 량이 감소하여 골절의 가능성이 증가하는 상태이다. 뼈의 전기적 특성은 골 밀도와 관련이 있으며, 특히 뼈의 절기 저항은 골 소실이 증가할수록 감소하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 만일 신뢰성 있는 측정이 가능하다면, 뼈의 전기적인 특성은 골다공증 진단을 위한 유용한 변수가 될 수 있음을 의미한다 본 연구에서는 EIT (electrical impedance tomography) 기술을 이용하여 뼈의 전기 전도도 평가를 시도하였다. 뼈와 주위의 연조직 간의 전기적인 특성의 차이가 크기 때문에 (100 정도), 일반적으로, 뼈의 EIT를 얻기는 쉽지 않다. 본 연구에서는 이상 경계 검출을 위해 개발된 adaptive mesh regeneration 기법을 이용하여, 주어진 경계면의 기하학적 조건하에서, 경계 내부의 전기전도도를 복원할 수 있도 록 하였다. 수치 해석은 균일한 타원형 (장경 17 mm, 단경 15 mm) 뼈와 주위의 연 조직으로 구성된 반경 40 mm인 원통형 팬텀으로 모의한 경골에 대해 수행하였다. 타원형 뼈는 팬텀의 원형 단면 중심에서 15 mm 위쪽에 위치하도록 하였다. 연 조직의 전기 전도도는 4 mS/cm로 고정하였고, 뼈에 대해서는 0.01 - 1 mS/cm에서 변하도록 하였다. 측정 오차에 의한 효과를 분석하기 위해 시뮬레이션은 측정 오차를 포함하도록 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 만일 측정 오차가 5 % 미만으로 유지될 경우, 재구성된 뼈의 전기전도도는 10 % 이내의 오차를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 예측할수 있듯이 복원의 정확도는 뼈의 전기 전도도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 이것은 사용된 EIT가 골 소실이 진행된 뼈에 대한 좀더 정확한 정보를 제공할 수 있음을 시사한다. 본 연구는, 뼈의 해부학적인 정보를 알고 있을 때 뼈와 주위의 연조직에 대한 단순한 이상 영상에 한정된 결과를 제공하지만, EIT 기술이 골다공증 골절을 예측하는 새로운 방법으로 활용될 가능성을 시사한다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 MDCT의 다양한 매개변수와 재구성 조건을 반영하고 z축과 x/y plane의 분해능을 동시에 평가할 수 있는 새로운 팬텀과 평가 방법을 정립하고 유용성을 파악하고자 한다. CT 장비는 Aquilion ONE(Cannon Medical System, Otawara, Japan)을 사용하였으며, 관전압 120 kV에 관전류는 260 mA, 그리고 재구성 영상은 D-FOV 300 mm²로 동일하게 설정하였다. 자체 제작한 SSP 측정 팬텀을 이용하여 고대조도 분해능과 절편두께 분해능을 평가하였다. 이때 갠트리 등각점부터의 거리와 재구성 알고리즘을 변화시켰다. 절편두께는 0.6 mm에서 10.0 mm까지 5단계로 재구성하였다. 영상의 분석은 Aquarius iNtuition Edition ver. 4.4.13.P6 software (Terarecon, California, USA)의 Profile tool을 이용하여 FWHM과 FWTM을 측정하였으며, ImageJ program(v1.53n, National Institutes of Health, USA)의 Plot profile tool을 사용하여 SPQI와 신호강도를 평가하였다. x/y plane의 고대조도 분해능을 평가한 결과, 갠트리 등각점에서 거리가 멀어질수록 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 mm의 절편두께에서 각각 4.09~11.99%, 4.12~35.52%, 4.70~37.64% 감소되었으며, 공칭 절편두께가 두꺼워질수록 감소폭이 증가되었다. 그리고 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 mm의 절편두께에서 High 알고리즘을 적용하면 고대조도 분해능이 각각 74.83, 15.18, 81.25% 증가되었다. x/y plane 및 z축의 절편두께 분해능을 평가한 결과, SSP 곡선에서 FWHM은 거의 일정하지만 사용자가 설정한 공칭 절편두께보다 모두 높게 측정되었다. 갠트리 등각점부터 거리가 멀어질수록 절편두께의 분해능이 감소되었다. 축방향 스캔이 나선형 방법보다 z축 FWHM과 FWTM이 더 증가되었다. 특히, 절편두께가 얇을수록 공칭 절편두께와 오차 범위가 증가되었다. 그리고 SPQI는 절편두께가 커질수록 증가되었으며 나선형 스캔이 축방향 스캔보다 90%에 가까워졌다. MDCT 장치의 성능을 평가할 수 있는 SSP 팬텀을 개발하여 x/y plane과 z축의 분해능을 비교 평가함으로서 노후 장비 관리와 화질 평가의 구체적인 방법으로 활용될 수 있으며, 진단 영상 분야에서 병변 감별에 큰 기여를 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.