• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.180-193
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• 2022

Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) is a multisystem disorder characterized by intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations and complications. Cerebrovascular events (CVE) are rare extraintestinal complications in patients with PIBD. Statistics show that 3.3% patients with PIBD and 1.3-6.4% adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience CVE during the course of the disease. Therefore, this study aimed to review the records of children with IBD who developed CVE during the course of the disease. We retrospectively reviewed 62 cases of PIBD complicated by CVE. The mean patient age at the time of thrombotic events was 12.48±4.13 years. The incidence of ulcerative colitis was significantly higher than that of Crohn's disease (43 [70.5%] vs. 13 [21.3%] patients). Most patients (87.93%) were in the active phase of IBD at the time of CVE. The mean time interval between the onset of IBD and CVE was 20.84 weeks. Overall, 11 (26.83%) patients showed neurological symptoms of CVE at disease onset. The most frequent symptom on admission was persistent and severe headaches (67.85%). The most common site of cerebral venous thrombosis was the transverse sinuses (n=23, 53.48%). The right middle cerebral artery (n=3, 33.34%) was the predominant site of cerebral arterial infarction. Overall, 41 (69.49%) patients who were mostly administered unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin (56.09%) recovered completely. Patients with IBD are at a risk of thromboembolism. CVE may be the most common type of thromboembolism. Based on these findings, the most common risk factor for CVE is IBD flares. In patients with CVE, anticoagulant therapy with heparin, followed by warfarin, is necessary.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2023

Background: With recent advances in cardiac surgery through minimal access, mini-thoracotomy has emerged as an excellent alternative for cardiac myxoma resection. This study analyzed the surgical results of this approach, focusing on postoperative cerebral embolism and tumor recurrence. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 64 patients (mean age, 56.0±12.1 years; 40 women) who underwent myxoma resection through mini-thoracotomy from October 2008 to July 2020. We conducted femoral cannulation and antegrade cardioplegic arrest in all patients. Patient characteristics and perioperative data, including brain diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) findings, were collected. Medium-term echocardiographic follow-up was performed. Results: Thirteen patients (20.3%) had a history of preoperative stroke, and 7 (11.7%) had dyspnea with New York Heart Association functional class III or IV. Sixty-one cases (95.3%) had myxomas in the left atrium. The mean cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac ischemic times were 69.0±28.6 and 34.1±15.0 minutes, respectively. Sternotomy conversion was not performed in any case, and 50 patients (78.1%) were extubated in the operating room. No early mortality or postoperative clinical stroke occurred. Postoperative DWI was performed in 32 (53%) patients, and 7 (22%) showed silent cerebral embolisms. One patient underwent reoperation for tumor recurrence during the study period; in that patient, a genetic study confirmed the Carney complex. Conclusion: Mini-thoracotomy for cardiac myxoma resection showed acceptable clinical and neurological outcomes. In the medium-term echocardiographic follow-up, reliable resection was proven, with few recurrences. This approach is a promising alternative for cardiac myxoma resection.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2015

This report is about a case of monocular partial oculomotor nerve palsy in a patient with midbrain hemorrhage. The patient developed diplopia while driving. The Brain MRI film demonstrated a hemorrhage in the right midbrain and left corona radiata and microbleedings in both cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, basal ganglia, midbrain, pons. We used Korean medicine treatment modalities including acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture and herb medicines. As a result, limitation of upward gaze was recovered to about 90% of normal range.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.105-107
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• 2015

췌장암은 예후가 매우 불량한 암으로 수술적 절제술을 시행하여도 대부분의 경우 재발을 한다고 알려져 있다. 재발을 하는 경우 대개 항암화학요법을 시행하게 되나, 그 반응 또한 좋지 않은 것으로 알려져 있다. 간에 국소적으로 재발을 했을 경우 종양절제술을 시행하는 것에 대해서는 몇몇 보고가 있는 정도이며, 생존율을 향상시킬 수 있는지에 대해서는 연구가 거의 없는 상태이다. 본 증례는 유문보존 췌십이지장 절제술 시행 후 간에 국소적으로 재발한 췌장암에 대하여 gemcitabine 및 capecitabine과 oxaliplatin 병합 항암화학요법을 시행하였으나 크기가 증가하였고, 이에 종양절제술을 시행하였으며, 이후 장기생존을 보였던 경우로 매우 드문 증례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2015

본 증례는 전이성 췌장암에서 연수막전이로 발현된 국내 첫 사례이다. 또한 급성뇌졸중 양상이 첫 증상으로 발현된 경우도 이전에 보고된 바가 없다. 향후 전이성 췌장암의 뇌전이 양상에 대해 좀 더 많은 증례를 통한 연구가 필요하며, 췌장암의 빈번한 연수막전이 기전에 대해서도 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2024

The Leksell frame-based transcerebellar approach was proposed with the arc support frame attached upside down to the Z coordinate. This study presented practical tips and considerations for obtaining adequate tissue samples for deep-seated cerebellar lesions or lower brainstem lesions specifically those accessible via the cerebellar peduncle. For practical insights, the Leksell coordinate frame G was fixed to prevent the anterior screw implantation within the temporalis muscle, to avoid interference with the magnetic resonance (MR)-adapter, and taking into account the magnetic field of MR in close proximity to the tentorium. After mounting of indicator box, the MR imaging evaluation should cover both the indicator box and the infratentorial region that deviated from it. The coordinates [X, Y, Za, Arc⁰, Ringa⁰] obtained from Leksell SurgiPlan^® software (Elekta, Stockholm, Sweden) with arc 0⁰ located on the patient's right side were converted to [X, Y, Zb=360-Za, Arc⁰, Ringb⁰=Ringa⁰-180⁰]. The operation was performed in the prone position under general anesthesia in four patients with deep cerebellar (n=3) and brainstem (n=1) tumors. The biopsy results showed two cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, one metastatic braintumor and one glioblastoma. One patient required frame repositioning as a complication. Drawing upon the methodology outlined in existing literature, we anticipate that imparting supplementary expertise could render the stereotactic biopsy of infratentorial tumors more consistent and manageable for the practitioner, thereby facilitating adequate tissue samples and minimizing patient complications.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.719-723
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• 2022

Rosai-Dorfman Disease (이하 RDD)는 드문 조직구 증식성 질환이며 두개 내에만 발생하는 경우는 매우 드물다. 대부분의 두개 내 RDD는 균질한 조영증강을 동반하는 경막의 종괴들로 나타나서, 심한 경부 림프절증을 보이지 않는 경우에는 수술하기 전에 뇌수막종과의 감별이 어렵다. 저자들은 65세 남자 환자의 두개 내에만 발생한 RDD의 드문 증례에 대해 보고하고자 한다. 뇌 MRI에서 우측 전엽 원개에 경계가 분명한 조영증강되는 종괴의 형태로 보였으며 미세한 확산제한이 관찰되었다. 하지만 수술 전 뇌혈관조영상에서는 겨우 미세한 홍조만이 보였다. 비록 두개 내에만 발생한 RDD가 드물기는 하지만, 경막에 기반한 종괴가 뇌혈관조영상에서 저혈관성의 형태로만 보일 때 감별질환으로 생각할 수 있다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.50-64
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• 2024

Background: The reference dose coefficients (DCs) of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) have been widely used to estimate organ doses of individuals for risk assessments. This approach has been well accepted because individual anatomy data are usually unavailable, although dosimetric uncertainty exists due to the anatomical difference between the reference phantoms and the individuals. We attempted to quantify the individual variation of organ doses for photon external exposures by calculating and comparing organ DCs for 30 individuals against the ICRP reference DCs. Materials and Methods: We acquired computed tomography images from 30 patients in which eight organs (brain, breasts, liver, lungs, skeleton, skin, stomach, and urinary bladder) were segmented using the ImageJ software to create voxel phantoms. The phantoms were implemented into the Monte Carlo N-Particle 6 (MCNP6) code and then irradiated by broad parallel photon beams (10 keV to 10 MeV) at four directions (antero-posterior, postero-anterior, left-lateral, right-lateral) to calculate organ DCs. Results and Discussion: There was significant variation in organ doses due to the difference in anatomy among the individuals, especially in the kilovoltage region (e.g., <100 keV). For example, the red bone marrow doses at 0.01 MeV varied from 3 to 7 orders of the magnitude depending on the irradiation geometry. In contrast, in the megavoltage region (1-10 MeV), the individual variation of the organ doses was found to be negligibly small (differences <10%). It was also interesting to observe that the organ doses of the ICRP reference phantoms showed good agreement with the mean values of the organ doses among the patients in many cases. Conclusion: The results of this study would be informative to improve insights in individual-specific dosimetry. It should be extended to further studies in terms of many different aspects (e.g., other particles such as neutrons, other exposures such as internal exposures, and a larger number of individuals/patients) in the future.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2015

다중검출기전산화단층촬영장치(Multi-Detector Computed Tomography; MDCT)를 이용한 뇌혈관 진단을 위해 뇌혈관전산화단층촬영검사(Brain Computed Tomography Angiography; BCTA)검사 시 동일한 조영제 주입 후 관전압 변화에 따라 변화되는 뇌동맥의 CT Number 값을 통해 방사선량과 영상의 질 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. BCTA검사를 받기 위해 내원한 환자 50명을 대상으로 각 25명씩 두 그룹으로 나누어 관전압(A그룹: 80kVp, B그룹: 120kVp)을 제외한 모든 조건을 동일한 조건[Beam Collimation $128{\times}0.6mm$, Pitch 0.6, Rotation Time 0.5s, Slice Thickness 5.0 mm, Increment 5.0 mm, Delay Time 3.0s, Care Dose 4D(Demension ; D)]으로 하여 검사를 실시하였다. 얻어진 모든 영상에서 좌 대뇌동맥, 우대뇌동맥, 후 대뇌동맥, 뇌 실질조직 등 네 부위에 관심영역(Region of Interest; ROI)을 설정하여 의료영상 저장 전송 시스템(Picture Archiving Communications System; PACS, G3, Infinitt, Korea)에서 CT Number 값을 측정하여 정량적 평가와 정성적 평가, 유효선량을 비교 하였다. BCTA검사에서 얻어진 각각의 영상에서 CT Number를 이용한 영상평가 결과 80kVp로 검사한 영상이 120kVp 검사에 비해 신호 대 잡음비(Signal to Noise Ratio; SNR) 18%, 대조도 대 잡음비(Contrast to Noise Ratio; CNR)가 19%이상 높게 나타났다. 그리고 피폭선량의 경우 관전압 80kVp에서 120kVp를 적용한 영상에 비해 50% 이상 감소됨을 확인할 수 있었다. A그룹(25명)은 관전압 80kVp로 촬영을 하였으며 B그룹(25명)은 관전압 120kVp로 검사를 하여 영상의 화질 및 선량을 비교 평가하였다. 기존의 고관전압과 비교하여 관전압을 낮게 설정하여 검사할 경우 진단에 영향 없이 방사선량을 감소시킬 수 있어 매우 유용하리라 판단된다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2009

목적: 기능적 자기 공명 영상을 이용하여 운동, 감각, 단어만들기, 듣고이해하기, 그리고 기억하기 등의 자극을 주어 소뇌 활성화를 평가하는 것이다. 대상 및 방법: 11명의 건강한 오른손잡이 지원자 (남: 여, 6:5, mean age: 27.4세)를 대상으로 1.5T 자기공명영상기기의 BOLD기법을 이용하여 뇌 전체를 축상면으로 기능적 자기공명영상을 얻었고 패러다임은 5번의 자극과 휴식을 반복 사용하였다. 왼쪽 손가락의 복잡한 운동, 감각 자극, 단어만들기, 듣고이해하기, 그리고 기억하기를 활성화 자극으로 사용하였고, 한계치는 p = 0.001를 사용하여, 소뇌 내 활성화를 SPM 5를 이용하여 활성화된 영역의 부위와 활성화정도를 평가하였다. 결과: 소뇌 활성화는 운동, 단어만들기, 그리고 기억하기에서 관찰되었다. 운동 자극에서는 949 영역이 활성화되었고 평균반응정도는 0.68이었고 단어만들기 자극에서는 319 영역이 활성화되었고 평균반응정도는 0.15이었으며 기억자극에서는 330의 영역이 활성화되었고 평균반응정도는 0.26이었다. 결론: 소뇌는 운동, 단어만들기, 그리고 기억하기등 다양한 기능적 자극에 관련이 되어 있으며, 이중에서도 운동기능에 가장 연관이 있었다. 기능적 자기 공명 영상은 소뇌 기능 연구하는 방법으로 이용이 가능할 것이다.