• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.4085-4089
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• 2014

Background: Atelectasis is an important prognostic factor that can cause pleuritic chest pain, coughing or dyspnea, and even may be a cause of death. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential impact of atelectasis and PET parameters on survival and the relation between atelectasis and PET parameters. Materials and Methods: The study consisted of patients with lung cancer with or without atelectasis who underwent $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT examination before receiving any treatment. $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT derived parameters including tumor size, SUVmax, SUVmean, MTV, total lesion glycosis (TLG), SUV mean of atelectasis area, atelectasis volume, and histological and TNM stage were considered as potential prognostic factors for overall survival. Results: Fifty consecutive lung cancer patients (22 patients with atelectasis and 28 patients without atelectasis, median age of 65 years) were evaluated in the present study. There was no relationship between tumor size and presence or absence of atelectasis, nor between presence/absence of atelectasis and TLG of primary tumors. The overall one-year survival rate was 83% and median survival was 20 months (n=22) in the presence of atelectasis; the overall one-year survival rate was 65.7% (n=28) and median survival was 16 months (p=0.138) in the absence of atelectasis. With respect to PFS; the one-year survival rate of AT+ patients was 81.8% and median survival was 19 months; the one-year survival rate of AT-patients was 64.3% and median survival was 16 months (p=0.159). According to univariate analysis, MTV, TLG and tumor size were significant risk factors for PFS and OS (p<0.05). However, SUVmax was not a significant factor for PFS and OS (p>0.05). Conclusions: The present study suggested that total lesion glycolysis and metabolic tumor volume were important predictors of survival in lung cancer patients, in contrast to SUVmax. In addition, having a segmental lung atelectasis seems not to be a significant factor on survival.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2014

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the corelation between traffic accident severity and treatment period and cost by traffic accident. Methods Outpatients who visited Jaseng Korean medicine hospital traffic accident clinic were investigated by hospital computer system about period and cost of treatment. And we requested for repair cost of car, a sort of car groups and agreement date with car insurance company to insurance company. Therefore we could analysis statistical correlation of traffic accident severity (repair cost of car) with period of treatment, cost of treatment, number of treatment in same sort of car groups. For statistics, we used SPSS version 18.0 for windows. Results A significant positive correlation was found between traffic accident severity (repair cost of car) with repair cost of car, cost of treatment and number of treatment in semi-midsize car, midsize car group. But, any significant correlation wasn't found between traffic accident severity (repair cost of car) with repair cost of car, cost of treatment and number of treatment in small car, full-sized car group. In SUV (sport utility vehicle) car group some significant correlation was found, but it isn't between traffic accident severity (repair cost of car) with repair cost of car, cost of treatment and number of treatment. Conclusions It was found that traffic accident severity (repair cost of car) had an effect on cost of car, cost of treatment and number of treatment by statistical analysis. But, it was also suggested strongly that other factors like a cost of car and ages had an effect on them.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2008

목적: 현재까지 난소암의 재발을 평가하는데 해부학적 영상 검사와 tumor marker들이 주를 이루고 있다. 저자들은 재발 난소암의 진단에서 CT, 그리고 tumor marker CA 125와 비교하여 $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 조직학적으로 확진 된 난소암 환자 중 재발 평가를 위하여 PET/CT를 시행하고 한달 이내로 pelvis CT 검사를 시행한 환자 73명을 대상으로 하였다. Tumor marker CA 125은 모두에서 측정하였다. PET/CT 영상에서 의심되는 부위의 maximum SUV를 기록하였다. 26명은 수술 또는 생검을 통해 확진되었고, 나머지 47명은 임상 소견과 추적 영상 검사를 통하여 진단하였다. 결과: 난소암의 재발을 진단하는데 PET/CT의 예민도는 93%였고, 특이도는 88%였다. Enhanced CT의 예민도는 83%, 특이도는 88%였다. Tumor marker CA 125의 예민도와 특이도는 각각 50%와 95%였다. 결론: 재발 난소암의 진단에서 FDG PET/CT의 예민도가 CT보다 좋았으나 통계학적으로 의미 있는 차이는 아니였고, 특이도는 PET/CT 와 CT가 비슷하였다. Tumor marker CA 125보다는 PET/CT의 예민도가 월등히 높았다. 하지만 재발 환자에서 위의 세 검사의 일치도는 43%로 낮은 편으로, 난소암 환자의 경과 관찰 중, 특히 PET/CT 영상에서, 양성 소견이 보이면 재발의 가능성이 높다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.233-250
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• 2013

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of inpatients who were admitted to Korean medicine hospital due to traffic accident. Methods 1,162 traffic accident patients who were admitted to department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Cheonan Korean Medicine Hospital, Dae-Jeon University from 1st, January, 2011 to 31th, December, 2012 were analyzed according to the medical charts. Results 1. The average treatment result was 3.22 and in most (71.52%) of the patients, symptoms were more than improved. 2. In distribution according to age and sex, people in their 30s numbered the most both in male (12.65%) and female (14.72%). The 1,162 inpatients comprised of 457 (39.33%) male and 705 (60.67%) female. 3. 541 (46.56%) patients admitted in 2011 and 621 (53.44%) patients admitted in 2012. 4. 695 (59.81%) patients visited Cheonan Korean Medicine Hospital within 0~2 days after their traffic accident, followed by 242 (20.83%) patients who visited within 3~5 days after their traffic accident. Patients who admitted earlier showed more improvement in symptoms. 5. The average admission days were 9.32 days. Most (57.66%) patients discharged within 1 week. 6. 825 (71.00%) patients were driving sedan at the time of accident, followed by 105 (9.04%) SUV owners and 71 (6.11%) pedestrians. 7. Rear-end collision accident numbered the most (45.61%), followed by lateral collision (24.35%) and frontal collision (14.72%). 8. Most frequently prescribed examination was X-ray (95.52%), followed by CT (8.69%) and MRI (3.01%). 9. Most frequently given diagnosis was sprain (1,126 (96.90%) patients), followed by concussion & abrasion (178 (15.32%) patients) and fracture (109 (9.38%) patients). 10. Most frequently given Korean medicine treatment was acupuncture (1,162 (100%) patients), followed by anti-inflammatory pharmacopuncture (652 (56.11%) patients) and moxibustion (462 (39.76%) patients). 11. Most frequently given Korean medicine physiotherapy was infra-red (1,161 (99.91%) patients), followed by cupping therapy (1,152 (99.14%) patients) and hotpack (1,137 (97.85%) patients). 12. Most frequently prescribed herb medicine was huishou-san (13.51%), followed by dangguixu-san (12.65%) and yaojiao-tang G (7.06%) Conclusions In this study, people in their 30s, females, within 0~2 days since the accident took the highest percentage from each category of patients who admitted to Korean Medicine Hospital due to traffic accident. Patients who admitted earlier showed more improvement in symptoms and also discharged earlier.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 건강한 검진자들을 대상으로 F-18 FDG PET/CT 전신 영상에서 진단 수준을 향상하고자 관심부피를 이용하여 정상부위의 SUVs, 즉 SUVLBM, SUVBW, SUVBSA의 데이터를 마련하였다. 각각의 최대치(maximum), 평균치(mean), 표준편차(standard deviation), 역치(threshold)를 제시 하고자 한다. 2012년 7월부터 8월까지 전신 F-18 FDG PET/CT 검사를 시행한 총 31명을 대상으로 SUVs를 측정 하였다. 측정의 정확도를 높이고자 핵의학 전문의의 소견으로 이중에서 26명의 건강한 수검자를 대상으로 하였다. 조영제 사용유무와 관계없이 PET/CT의 SUVs 측정에서 SUVBW의 측정치가 가장 높았으며, SUVLBM, SUVBSA 순으로 나타났다. SUVLBM-최대치를 이용하여 조영제를 사용하지 않은 군과 사용한 군을 비교했을 경우, 조영제를 사용했을 경우 측정치가 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 8부위 중 간, 대동맥, 요추-5, 소뇌는 매우 유의하게 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). PET/CT의 모든 영상의 판독에서 본 SUVs 데이터가 조기정밀/진단 수준을 향상 하는데 기초 자료가 될 것이라고 판단되며, VOI를 이용한 연구가 활발히 이루어지길 기대한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3333-3338
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• 2015

Background: This study was conducted to analyze positron emission tomography (PET) / computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance with oropharyngeal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (ONHL).Materials and Methods: The complete image data of 30 ONHL cases were analyzed, all patients were performed PET / CT and MRI examination before the treatment, with the time interval of these two inspections not exceeding 14 days. The distribution, morphology, MRI signal characteristics, enhancement feature, standardized uptake value (SUV) max value and lymph node metastasis way of the lesions were analyzed. Results: Among the 30 cases, 23 cases were derived from the B-cell (76.7%), 5 cases were derived from the peripheral T cells (16.7%) and 2 cases were derived from the NK/T cells (6.7%). 19 cases exhibited the palatine tonsil involvement (63.3%). As for the lesion appearance, 10 cases appeared as mass, 8 cases were the diffused type and 12 cases were the mixed type. 25 cases exhibited the SUVmax value of PET / CT primary lesions as 11 or more (83.3%). MRI showed that all patients exhibited various degrees of parapharyngeal side-compressed narrowing, but MRI still exhibited the high-signal fat, and the oropharyngeal mucosa was intact. 25 cases were associated with the neck lymph node metastasis, among who 22 cases had no necrosis in the metastatic lymph nodes, while the rest 3 cases exhibited the central necrosis in the metastatic lymph nodes. Conclusions: PET / CT and MRI have important value in diagnosing and determining the lesion extent of ONHL.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.596-611
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• 2007

Resuspended dust from paved roads in Seoul and Incheon metropolitan areas is regarded as one of the major $PM_{10}$ sources in these areas, according to the recent emission estimates using the emission factors compiled in AP-42. It is well known that the AP-42 model for estimating $PM_{10}$ emissions from paved roads requires information on silt loadings of particular paved roads. The conventional AP-42 method (vacuum swept method) for road silt sampling, however, is expensive, time consuming, and dangerous. These drawbacks led us to develop a Mobile Dust Monitoring System (MDMS) capable of doing real time measurements of silt loading of paved roads, thereby we could get higher resolution silt loading data both in terms of time and space without too much human efforts and danger. In this study, for the real-time measurement of silt loading of paved roads, the principle used in the TRAKER method of U.S. Desert Research Institute was employed and the entire sampling systems including data acquisition system were designed for theses purpose and mounted on a SUV. The correlation between the silt loading measured by vacuum swept method and the speed corrected ${\Delta}Dust$ was derived for the vehicle-based silt loading measurements, and then the variations of silt loading on paved roads were surveyed using the MDMS in test routes of Seoul and Incheon. From the results of real-time measurements, temporal and spatial variations of silt loading data together with the existence of hot spots were observed for paved roads in Seoul and Incheon. The result of this study will be employed to estimate fugitive dust emissions from paved roads.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2015

Background: There have been various results from studies concerning the predictors of recurrence in early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, an accurate assessment is needed to guide effective adjuvant therapy. We investigated the predictors of a recurrence in patients with resected, early-stage NSCLC and the risk factors associated with locoregional or distant recurrence. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on patients at the Pusan National University Hospital from January 2006 to December 2011. Patients with pathological stages I or II were included in this study, as based on the seventh edition TNM staging system. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to identify factors associated with recurrence. Results: Two hundred and forty-nine patients were included. Among them, 180 patients were stage I, and 69 were stage II. Overall, by multivariate analysis, the independent factors associated with a 5-year total recurrence were the presence of visceral pleural invasion (VPI) (p=0.018) and maximal standardized uptake values (SUVs) of tumors on positron emission tomography (PET) >4.5 (p=0.037). The VPI was the only independent risk factor associated with both locoregional and distant recurrence, in the analysis of the patterns of tumor recurrence and their risk factors. In the subgroup analysis of stage I patients, three variables (male, VPI and resection margin positive) were significantly associated with a 5-year recurrence. Conclusion: The independent factors associated with postoperative recurrence in early-stage NSCLC were as follows: PET SUV >4.5 and the presence of VPI. For patients with those factors adjuvant therapy should be recommended as a more efficacious treatment.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.935-942
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• 2021

호흡에 의한 체내 장기의 불수의적 움직임은 방사선 치료 및 진단의 결과에 큰 영향을 주는 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 호흡에 따른 장기 또는 종양의 움직임을 모사하기 위한 움직임 팬텀을 제작하고 다양한 호흡모사 조건에서 ¹⁸F-FDG PET 스캔 영상을 획득하여 호흡에 따른 종양의 움직임 범위와 종양의 크기에 따른 인공물의 수준 및 표준섭취계수 최대값(maximum standardized uptake value, SUVmax)를 분석하였다. 운영체계로 윈도우 CE(Windows CE) 6.0 기반으로 전동액추에이터, 전동액추에이터 포지셔닝 드라이버, PLC(Programmable Logic Controller)을 이용한 위치 및 속도 조절 모듈은 이동거리 0-5 cm와 왕복이동 10회, 15회, 20회에서 정상적으로 동작하였다. 지연시간 100분에서 구의 지름 10, 13, 17, 22, 28, 37mm일 때 각각 80.4, 99.5, 107.9, 113.1, 128.0, 124.8%로 측정되었다. 이동거리가 같을 때 호흡수에 따른 차이는 미미하였다. 호흡수를 20회 하고 이동거리를 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm일 때 구의 지름이 10, 13, 17, 22, 28, 37 mm에서 이동거리가 길어질수록 구의 크기가 작은 것 부터영상의 구분 능력이 저하되었다. 정지영상에 비하여 이동거리를 5 cm로 하였을 때, 표준섭취계수의 최대값은 구의 지름이 10, 13, 17, 22, 28, 37 mm에서 각각 18.0%, 23.7%, 29.3%, 38.4%, 49.0%, 67.4%이었다.

• 한국빅데이터학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.179-196
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• 2021

코로나19로 인한 언택트 문화의 확산으로 타인과 접촉을 최소화할 수 있는 차박 시장의 규모가 확대되고 있다. 이에 차박캠핑에 용이한 SUV의 경우 승용 세단 판매량을 넘어섰고, 레저용 차량(RV)의 판매량은 작년 동기 대비 101% 증가하였다. 이러한 폭발적인 차박 수요의 증가에도 불구하고 차박 관련 연구는 저조하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 차박 이용자 중심의 연구를 진행하고자 하였다. 네이버 대표 차박 카페를 조사한 결과, 여러 장소의 차박지가 하나로 정리되어있는 글이나 지도, 웹사이트는 찾기 어려웠다. 또한, 기존의 캠핑 웹사이트들을 분석한 결과, 대부분 캠핑장소에 대한 정보만을 게시하고 있어 차박지의 자세한 정보를 알 수 없었다. 이에 더하여 관련 선행연구와 문헌조사를 통해 도출한 설문조사에 따르면 차박지내 쓰레기 무단 투기 문제에 대한 해결방안을 촉구하는 의견이 다수였다. 또한, 이용자들은 차박지 근처 편의시설 정보를 제공받고자 하였다. 따라서 차박지의 기본정보와 차박지 근처 편의시설 정보를 제공하는 차박 캠핑 웹사이트를 구축하고자 하였으며, 클린캠핑 인증 기능을 제공하여 차박지 쓰레기 무단투기 문제를 해결하고자 하였다. 더 나아가, 주요 웹사이트 기능인 클린캠핑 인증을 발전시켜 비즈니스 모델을 고안하였다. 비즈니스 모델은 차박 이용자들이 클린캠핑 인증 절차를 거쳐 보상을 받는 구조로 설계하였다. 클린캠핑 인증에 대한 보상은 국내 자동차 회사, 한국관광공사, 소상공인시장진흥공단과의 제휴를 통해 제공될 수 있도록 제안하였다.